Richard Lawrence is the Executive Director of Place, Prosperity & Sustainability at Birmingham City Council. In this role, he plays a key part in creating a successful Birmingham and will provide an update on the 'Our Future City Plan'.

Please join us for a tour of Portland works, a non-profit community interest company dedicated to maintaining the Grade II* buildings. After the tour there will be an opportunity to catch up and network over complimentary G&T's (plus other drinks) from Loxley Distillery.

Midlands Connect's Maria Machancoses (Chief Executive) and Andrew Clark (Rail Prog. Lead) will be giving updates on recent work, priorities and timelines going forward.

Join us for a morning of breakfast, networking and insight. Our guest speaker, Mike Denby, Director of Inward Investment and Place Marketing for Leicester and Leicestershire will share his perspective on upcoming regeneration programmes and opportunities for your involvement in countywide investment and development.

Join us for a morning seminar focused on sustainability, the decarbonisation of assets, and the business case driving these critical changes. Our expert speaker will guide you through the latest strategies and insights, sparking meaningful discussion in an interactive setting. Breakfast sandwiches, pastries and hot drinks included!

Following a successful event in 2024, fft Leeds are delighted to be running another Introduction to Coffee workshop with North Star, a Leeds-based B-Corp coffee roastery and café striving to secure a more sustainable future. This exciting session is appropriate for everyone, whether you're brand new to coffee or an espresso afficionado looking to master your craft!

Andrew Round is the Group Manager UK Central Hub at Solihull Council. As such he leads for the Council on the development and infrastructure projects that support making the UKC Hub one of the largest growth hubs in the UK around the proposed HS2 Interchange Station.

Join us at breakfast for an engaging session exploring how we can design and deliver places that support health, wellbeing, and equity. Drawing on national and local data, policy drivers, and the priorities of the Sheffield Health & Wellbeing Board, we’ll unpack what “healthy places” really mean and why they matter now more than ever.

Danny Brown is Infrastructure Director for National Markets for SEGRO plc. Originally from a contracting background, Danny uses his experience to oversee the infrastructure delivery associated with SEGRO’s developments.

Over the years he has delivered many schemes in the West Midlands region, most recently the Coventry Gateway scheme near Coventry Airport. A complex and challenging earthworks scheme that has transformed the land in the area into highly desirable real estate plots.