Spencer House, 27 St James’s Place, London, SW1A 1NR

Built Environment Leaders Group has been created to allow main board members of companies in the Built Environment industries to meet, talk and learn together. We are a diverse, independent and effective “voice for the Built Environment industry”.
In 2019 we meet monthly at London’s most magnificent eighteenth-century aristocratic palace, the prestigious Spencer House in St James’ Place. IN 2020 we will still meet every other month in Spencer House but we will also be taking our meetings around the country. Our March 2020 meeting will be held on the Monday before MIPIM in Cannes.

At each of our meetings we have guest speakers and also guest clients that have spoken at our previous Built Environment Networking conferences. Our guest speakers in 2019 have included:

• CEBR, Vicky Pryce, Economic Advisor
• Web Science Trust, Dame Wendy Hall, MD
• Pagabo, Gerard Toplass, Executive Chairman
• RSBGi, Rupert Robinson, Managing Director
• Center for European Reform, Charles Grant, Director
• British Antarctic Survey, Simon Garrod, Director of Operations & Engineering
• Space Flight Academy, Angela Richardson, Managing Director
• Bank of England, Rob Elder, Bank of England
• England’s Economic Heartland, Martin Tugwell
• Director, Institute of Business Ethics,Philippa Foster Back CBE
• Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy, Chair
• Ipsos Mori, Ben Page, CEO
• British Land, Roger Madelin, Head of Canada Water
• Futurist Speaker, Tom Cheesewright
• UK2070 Commission House of Lords, Lord Kerslake

Our guest clients requesting access to Built Environment Leaders group meetings now include:

• Sladen Estates, Rachel Wood, Managing Director
• Nottingham City Council, Chris Henning Corporate Director for Development and Growth
• Nottingham Trent University, Professor Nigel Wright, Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Research and Innovation
• UK Major Ports Group, Tim Morris, Chief Executive
• Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Liz Askam, Property Manager
• Connect Housing, Helen Lennon, Chief Executive

Membership of the Built Environment Leaders Group is available to companies for only £5,000 plus VAT for a 12 months.

Guest Speakers and Attendees

July Speakers

During this monthly event we’ll hear from three VIP Guest Speakers who’ll bring insightful knowledge and thought-provoking ideas to those within the room which will ignite the discussion. They will cover a wide variety of subjects relevant to the construction and property industry, and the VIP Speakers will be able to expand on their topics as they sit down and enjoy the exceptional three-course meal with all of those attending.

Rob Elder,
Bank of England

Martin Tugwell,
England’s Economic Heartland

Philippa Foster Back CBE,
Director, Institute of Business Ethics

Call Keith Griffiths on 07590751638 or email keith.griffiths@built-environment-networking.com for further information or to secure your place as a founding member of the club.

Built Environment Leaders Group

• 15:30 Doors Open & Networking
• 17:00 Sit down for dinner
• 17:15 Starters served
• 17:45 Speaker – Rob Elder; Bank of England
• 18:15 Main Course served
• 19:00 Speaker – Martin Tugwell; England’s Economic Heartland
• 19:30 Dessert served
• 20:00 Speaker – Philippa Foster Back CBE; Institute of Business Ethics
• 19:45 Dessert served
• 20:15 Speaker
• 21:00 Premier Networking Opportunities
• 22:00 Close

Confirmed Attendees

• Bank of England – Rob Elder
• Built Environment Networking – Amanda Coupland
• Built Environment Networking – Keith Griffiths
• Built Environment Networking – Phil Laycock
• Capital & Centric – Tim Heatley
• CIOB – Eddie Tuttle
• Cundall – Steve Cook
• England’s Economic Heartland – Martin Tugwell
• Gallagher Group – Lance Taylor
• Gleeds – Reece Costain
• Godwin Developments – James Mulcare
• Grimshaw Architects – Keith Brewis
• Institute of Business Ethics – Philippa Foster Back CBE
• Keating – Gordon O’Regan
• Maber Architects – Mark Hobson
• PAGABO – Gerard Toplass
• Perfect Circle – David Staniforth
• Rider Levett Bucknall – Andrew Reynolds
• Stephen George & Partners – Michael Barker
• Sypro – Simon Hunt

Call Keith Griffiths on 07590751638 or email keith.griffiths@built-environment-networking.com for further information or to secure your place as a founding member of the club.

Venue Information

Spencer House is London’s most magnificent eighteenth-century aristocratic palace. Built between 1756-1766 for John, first Earl Spencer, an ancestor of Diana, Prince of Wales (1961-1997) it is London’s finest surviving eighteenth-century town house.From its conception the House was recognised as one of the most sumptuous private residences ever built in London and a building of unique importance in the history of English architecture. Designed by John Vardy and James ‘Athenian’ Stuart, the State Rooms are amongst the earliest and finest neo-classical interiors in Europe.