LAST CHANCE | North East Emerging Development Hotspots returns to Newcastle
Place North East’s dedicated regional briefing takes place this Thursday 12 June. Don’t miss out on your chance to hear from Rob Hamilton of NECA, Michelle Percy of Newcastle, and Kevin Johnston, Sunderland about where the up-and-coming development spots in the region will be, as well as in-depth discussions about the regeneration taking place from Ryder Architecture, igloo Regeneration, FaulknerBrowns, Avison Young, and Muse.
Following the region’s Combined Authority status, what are the prospects across Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, and Sunderland? This event will delve into the up-and-coming projects across the North East, and is aimed at those who want to be ahead of the curve.
Held at the Copthorne Hotel, Newcastle, the half-day conference will run from 8am to midday and breakfast, lunch, and networking breaks.
The event is sponsored by Caddick, DAC Beachcroft and Muse
Expert Speakers
- Michelle Percy, director of investment and growth, Newcastle City Council
- Simon Dew, development director, Muse
- Jonathan Seebacher, partner, Ryder Architecture
- Cllr Kevin Johnston, cabinet member for housing, regeneration and business, Sunderland City Council
- Insi Khushnood, senior development manager, Igloo Regeneration
- Tania Love, associate partner, FaulknerBrowns Architects
- Stuart Howie, head of regeneration, Avison Young
- Percy has been a prominent figure at the council in recent years. Credit: Place North East
- JONATHAN SEEBACHER | RYDER ARCHITECTURE | Jonathan joined Ryder in 2003 and has a wealth of experience across education, masterplanning, civic, residential and office sectors. He has been instrumental in growing Ryder’s portfolio across the UK and was part of the team that established Ryder’s Hong Kong office. Jonathan leads on our portfolio of buildings at Newcastle Helix, an exemplar of sustainable urban development which combines prestigious commercial and residential space with first class research and education facilities in the heart of Newcastle.
- SIMON DEW | MUSE | Muse’s Development Director Simon Dew has over 25 years’ experience in property acquisition and development and joined the Muse team in 2010. Simon is responsible for several projects in Muse’s portfolio, including Northshore, a £300m mixed-use regeneration scheme in Tees Valley, One City Park, Bradford, an 81,000 sq ft office building in the heart of the city centre and Bradford City Village, working with Bradford Council, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Homes England.
- INSI KHUSHNOOD | IGLOO REGENERATION | Insi Khushnood is a senior development manager at igloo Regeneration, with a career spanning 20 years working in commercial, urban regeneration projects. Insiyah’s passion is to create sustainable communities that have a net positive impact on People, Place and Planet. Insiyah is based in the North East and has worked in a number of cities across the UK and different sectors, from transport, regeneration, retail and residential.
- TANIA LOVE | FAULKNERBROWNS | Tania drives FaulknerBrowns’ thinking on city centre place strategy and activation. She has delivered over 3m sq ft of new places as well as remodelling existing buildings in heritage settings. Tania’s expertise has led to seats on several industry boards including Revo and the Leisure Property Forum, and in the North-East with NE1 Newcastle’s Business Improvement District and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. A Fellow of the Institute of Place Management, she was also part of the Government’s High Street Task Force 2020-24.
- STUART HOWIE | AVISON YOUNG | Stuart leads Avison Young’s regeneration business, advising public and private sector clients on the delivery of major property and economic development projects. He specialises in structuring, procuring and implementing public private partnerships to deliver large scale development projects such as mix use developments, urban extensions, innovation districts and town centre repurposing. His clients include local and combined authorities, development agencies, funders, investors and developers.
- CLLR KEVIN JOHNSTON | SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL | Cllr Johnston was appointed as portfolio holder for housing, regeneration and business in May 2024. He was first elected to the council to represent the Copt Hill ward in May 2016 and held the position of portfolio holder for Dynamic City between 2021 and 2024. Cllr Johnston represents the council and city on a number of external bodies and organisations including Environmental Protection UK, the North East Migration Network, Northern Housing Consortium, South Tyne & Wear Waste Management Partnership, and the Samuel Dobson Trust.
Tickets cost £88+VAT. Local authorities and registered providers can purchase tickets at a 50% discount.
Senior representatives from the following organisations have already booked their ticket at this event:
Placefirst | Muckle | Arup | Andrew Moseley Associates | Sirius Group | Hilson Moran | DPP | Willmott Dixon | Summers Inman | Astute | Wardell Armstrong | EDGE | Civic | Gleeds | Identity Consult | Aspinall Verdi | Green Piling | Polypipe | Aptus Construction | Todd Milburn | Homes England | OOBE | Story Homes | Gardiner | GMI | Greengage | LDA Design | Robertson | Morgan Sindall | Pozzoni | Haskoning | Turner & Townsend | Narro Associates.
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