Valerie Owen is a Chartered Architect, Town Planner, Development Surveyor & Environmentalist; she is an expert in sustainable development & regeneration. In her early career, Valerie specialized in
Joe Macleod designs ends. He is the founder of the world's first customer ending business. A veteran of the product development industry with decades of experience across service, digital, and
Anna is a design and innovation expert with over 20 years of experience innovating products, services, and brand experiences. She uses design thinking to unlock insights, fuel ideation, and create
Jason's passion is converting transformative ideas into impactful solutions. He partners with brands and leaders to tackle strategic challenges through design. Recently, he boosted awareness of
Beatrice is an industrial designer and ergonomist specialising in designing systems and designs that are based on meeting the evidenced needs of recipients and end users. She is passionate about this
Steph is a Chartered Planner with over twenty five years’ experience in shaping places through strategic planning, design, transport and delivery advice to the public and private sectors. Her focus
As the Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager at the Design Council, Shamir oversees public affairs, advocacy, and policy activity. He works with government, policymakers, and industry leaders
Abi Hird heads up Defankle, an innovation consultancy renowned for steering organisations through the complexity of innovation. Having worked with more than a thousand businesses with a focus on
Susana is Programme Lead for Innovation at the Design Council, where she leads programmes that bring skills, capability and innovation together to deliver impact. Her work focuses on embedding Design
For the last decade, Joseph has been helping designers and design teams come together, grow, and deliver user-centered solutions. Over the past 20 years, Joseph has worked in digital design across
