2026 Confirmed Speakers
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Ana Stanojevic,
Principal & Practice Group Manager – Workplace, Arcadis
Rod Hogg,
Director of Property, VirginMediaO2
Collin Burry,
Design Principal, Gensler
Morag Morrison,
Partner, Hawkins\Brown
Paula Rowntree,
Head of Workplace Design, Lloyds
Paulo Ribeiro,
Head of Interior Design UK&I, AECOM
Elaine Du Preez,
Director Workplace Design EMEA, Salesforce
Sam Fuller,
Head of Workplace, Octopus Energy Group
Jon Eaglesham,
Managing Director Barr Gazetas
Alex Lawlor,
Corporate Real Estate Sector Lead, AtkinsRealis
Allison English,
Co-Founder, Aéto Strategy
Andrew Emmett,
Strategy and Innovation Director, Uncoded
Beatriz Gonzalez,
Director Scott, Brownrigg
Liz Nicholson,
Workplace Project Manager, Nestle
Bex Moorhouse,
Global Head of Strategy, Operational Excellence & Performance – Procurement & REWS, WPP
Casper Schwarz,
CEO Casper, Schwarz Architects
Catherine Kim,
Director Interior Design, ADP Architecture
Conor Gantly,
Head of Digital Transformation, TSK
David Smalley,
Director, Material Source
Dominic Dugan,
Creative Director, Oktra
Stuart Beety,
RE Portfolio Management and Transaction Services, Omnicom
Gorka Lopez,
Workplace Strategy Lead UK and Europe, CBRE
Gurvinder Khurana,
Director, M Moser Associates
Harry McKinley,
Managing Editor, MIX INTERIORS
Hayley Samuels,
Real Estate & Workplace Senior Manager, Databricks
Joe Durow,
Global Professional Services Practice Area Leader, Gensler
Julian de Metz,
Co-Founder, dMFK
Cristiano Coretti,
Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, layout
Lewis Barker Director,
Workplace & Real Estate, EMEA & Global Head of Strategy, Innovation & Transformation and Workplace Sustainability, ServiceNow
Louisa Kidson,
Director of Property & Workplace, Travers Smith LLP
Marc van den Helder,
Senior Program Manager Real Estate & Workspace Services, Booking.com
Matt Jackson Director,
Interiors Co-Lead Hawkins\Brown
Megan Dobstaff,
Design Principal, Gensler
Neil Usher,
VP Places, Sage
Nicola Tomkins,
Head of Design Major Projects, Overbury
Oliver Boote,
Workplace & Facilities Manager, Imperial College London
Pavan Birdi,
Senior Associate, Workplace Lead, Pascall + Watson
Sam Sahni,
Founder & Workplace Strategy Director, Work Transformers
Sarah Edwards,
Project Director, Oktra
Steve Gale,
Smart Workplace Architect
Stuart Oldridge,
Interiors, Associate Principal, HDR
Vidhi Sharma,
Creative Director, Modus Workspace
Tim Oldman,
Co-founder, Aéto
Tajal Rutherford-Bhatt,
Principal Director, tp bennett
Mark Eltringham,
Publisher, Workplace Insight
Michelle Marwood MRICS | EMEAPAC,
Real Estate Director, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Adrian Norman,
Head of Design, Morgan Lovell
Chris Radley,
Senior Associate, Fletcher Priest Architects
Harsha Kotak,
Founder Women in Office Design (WOD) and Co-Founder The Sustainable Design Collective
Joanna Knight,
Co-Founder, The Sustainable Design Collective
Ana Rita Martins,
Sustainability Lead, MCM
Asif Din,
Director of Regenerative Design, Perkins&Will
Deborah Allen,
Founder, Douglas Jane Studio
Lucy Bagshaw,
Project Director and Sustainable Designer, tp bennett
Dr Vanessa Champion,
Editor and Founder of Journal of Biophilic Design.
Nicola Gillen,
Head of Strategic Consulting EMEA, Cushman & Wakefield
Mari Samuelsen,
Senior Associate, Fletcher Priest Architects
Charlie Kent,
Creative Director, Area
Colin Macgadie,
Co-Founder, For Everyday Life
Matt Waring,
Editor, arc magazine
Tim Shepherd,
Founder & Managing Director, Shepherd&
Daniel Reynolds,
Project Director – Capital Delivery, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Jamie Davis,
Director of Workplace Strategy, Fidelity International
Tim Allen,
Senior Director, HCG
Muriel Altunaga,
Founder Director, The Flow
Samantha Jinks,
Director, TSK
Alys Bryan,
Editorial Director, Design Insider
Chris Mentiply,
Workplace Design and Projects Lead, Haleon
Anna Burles,
Creative Director & Co-Founder, Run For The Hills; President Elect, BIID
Nick Gaskell,
Partner, Workplace Sector Lead, Hawkins\Brown
Helena Hughes,
Director Global Occupier Services, Savills
Daniel Blaker,
Creative Director, Nulty
Guzman de Yurza,
Global Design Strategy Lead, JLL Design
Mark Eltringham,
Publisher, Workplaceinsight & IN Magazine
Harry Foster,
Leasing Director, Landsec
Helen Parton,
Freelance Journalist
Nimit Raval,
Sustainability Lead, Pascall+Watson
Anna King,
Founder, Informare
Joanne Sanger,
Senior Associate Interior Designer, Resonate Interiors
Mike Povey,
VP Corporate Services, Visa
Olly Hunt,
Development Director, Landsec
Matthew Brinklow,
Head of Sustainability, Mace
Juan Ferrari,
Director, Hoare Lea
Carolina Florian,
Lighting Director Qiddiya & President Elect SLL
James White,
Associate Director, Zebra Projects
Vitor Freire,
Creative Director, Imagination of Things
Barbara Chandler,
Founder, GREEN GRADS
Jennifer Celesia,
Co-founder, Kindred
Suzan Dixon,
Senior Director Corporate Real Estate, Royal Bank of Canada
Nicci Bird,
Global Brand Experience Director, Sage
Chris Moriarty,
Co-Founder, Audiem
Florrie Chow,
Head of Workplace Design, Sage
Christian Brooks,
International Partner, Cushman & Wakefield
Charlie Brett,
Senior Architect, LOM
Lidia Johansen,
Associate Environmental Consultant, chapmanbdsp
Kyle de Bruin,
Managing Director, Leesman
Penelope McCallum,
Sustainability Director, Unispace
Nikhil Dhumma,
Director, JLL Corporate Real Estate
Workplace Sustainability Lead,
JLL UK Commercial Real Estate
Emily Samoluk,
Senior Sustainability Manager, British Land
Darcy Arnold-Jones,
Architect and Circular Economy Lead, Marks Barfield Architects
Paul Gaughan,
Founder, Lumybel
Georgina Smith,
Director, Broadbase Furniture Solutions
Jade Cohen,
Cohen Co-founder and CPO, Qflow
Elina Grigoriou,
Design & Sustainability Director, Grigoriou Interiors
Debbie Ward,
Director, Alliance for Sustainable Building Products
Stephen Hamil,
Innovation Director, Hubexo
Brett King,
Director, Industry Transformation EMEA, Procore Technologies
David Hughes,
Operations Director, Blackstone Strip Out
Luke Wills,
Operations Manager, Space Interior Systems
Nigel Harvey,
CEO, Recolight
Ella Smith,
Building Performance Analyst, AHMM
Cornelia de Boinville,
Commercial Director, Edge
Luisa Ramos Steiner,
Global Carbon Lead, Edge
Sarah Murdoch,
Global Account Director, JLL
Kornelia Kiss,
Project Lead, Global Workplace Transformation, Sanofi
Adrienne Kleman,
VP, Global Workplace Services, Paysafe
Hannah Baker,
Sustainability Strategy Chair, EPR Architects
Kiru Balson,
Materials and Circular Economy Leader, Max Fordham
Jonathan Allwood,
Director and Sustainability Lead, Barr Gazetas
Gregor Haran,
Sustainability Manager, Landsec
Dr. Vanessa Brady OBE,
Founder & CEO, The Society of British and International Interior Design (SBID)
Helen Berresford,
Head ID:SR, Partner, Sheppard Robson
Lydia Randall,
Director of Sustainability, BDG architecture + design
Elyse Ayoung,
Design Director, Gensler
Russell Glover,
Group Design Director, Peldon Rose
Simon Laker,
Founder, VIVE Capital Partners Limited
Jennifer L. Bryan,
Chief Empowerment Officer, ABChange Consultancy
Krisztina Foster,
Workplace Change Manager, Ashurst
Jacqui Porch,
Chief Markets and Communications Officer, Enoda
Grant Kanik,
Partner, Foster + Partners
Matt Bigam,
Director of Commercial Lifesciences and Innovation, The Wellcome Genome Campus
Sam Edmonds,
Associate, HLW
Frances Brown,
Partner, Cundall and Panellist on the NLA Expert Panel on Work
Frederico Baptista,
Global Head of Real Estate Operations, Wise
Kiru Balson,
Materials and Circular Economy Leader, Max Fordham
Hannah Baker,
Sustainability Strategy Chair, EPR Architects
Iain McIlwee,
FIS Chief Executive
Matt Robinson,
Head of Sustainability, Workplace Futures Group
Debbie Ward,
Director, Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP)
Duncan Scott,
Board Director, chapmanbdsp
Jonathan Allwood,
Director and Sustainability Lead, Barr Gazetas
Sarah Grime,
Head of Gym Product, The Gym Group
Kirsty Shearer,
Operational Excellence Director, Agilité Solutions
Sophie Morgan,
Senior Development Manager, Landsec
Flavie Lowres,
FIS Sustainability Champion
Hattie Emmerson,
FIS Project Reuse Lead
Mel Reeves,
Workspace Director, The Crown Estate
Sally Marshall,
Director, Turner and Townsend
Riku Rusanen,
Nokia Workplace Strategy and Design Leader, Nokia
Roddy Bow,
Designer & Director, IDK
Luke Pearson,
Co-Founder, Pearson Lloyd
Besjana Krasniqi,
Sustainability Advocate, Senior Sustainability Engineer at Twin and Earth
Gregor Haran,
Sustainability Manager, Landsec
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