Education Property & Development Conference; Sponsored by Hollis

Newcastle University – Iain Garfield, Director of Estates and Facilities

Birmingham City University – John Plumridge, Estates & Development Director

As we emerge from the aftermath of the pandemic, placemaking and regeneration are at the forefront of town and city rejuvenation. Birmingham City University – is investing £400m in placemaking and city rejuvenation in Eastside, which will be completed by 2025. Also refurbishing £3.7 million science HUB. John from BCU will be joining the session to discuss importance of placemaking, the processes and challenges of delivery.

PAGABO – Emma Hesbrook, Regional Relationship Manager, Midlands

Pagabo is leading the way in the sector with innovative new frameworks – such as their newly launched £10bn developer-led framework, and their approach to development focusing heavily on social value, mental health and wellbeing. Their ideology isn’t being overlooked as they continue to see major growth with new and existing clients across the UK, with an ever growing list of projects in the portfolio and a team growing at an exponential rate. Emma will bring her expertise to the event, whilst sharing details on their approach to procurement, and intel on new and existing frameworks coming up for renewal including their soon to be launched Civils and Infrastructure Framework.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – Peter Ward, Director of Real Estate Development

Guys and St Thomas’ Foundation, along with the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark and Kings Health Partners are creating the SC1 life science innovation district. The project will create a globally renowned quarter of high impact health innovation which will create a range of opportunities for the local community through the co-location of healthcare, research and development. The partnership is moving forward with the “Snowsfields Quarter” – a £350m, 300,000sq ft life sciences hub being developed alongside Reef Group and Oxford Properties which will play a central role in creating the required, and highly technical, real estate infrastructure to support the emergence of the SC1 innovation cluster. Peter will discuss how the partnership will develop innovation that meets local needs, bring employment and investment into the surrounding community and put health innovation at the heart of Lambeth and Southwark.

Mott MacDonald – Saud Muhsinovic, Global Practice Lead for Higher Education

Saud is well known in the industry for heading up a number of game changing strategic partnerships – and he’s a key promoter of a collaborative approach to development.

Mott MacDonald are themselves a major name in the educational estates field – with clients including the University of Essex, University of Sheffield, University of Huddersfield and many more.

The University of Nottingham – Linda Goodacre, Director of Estates and Facilities

With five major projects of a diverse nature in the pipeline, it is a busy time for the University of Nottingham’s estates team as they seek to maintain the institution’s global reputation by providing an outstanding campus. Spanning the proposed East Midlands Conference Centre refurbishment, the Sutton Bonnington North Lab Redevelopment, the University Park Centre for Biosciences expansion, Jubilee Campus Accommodation project and the state of the art PEM Centre, Linda will be talking about the reasoning behind their plans, how the current economic and public health climate has impacted her thinking and what the future of her estate looks like.

University of Bedfordshire – Alistair Burg-Broquere, Director of Estates

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SOAS University of London – Rychard Scrase-Field, Director of Estates & Property

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University of Westminster – Christopher Hinge, Director of Estates

University of Westminster has been a pioneer since 1838, supporting over 19,000 students and stretching beyond its boundaries while maintaining heritage, creating social enterprise and developing placemaking. Recently announcing the development of 2852 sqm Marylebone campus employability centre due to open in 2024 and £5.2 million on campus refurbishment. The high-tech employability facility creates opportunities for employer student engagement and enhancing student experience. Chris Hinge – director of estates will be joining us to explore his perspective on place making, the impact of university estates on the surrounding areas, also the challenges and opportunities going forward.

DAC Beachcroft – Nicky Fairbairn, Partner

Nicola acts for both private and public sector clients on a wide range of estates matters but with a particular emphasis on large scale development or investment transactions and the related project management. Prior to her promotion to Partner in 2020, Nicola had been recognised by Chambers & Partners as a “Star Associate” for three consecutive years.  She is described as “really approachable” and praised for her ability to “translate legal jargon into a layman’s perspective.”