The Next UKREiiF Leaders Group Leaders Group – September Defence Investment: Securing Our Future and Driving Regional Growth Tuesday 8th September 2026 – 16:00 to 20:00 Pewterers Hall, Oat Ln, Barbican, London EC2V 7DE Guest Speakers Claire Benham Commercial Director, Defence Infrastructure Organisation Giles Ambrose Engineering, Technology and Strategy Director, BAE Systems Oriel Petry Senior Vice President, Airbus Guest Attendees John England General Manager, Actuation Systems UK, Safran Louise Norton Head of Procurement, Land Systems, Saab Lee Bruce Director of External Affairs, ADS Group Jen Hartley MBE Assistant Director of Capital Investment and Growth, Newcastle City Council Craig Peacock Director of Inward Investment, Tees Valley Combined Authority Paul Bristow Mayor, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Dr Jo Dally Chief Business Officer, National Composites Centre Ed Ackland Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, Ministry of Defence DETAILS & ATTENDEE LIST > Leaders Group – October Hitting Regeneration and Investment for Six – Sports Centric Growth Tuesday 6th October 2026 – 16:00 to 20:00 Pewterers Hall, Oat Ln, Barbican, London EC2V 7DE Guest Speakers Karen Hirst Project Director, Old Trafford Mayoral Development Corporation Duncan Stone Author, Different Class: The Untold Story of English Cricket Louise Stewart CEO, Chester Racecourse Sanjay Patel MBE CEO, Yorkshire County Cricket Club David Skaith Mayor, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Dave Martin CEO, Esports Global DETAILS & ATTENDEE LIST > Leaders Group – December Keeping Pace with the Evolving London Story Tuesday 1st December 2026 – 16:00 to 20:00 Pewterers Hall, Oat Ln, Barbican, London EC2V 7DE Guest Speakers Tom Copley Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development, Greater London Authority Jules Pipe CBE Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service, Greater London Authority Shama Tatler Baroness Shah of Wembley, Labour Party DETAILS & ATTENDEE LIST > Leaders Group – February Education! Education! Education!: The Impact of the Knowledge Economy on Places Tuesday 2nd February 2027 – 16:00 to 20:00 Pewterers Hall, Oat Ln, Barbican, London EC2V 7DE Guest Speakers Vivienne Stern MBE CEO, Universities UK DETAILS & ATTENDEE LIST > MEMBER ORGANISATIONS JOIN LEADERS GROUP Membership to UKREiiF Leaders Group ranges in price depending on if you’re an SME or larger organisation – membership lasts for a 12-month period. Within the period there will be monthly in-person meetings primarily hosted at various venues including morning, lunch and dinner events with exclusive guests including Government Ministers. Complete the form below to receive further information on how to join UKREiiF’s Leaders Group.
