ONE WEEK TO GO | City Living Summit
Only a handful of tickets remain to join the 150 guests already registered to attend this year’s event on Thursday 30 April at Bridgewater Hall.
Hear from senior figures at Manchester City Council, Legal & General, McLaren Regeneration, and more as they explore trends in build-to-rent, student accommodation, and social housing at this Place North conference in Manchester.
Attendees include representatives from:
Muse, Pagabo, Homes England, Ridge, Buju Architects, Cadence Projects, Rise Homes, Caddick, Grayling, BWB, Civic, NJL, DLA Architecture, Utilities Connections Management, Woolgar Hunter, Bonham & Brook, Trowers & Hamlins, SI Sealy, Lichfields, FCBStudios, AEW Architects, Zorin Finance, Counter Context, Ardent, Hive Land and Planning, Rumpus, iM2, AHR, Castle Green Homes, Hilson Moran, CPC Project Services, PWP Communications, The LK Group, Winckworth Sherwood, Beyond Corporate, Gateley Vinden, tp bennett, Found, Tim Groom Architects, Pegasus Planning Group, jmarchitects, Ramboll, Russell Bolton Consulting, Project Furniture Residential, Corstorphine & Wright, Elite Realty Invest, GC Insight, Form Property, Greengage Environmental, PRP Architects, BoConcept, Colliers International, Property Hub, Cavendish Consulting, Crookes Walker Consulting, Lucion Delta-Simons, Enabl Consulting, TSA Riley GIA Surveyors, Volterra Partners, Walker Sime, AKT II, MCAU, Turner & Townsend, Nordomatic UK, Northern Artillery, South Yorkshire Housing Association, United Trust Bank, Cityheart, JRHT, Torsion Developments, CBRE, Vincent & Partners, Gillespies, ASK4, Aluprof UK, Allies and Morrison, John Sisk & Son, KSN Project Management, The Casey Group, Bethell Utility Services, Glenhawk, and more.
There will be a mix of presentations and panel debates examining the vital role residential delivery in Northern cities has to play in addressing the housing crisis.
City Living Summit is sponsored by Curtins, Lexington, and CPW.
Expert speakers confirmed to date | View agenda
Becca Heron, strategic director of growth & development, Manchester City Council | Heron has a key role in the delivery of the ambitions set out in the Our Manchester strategy, building on the successes of the last two decades to drive inclusive growth that will ensure the city continues to be one of the most exciting destinations in Europe to live, work and play. Formerly director of economy and skills at Wigan Council, Becca’s career has included a number of different public sector roles, including previous positions within both Manchester City Council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. During her time with the GMCA, Becca led on a series of high-profile and complex initiatives, including the development of 2014 Devolution Agreement.
Alan Bevan, managing director, City Residential | Bevan is owner and managing director of City Residential, Liverpool’s leading city centre residential specialist. Formerly a sales director at David McLean Homes, Bevan founded the firm in 2000 and has become the go-to agent for the residential market in the city covering residential sales, lettings and property management, student, build-to-rent and land sales and acquisitions.
Adam Burney, head of multifamily BTR & PBSA, Legal & General Group | With over £1tn in total assets under management, L&G is the UK’s largest investment manager for corporate pension schemes and a UK market leader in pensions de-risking, life insurance, workplace pensions and retirement income.
Tom Gilman, managing director, McLaren Regeneration | Gilman’s focus is on urban renewal, with ambitions to deliver positive impact on the social, cultural, and economic challenges within urban areas. He brings more than 30 years of property industry experience, including more than 20 as a developer delivering projects across the UK and covering all asset classes.
Ed Howe, head of operational living research, Bidwells | Howe is head of operational living research at Bidwells, overseeing research and analysis for a range of clients across BTR, Co-Living, and Single Family Housing Sectors across the UK. He has eight years’ experience in Build to Rent research and is particularly enthusiastic about city centre living, growing northern cities to reach their full potential, place-making, and urban regeneration.
Kevin Logan, director, Maccreanor Lavington | Maccreanor Lavington has built up a diverse portfolio of both individual buildings and large-scale urban design projects and has a particular expertise in housing, public buildings and regeneration.
Sarah Snape, managing director, Rise Homes | With more than 180 years’ experience in the property sector, Snape has been instrumental in driving growth and overseeing the delivery and management of eight build-to-rent developments across the North and Midlands. As managing director, Snape leads Rise Homes in creating vibrant and sustainable communities—focusing on strong operational management and exceptional customer service, delivering long-term value for residents and stakeholders alike.
Katie Tonkinson, head of Studio North, Hawkins\Brown | Since establishing Studio North for Hawkins\Brown in 2014, Tonkinson has led a wide range of complex projects, spanning public and private sectors and at a variety of scales. She has a wealth of design experience, accumulated over more than 20 years with the company, commanding considerable knowledge of technical, legislative and societal issues: “serious about society, human about architecture”.
David Smith-Milne, chief executive office & founder, Place Capital Group | Established in 2021, PCG collaborates with multiple local Authorities and Social Landlords on projects comprising an £800m development pipeline, set to revitalise more than 60 declining housing estates. As the founder and former chief executive office of Placefirst, an innovative build-to-rent developer, Smith-Milne oversaw the transformation of 1,500 empty terraced homes in struggling housing markets.
Ellie Philcox director, Euan Kellie Property Solutions | Philcox has a broad expertise advising clients across the residential sector, including city centre regeneration projects and large-scale residential and social housing schemes. Philcox advises, among others, Kellen Homes, L&Q and Keepmoat and is particularly skilled in project managing complex planning applications, coordinating large teams and managing the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments.
David Rudlin, principal, Rudlin & Co | Rudlin is one of the UK’s leading urbanists. He is past chair of the Academy of Urbanism, winner of the Wolfson Economic’s Prize and was recently appointed one of the Government’s four advisors on the New Towns Programme. He spent 30 years at the urban design practice URBED in Manchester, winning three Urban Design Group Practice Awards. He also spent three years as chair of the urban design profession at BDP. He is a visiting professor at Manchester School of Architecture.
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