Our speakers

Advisory Board

Main Agenda Speakers

Amanda Crawley Jackson 
Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange, Professor of Place and Culture, UAL London College of Communication
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Aaron Britton 
Franchise Development Manager, NatWest
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Toby Tait 
Director Asset Management, Hammerson
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Paul Martin 
Global Retail Growth Leader, Partner & Managing Director, AlixPartners
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paul sherwood-rogers 
Director, Rawls
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Tom Poulton 
Head of Development, German Doner Kebab
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Tim Vallance 
Head of UK Retail & Leisure, JLL
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Stuart Harris 
Chief Executive Officer, Milligan
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Shane Holland 
Executive Chair, Slow Food UK
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Sally Bruer 
Head of EMEA Logistics & Industrial and Retail Research, Cushman & Wakefield
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Paul Clifford 
Director, Flourish
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Patrick Staunton 
Senior Director – Head of Compliance Sustainability Services, JLL
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Rebecca Morter 
Ceo, LONE DESIGN CLUB
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Olivia Phillips 
Director - Sustainability (Development and Construction), Canary Wharf Group
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Julie Holden 
Place & Partnerships Director, SaveTheHighStreet and Thriver
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Joyce Ip 
Senior Regeneration Officer, London Borough of Hounslow
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Stephen Toal 
UK Head of Retail & Leisure Insights, Savills
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Simon Bartholomew 
Project Consultant, British Franchise Association
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Suzie McCafferty 
Founder & CEO, Platinum Wave
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Lisa Simmons (nee Pilkington) 
Broadcast & Property journalist, Media
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Mark Robinson 
Head of Regeneration, Hartlepool Development Corporation
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Marcel Portmann 
Sr. Manager International, Dine Brands
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Ilana Sarner 
Leasing Director, Elephant Central by Get Living
Landlord
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Joshua Rose 
Partner, Matta London
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Oliver Duthie 
Brand Account Manager, Landsec
Landlord
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Oliver Brown 
Head of Acquisitions, Black Sheep Coffee
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Tim Huxtable 
Founder, PropTech Developments
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Mark Lee 
Real Estate Lead, Sky
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Lucy Mitchell 
COO, New West End Company
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Mark Burlton 
Managing Director, Cross Border Retail
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Alex Schlagman 
Founding Partner, SaveTheHighStreet
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Alex Nicholson 
Town Centre Partnership & Events Manager, Darlington Borough Council
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Amir Mashkoor 
Director, MINISO
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Belinda Remarczyk 
Franchise Director, Paris Baguette UK
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Amy Taylor 
Team Manager - Regeneration Opportunities, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
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Abbie Loftus 
Senior Real Estate Manager -Waitrose, John Lewis & Partners
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Benjamin Essoo 
, Westminster City Council
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Dan Holford 
Head of National Markets, SEGRO
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Deborah Ormondroyd 
Retail and People Director, Bird & Blend Tea Co.
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Eloise Lynch 
Asset Manager, Cadogan Estates Ltd
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Paul Davis 
CEO, Nimbus
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Rachel Bradburn 
., Redical
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Becky Jones 
Co-Founder, Someday Studios
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Brett Parker 
Property Director, GAIL's Bakery
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Ben Grose 
Head of Retail Leasing & Logistics, British Land
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Dan Lowen 
Partner, Dentons
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David Kenningham 
Founder, Kenningham Retail
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Doug Galbraith 
Head of Property, Pandora
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James Dorling 
Director of Property, Matalan
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Engin Celikbas 
Managing Director and Co-Founder, Future Stores
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Charlotte Sanderson 
Head of Property Development, ME+EM
Speaker Retailer
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Melody Yuan 
Founder & CEO, Skin Cupid
Speaker Retailer
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Sammy Weinbaum 
Managing Director, EggSlut UK
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Engin Celikbas 
Managing Director and Co-Founder, Future Stores
Retailer
Speaker Retailer
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Julie Fitzsimmins 
Director, Lodestar
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Richard Lim 
Chief Executive Officer, Retail Economics
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Claudia Boyer 
Co-founder, JENKI
Speaker Retailer
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Mike Kelly 
Property Acquisitions, Lift Brands - Snap Fitness
Speaker Retailer
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Fay Canning 
CEO, Richmond BID
Local Authority
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Hannah McNamara 
Co-Founder, P-THREE
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Lucy Winzer 
Property Director, Knoops
Speaker Retailer
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Koshi Samarasinghe 
Lead, Commercial Partnerships, Shopify
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Deborah Green 
Head of Asset & Transaction Management, UK, Redevco
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Colette Hilton 
Head of Retail Puma UK&I, Puma United Kingdom Ltd.
Speaker Retailer
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Sara Simpson 
Co-Head of London Retail , Colliers International
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Joaquin Lassala 
Head of Real Estate Acquisitions: Europe & USA, Big Mamma Group
Speaker Retailer
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Ilana Sarner 
Leasing Director, Get Living (The Elephant)
Speaker Sponsor
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Paul Clifford 
Director, Flourish
Speaker Sponsor
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Kevin Holt 
Head of Franchise, Barclays
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Frankie Haynes 
Commercial and Property Director, Hotel Chocolat
Speaker Retailer
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Julie Holden 
Place & Partnerships Director, Save The High Street
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Koral Ibrahim 
Founder & Managing Director, The Ready House
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Charlie Watts 
Founder & CEO , Manor London
Speaker Retailer
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Kate Bourne 
Managing Director, Redwood
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Nadine Merabi 
Founder & Creative Director, Nadine Merabi
Speaker Retailer
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Alexandra Petit 
Head of Insights and Research, Global Mutual
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Danny Sheinbaum 
VP, Growth & Real Estate, Leap
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Kannika Mall 
Asset Manager, Columbia Threadneedle
Speaker Sponsor
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Nick Hartwell 
Director, LM
Speaker Sponsor
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Sarah Green OBE 
Chief Executive, NewcastleGateshead Initiative
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Matt Slade 
Retail Director, Quintain
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Soapbox speakers

Tom Corcoran 
Head of Operations, Chicken Cottage
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Vikas Narula 
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Tikka Nation
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Tom Bendon 
Product Director, Experian Ltd
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Megan Goodman 
Head of Expansion, The Big Bakes Limited
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Hamzah Alli 
Director, Haute Dolci
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Jemma Tonge-White 
Franchise Development Manager, Creams Cafe
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Roman Aslamzada 
Head of Operations & Franchising, Aladdin's Pizza
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Bob Young 
Acquisition Manager, Queensway
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Neil Grice 
Director Travel Roadside, Savills
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Jennifer Karlberg 
Head of Epansion, Holy Greens AB
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Dale Goss 
SVP Real Estate, Raising Cane's Restaurants
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Edouard Dekegeleer 
International Franchise Development Officer, Battle Kart
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Angelo Castello 
CEO, FACEGYM
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Enrique Del Rio 
Managing Director - Head of Data Commercialisation, Lloyds Bank
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Gary Linton-Walls 
Commercial Director, Snap Fitness EMEA, Snap Fitness / Lift Brands
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Andreas Rosenstam 
CEO & Founder, Bar Schiacciate
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Gerald Deighan 
Enterprise Account Executive, Accruent
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Charlotte Wright 
Sales Manager, Searchland
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Henry Preen 
Managing Director, Yorkshire Burrito
Speaker Retailer
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James Milligan 
Co-Founder, Laser Quest X
Speaker Retailer
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Vimal Arumugam 
CEO, Baked Bird
Speaker Retailer
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Jessie Haggerty 
Franchise Acquisitions Manager, Monkey Puzzle Day Nuseries
Speaker Retailer
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Gyuzala Muzafar 
CEO, Yellow Ladder Coffee
Speaker Retailer
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Nicholas Kleiner 
CEO and Founder, Sandwich Sandwich
Speaker Retailer
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YolanDa Brown OBE DL 
Musician, Broadcaster, Co-Founder, Soul Mama
Speaker Retailer
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Ben Kercher 
Commercial Director, Supermassive
Speaker Retailer
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Adetokunbo T Oyelola 
Music Manager, Co-Founder, Soul Mama
Speaker Retailer
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Ben Finney 
Senior Franchise Sales Consultant, Club Pilates
Speaker Retailer
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Jamie Hazeel 
Founder // MD, Little Door & Co
Speaker Retailer
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Kamran Dehdashti 
MD & founder, Little Door & Co
Speaker Retailer
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Matthew Chapman 
Head of Sales , Wraps & Wings
Speaker Retailer
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Jacob Long 
Co-Founder , Griolladh
Speaker Retailer
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Ian Xiang 
MD, Immersia XR Ltd
Speaker Retailer
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Freddie Fforde 
Founder, Patch
Speaker Retailer
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Alice Holland-Lu 
Founder, The Female Archetypes
Speaker Retailer
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