Chair: Dr Keren Jones CMLI, Honorary Secretary of the Landscape Institute



Keren qualified as a chartered landscape architect in 1982, and has had a broad career spanning the private, public, and charitable sectors. This includes senior roles at Groundwork, the South East of England Development Agency, and eight years as Director of City Economy at City of Wolverhampton Council.

 

Speaker: Dr Louise Brooke-Smith OBE FRICS MRTPI, Director, Consilio Strategic Consultancy Ltd



Dr Louise has over 30 years’ experience across the planning, property, landuse and construction sectors within the UK and overseas. She holds numerous Non-Executive Directorships, and advisory positions, and was previously a Partner of Arcadis LLP – UK Head of Development & Strategic Planning.

 

Speaker: Richard Blyth FRTPI FAcSS, Head of Policy Prctice and Research, Royal Town Planning Institute



Richard Blyth has been Head of Policy Practice and Research at the RTPI since 2011 during which time he has re established the RTPI research work programme. He has also led on the RTPI’s work on Brexit, the environment and strategic planning. Before the RTPI he worked in private consultancy, and local and national government.