Neil Madgwick

Head of Connections Service Delivery,

UK Power Networks

Neil heads up the connections service delivery team at UK Power Networks, the distribution network operator for London, the South East and East of England. For the past ten years he and his team have been supporting house builders and developers connect to the electricity network as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

John Palmer

Deputy Director - New Build Standards and Performance, MHCLG

John leads the New Build Standards and Performance division within MHCLG which is responsible for the policy aspects of Building Regulations and, in particular, delivering the Future Homes and Buildings Standards.  Prior to working in government, John’s experience included various aspects of sustainable construction, eventually specialising in Passivhaus.  An engineer by background, John’s approach to leading technical teams was forged by an early career in the Royal Navy. 

Trudie McCormick

Group Technical Development Director,

Keepmoat

Trudie leads her team in the design of low carbon homes and guidance to promote the principles of ‘Building for a Healthy Life’ in the delivery of sustainable developments. As a former Eco Homes / Code for Sustainable Homes assessor Trudie has been committed throughout her career to the continued evolution of low carbon and digital design processes embracing the principles of design for manufacture and on-site assembly techniques to improve efficiency, quality, and performance in use with a focus on achieving reduced running and maintenance costs to address fuel poverty.

Brian Johnson

Group Development Director, Miller Homes

Brian is Group Development Director of Miller Homes.

He joined Cala Homes in 1998 as Project Manager and worked his way up through the company to be Group Development Director, and part of the Cala Management Board. After 5 years in this role, he has recently moved to take on a new role at Miller Homes as Group Development Director, with responsibilities for business improvement around Construction and Sustainability. He remains industry chair of the Hub’s Whole Life Carbon Oversight group.

Megan Adlen

Group Sustainability Director, Travis Perkins

Megan is Group Sustainability Director at builders’ merchants, Travis Perkins PLC 

She has led sustainability at the TP Group for 5 years and prior to that for 6 years at Ferguson plc.   

Sustainability is her second career having begun with 8 years in commercial roles - and now she spends most of her time bringing those two agendas together, helping customers with new products, data and services. 

Michael Keaveney

Director of Land and Development, Grainger PLC

Michael is Director of Land and Development for the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, Grainger PLC.

He joined Grainger in 2018 and has overall responsibility for the delivery and growth of Grainger’s build-to-rent development pipeline. With over 30 years of hands-on real estate and development experience, his expertise includes management of complex residential-led mixed use developments across the whole development lifecycle from identification and acquisition through to construction, marketing, operation and exit.

Jamie Bursnell

Group Head of Technical & Innovation, Bellway

With 20 years working in the energy sector, Jamie Bursnell has expertise in leading teams and businesses towards better energy management. As Head of Technical and Innovation at national housebuilder, Bellway, he looks after building regulations compliance and oversees the practical implications of the company’s sustainability strategy, including the industry-leading research with The University of Salford and other partners at Energy House 2.0 labs.

Elaine Toogood

Director of Architecture and Sustainable Design,

Mineral Products Association



Elaine is Director of Architecture & Sustainable Design at the Mineral Products Association and The Concrete Centre.  She provides technical advice and guidance to other construction professionals on the specification, design and use of concrete and masonry for sustainable construction. With nearly 30 years’ experience, her expertise includes the circular economy, property level flood resilience and whole life carbon. Elaine contributes to many working groups and technical committees related to environmental sustainability, including the UK Concrete Industry’s Sustainable Construction Strategy and she is chair of the MPA Housing Forum. 

Tim Den Dekker

Associate, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Tim is an associate architect at the sustainability pioneering architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. He co-founded Part Z, the construction industry’s proposal to regulate embodied carbon.

At LETI he led the work on opinion pieces dealing with whole life carbon and circular economy metrics.

Water Efficiency and Reuse Breakout

Peter Lacey

Project Manager, Duchy of Cornwall

In a career spanning over 25 years Peter has worked across a range of construction sectors predominantly in the delivery of mixed residential schemes in London and the Southeast where he gained main board experience as a technical and regional director.  Joining the Duchy in 2018, he now manages the final stages of the 2,700 home Poundbury project in Dorset, and co-ordinates the approach to achieving nett zero carbon in the construction and operation of Duchy developments by 2032, a target that is applied to the plans for the Duchy’s 2,500 home urban extension of Faversham, Kent – a landscape led masterplan incorporating innovations extending to water and energy management at a community scale. 

Lutz Johnnen

Managing Director, Aquality

Lutz Johnen is the Managing Director of Aquality Trading & Consulting Ltd., a company specialised in

designing, supplying, and maintaining non-potable water systems such as rainwater harvesting and

greywater recycling systems. The company has been involved in prestigious projects such as the Shard,

Westfield Shopping Centre, Bloomberg London HQ, the Southbank Place, and the Kings Cross Development. Lutz is also on the steering committee for the Anglian Water lead project “Enabling Water Smart Communities” which is looking into new ways of introducing water efficiency in housing developments.

Nature Recovery Breakout

Helen Nyul

Group Head of Biodiversity, Barratt Developments

Helen is an Ecologist with over 20 years experience of working on business and biodiversity strategies. Currently as Group Head of Biodiversity at Barratt Redrow she manages the 10 year Partnership with RSPB and helps all of the Divisions meet the BNG requirement, which was committed to 12 months ahead of regulation in England. Previously she worked with Fauna and Flora International managing partnerships with mining and oil and gas companies to establish and implement biodiversity strategies.

Emma Toovey

Chief Ecology Officer, Environment Bank

Emma Toovey – Chief Ecology Officer, Environment Bank Managing a team of ecological and land management specialists, Emma ensures technical excellence across Environment Bank’s Habitat Bank projects. With a dedication to high-quality nature restoration, she ensures that sound ecological principles and technical integrity underpin every decision Environment Bank makes as a business. After playing a leading role in the development of Environment Bank’s Biodiversity Net Gain product, Emma has been instrumental in establishing our newest natural capital asset class, Nature Shares. Emma has two decades of ecological consultancy experience across diverse industries, working with a range of stakeholders, including landowners, developers and planning authorities.

Miles Lewis

Director of Sustainability, Clarion Housing

Miles heads up sustainability across Clarion Housing Group and is responsible for co-creating and delivering the Group sustainability strategy and targets for the UK’s largest housing association. This includes the establishment of the organisation’s strategic approaches to reach Net Zero Carbon, enabling the recovery of nature and building resilience to climate-related risks. Prior to Clarion, Miles was Head of Sustainability at Lendlease, responsible for supporting the Development and Investment Management businesses in Europe, supporting the multi-billion-pound pipeline of major urban regeneration projects to develop their long-term sustainability strategies, as well as authoring the Lendlease Europe Roadmap to Absolute Zero Carbon.

Sustainable New Towns and Places Breakout

Andrew Taylor

Group Planning Director, Vistry

Vistry Group which includes Bovis, Countryside and Linden Homes - develops private, affordable and privately rented homes through partnerships with landowners, registered providers, institutional investors and local authorities, with a focus on urban regeneration schemes, landscape led developments and new settlements.

Before joining Countryside/Vistry, Andrew was Head of Planning for a developer in the Eastern Counties and prior to that spent over 18 years in planning authorities in the southeast of England.

Andrew is a member of the RTPI’s Board of Trustees, General Assembly and Chairs the English Policy Committee. He is also a member of the HBF National Planning committee, the Policy and Technical Committee of the Land, Planning and Development Federation and Women in Planning Advisory board member.

James Scott

Group Director of Strategy and Planning,

Urban and Civic

James is the Group Director of Strategy and Planning and a founder member of master developer Urban&Civic. Prior to Urban&Civic, James specialised in planning and environmental law and was part of the senior executive team of Lend Lease Europe with responsibility for risk management. Having previously served as a non-executive director of East Thames housing association and sat on the Development Committee of L&Q, James is also a senior advisor to Dorrington PLC and a non-executive of Natural England.

Sebastian Loyn

Director of Planning and Development,

YTL Developments

Sebastian has spent a career at some of the property industry’s most innovative developers before joining YTL Developments in 2017.

He now leads the team responsible for Brabazon, one of the most exciting regeneration projects in the country. He is also a Trustee of Design West, which champions quality design and placemaking across the South West.

Ashley Spearing

Managing Director, Berkeley

Ashley Spearing is a Managing Director of Development and Regeneration at Berkeley Venture (part of the Berkeley Group). Ashley has had a 10-year career at Berkeley Group, with various roles across Land, Planning and Development. Ashley specialises in unlocking complex urban regeneration sites to create welcoming and sustainable mixed use neighbourhoods.

Steve Quartermain

Director, Quartermain Ltd

After a career in Local government , during which time he managed all front line services including an award winning Planning and community planning team , Steve became Chief Planner for the government in 2008. Stepping down in 2020 after 12 years Steve could reflect back on a period that saw the planning system transformed; from the NPPF , the planning guidance suite  and the design agenda. He championed the profession and pressed for greater diversity. A former President of the Planning Officers Society he was an active RTPI member during his Local Government time. He now has a varied portfolio of activities, including supporting the University of Kent,and giving strategic advice and support to Town Legal, hgh planning consultancy, the LPDF  and London Strategic Land.  He  also sits on the planning committee at OPDC

Rob Boughton

CEO, Thakeham

Rob is a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Thakeham. His passion for placemaking has driven a career in property and housebuilding that spans almost 30 years.  He founded the company in 2003, and his focus on innovation, infrastructure, community and collaboration has positioned Thakeham as an industry leader. Rob is a champion for meaningful change within the sector. He is a founding member of the HBF’s Future Homes Taskforce and Thakeham was the first housebuilder in the UK to sign the SME Climate Commitment, part of the UN’s Race To Zero Campaign. As CEO and part-owner, Rob’s role is to set the company aims and mission. To provide unified leadership, setting and shaping the strategic goals, objectives and delivery for the short and long term. He is also responsible for promoting the business externally and overseeing growth plans.