Amy McDonnell, Campaign Director of Zero Hour, the campaign calling for the Climate and Ecology Bill, Zero Hour Dr. Amy McDonnell is the Campaign Director of Zero Hour, the campaign calling for the Climate and Ecology Bill. Amy co-founded Zero Hour in 2020 when Caroline Lucas first introduced the CE Bill into Parliament. She is
Andrew Simms, Coordinator of the Rapid Transition Alliance and Co-Director, NewWeather Institute Andrew Simms is an author, political economist and campaigner and was policy director for many years at the New Economics Foundation. He was a co-author and publisher of the original Green New Deal in 2008. Andrew devised ‘Earth Overshoot Day,’ marking when in
Anna Burrows, Chief Executive, See It, Be It Anna is the Founder and CEO of See it, Be it. With 20 years of experience working in TV, Branded Content and Charity campaign films she is pioneering a new way for Employers to reach their future workforce. See it, Be it works with purpose driven companies
Antonia Jennings, Associate Director, Centre for Local Economic Strategies Antonia is an Associate Director at the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES), where she leads on community wealth building initiatives in London & the South-East, and CLES’ environmental breakdown workstream. Antonia comes to CLES from the Economic Change Unit, where she was Programme Lead. She
Areeba Hamid, Joint Executive Director, Greenpeace Areeba worked at senior levels in Greenpeace offices around the world from 2006-2020, campaigning on issues like marine conservation, coal expansion in India, rainforest destruction in Indonesia, and tar sands in Canada and North America. Areeba re-joined Greenpeace from The Sunrise Project, where she led their global finance program.
Baroness Kate Parminter, Chair, House of Lords Baroness Kate Parminter was created a life peer in July 2010. She sits in the House of Lords on the Liberal Democrat benches and is the Chair of the Lords Select Committee on the Environment & Climate Change. She is a member of the House of Lords Appointments
Ben Goldsmith Chair, Chief Executive, Conservative Environment Network and Chief Executive, Menhaden Plc Ben Goldsmith manages London-listed investment trust Menhaden Resource Efficiency Plc which invests in businesses at the forefront of energy and resource efficiency. Previously Ben co-founded WHEB Asset Management, one of Europe’s leading sustainability-focused fund management businesses. Ben chairs the UK Conservative Environment
Ben Heath, Principal, Grimshaw Architects Ben has been Head of Grimshaw’s Design Technology department since 1997. He has an impressive record of delivering award-winning projects in various sectors, such as culture, transport, commercial, retail, education, sports, hospitality and master planning, both in the UK and abroad. His notable works include Bijlmer ArenA Station in Amsterdam,
Ben Smith, Director for Energy and Climate Change Consulting, Arup Ben is an award-winning environmental consultant with twenty years’ experience delivering consultancy commissions for public and private sector clients in the UK, Europe and Australia. Ben has specialised in low carbon and renewable energy, climate mitigation (emissions reduction), climate resilience and sustainability strategy, spanning research,
Ben Westerman, Head of Policy, Aldersgate Group Ben is Head of Policy at the Aldersgate Group, an alliance of businesses championing a competitive and environmentally sustainable economy. He is responsible for Aldersgate’s work covering industrial decarbonisation, energy, green finance, skills and productivity, and several other areas of the green economy, and sits on Government’s Green
Brooke Rogers OBE, Chair, Behavioural Science and Security, King’s College London Professor Brooke Rogers OBE is a Professor of Behavioural Science and Security and Vice-Dean of People & Planning in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King’s College London. Professor Rogers specialises in risk communication, public and practitioner attitudes to, perceptions of,
Catriona is the Director of Strategy and Development at the World Green Building Council. Her work is focused upon the strategic development and implementation of new global and regional projects and programmes for the World Green Building Council network, consisting of 70 national member councils, and their 36,000 members.As part of this role Catriona manages
Charles Bradshaw-Smith, co-CEO SmartKlub Ltd Charles left the corporate world to establish SmartKlub because he believes community energy needs disrupting. Starting out in customer facing IT, Charles proved his innovation credentials by floating a dot com in personalised print and after successful exit joined E.ON in 2001, establishing its front office systems. In 2006 Charles
Christian Spielmann, Reader of Economics Education, University of Bristol
Craig Bennett, Chief Executive, The Wildlife Trusts Craig is Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts, one of the largest landowners in the UK, working in the heart of local communities to help nature recover and to ensure that is nature is part of everyone’s lives. Craig has spearheaded plans to protect 30% of UK land
Dame Fiona Reynolds, former Master of Emmanuel College Cambridge and former Director-General of the National Trust Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE was Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge from 2012 until 2021. She came to the college from the National Trust, where she was Director-General from 2001-2012. During her time there, she made the Trust warmer and
Daniel Zeichner, MP, Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Future Generations
David Partridge, Chairman Related Argent and Governance Board Chair, Net Zero Building Standard David joined Argent in 1990, he was appointed Joint Chief Executive in 2006 and Managing Partner of the new Argent LLP in 2012 and became Senior Partner in 2019. He is now Chairman of the Related Argent Partnership. David is a Trustee
Dr Jennifer Rudd, Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Engagement, University of Swansea Dr Jennifer Rudd (she/her) is an academic in the School of Management at Swansea University. She has a technical background in chemistry and engineering across four countries, developing next generation solar panels, water splitting devices and converting carbon dioxide into fuels. Since 2018
Dr Jenny Russell, Director of Education and Learning, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Dr Lewis Akenji, Managing Director, Hot or Cool Institute Dr. Lewis Akenji is the Managing Director of Hot or Cool Institute, a Berlin-based public-interest think tank that champions science-based collaboration towards building a sustainable civilisation. He has been featured on several global and local media outlets, including BBC, the Times, Reuters. He has consulted with
Dr Martina Girvan, Green Construction Board and Senior Technical Director- Ecology, Arcadis Martina is a Chartered Ecologist with over 25 years’ experience who specialises in biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural capital. In addition to leading the Ecology and Arboricultural team, her role within Arcadis is to promote the implementation of the natural capital approach to
Dr Matyas Gutai, Founder, Water-filled Glass Ltd – Water-filled glass panels
Dr Neal Shasore, Head of School and CEO, London School of Architecture
Dr Niamh Murtagh, Principal Research Fellow, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, UCL Dr Niamh Murtagh is Principal Research Fellow at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London (UCL), and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Turku, Finland, and the Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity at the University of Surrey. An environmental
Dr Oliver Jones, Research Director, Ryder Architecture Working with an international network of thought leaders, innovators and disruptors Oliver is an active ambassador for net zero futures to work towards a net-zero future and promote the next generation of standards and guidance.
Dr Viktoria Spaiser, Associate Professor in Sustainability Research, University of Leeds Viktoria Spaiser is an Associate Professor in Sustainability Research and Computational Social Science at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds. At Leeds she is affiliated with the Priestley International Centre for Climate. She has a background in sociology, psychology, political
Eleanor Andrade May, Student volunteer, Teach the Future El Andrade May is a 20-year-old student, currently in their second year at Sheffield University. They have been part of Teach the Future since March 2020, organising digital communications surrounding the Climate Education Bill and other recent projects. During COP26, they met with then Secretary of State
Eloise Francis, Director of Innovation, BREEloise is responsible for driving innovation, research, and technical excellence at BRE. She has extensive experience in leading change in diverse technical teams across engineering, real estate, property management, and construction projects. Alongside her considerable profile within the industry, Eloise has played a key role leading the construction and property
Elspeth Kirkman, Chief Programmes Officer, NESTA Elspeth is the Chief Programmes Officer at Nesta, where she oversees the work of its three Mission teams. These teams aim to: close the income-driven gaps in early childhood development; halve the prevalence of obesity, and reduce domestic emissions to net zero. Prior to this role, Elspeth was a
Estelle Dehon, KC, Cornerstone Barristers Estelle Dehon KC is a public law barrister at Cornerstone Barristers, with a broad practice encompassing environment and planning, data protection and human rights. She is recognised as a leading barrister specialising in climate change matters and in advising on how development can comply with net-zero carbon requirements. This year
Fabrizio Varriale, Place and Space Analyst, RICS I am an architect with research experience in low-carbon materials and design. I gained my PhD at the Welsh Schoool of Architecture while also teaching in the environmental design masters. In my position at RICS I produce thought leadership outputs on building sustainability and contribute to shaping RICS’s
Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent, The Guardian Fiona Harvey is an award-winning journalist who has covered the environment since 2004, at the Financial Times and subsequently for the Guardian newspaper. She has written extensively on every environmental issue, from air pollution and biodiversity to ocean plastic and climate change. Her assignments have taken her as far
Helen Barnard Research and Policy Director, Pro Bono Economics Helen Barnard is Director of Research and Policy at Pro Bono Economics and Associate Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). Helen is a leading national expert on poverty, inequality and social policy. Her extensive body of written work and regular media contributions have covered poverty,
Helena Rivers, Director, AECOM and Vice President IMechE Helena Rivers leads on Net Zero for AECOM across Europe & India within Buildings and Places. She is a Vice President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. She started her career in the Nuclear sector but transitioned in to the built environment and has focussed the last
Henry Cleary OBE, Chair, Central Bedfordshire Infrastructure and Development Board Henry Cleary joined the Department of the Environment in 1977 and worked on New Towns in the early 1980s, later the East Thames Corridor, Growth Areas, Growth Points and Eco-towns developing an interest in large scale new settlements and their infrastructure. He retired in 2011
Iain Duncan, Chief Commercial Officer, tepeo – Zero Emission Boiler ZEB
Ian Bogle, Founder and Creative Director, Bogle ArchitectsIan studied architecture and urban design at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow School of Art, and has worked as a Project Director at Foster + Partners. He later co-founded Bogle Flanagan Lawrence Silver, which then led to founding his own practice, Bogle Architects, in 2012. The award-winning
Indy Johar, Co-founder Project 00 & Dark Matter labs, Senior Innovation Associate, Young Foundation Indy Johar is focused on the strategic design of new super scale civic assets for transition – specifically at the intersection of financing, contracting and governance for deeply democratic futures. Indy is co-founder of darkmatterlabs.org and of the RIBA award winning architecture
Isabel Allen, Editor, Architecture Today Isabel Allen is the editor of Architecture Today and Editorial Director of BEAM (Built Environment and Architecture Media) and has won numerous awards for editing and journalism. She co-founded HAB Housing with the broadcaster Kevin McCloud, working with the UK’s best architects to build outstanding residential schemes. She has also
Jack Conroy is a Senior Planner working within the Savills London Planning Team. Jack has experience working across Greater London and the wider South East, providing planning services to both public and private sector clients across a varied range of residential, industrial and mixed-use redevelopment projects.
James Alexander Chair Finance Earth, Chair Agricarbon, Chair Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Co-founder Zopa. I care about nature and am a strategist, innovator and entrepreneur. I am Chair at Finance Earth, a social enterprise providing advisory and fund management services to make finance work for nature, climate and community. I am also lucky enough to be
Jane Manning, Director, Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners Jane is a Director at Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners. She is an urban designer with a background in environmental planning and has led the practice’s ground-breaking research into character, climate resilience and growth across London. Jane’s pivotal role in the research of London’s Character and Density
Jennie Colville, Head of ESG & Sustainability, LandSec Jennie is Head of ESG and Sustainability at Landsec where she leads on the businesses’ sustainability strategy and its implementation. Landsec’s focus is on transitioning to net-zero – reducing operational carbon and emissions from development schemes, alongside enhancing social mobility in the real estate industry. Jennie leads
Jenny Merriman, Technical Director, WSP Jenny is a Chartered Environmentalist with over 15 years’ experience as an environmental practitioner. She is a technical specialist in biodiversity, natural capital and ecosystem services with extensive experience of applying ecosystem services frameworks and assessments globally. Jenny leads WSP UK’s natural capital and biodiversity service offer, supporting clients to
Jenny Raggett, Transport for New Homes Jenny Raggett is a Director of Transport for New Homes CIC. Jenny’s career has been as a technical author working in computer research and development. For many years she has however, also been a campaigner for better public transport, cycling and walking as part of good planning, and as
Jo Bacon, Partner, Allies and Morrison Jo is an architect and managing partner at Allies and Morrison. She most recently led 100 Bishopsgate, a collaborative team on a highly complex project comprising a tower and neighbouring buildings in the City of London. She particularly enjoys working with commercial clients and has valuable experience gained from
