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

Vivienne has over 25 years of experience working in higher education policy and politics at national and international level. She previously worked for the Chair of the Education Select Committee of the UK Parliament, as a policy specialist and then Head of Political Affairs for Universities UK, and most recently as the Director of Universities UK International (UUKi), which represents UK universities around the world.

Guest Attendees

Jane Harrison-White

Jane Harrison-White

Executive Director

AUDE

Sarah Cary

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

Erin Peart

Director of Estates and Facilities

Newcastle University

Liam O'Dell

Liam O’Dell

Director of Estates and Facilities

University of East London

Paul Bristow

Paul Bristow

Mayor

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Alex Kelly

Alex Kelly

Acquisitions Director

Vita Group

Rachel Miller

Rachel Miller

Investment Strategy Director

UPP

Alistair Lomax

Alistair Lomax

Director

Arc Universities Group

Laura Kurt

Managing Director

Fusion Students

Josh Wright

Josh Wright

Head of Acquisition & Development

Unite Students

Lana Stoyles

Lana Stoyles

Executive Director Business Transformation

Nexus Multi Academy Trust

Pradeep Kumar

Pradeep Kumar

Head of Estates

United Colleges Group

Marc Burrow

Marc Burrow

Estates Manager

Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust

Tommie Barker

Tommie Barker

Director of Estates & Facilities

Inova Multi Academy Trust

Dr Arianna Sdei

Dr Arianna Sdei

Sustainability Design Advisor

Department for Education

Anna Pearce

Anna Pearce

Head Of Estates

Greenshaw Learning Trust

Tom Astle

Tom Astle

Health, Safety and Estates Compliance Manager

Dixons Academy Trust

Holly Crowther

Holly Crowther

Trust Estates Manager

Leodis Academies Trust

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