2025 Confirmed Speakers
Collin Burry,
Design Principal, Gensler
Helen Berresford,
Head of ID: SR, Sheppard Robson
Kay Sargent
Director of Workplace Thought Leadership, HOK
Steve Wright,
Global Director Design and Change Management, GSK. Chair of Communities and Director, CoreNet UK Chapter
Sarah Leavesley,
Director of Corporate Real Estate Management, E.ON UK
JanJaap Boogaard,
Head of EMEA Workplace Advisory, Colliers
Giuseppe Cariello,
Lead Designer Workplaces & Events, Zendesk
Tim Allen,
Senior Director, HCG
Kornélia Kiss,
Business support and Projects Lead, Global Workplace Transformation, Sanofi
Georgina Fraser,
Head of Human Capital Consulting, CBRE UK Consulting
Lorena Espaillat Bencosme,
Senior Design Analyst, Zaha Hadid Architects
Alessandro Ranaldi,
Partner, Head of Workplace Consultancy, MS Urban Planning and Architecture, Foster + Partners
Naomi Sakamoto,
Principal, Gensler
Michael Dowds,
Head of Workplace Design Standards, Department for Work & Pensions
Rachel Flint,
Associate, Michael Grubb Studio
Cristiano Testi,
Principal Director, tp bennett
Angela Bardino,
Senior Associate Director – Interiors Europe, Jacobs
Chris Higgins,
Head of EMEA, Workplace, Real Estate & Facilities, GSK
Dominic Dugan,
Creative Director, Oktra
Danielle Dixon,
Director of Global Capital Projects, Syneos Health
Dr Umar Taj,
Associate Professor Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School
Gurvinder Khurana,
Director, M Moser Associates
Inabelle Fang,
Director of Corporate Real Estate International, Willis Towers Watson
Susie Harrison,
Head of Creative, AIS
Brian Robinson,
Real Estate and Facilities Director, Fidelity International
Neil Usher,
VP Places, Sage
Enrique Soler,
Head of Design, Willmott Dixon Interiors
Michael Simon,
Head of Interior Design, Bond Bryan
Alison Grant,
Associate Director, Siren Design
Adam Strudwick,
Principal, Perkins&Will
Alex Soto,
Associate Director & Head of Sustainability, StudioNWA
Amber Luscombe,
Senior Development Manager, Head of ESG, Oxygen Asset Management
Nicola Gillen,
Head of Total Workplace EMEA, Cushman & Wakefield
Jeremy Lacey,
Development Director, Quadrant Estates
Joanna Knight,
Co-Founder, SDC – The Sustainable Design Collective
Deborah Allen,
Founder, Douglas Jane
Alys Bryan,
Managing Editor, Design Insider
Guzmán de Yarza Blache,
Global Head of Workplace Strategy Consulting, JLL
Lee Penson,
CEO, Penson
Marco Gastoldi,
Associate Interior Designer, Gensler
Rachel Merriman,
Head of Facilities, The FA Premier League
Emma Douglass,
Senior Interior Designer, Ryder Architecture
Sheela Shukla,
Director Interior Design, BDP
Andrew Wigmore,
EMEA Project Manager, Global Workplace Delivery, Adobe
Bex Moorhouse,
Global FM Programme Director, WPP
Clare Bridger,
Director, Future of Work, Incendium Consulting
Matt Clarke,
Managing Director, Umbrella Furniture
Tulsi Girme,
Global Director of Strategic Planning and Experience for Corporate Real Estate, Equinix
Jemima Unwin Teji,
Lecturer and Programme Leader, Light and Lighting, UCL
Caroline Pontifex,
Director, Head of Workplace & Design, Savills Workplace & Design
Nuno Correia,
Head of Sustainability, WilkinsonEyre
Kara Miotke,
Director of Operations, Principal, IA Interior Architects
Mark Eltringham,
Publisher, Workplaceinsight and IN Magazine
Chris Bunn,
Director, The Intelligent Building
Yolanda Cerezo,
Partner, IDOM
Nigel Oseland,
Director, Workplace Unlimited
Duncan Scott,
Board Director, chapmanbdsp
Kate Smith,
Executive Director, Occupier Consulting, CBRE, UK
Elena Panagiotidis,
Managing Director, Siren Design
Mick Jordan,
Editor, Works Magazine
Sally Marshall,
Director, Turner & Townsend
Chris Moriarty,
Co-Founder Audiem, and Co-Host
Matt Waring,
Editor, arc magazine
Lydia Randall,
Director, BDG architecture + design
Sarah Hodge,
Global Workplace experience director, London Stock Exchange
Nathalie Baxter,
Head of Workspace, Home Group
Allison English,
Co-founder, Aéto Strategy
Diego Henriques,
Global Director – Workplace, Facilities and Real Estate, Reckitt
Jill Derrington,
Head of Design & Construction, BUPA
Lewis Barker MCRw,
Director, Workplace & Real Estate, EMEA at ServiceNow
Jenn Celesia,
Co-Founder, Kindred
Sonia Lamesa Pina,
EMEA Workplace Design Manager, Amazon
Hamza Shaikh,
Digital Artist & Architect, Gensler
Oliver Heath,
Director, Oliver Heath Design
Adrienne Lau,
Senior Associate, Heatherwick Studio
Simon Kincaid,
Partner | Principal, Conran & Partners
Deepa Deb,
Head of International Real Estate Investment, Watson Farley & Williams
Beatriz Gonzalez,
Director, Scott Brownrigg
Helen Gordon,
Founder & Creative Director, Nested Living
Ana Rita Martins,
Sustainability Lead & Architect, MCM
Anna Rooney,
Associate Director, AECOM
Cat Hoad,
Chair, Absolute Project Management
Dr Vanessa Champion,
Editor and Founder, Journal of Biophilic Design
Colin Macgadie,
Founding Director, FEL
David Laver,
Global Head of Facilities Management, WPP
Anna King,
Founder & CEO, Informare
Sarah Audsley,
Head of Workplace Strategy, Knight Frank Strategic Consulting
Jeremy Myerson,
Professor Emeritus, Royal College of Art
Carol Kavanagh-Hall,
Workplace Director, Group Real Estate, WPP
Lee Roberts,
Director, Zebra Global
David Cheshire,
Sustainability Director, AECOM
Hero Bennett,
Director of Sustainability, Partner, Max Fordham
Arne Lijbers,
Partner Architect, Mecanoo
Tom Gray,
Chief Strategy Officer, The Imagination Group
Helena Hughes,
Director, Workthere and Director, Global Occupier Services, Savills
Pinar Erdem,
Head of Corporate Real Estate, EMEA & APAC, AIG
Ellie Caley,
Senior Workplace and Wellbeing Consultant, ART Health Solutions
Erik Rodin,
Founder, Able
Steve Henigan,
Managing Director, HCG
Deepak Parmar,
Design Director / Bcorp Lead, MCM
Oliver Hall,
Partner, Make Architects
Barbara Chandler,
Founder / Curator, GREEN GRADS
Oliver Lloyd,
Freelancer Designer & GREEN GRAD of 2023
Devinder Bhogal,
Director of Workplace Strategy, Deloitte
Jonny May,
Principal, Eight Inc
Dr Busayawan Lam,
Interim Head of Brunel Design School at Brunel University of London
Isobel Grad,
Strategy Director, Elmwood
James Hicks,
Head of Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Engineering & Facilities, Corporate Operations, Gilead
Miquet Humphryes,
Real Estate and FM Communications, WPP
Mathew Freeman,
Director – Freeman Studio / Former President – British Institute of Interior Design
Helen Parton,
Freelance Journalist in Sustainability
Alistair Nisbet,
International Real Estate Director, World Courier International Real Estate Director, World Courier
Angela Mitten,
Programme Director – Science Transformation Programme, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
James Stratford,
Head of Workplace, AXA XL
Mario Vieira,
Head of Sustainability, Scott Brownrigg
Caroline Court,
Head of Global Workplace Community & Innovation, Ericsson
Will Easton,
Head of Workplace Experience, Smartdcc
Audrey Cowan,
Workspace Strategy Manager, Burges Salmon LLP
Zoe Humphries,
Workplace Experience Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Saskia Lorrison,
Head of Workplace Operations, Convex Insurance
Chris Simmons,
Associate Partner, Squire & Partners
Jeanie Chuo,
Head of Advisory, Resolute Global
The Talks at Workspace Design Show
Workspace Design Show is a must-addition to London’s design calendar, attended by the region’s top architects, designers, occupiers, developers, consultants, coworking companies, and fit-out companies. Register now to attend Workspace Design Show for free from 26 – 27 February 2025 at the Business Design Centre, London.