In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, NLA sounding board members were brought together for an emergency meeting on 27 March to share thoughts on the problems and opportunities of our current predicament.  

Each member was asked to give a short 1-2 minute update on key issues in their sector of interest including their thoughts on what action they are taking or they think needs to be taken in response to the current dislocation of the economy. 

Attendees:
Pam Alexander OBE, Chair, Design Council Cabe 
Deirdra Armsby, Director of Place Shaping, City of Westminster 
Stuart Baillie, Partner, Head of Planning, Knight Frank 
Patricia Brown, Director, Central 
Sarah Cary, Executive Director Place, LB Enfield 
Heather Cheesbrough, Director of Planning and Strategic Transport, LB Croydon 
James Cooksey, Director of Central London, The Crown Estate 
Ben Derbyshire, Managing Partner and IPP of RIBA, HTA Design 
Carolyn Dwyer, Director of Built Environment, City of London Corporation 
Robert Evans, Partner, Argent (Chair, New London Sounding Board) 
Peter Eversden MBE, Chairman, London Forum of Civic and Amenity Societies 
Digby Flower, Chair UK & Ireland, Cushman & Wakefield 
Emily Gee, Regional Director, London and South East, Historic England 
Robert Gordon Clark, Executive Chairman, London Communications Agency 
Pat Hayes, Managing Director, BeFirst 
Michael Lowndes, Urban Planning Specialist 
Will McKee, Chair, OPDC Planning Committee 
Daniel Moylan, Co-Chairman, Urban Design London 
Peter Murray, Curator-in-Chief, New London Architecture 
Stewart Murray, Strategic Director of Economic Growth, LB Waltham Forest 
Lucy Musgrave OBE, Director, Publica 
Fred Pilbrow, Founding Partner, Pilbrow & Partners 
Tony Travers, Director, LSE London 
Andy VonBradsky, Head of Architecture, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government