Roundtables

During the London Real Estate Forum 2022, we will be hosting 9 in-depth roundtable discussions, covering a range of issues facing the built environment sector.

Each session brings together a group of experts and professionals with the aim of discussing key challenges and creating actionable solutions to be shared with the wider audience.

The roundtables are closed room discussions, taking place at the Barbican Centre. The sessions can only be attended with an invitation.

Conference Day

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3
10:00 -
11:30
Climate action now: Private and Public collaboration in cities
In association with Arup
How can the public and private sector work together to drive climate action in cities? Engaging these voices is critical to initiate and accelerate change. Following city trends analysis, and the increased integration of social and climate objectives, the session will focus on three key areas: Investment, Power and Collaboration across Cities. How can we accommodate the needs of both sectors, to create solutions for all? Participants will discuss and workshop ideas and models to support and enable this innovative collaboration, and ultimately advance climate action in our cities

Participants

Andy Street, Mayor of West Midlands
Terri Wills, Arup
Ben Smith, Arup
Nils Rage, Stanhope
Matt Webster, British Land
Tim Hoyland, Related Argent
Matt Carpen, L&Q
Matt Weaver, Fabrix
Dominic Spray, Hadley
Bek Seeley, Lendlease
Tara Gbolade, Gbolade Design Studio
Cleo Weeden, Commonplace
Phil Graham, GLA
Dr. Aileen Jones, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Aled Thomas, Ealing
Keith Bottomley, City of London
Marrian Sudbury, Department of International Trade
Change through innovation
In association with Liverpool City Region
Leadership from Liverpool and the City Region meet with investors and London commercial leaders to provide an investment update and outline development plan.

Participants

Stephen Cowperthwaite, Avison Young (Chair)
Dr Aileen Jones, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Colin Sinclair, KQ Liverpool
Barry Roberts, Morgan Sindall
Robert Hopkins, AHR
Work + Play
What do we really want from our workspaces? Spaces that improve productivity, boost collaboration, and offer the opportunity for a timeout. Spaces for work + play. What do workers want and what do employers need?

Participants

Jason Balls, EPR Architects
Josephine Tyrrell, Will + Partners
Anne Fehrenbach, Stanton Williams
Bradley Baker, CO-RE
Hannah White, Fabrix
Luka Vukotic, Art-Invest
Kelly Harrison, Whitby Wood
Saul Tyler, Hoare Lea
Phoebe Geake, JLL
Sarah Jane Osborne, Avison Young
James Goldsmith, AXA
Brian Goldsmith, Elementa Consulting
Saul Tyler, Hoare Lea
Brendan Hourihane, Freshwave
Amy Morgan, HB Reavis
Sarah Rawlings, LCA
Robbie Stewart, Savills
13:30 -
15:00
New London Agenda: The future of central London
In the context of the great challenge of our planetary future, a new phase of fractured globalisation has begun.
London is now reinventing what it means to be a world city. As a new decade of the century of the city unfolds, it is time to focus on the opportunity for leadership that central London has, and the roles the world expects it to play.
Not only can London help lead the post-pandemic recovery, but it can do so in ways which advantage other cities to reposition the UK as a global leader.


Participants

Cllr Geoff Barraclough, Westminster City Council
Alexander Jan, London Property Alliance and Central District Alliance
Robert Evans, Argent
Dee Corsi, New West End Company
Stuart Baillie, Knight Frank
Declan McCafferty, Grimshaw
James Mark, Therme Group
Julian Robinson, LSE
David Burns, London Borough of Camden
Alison Murray, ARUP
Ros Morgan, HoLBA
Nadia Broccardo, Team London Bridge
Laura Collins, Stanhope
Catherine Staniland, NLA
Fiona Sibley, BDP
NextGen Sounding Board
Discussing the issues and exploring future opportunities, this roundtable session will interrogate and scrutinise the problems and solutions for the future of London. This conversation will require radical ideas and ‘blue-sky thinking’ that will form the basis of the Barbical Hall panel session taking place at 16:30.

Participants

Simon Thornton, Gardiner & Theobald
Jade Purdy, AKTII
Jaffer Muljiani, BDP
Yara Machnouk, Elementa Consulting
Josephine Neill, IBI Group
Selasi Setufe, BeFirst
Declan Bennett, London Communications
Rachel Meunier, Swan
Emily Wingrove, Waterman
Jake Tubb, DP9
Alice O'Carroll, Buro Four Thomas Roe, RPS
David Ogunmyiwa, ArchitectureDoingPlace
Opportune Simon, TfL
Isabelle Hease, BPF Future Programme
Jing Zhi Tan, Ryder Architecture
Catarina Cruz, Benoy
Kwamena Beecham, Pilbrow and Partners
Maliha Haque, LOM Architects
Mona Hassan, Gleeds
Lauryn Brown, Commonplace
Industrial & logistics
We will study the evolution of London’s industrial and logistics sectors which support the city as a world-leading centre and in its post-COVID recovery. This Think Tank will provide valuable thought leadership that will be part of the Industrial and Logistics report launching in December 2022.

Participants

Emily Gabb, NLA
Tom Alexander, Aukett Swanke
Mike Best, British Land
John Oosthuizen, TfL
Tim Head, JLL
Alex Cristopher, Turley
Carita Ogden, Amazon
Patrick Shannon, Waltham Forest
Robin Woodbridge, Prologis
Giles Heather, Linesight
Hugo Braddick, Haworth Tompkins
Clare Dowy
15:30 -
17:00
Diverse leaders
We explore established and emerging initiatives, and how we can best collaborate and signpost to what’s out there so future generations are aware of the opportunities. We will also gather insight into what the key challenges and areas of change are that we still need to address and take action on to change the industry.

Participants

Ferky Azib, Women in Property
Sue Brown, Real Estate Balance
Sophie Allan, Deloitte
Rebecca Lovelace, Building People
CJ Obi, Urbanist Partner
Helen Fadipe, BAME Planners Network
Nicola Mathers, Future of London
Amos Simbo, BPIC
Priya Shah, BAME in Property
Lilli Hoikka, Public Practice
Vanessa Murray, Mentoring Circle
Peter Kemp, GLA
Ken Okonkwo, Haworth Tompkins
Andrew Anderson, Lambeth
Emma Vigus, Women in Residential Property
Sharon Webster, Trowers & Hamlins
Annabel Precious, Civic Engineers
Sustainable construction
In association with West Midlands
Programmed as part of Wolverhampton Business Week, this roundtable, will investigate the changes being made in the industry to promote awareness, funding and research and uptake of new, sustainable methods of construction, MMC and green skills and the effect this can have on the built environment’s contribution to the Net Zero agenda.

Participants

Mark Farmer, West Midlands Future Housing Taskforce
Tim Johnson, City of Wolverhampton Council
Dr Paul Hampton, University of Wolverhampton
Simon Underwood, Elements Europe
Robin Goodlet, EcoWorld
Stephen Workman, Atkins
Jacob Wilson, BeFirst
Anne Daw, HLM Architects
Karyn Williams, Stride Treglown
Natascha McIntyre Hall, Gleeds
Rob Valentine, Bruntwood Works
Anne Daw, HLM Architects
Tessa Devreese, ReLondon
Life sciences 2030 - the implications for real estate investment
In association with Bidwells
Discussing how advances in life sciences operations will have implications on the physical real estate required to accommodate those businesses. How developers can prepare, and provide for, the spectrum of life science businesses demanding space now, while considering flexibility to future-proof for the advances we’re see over the coming decade.

Participants

Sue Foxley, Bidwells
Sam Potts, Bidwells
Ellie Gamburg, KPF
Saul Western, Bidwells
Georgina Rizik, SC1
Artem Korolev, Mission Street
Tahrima Rahim, Ironstone Asset Management
Toby Reid, Pioneer Group
Doug Cuff, IQHQ
David Williams, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Pete Wilder, Oxford Science Enterprises
Graham Tyler, Cadillac Fairview
Anil Vaidya, Ten93
Joe Lee, Blackstock

The Roundable programme is constantly evolving and is subject to change.