Speakers
Nick Atkinson
Director
Ambar Kelly Limited
Nick has a huge passion for safety and innovation. During his 30-year career in the construction industry he has been involved in many prestigious projects at many levels. In the past seven years his focus has been to make the construction industry safer through holistic thinking rather than silo mentality, which is restricting the wider good.
Steve Bamforth
Strategic Project Development Director
Polypipe
Presentation Title TBC
Steve Bamforth has worked in construction for 20 years cutting his teeth into the industry at Hilti and now, after more than 12 years with Polypipe, leads the Specification and Project Development Team at Polypipe Building Services. Passionate about delivering innovative solutions to commercial projects, Steve was integral to the development and launch of Polypipe's latest water supply system, MecFlow.
Jeremy Belcher
Design Manager
Balfour Beatty
Every tall building is a chance to test, hone, refine and learn new techniques.
Jenny Burridge
Head of Structural Engineering
The Concrete Centre
Presentation: "Concrete Tall Buildings"
Jenny leads the team of structural engineers at The Concrete Centre which is the central development organisation for the UK concrete industry dedicated to enabling all those involved in the design, use and performance of concrete to realise the full potential of concrete.
Alison Haigh
Senior Architect
Buttress Architects
Presentation: "High-Rise Living"
Alison has 20 years' experience specialising in the residential sector. She has led multi-disciplinary teams on all stages in the design and development of residential high-rise including refurbishment and new build for registered social landlords, private developers and contractor clients.
Lara Kinneir
Founder
Place Agency
"Conference Chair"
Lara is interested in people and places, and applying an in-depth understanding of the processes required to deliver positive urban change through a variety of scales of projects, as well as advisory, academic and curatorial roles.
Gary Le Carpentier
Technical Director
Ramboll
Gary has over twenty five years' experience in structural engineering and is currently a Technical Director in the London office at Ramboll. Throughout his career he has gained experience in the design and delivery of projects within the Residential High Rise sector.
Steve McKechnie
Director
Arup
Presentation: "Tall buildings in 2050: Making Zero Carbon Development a Reality"
Steve McKechnie is a structural engineer and a director at Arup. He has spent the last 34 years designing buildings of all shapes and sizes in the UK and around the world, ranging in scale from the roof of Heathrow's Terminal 5 and the HSBC tower at Canary Wharf to the penguin enclosure at Bristol Zoo.