Workplace Summit 2025 - Delegate Pack - New London Architecture

Venue
Livery Hall
Guildhall (entrance via Basinghall St)
London
EC2V 7HH

The recently published UK Industrial Strategy sets out ambitious plans for high-growth sectors to cement London’s strength as a global business hub. Supporting London’s growth increasingly depends on how effectively the built environment industry responds to the changing needs of these sectors — particularly as the continued return to the office has been driving London workplace evolution and defining approaches to flexible working across the city.

As these shifts unfold, they raise critical questions about the effects of evolving work patterns and the roles that design and placemaking must play in shaping the future of the city’s work landscape. The sessions focus on how the built environment sector can support the needs of workplace occupiers and showcase best practice in workplace design through the lens of sustainability and wellbeing.

As we look to the future, how can we create workplaces that meet the demands of high-growth sectors while remaining sustainable and inclusive? What role can placemaking play in fostering thriving, resilient places for businesses over time?

Hosted in the Livery Hall within the Guildhall complex, the NLA Workplace Summit will be a key moment to bring distinguished leaders across local government and the built environment together to influence the future of innovation in London. It is a chance to exchange insights on best practice and engage in meaningful discussions about collaborative efforts to address the most pressing urban issues.

Programme

09:00 Registration and Breakfast

09:30 Welcome from NLA
Sophie Goff, Associate Director, NLA

Session One: Supporting London as a global business hub

This opening session invites leaders to showcase innovative design approaches that address evolving work patterns, support London’s position as a global business hub, and align with the UK Industrial Strategy.

09:35 Market overview: workplace trends
Jeremy Myerson, Chair, WORKTECH Academy

09:40 Understanding the occupier perspective

Rodney Hogg, Director of Property, Facilities, Fleet and Energy, Virgin Media O2

09:50 Establishing emerging patterns of work
Benjamin Lesser, Head of Design & Innovation, Derwent

Emily Prideaux, Executive Director, Derwent

10:00 Shaping dynamic workplaces
Andy Young, Partner, Bjarke Ingels Group

10:10 Panel discussion and Q&A
Speakers above, plus:
Megan Dobstaff, Design Director, Gensler
Bolivar Marcon, Workplace Design Manager Lead, Landsec

10:30 End

10:35 - 10:55 Break

Session Two: Project showcase - best practice in workplace design

This session invites built environment leaders to showcase best practice in workplace design and development, particularly through a focus on sustainability and wellbeing approaches.

10:55 Welcome from Chair
Sophie Goff, Associate Director, NLA

11:00 Project showcase

Project Showcase: BCO Guide to Fit-Out

Peter Williams, Senior Advisor – Technical Design, Stanhope

Project Showcase: 1 Broadgate
Charles Harris, Partner, Gardiner & Theobald

Project Showcase: Arbor, Bankside Yards

Felicity Masefield, Director - Asset Management & ESG, Native Land

Project Showcase: 75 London Wall
Andrew McEwan, Associate Director, Orms

Research Showcase: Making Space

Vicki Odili, Director of Sustainability, tp Bennett

11:30 End

11:30 - 11:50 Break

Session Three: Creating vibrant places for business

The final session of the Workplace Summit explores how the built environment can enable inclusive growth for all Londoners by shaping the conditions for attractive workplaces. Aligning with the London Growth Plan, this session considers how investment in placemaking and the surrounding infrastructure can appeal to employers, support thriving communities, and unlock opportunity across the capital.

11:50 Welcome from Chair
Forogh Rahmani, Director, Local London

11:55 Unlocking growth in the city
Katie Stewart, Executive Director for Environment, City of London

12:05 Developing resilience through nature
Sophie Goddard, Director of Environment, Social & Governance (ESG), Canary Wharf Group

12:15 Re-establishing a cultural hub
Stephen Black, Director, CO-RE

12:25 Panel discussion
Speakers above, plus:
Rachel McCulloch, Associate Director of Marketing and Insights, New West End Company
Matt Davies, Head of Economic Development, Royal Docks

13:00 End

13:00 - 13:30 Networking

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Andy Young

Partner
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group

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