Equipping placemakers to shape a thriving and equitable city
Professional background: Planning Policy Speaking experience: Main Presenter, Panellist, Chair/Moderator, Keynote Speaker Speaker topics: Greening (multi-beneficial asset addressing climate change) EDI and Inclusive planning: – Creating safe, inclusive and welcoming public spaces for diverse communities – Designing for age-friendly, child-friendly and all abilities inclusive environments Career pathways Stakeholder engagement Sabrina … Read more
Professional background: Architecture, Planning, Urban Design Speaking experience: Main Presenter, Panellist, Chair/Moderator, Keynote Speaker Speaker topics: Placemaking and Design. Planning and planning capacity, skills. Local government and national government policies. Regeneration and neighbourhoods. Pooja Agrawal is the CEO of Public Practice, the social enterprise she co-founded in 2017 to build … Read more
Professional background: Architect Speaking experience: Main Presenter, Panellist, Chair/Moderator, Keynote Speaker Speaker topics: Neurodiversity – ADHD and ADD. James has been the main driver behind the acceptance and development of Neurodiversity at AHMM Architects including: Organising the first and second AHMM Neurodiversity Celebration Weeks – including 3 key note presentations … Read more
Professional background: Architecture, Sustainable Urban Design and Planning Speaking experience: Panellist, Main Presenter, Chair/Moderator Speaker topics: Climate change mitigation / adaptation / resilience-building by design; Design thinking and innovation; Placemaking, Integrated urban planning; Cross-sectoral collaboration; Multi-level governance; Global Advocacy; International knowledge-exchange; Leadership; Behaviour change Ella is an Urban Sustainability Expert … Read more
Professional background: Architecture and Urban Design Speaking experience: Keynote Speaker, Panellist Speaker topics: Specialised on masterplanning around transport infrastructure with significant experience working with TfL, Network Rail, HS2, EWR, c2c and other transport organisations. In the process of complete a PhD on perceptions of women in residential public spaces (UCL … Read more
Professional background: Urban Design & Planning Speaking experience: Main Presenter | Chair/Moderator | Keynote Speaker | Panellist Speaker topics: Urban Design Context Studies at site, local and borough level, Master-planning sites from RIBA Stages 0-2 for inner and outer London sites, Design coding across a variety of contexts, Design policy … Read more
Professional background: Public Sector, Estate Regeneration & Housing Delivery Speaking experience: Panellist Speaker topics: Estate regeneration, affordable housing, stacked industrial, industrial and residential co-location, public sector regeneration, public sector housing delivery, public sector industrial delivery, co-design With a keen focus on innovative urban solutions, Emma offers expert planning consultancy services … Read more
Professional background: Housing, Diversity, Planning, Regeneration, Sustainability, Surveying, Architecture, Surveying, Architecture, Urban Design Speaking experience: Chair/Moderator, Main Presenter, Panellist Speaker topics: Community, Architecture, Urban Design, Sustainability, Housing, Planning, Regeneration, Diversity, Social value, MMC, Retrofit At Be First, Amandeep works at the intersection of public and private practice.He leads a team … Read more
Professional background: Planning Speaking experience: Chair/Moderator Speaker topics: Service leadership and management, peer challenge, Planning Policy, Planning Reform, Legislation, policy guidance, Strategic planning, strategic developments, masterplanning, placemaking, community engagement, duty to cooperate, housing, affordable housing, land, infrastructure, planning contributions, s106 and CIL, viability, transport planning, active travel, climate change, low … Read more
Professional background: Adviser on local area regeneration and city development Sector expertise: Regeneration, socio-economic programmes, leadership Speaking experience: Experienced panelist as well as a conference & workshop facilitator Speaker topics: Regeneration, City Development, Inclusive and Sustainable Cities, Place Leadership, Claudette has been involved in London’s development for more than 30 years. Driven … Read more
Professional background: Planning, Regeneration, Surveying Speaking experience: Chair/Moderator, Panellist, Main Presenter Speaker topics: Site Assembly, Compulsory Purchase, cross-sector partnerships, resident and business/community offer over and above statutory basis, how public bodies can use statutory powers to control/deliver development and regeneration. Virginia’s collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to each client engagement is rooted … Read more
Professional background: Diversity, Regeneration, Surveying Speaking experience: Keynote Speaker, Panellist Speaker topics: Skills for sustainable urban development, Community planning & regeneration, Urban resilience, Sustainable mobility & smart city solutions, Regional planning Professor Samer Bagaeen is a Technical Director in Town Planning & Stakeholder Capability at Arcadis. He is also Professor … Read more