Speakers
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.
Adam McPartland
Director
Glancy Nicholls
Presentation: "A Case Study on: 100 Broad Street"
A passionate and dedicated designer, Adam has the flexibility and capability to work on schemes of all natures and various values.
Alastair Moss
Chair, Planning & Transportation Committee
City of London Corporation
Presentation: "Tall Buildings in the City"
Chair of the Planning and Transportation Committee of the City of London Corporation and past-Chair of the City's Investment Committee. Co-Head of Real Estate at City law firm Memery Crystal LLP and has 20 years of commercial and residential property expertise.