York Development Plans 2015

FOUR of York’s leading development figures will be presenting their development/investment plans for the next couple of years!

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Event Format

1530 – 1600; Registration
1600 – 1645; Networking with Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks
1645 – 1815; Speaker Presentations
1815 – 1900; Networking with Hot Food, Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks
1930 – 2200; After Event Dinner (INVITE ONLY)

Speakers

Mike Slater, Assistant Director of Development Services, Planning & Regeneration; City of York Council

John Hocking, Executive Director; Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust

John has a degree in Town Planning and is a member of the Institute of Housing with over thirty years’ experience in housing management. Prior to joining JRF/JRHT as Executive Director in May 2009, John had been Director of Housing at Hull City Council since April 2006 and Chief Executive of Leeds North West ALMO from December 2002 and Assistant Director of Housing Services at City of York Council between 1994 to 2002.  Prior to joining York he had extensive front line management experience working for Sheffield MDC between 1983 to 1994.

John is also Chair of the Good Homes Alliance.

Mike Stancliffe, Development Surveyor; Network Rail

Mike is a Development Surveyor in Network Rail Property’s York office and has over 20 year’s experience of dealing with all aspects of the railway estate in the East Midlands, Yorkshire and North-East region.  Mike’s development experience includes work on the redevelopment and disposal of railway sites plus work on numerous projects at railway stations where he has worked with train operators to deliver better station environments for passengers, including Barnsley Interchange, Wakefield Westgate and Wakefield Kirkgate.  Mike now has a particular focus on enhancements at Leeds station and on the redevelopment of the Network Rail York Central site.

Jon Meacock, Director of Estates and Campus Services; The University of York

Jon Meacock has been the Director of Estates and Campus Services at the University of York since August 2010. Prior to this he was the Project Director for the first phase of the University’s £500m expansion on to Heslington East.  Before joining the University Jon has worked in both the offshore Oil and Gas and Railway industries.