Liz was a very atypical civil servant in the Ministry of Defence for 27 years before coming into the property industry in 2002 as CEO of the British Property Federation. Apart from spearheading the ultimately successful campaign for Real Estate Investment Trusts, Liz spent most of her time trying to persuade politicians and public just how important the property industry is for the social and financial wellbeing of society and the property industry just how vital it is to move with the times and become more sustainable, diverse and customer focussed. Neither tasks are by any means finished and Liz continues to bang the drum for both in her range of current non-executive roles which include Old and Park Royal Mayoral Development Corporation,  Howard de Walden Estates, Greencore Homes and the University of Cambridge Property Board.

Gemma is UK Head of Corporate Sustainability at JLL, a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Gemma is responsible for JLL UK’s corporate sustainability strategy with a focus on the climate and nature emergency, championing a just and equal society and delivering on JLL’s purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. Gemma is a trustee of the JLL UK Foundation, which aims to raise awareness and address barriers relating to socio-economic background within the real estate sector.

Robert founded London Communications Agency (LCA) in 1999 and Honor Chapman was a founding non-executive of the company. Whilst at London First in the 1990s, he worked with Honor to establish London First Centre, the inward investment agency which is now part of London & Partners. He is now a senior advisor to LCA as well as NLA.

An established figure in the real estate, built environment & clean energy sectors with a deep commitment to sustainable development. He is a founding partner of AGP Sustainable Real Assets – the Singapore-headquartered investor, developer and operator of sustainable infrastructure in three thematics:  renewable energy, sustainable communities/infra, and green tech.  Andrew is also a founder and director of AGP’s renewable energy business, AMPYR Energy, which develops and operates utility-scale renewable energy generation and storage and provides large power users with sustainable energy solutions, and is Executive Chairman of AMPYR Solar Europe, an Independent Power Producer.  Former UK CEO of JLL, past Chairman of the UK Green Building Council, a By-Fellow of Hughes Hall, Cambridge and a former member of the governing Council of UCL. Andrew was enticed into JLW by Honor in 1989 from a management consultancy background to help grow the consulting and advisory side of the business – and was inspired, challenged and enthused by her mentoring and support throughout his career there.

Katie is Global Lead of Development and Regeneration at JLL and is one of the foremost development advisors in the industry having achieved a wide range of complex developments for a range of clients across the world.  During her 40 years at JLL Katie worked with Honor on the future of cities and also advised London and Partners on International Investment into London which she now continues as an Ambassador for Opportunity London.

Currently Chairman and CIO of PineBridge Benson Elliot (a leading European private equity real estate firm), Marc founded predecessor firm Benson Elliot Capital Management with Trish Barrigan in 2005 (having previously established Doughty Hanson Real Estate in 1998).  Like Trish, Marc began his European property career at Goldman Sachs.  Marc is a Senior Fellow in the Land Economy faculty at the University of Cambridge, and a leading industry figure in the public policy arena.  He is a past Chairman of the Urban Land Institute in the UK, and immediate past Chairman of the Bank of England Commercial Property Forum.

During her time as the political leader of the City of London Corporation Judith worked with Honor on a range of projects and a number of boards including being deputy chair of the London Development Agency while Honor was its chair. They were both active together in The London First Centre and London First. Judith also was the founder chair of London and Partners and chaired the New West End Company. She has been a trustee of the Urban Land Institute. She practised law in the City of London and has served on many educational and cultural boards including being the first woman to chair The Royal Opera House.She is currently a Commissioner of The Commonwealth War Graves Commission and chairs the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation.