Leaders Group – June Hospitality, Tourism, Experience Economy: How are they evolving to tell the story of towns and cities? Tuesday 16th June 2026 - 16:00 to 20:00 Guest Speakers Mike Spencer Chief Development Officer McDonalds Jacob Collier MP All Party Parliamentary Beer Group Kate Nicholls OBE Chair UKHospitality Jemima Bird Vice President Property Development Universal Destinations & Experiences Matt Snell Chief Executive Officer BOXPARK Stuart Pringle OBE Chief Executive Officer Silverstone Guest Attendees Katie McKeon Director, Head of Hotels NatWest Tony O’Brien UK Development Director Travelodge Hotels Graham DODD Vice President Development UK & Ireland Accor Emma Hatch Development Director Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Samantha Bain-Mollison Head of Retail Places for London Belinda Eldridge Head of Destination Marketing and International Relations Leeds City Council Neetal Rajput Head of Development Management , Housing, Property and Planning Slough Borough Council Kenny Murray General Manager, Cheshire Oaks McArthur Glen Group Anke Monestel Head of Regional Development and Engagement VisitEngland Shyam Joyser Acquistion Manager MGI Holdings Annabel Turpin Chief Executive Storyhouse Laura Dyer Deputy Chief Executive Arts Council England Fraser Anderson Chief Executive Officer The Glasshouse Shawab Iqbal CEO Leeds Playhouse Mardi Roberts Director Ridgeview Estate Details & Attendee List > Member Organisations
Leaders Group – April Beyond the Runway: Shaping the Regional Economy Through Airport Investment Tuesday 14th April 2026 - 16:00 to 20:00 Guest Speakers Sally Jameson MP Labour Party David Neill Director Jet2 Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunninghame OBE Chair London Gatwick Airport Nigel Milton Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer Heathrow Guest Attendees Andrew Macmillan Chief Strategy Officer MAG Nikki Bains Head of Planning, Transport and Strategy Birmingham International Airport Alice Andreasen Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Newcastle Airport Nick Platts Managing Director Luton Rising Dave Lees CEO Bristol Airport John Irving Chief Executive Liverpool John Lennon Airport John McConnell Real Estate Director AGS Airports Tim Walder Chair British Aviation Group Details & Attendee List > Member Organisations
Leaders Group – March Intergenerational and Affordable Living: Tackling the UK’s Housing Challenge Tuesday 3rd March 2026 - 16:00 to 20:00 Guest Speakers Dr Anna Dixon MP Co-Chair Shahi Islam Director – Affordable Housing Grants Homes England Brendan Geraghty CEO The Association for Rental Living Adrian D’Enrico Managing Director Atrato Group Guest Attendees Olivia Harris CEO Dolphin Living Lord Richard Best OBE Co-Chair All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People Anna Shiel CIO Better Society Capital Paul Silver CEO Dorchester Living John Lewis Executive Director Peabody Niamh O’Conner Partner Summix Capital Robin McGrenary Director Centrepoint Rachael Dennis Chief Executive InCommunities Graham Cherry Chief Executive Stonebond Mark Skilbeck Group Planning Director Taylor Wimpey Details & Attendee List > Member Organisations
Leaders Group – February Making a Splash – Investment into Water Security, Resilience and Infrastructure Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - 18:00 to 20:00 Guest Speakers Lee Pitcher MP APPG Lila Thompson Chief Executive British Water Chris Walters CEO Ofwat Mark Thurston Chief Executive Anglian Water Guest Attendees Marcus Rink Chief Inspector Drinking Water Tom Carpen Chair NIPA Mike Reader MP MP UK Government Sarah McMath CEO MOSL Gabrielle Mandell Chief Executive Institute of Water Jane Simpson Commercial, Engineering & Capital Delivery Director United Utilities Nicci Russell CEO Waterwise John Leyland Executive Director Environment and Business Environment Agency David Cain Head of Infrastructure AIB Details & Attendee List > Member Organisations
Leaders Group – January Tuesday 13th January 2026 - 16:00 to 20:00 Guest Speakers Tim Passmore Mayoral Candidate Norfolk and Suffolk Caroline Topping Mayoral Candidate Norfolk and Suffolk Ben Dempsey Mayoral Candidate Brighton and Sussex Carli Harper Mayoral Candidate Norfolk and Suffolk Adam Fox Mayoral Candidate Greater Essex Dr Anna Collar Mayoral Candidate Hampshire and Solent Martin Webb Mayoral Candidate Brighton and Sussex Guest Attendees Will Garton Director General, Levelling Up Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Donna Jones Police and Crime Commissioner Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Cllr Louise McKinlay Deputy Leader Essex County Council Cllr Martin Tod Mayoral Candidate Hampshire and the Solent Cllr Bella Sankey Leader Brighton and Hove Council Cllr Lynn Williams MBE Leader Blackpool Council Cllr Kay Mason-Billig Leader Norfolk County Council Tom Walker Executive Director Essex County Council Cllr Steve Pitt Leader Portsmouth City Council Cllr Louise Gittins Chair Local Government Association Cllr Dr Paul Harvey Leader Basingstone and Deane Cllr Nick Mannion Leader Cheshire East Council Jess Asato MP Chair APPG for Coastal Communities Caroline Compton-James Deputy Chief Executive SCAPE Joanna Killian Chief Executive Local Government Association Nik Hardy Deputy Chief Executive and Devolution Lead Cumberland Council Details & Attendee List > Member Organisations
