Chairman, Centre for Cities; Chief Executive, Urban&Civic plc Nigel has been in the top tier of the UK property industry for the past three decades, after becoming one of the youngest ever...

Tom is Chief Executive of Leeds City Council and has overseen a significant transformation of the city since 2010. Tom’s top priority is for Leeds’ growth and public services to be inclusive,...

Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council Deborah has more than 30 years’ experience in public services. Prior to her appointment at Birmingham City Council, she was Chief Executive of the...

Pro-Vice Chancellor Engagement & Place, Newcastle University Jane joined Newcastle University in 2019. As Pro-Vice-Chancellor, she leads the University’s Engagement & Place Strategy,...

John is CEO Aviva Partners Group. Before joining Aviva John was Managing Director for Future Cities at Legal & General. He is also an independent non-executive director, and member of the group...

Miranda Sharp, founder of Metis Digital, connects data and organisations to value. Alongside this, she is working on the value of data at the ODI, acting as a NED at TRL (the Transport Research...

Alan Harding is Chief Economic Adviser to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Innovation Research at the Alliance Manchester Business School. He...

Joe Burns is Chief of Staff to Lord Sainsbury. Joe was Lord Sainsbury’s Private Secretary between 2003 and 2006 when he was Minister for Science and Innovation. Joe left the government with...

Marc is Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of PineBridge Benson Elliot, the real estate fund management arm of global asset manager PineBridge Investments. Marc co-founded Benson...