Leaders Group – September Defence Investment: Securing Our Future and Driving Regional Growth Tuesday 8th September 2026 - 16:00 to 20:00 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 Details & Attendee List > Member Organisations
Leaders Group – October Hitting Regeneration and Investment for Six – Sports Centric Growth Tuesday 6th October 2026 - 16:00 to 20:00 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 Guest Attendees Jon Dutton OBE Chief Executive British Olympic Association Katie Carr Head of Environmental Sustainability British Horseracing Association Sally Pettipher CEO Cornish Pirates Robert Holmes Head of Commercial Operations Burnley Football Club Heather Topel Estates Director All England Lawn Tennis Club Rucelle Soutar Chief Operating Officer Scottish Football Association Amy Starkey Project Director The Jockey Club Nick Smith Head of Infrastructure Birmingham City FC Dan Feist CEO Essex Cricket Clare Sumner CBE Chief Policy and Social Impact Officer The Premier League Max Chambers Corporate Affairs Director The Premier League Maria Bertelli Senior Vice President Legends Global Caroline James General Manager Utilita Arena Newcastle Stuart Pringle OBE Chief Executive Officer Silverstone Paul Bristow Mayor Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Details & Attendee List > Member Organisations
Leaders Group – December Keeping Pace with the Evolving London Story Tuesday 1st December 2026 - 16:00 to 20:00 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 Guest Attendees Jason Perry Mayor Croydon Cllr Shantanu Rajawat Leader London Borough of Hounslow Emilie Giles CEO Knight Dragon Professor Graham Lord Co-Chair SC1 Henrietta Gibb Director of Impact & Engagement Tideway London Cllr Una O’Halloran Leader Islington Council Andy Piper Design and Engineering Director Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme Cllr Peter Mason Leader Ealing Council Paul Bristow Mayor Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Details & Attendee List > Member Organisations
Leaders Group – February Education! Education! Education!: The Impact of the Knowledge Economy on Places Tuesday 2nd February 2027 - 16:00 to 20:00 Guest Speakers Vivienne Stern MBE CEO Universities UK Guest Attendees Jane Harrison-White Executive Director AUDE Sarah Cary Chief Development Officer Imperial College London Andy Levy Head of Capital Projects University of Cambridge Linda Goodacre Director of Estates and Facilities Management University of Sheffield Dan Newton Founder SETL Erin Peart Director of Estates and Facilities Newcastle University Liam O’Dell Director of Estates and Facilities University of East London Paul Bristow Mayor Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Alex Kelly Acquisitions Director Vita Group Details & Attendee List > Member Organisations
