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
Barry has 30+ years’ experience in design and sustainability with brands and organizations across 25 countries. During various roles across global corporates, he has developed deep knowledge of
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
