Expert Panels

As we step into 2025, we anticipate a challenging yet exciting year ahead. With shifts in policy and market dynamics on the horizon, our built environment community will continue to adapt and innovate. In this spirit, we are delighted to announce the annual refresh of our Expert Panels, welcoming new voices to help shape a better city.

We extend heartfelt thanks to our departing panellists and chairs for their invaluable contributions and warmly welcome our new cohort. Alongside our returning members, they will play a pivotal role in driving London’s transformation towards Equity, Sustainability, and Prosperity.

The 15 Expert Panels will champion bold ideas and initiatives, steering the New London Agenda in active collaboration with the Mayor of London. Through thought leadership, they will address key business-critical topics and focus areas across our programme, including developing skills to future-proof our industry, unlocking adaptive reuse opportunities, and tackling the challenges of housing regeneration.

Here’s to an inspiring year ahead, filled with fresh ideas and productive partnerships!

Built Environment Technology

Technology and the use of data are already transforming how people live in cities. Innovation in technology used in the built environment can contribute to addressing critical issues such as reducing carbon emissions, improving mobility and promoting more effective community engagement approaches. London is a hub of innovation and the need to harness the potential of technology to create a better city needs to be supported by the right policies, governance and collaboration. This Panel focuses on how technology and better use of data can contribute to create a better city while addressing the challenges that the adoption of new technology brings with it.

Chair: Camilla Siggaard Andersen, Occasio Insights

Shajay Bhooshan, Zaha Hadid Architects

Tiago Costa Jorge, Maccreanor Lavington

Ami Nigam, Benoy

Jack Sibley, Related Argent

Nathan Ward, Ordnance Survey

Katherine Chimenes, Price & Myers

Nick Dunn, PRP

Stewart Bailey, Virtual Viewing Limited

Peter Kemp, Greater London Authority

Andrew Middlebrook, Heyne Tillett Steel

Alphie O’Reilly, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Nissa Shahid, Arup

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Culture

Existing and developing cultural infrastructures that represent and support the diversity and talent of the creative industries in cities lie at the heart of London’s identity as a global cultural city and its continued contribution to the city’s economy.

Chair: Ros Morgan, HOLBA
Mark Williams, HOLBA

Mark Davy, Futurecity
Simon McCaugherty, London & Partners
Adriana Marques, Peabody
Anne Fehrenbach, Stanton Williams
Maia Ardalla, British Film Institute
Kirsten Dunne, Greater London Authority
Rikki Weir, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Tom Branton, Earls Court Development Company
Emma Markiewicz, City of London Corporation
Adala Leeson, Historic England
Lloyd Lee, Yoo Capital
Lucy Picardo, Haworth Tompkins
Anna Vickery, London Borough of Wandsworth
Katharine Walsh, Delancey
Caroline Hanson, Culture Mile BID

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Education

Focusing on the future needs of the education, healthcare and knowledge economy sector, The Panel will explore how we make sure we plan and design the right spaces for high tech, life sciences and innovation that will lead the UK economic recovery in the future years.

Chair: Cora Kwiatkowski, Stride Treglown

Kathryn Topham, Harris Federation

Jennifer Singer, Department for Education

Negar Mihanyar, Hawkins\Brown

Peter Ward, King's College London

Melissa Jogie, University of Roehampton

Leif Lomo, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Polly Persechino, South London Partnership

Tom Morgan, Bell Phillips

Daniel Walder, BDP

Anthony Mellalieu, Urbanest

Minesh Varia, Hoare Lea

Joyce Yazbeck, HLM Architects
Julie Désormiers, Jestico + Whiles

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Healthcare

The healthcare sector is set to see a new level of government investment not seen in over a decade. This Panel will focus on the delivery of new healthcare buildings for London, best practice in design, health and adaptability, as well as the opportunities for wider regeneration and integration into the urban environment.

Chair: Anisha Mayor, WSP

Adam Bradshaw, AECOM

Rhydian Morgan, Mott MacDonald

Sarah McCready, Barking Riverside

Toby Ingle, Corstorphine & Wright

Jessica Wilson, Newsteer

Magali Thomson, Great Ormond Street

Mustafa Rashid, Drees & Sommer

Oana Gavriliu, Hassell

Prof Grant Mills, University College London Hospitals

Geoff Southern, Arcadis

Vasiliki Plati, Ryder Architecture

Richard Grove, RWDI

Sophie Crockeer, White Arkitekter

Mathieu Proctor, HTA Design

Andy Vernon, Hoare Lea

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High Streets

The retail and hospitality sector faces an unprecedented era of flux. Probably one of the sectors most affected by COVID-19, the successive lockdowns and social distancing measures drove the collapse of retail giants and the drop in international tourism left food and beverage outlets and hotels with minimum occupancy rates, causing central business districts to lose their vibrancy. The Panel will focus on how the built environment sector can adapt successfully and promote the recovery of London’s town centres and high streets?

Chair: Rumi Bose

James Dixon, Darling Associates

Mark Warren, London Borough of Merton

Steve Norris, Lambert Smith Hampton

Michael Cowdy, McGregor Coxall

Tariq Mukadam, London Borough of Newham

James Anderson, Whitbread

James Parkinson, Greater London Authority

Richard Pearce, Ballymore

Pascal Wensink, EPR Architects

Greg Lyons, Regal

Daisy Narayanan MBE, The Crown Estate

Matt Slade, Quintain

Steven Medway, Knightsbridge Partnership

Mihaela Shehova, Child Graddon Lewis

Nona Jones, DP9
Chris Simmons, HOK

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Housing

Delivering the quality and quantity of housing Londoners need remains perhaps the biggest challenge for London. This Panel will focus on developing thought-leadership around housing design and the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to have in shaping housing design in the future; moving on with the Net Zero agenda across our housing stock; housing tenure including housing for key workers; and the future delivery of housing through offsite technology.

Chair: Jo McCafferty, Levitt Bernstein

Alicia Egan, London Borough of Bromley

John Allen, London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies

Robbie Erbmann, London Borough of Haringey

Sam Yousif, Pilbrow & Partners

Simon Bayliss, HTA Design

Simon Hodson, JLL

Darren Parker, London Legacy Development Corporation

Kathryn Woolley, Buro Happold

Jennie Coombs, London Borough of Barking Dagenham - Be First

Freya Turtle, Turley

Michael Gozo, Greater London Authority

Matthew Hayes, Montagu Evans

Philip Jenkins, Peabody

Modester Anucha, London Borough of Hounslow

Colin Ross, Countryside Partnerships (Vistry Group)

Areta Soare, Howells

Karen Scurlock, Places for London

Lizzie Le Mare, Tibbalds

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Industrial & Logistics

Supporting the urban logistics that keep the capital functioning, The Panel will examine the evolution of London’s industrial and logistics sectors which support London as a world-leading centre and in its post-COVID recovery.

Chair: Catriona Fraser, Turley

Alex Crane, Chetwoods

Yip Siu, Greater London Authority

Tessa English, JLL

Kana Nomoto, Momentum Transport Consultancy

Kofi Ofosu-Asare, DP World

Jonathan Langham, Be First

Nick Steens, Savills

Blazej Czuba, Maccreanor Lavington

Mike Teague, Corstorphine & Wright

Patrick Shannon, London Borough of Waltham Forest

Antje Saunders, Allies and Morrison

Ella Randell-Khan, SEGRO

Anke Boehme, London Borough of Hillingdon

Katie Parfitt, HLM Architects

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INNOVATION DISTRICTS

London and the Golden Triangle contains the strongest biosciences cluster in Europe studying genomics, digital health, artificial intelligence in healthcare, and neuroscience; the greatest concentration of top universities in the world; as well as clusters of global tech companies. This panel will develop findings from NLA’s recent Knowledge Networks report, to focus on the design and delivery of spaces for the science, tech and innovation sectors to support the burgeoning knowledge economy, and the clustering of businesses across the region to foster innovation.

Chair: Elie Gamburg, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

Andrew Munk, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

Claire Dawe, Stanhope

Dr Angela Kukula, MedCity

Emily Prideaux, Derwent London

Eugene Sayers, Sheppard Robson

Jackie Sadek, UK Innovation Corridor

John Anderson, Imperial College London

Ating Liu, London Borough of Sutton

Rachel Hallam, Buro Happold

Borane Gille, The Business of Cities

Nathan Davies, Greater London Authority

Tom Mellows, Savills

Matt Blades, London Borough of Lambeth

Anna Wai, Price & Myers

Iulia Fratila, Fletcher Priest Architects

Billy Choi, Allies and Morrison
Caroline Wilson, London Borough of Islington

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Net Zero

To meet the Paris Agreement declaration the Mayor of London has declared a climate emergency, committing to become carbon neutral by 2050. This Panel will focus on understanding the priorities for London to achieve Net Zero, and the role that the built environment has to play in meeting this target. Topics of focus will include London and local leadership, adaptability and flexibility of building stock, resilience and green infrastructure, and a prioritising a green recovery for London.

Chair: Gareth Atkinson, Civic Engineers

Craig Robertson, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

Eleni Makri, Stanton Williams

Gregor Haran, LandsecU+i

Hannah Jameson, London Councils

Jason Burubu, The Crown Estate

Kirsten Haggart, Waugh Thistleton Architects

Matt Webster, British Land

Pru Ashby, London & Partners

Alice Jackson, Hoare Lea

Pete Daw, Greater London Authority

Ellen Hadden, Places for London

Kartikeya Rajput, PRP

Rachel Hoolahan, ORMS

Kate Neale, City of London Corporation

Julia Yao, BDP

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Planning

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation of the planning system, leading to significant, and potentially long-lasting, changes in the way we approach consultation and accessibility of information and data. This Panel will focus on best practice in the planning system to support London’s development, including new approaches to community consultation and trust in the development process; accessibility and transparency of data; the role of local and regional plans; and how the planning system can better support London’s economic recovery.

Chair: Craig Tabb, DP9 Limited

Sam Emery, LCA

Leonie Olivia, Gerald Eve

Carolina Caneva, Hilson Moran

Emma Williamson, Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

Emma Holt, Ben Adams Architects

Elva Phelan, Berkeley Group

Lisa Fairmaner, Greater London Authority

Karen Page, London Borough of Enfield

Zelie Batchelor, Montagu Evans

Anna Mackay, VU.CITY

Kimberley West, City of Westminster

Raffaele Patitucci, HOK

Michaela Winter-Taylor, Gensler

Robyn Prince, Vistry Group

Matthew Evans, Forsters

Emma Dandy, Earls Court Development Company

Joel Cohen, Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government

Azzees Minott, 2-3 Degrees

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Retrofit & Conservation

Discussing the ongoing challenge of retrofitting and preserving London’s existing building stock, reviewing the impact of new policies in reducing carbon emissions, considering adaptive reuse and extending the life and heritage of historic buildings.

Chair: Andrew Henriques,Buckley Gray Yeoman
Rachael Owens, National Retrofit Hub

Anna Marta Scibior, RDA Architects

Laura Baron, Purcell

Mandy Franz, MICA

Matthew Ryan, Cadogan

Ruth Oates, Buro Four

Tom Valente, HUB

Tom Burke, City of Westminster

James Mitchell, Axiom Architects

Helen Newman, Fabrix

Elliott Furminger, Heyne Tillett Steel

Robbie Kerr, Adam Architecture

Ernie Lew, HOK

Derin Fadina, Barr Gazetas

Elliot Kemp, Greater London Authority

Fiona Batha, Hilson Moran
Scott Crease, Introba UK

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Tall Buildings

London is now a city of tall buildings, a city traditionally associated with a low-rise, low-density character. In the past decade, major new clusters of tall buildings have emerged in areas such as Nine Elms, Elephant and Castle, the Isle of Dogs and the City of London. And still more are to come, with a pipeline of over 500 tall buildings either in planning, approved or under construction in the capital. NLA has played a vital role in this debate and this Panel will play in key role in developing NLA’s contribution, including placemaking and environmental impacts of towers, construction of towers post Grenfell, and attitudes to tall buildings for those living and working in the capital.

Chair: Joanna Bacon, Allies and Morrison

David Isherwood, Lockton Companies LLP

Aulikki Sonntag, Staticus Schweiz AG

Brian Smith, AECOM

Kye Taylor, Multiplex

Michael Forrester, London Borough of Lewisham

Neal Shah, Greystar

Reinhold Schmaderer, Howells

Stuart Marsh, SOM

Danny Brumby, Otis

Earle Arney, AFK

Claire Brady, Historic England

Audrey McIver, WSP

Dalibor Savovic, DeSimone

Rob McNicol, City of London Corporation

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Technical Competency

In the aftermath of Grenfell, the relationship between architects, project managers and contractors’ roles the delivery of buildings is under question. In a world dominated by BIM the building team need to understand how different elements of their buildings go together. This Panel will share thought-leadership on improving technical competency in the detailed design and delivery of buildings in London, and advise NLA on the development of a new technical programme. Topics of focus will include fire safety and material performance, building regulations and procurement, modern methods of construction, digital collaboration, and training and education.

Chair: Stephen Workman, AtkinsRéalis

Arita Morris, Child Graddon Lewis

Festus Moffat, John Robertson Architects

Neil Hattie, Stride Treglown

Ian Palmer, Airflow

Laura Merrion Shaw, Cumming Group

Victoria Harrison, Levitt Bernstein

Rachel Taylor, Arup

Matt Warren, Lendlease

Setareh Neshati, City of Westminster

Ben Oram, Buckley Gray Yeoman

Rebecca Campbell, Studio PDP

Thérèse Marie Rodgers, Forsters LLP
Yara Machnouk, Introba UK
Matthew Harrison, Mott Macdonald

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Transport & Infrastructure

The Mayor of London has launched ambitious new plans that will dramatically transform London’s streets to accommodate new cycle lanes and space for walking. As lockdown restrictions are eased, public transport will face challenges to respond to social distancing rules while meeting demand. This Panel will focus on the future of mobility and modal share of streets for all users, as well as the impact of transport infrastructure in unlocking growth and accessibility across the capital.

Chair: Shadi Shekarrizi, AECOM

Alina Tuerk, Transport for London

Chris Combie, AtkinsRéalis

Keith Firth, Norman Rourke Pryme

Leah Stuart, Civic Engineers

Victoria Spashett, Be First

Miles Price, British Land

Tim Cutts, London Borough of Southwark

Colin Wilson, London Borough of Southwark

Ushma Samani, Network Rail

Raffaella Rospo, WW+P

Bradley Taylor, Ordnance Survey

Zena Moore, Hassell

Paul Thompson, RSHP

James Ryan, Drees & Sommer

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Work

The way we work in the capital is changing, requiring workspaces that are agile and responsive to flexible and hybrid working patterns. This Panel considers what the future holds for London’s office space, taking into account changes in worker behaviours and travelling patterns.

The panel contemplates how adaptive reuse could be applied to existing office buildings and consider the benefits of mixed, hybrid use developments for connecting workspaces with local communities and economies. Looking long term, the panel explores how office requirements, space standards, and consideration of flexibility, sustainability and wellbeing can effectively future proof workspaces.

Chair: Louise Ioannou, HB Reavis

Danielle Rowley, AECOM

Maliha Haque, LOM Architecture & Design

Megan Charnley, London Borough of Newham

Rosita Aiesha, Greater London Authority

Peter Wilson, City of London Corporation

Rianna Reid, Fletcher Priest Architects

Becky Spenceley, Gensler

Nicola Zech-Behrens, Ballymore

Dolunay Dogahan, CO-RE

Lorna Keegan, New West End Company

Martyn Saunders, Avison Young

Andrew Morrison, Hopkins Architects

Harry Foster, LandsecU+I

Tom Lacey, Barr Gazetas
June Koh, Cushman & Wakefield

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