Cat Drew is the Chief Design Officer at the Design Council where she champions Design for Planet, bringing together practitioners from across the design economy to develop new regenerative practice
Kieren is an Associate at Karakusevic Carson, where she leads public sector-led housing projects in the Midlands, London, and in the South. She has extensive experience and knowledge of housing
Amy Francis-Smith is a multi-award-winning Disabled Architect, Inclusive Designer, and Access Consultant. She is a Senior Architect at Pinnegar Hayward Design and the outgoing Vice President of the
Pete Swift is a Landscape and Urban Designer passionate about place, planet, and people. He is the Managing Director of Planit – an interdisciplinary creative studio with a mission to design for all
Susana is a Programme Manager at the Design Council, where she oversees national programmes applying design and systems thinking to address complex challenges across the net zero transition and
Dan Martin is a managing partner at Octo Design - an Industrial Design agency that combines excellence in both early-stage idea exploration and the design of manufacturing-ready products. Octo’s
Lynne is a freelance sustainability consultant with a track record of delivery over 25 years, working mainly in the built environment sector. She combines her technical knowledge of sustainability
Maayan Matz Ashkenazi is an anthropologist and urban designer who specializes in psycho-social approaches to spatial design, with a particular focus on health and well-being. Before setting up her
Erica combines a background in Sustainable Design Engineering with program and policy development for impact. Graduating in Product Design Engineering in 2006 with a first-class MEng, she worked as a
Sonja Oliveira has over 20 years internationally leading design innovation and interdisciplinary research experience in the sustainability, energy technology, and design sectors. She is a Professor
