2024 Confirmed Speakers

Collin Burry,
Design Principal, Gensler

Helen Berresford,
Head of ID: SR, Sheppard Robson

Dr. Golnaz Ighany,
Sustainability Director, BDP

Jason Bruges,
Director, Jason Bruges Studio

Tim Allen,
Managing Director of Workplace, Aberley

Oliver Hall,
PARTNER – Architect and Head of Sustainability, Make Architects
Chair – BCO NextGen Committee

Lewis Barker MCRw,
Director, Workplace & Real Estate, EMEA, ServiceNow

Matt Jackson,
CEO, BDG architecture + design

Sarah Bolas,
Director, HCG

Naomi Sakamoto,
Senior Associate, Gensler

Ana Stanojevic,
Workplace Strategy & Development Lead, Nokia

Kursty Groves,
Workplace Strategist and Founder, Shape

Sue Glew,
Programme Director, The Better Workplace Programme, BT

Paula Rowntree,
Head of Workplace Design, Lloyds Banking Group

Bernie Mitchell,
Co-Founder, London Coworking Assembly

Dominic Dugan,
Creative Director, Oktra

Kristina Allison,
BA (Hons) MA CEng MSLL MCIBSE, Senior Lighting Designer – AtkinsRealis UK (Lighting)

Ruth Kelly Waskett,
PhD CEng MCIBSE FSLL, Project Director (Lighting), Hoare Lea LLP

Gemma-Loving-Hutchins,
Associate Director, AECOM

Neil Usher,
VP Places, Sage

Nicol Lee,
Design Director, Area

Laurie Goodman,
Senior Stratgist, IA Interior Architects

Toni Riddiford BSc MArch PGCert ARB,
Associate Director Architect, Head of Office & Workplace Sector, Stride Treglown

Darren Graver,
Head of Workplace Experience, Trainline

Dan Lister,
UK Lighting Practice Leader, Arup & President-Elect Society of Light and Lighting

Dominic Brankin,
Workplace Services Director, Government Property Agency

Nicola Gillen,
Head of Total Workplace EMEA, Cushman & Wakefield

Lillian Simon
Associate, Gensler

Richard Prestidge
Head of User Experience, Estates, Service Design & User Experience (SDUX), HMRC

Colin Cassé
Director of Estates, HMRC

Grant Kanik
Partner, Foster + Partners

Guzmán de Yarza Blache, PhD.,
Global Head of Workplace Strategy Consulting, JLL

Melanie Martin
Associate Director, Orms Designers & Architects Ltd
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