Sustainability Talks
Sustainability Talks is a series of talks, discussions and interviews, bringing together a selection of key figures behind the workplace market’s leading sustainable initiatives and projects.
Hear from leading figures at AECOM, Overbury, Perkins&Will, tp bennett, MCM, Peldon Rose, Pascall + Watson and many more.
Sustainability Talks 2026
25 February
Frances Brown, Partner, Cundall and Panellist on the NLA Expert Panel on Work
Hannah Baker, Sustainability Strategy Chair, EPR Architects
Kiru Balson, Materials and Circular Economy Leader, Max Fordham
Jonathan Allwood, Director and Sustainability Lead, Barr Gazetas
Harsha Kotak, Founder WOD Women in Office Design and Co-Founder The Sustainable Design Collective
Joanna Knight, Co-Founder, The Sustainable Design Collective
Ana Rita Martins, Sustainability Lead – Architect, MCM
Asif Din, Director of Regenerative Design, Perkins & Will
14:00 – 14:45
Helen Parton, Editorial and Content Consultant within the design, architecture and built environment sectors – Freelance
Joanne Sanger, Creative Director, Resonate
Russell Glover, Group Design Director, Peldon Rose
Nimit Raval, Sustainability Lead, Pascall + Watson
Besjana Krasniqi, Sustainability Advocate, Senior Sustainability Engineer at Twin and Earth
2026 Speakers
Paulo Ribeiro,
Head of Interior Design UK&I, AECOM
Lucy Bagshaw,
Project Director and Sustainable Designer, tp bennett
Asif Din,
Director of Regenerative Design, Perkins&Will
Ana Rita Martins,
Sustainability Lead, MCM
Nicola Tomkins,
Head of Design Major Projects, Overbury
Nimit Raval,
Sustainability Lead, Pascall+Watson
Anna King,
Founder, Informare
Colin Macgadie,
Co-Founder, For Everyday Life
Vitor Freire,
Creative Director, Imagination of Things
Dr Vanessa Champion,
Editor and Founder of Journal of Biophilic Design.
Harsha Kotak,
Founder Women in Office Design (WOD) and Co-Founder The Sustainable Design Collective
Joanna Knight,
Co-Founder, The Sustainable Design Collective
Deborah Allen,
Founder, Douglas Jane Studio
Helen Parton,
Freelance Journalist
Joanne Sanger,
Senior Associate Interior Designer, Resonate Interiors
Jason Glover,
Director of International Operations, Sidley Austin
Tim Shepherd,
Founder & Managing Director, Shepherd&
James White,
Associate Director, Zebra Projects
Charlie Brett,
Senior Architect, LOM
Lidia Johansen,
Associate Environmental Consultant, chapmanbdsp
Cornelia de Boinville,
Commercial Director, Edge
Hannah Baker,
Sustainability Strategy Chair, EPR Architects
Kiru Balson,
Materials and Circular Economy Leader, Max Fordham
Jonathan Allwood,
Director and Sustainability Lead, Barr Gazetas
Luisa Ramos Steiner,
Global Carbon Lead, Edge
Gregor Haran,
Sustainability Manager, Landsec
Lydia Randall,
Director of Sustainability, BDG architecture + design
Russell Glover,
Group Design Director, Peldon Rose
Matthew Brinklow,
Head of Sustainability, Mace
Simon Laker,
Founder, VIVE Capital Partners Limited
Frances Brown,
Partner, Cundall and Panellist on the NLA Expert Panel on Work
Roddy Bow,
Designer & Director, IDK
Besjana Krasniqi,
Sustainability Advocate, Senior Sustainability Engineer at Twin and Earth
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