Our speakers

Advisory Board

Main Agenda Speakers

Tim Huxtable
Tim Huxtable 
Founder, Proptech Developments
Suzie McCafferty
Suzie McCafferty 
Founder & CEO, Platinum Wave
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Mark Lee 
Real Estate Lead, Sky
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Dan Lowen 
Partner, Dentons
Brett Parker
Brett Parker 
Property Director, GAIL's Bakery
Ilana Sarner
Ilana Sarner 
Retail Leasing Director, Get Living
Landlord
Lisa Pilkington
Lisa Simmons (nee Pilkington) 
Broadcast & Property journalist, Media
Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson 
Senior Consultant, Chair, Hartlepool Development Coperation
Doug Galbraith
Doug Galbraith 
Head of Property, Pandora
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Paul Davis 
Founder and Director, Nimbus
Julie Holden
Julie Holden 
Place & Partnerships Director, SaveTheHighStreet.org
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Tim Vallance 
Head of UK Retail & Leisure, JLL
Amir Mashkoor
Amir Mashkoor 
Director, MINISO
Mark Burlton
Mark Burlton 
CEO, Cross Border Retail LTD
Marcel Portman
Marcel Portmann 
Sr. Manager International, Dine Brands Global
Alex Schlagmann
Alex Schlagman 
Founding Partner, Save The High Street
Rebecca Morter
Rebecca Morter 
CEO, LONE DESIGN CLUB
Becky Jones, Someday Studios
Becky Jones 
Co-Founder, Someday Studios
Josh Rose
Josh Rose 
Partner, Matta London
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Stephen Toal 
UK Head of Retail & Leisure Insights, Savills
Oliver Duthie
Oliver Duthie 
Senior Product Manager - Data & Tech , Landsec
Landlord
Amy Taylor
Amy Taylor 
Team Manager - Regeneration Opportunities, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Paul MArtin
Paul Martin 
Global Retail Growth Leader, Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners
Olivia Phillips
Olivia Phillips 
Director - Sustainability (Development and Construction), Canary Wharf Group
Dan Holford
Dan Holford  
Head of National Markets, SEGRO plc
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Pip Wilkins 
Founder and CEO, The British Franchise Association
James Dorling
James Dorling 
Director of Property, Matalan
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Shane Holland 
Executive Chairman, Slow Food in the UK
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Danelle Veldsman 
Associate - Sustainability, JLL
Oliver Brown
Oliver Brown 
Head of Acquisitions, blacksheepcoffee.co.uk
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Alex Nicholson 
Town Centre Partnership & Events Manager, Darlington Borough Council
Stuart Harris
Stuart Harris 
Chief Executive Officer, Milligan
Sally Bruer
Sally Bruer 
Head of EMEA Logistics & Industrial and Retail, Cushman & Wakefield
Deborah Ormo
Deborah Ormondroyd 
Retail and People Director, Bird & Blend Tea Co.
Abbie Loftus
Abbie Loftus 
Senior Real Estate Manager -Waitrose, Waitrose / John Lewis
Eloise Lynch 
Asset Manager, Cadogan
Aaron Britton
Aaron Britton 
Franchise Development Manager, NatWest
John Abbate
John Abbate 
High Streets and Meanwhile Economic Growth Lead, Westminster City Council
Tom Poulton 
Head of Development, German Doner Kebab
David Kenningham 
Founder, Kenningham Retail
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Belinda Remarczyk 
Franchise Director, Paris Baguette UK
Paul Sherwood-Rogers 
Director, Rawls
Joyce Ip 
Senior Regeneration Officer, London Borough of Hounslow
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Ben Grose 
Head of Retail Leasing & Logistics, British Land
Paul Clifford
Paul Clifford 
Director, Flourish
Engin Celikbas
Engin Celikbas 
Managing Director and Co-Founder, Future Stores
Lucy Mitchell
Lucy Mitchell 
COO, New West End
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Rachel Bradburn 
Head of Leasing, Redical
Toby Tait
Toby Tait 
Director Asset Management, Hammerson
Amanda Crawley Jackson 
Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange, Professor of Place and Culture, University of the Arts London
Benjamin Essoo 
, Westminster City Council
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Patrick Staunton 
Senior Director - Head of Compliance Sustainability Services, JLL
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Simon Bartholomew 
Project Consultant, British Franchise Association

Soapbox speakers

Megan
Megan Goodman 
Head of Expansion, The Big Bakes
Roman
Roman Aslamzada 
Head of Operations and Franchise, Aladdins Pizza
Jennifer Karlberg
Jennifer Karlberg 
Head of Expansion, Holy Greens AB
Hamzah Alli
Hamzah Alli 
Director, Haute Dolci
Bob Young
Bob Young 
Acquisition Manager, Queensway
Gary Linton-Walls-1
Gary Linton-Walls 
Commercial Director, Snap Fitness EMEA , Snap Fitness
Neil Grice
Neil Grice 
Director - Retained Property Advisors to Top Gift , Savills
Thomas Corcoran
Tom Corcoran 
Head of Operations, Chicken Cottage
Vikas Narula
Vikas Narula 
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Tikka Nation
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Angelo Castello 
CEO, FACEGYM
Dale Goss
Dale Goss 
SVP Real Estate, Raising Cane's
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Edouard Dekegeleer 
Business Developer, BattleKart
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Andreas Rosenstam 
Founder and CEO, Bar Schiacciate Sveavägen
Jemma Tonge White
Jemma Tonge-White 
Franchise Development Manager, Creams Cafe
Gerald Deighan 
Enterprise Account Executive, Accruent
Enrique Del Rio 
Managing Director - Head of Data Commercialisation, Lloyds Bank
Jessie Haggerty 
Franchise Acquisitions Executive, Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries
Tom Bendon, Experian
Tom Bendon 
Product Director, Experian
Suneet Sachdeva 
CEO and Founder, Bubble CiTea
Charlotte Wright
Charlotte Wright 
Sales Manager - Renewable Energy & Retail, Searchland

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