James Watkins
Head of Policy and Public Impact
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Melanie Leech CBE
Chief Executive
British Property Federation
Dr Steve Norris
National Head of Planning, Regeneration & Infrastructure
Lambert Smith Hampton
Tom Hughes
Partner, Real Estate
Withers LLP
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Tom is a commercial real estate partner and has been with the firm for 13 years. He acts for the privately wealthy, their businesses and interests, on all aspects of commercial real estate.
He is a regular contributor to the firm's thought leadership initiatives, and co-led the firm's Future of Real Estate: Home, Work Social report.
He has a personal interest in the evolving role of private capital in innovation across the sector and leads the firm's association with the Energy & Environment Alliance; a not for profit coalition of investors and businesses dedicated to climate positive transformation of the hospitality sector.
Withers LLP
Tom Hughes
Steve is an Executive Director and National Head of LSH’s Planning, Regeneration + Infrastructure (PR+I) division, and also leads the Town Centre and Economic Regeneration team.
Steve has over 30 years’ experience in providing planning, regeneration and commercial property consultancy advice on a wide variety of retail, town and shopping centre issues.
National Head of Planning,
Regeneration + Infrastructure
Dr Steve Norris
Melanie joined the British Property Federation as Chief Executive in January 2015 having previously spent nine years as Director General of the Food and Drink Federation.
Melanie began her working life as a Police Constable in the Metropolitan Police Service and subsequently held a number of senior roles in the civil service. Her role is to champion a diverse, successful and sustainable UK real estate sector recognised for the positive economic and social benefits it delivers to communities across the country.
Melanie is a Trustee of the property industry charity LandAid and Chair-elect of the Council of the University of Essex. She was awarded a CBE in 2015 for services to the food and drink industry.
Chief Executive
Melanie Leech CBE
With over 10 years professional services experience, I joined Crowe in May 2016.
I lead the National People team at Crowe and we support the firm in attracting, retaining and developing our talent that will underpin our future growth plans.
We are incredibly proud at Crowe of the people culture we have built over many years and our strategic goal is provide everyone at Crowe with 'a rewarding people experience''.
London Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
James Watkins
Malcolm Kerr
Managing Director, Horwath HTL UK
Jeremy Cooper
Partner, Head of Retail
Crowe UK
Caroline Fleet
Partner, Head of Real Estate
Crowe UK
Hayley Hill
Head of Policy and Public Impact
British Property Foundation
Lambert Smith Hampton
Partner, Real Estate
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