Oxford Development Plans 2016

 

FOUR of Oxford’s leading development figures will be presenting their investment/development plans for the next few 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

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Speakers

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Gwilym Hughes, Head of Endowment Office; Nuffield College – University of Oxford

 

 

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Simon Maple, Principal Programme Sponsor; Network Rail

 

 

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Sue Holmes, Director of Estates & Facilities Management; Oxford Brookes University

Sue Holmes is ‎Director Of Estates and Facilities Management at Oxford Brookes University with responsibility for managing planning, construction, maintenance, facilities and sports, servicing the higher education estate, in support of the university’s strategic objectives. She is recognised as an expert on university space management, developing innovative spaces which create flexible and interesting areas in which to develop teaching and learning, and on issues related to effective use of space and good design in UK Higher Education and has spoken nationally and internationally on this subject. Sue held the role as Chair of AUDE 2015/16 and is currently past Chair. Sue feels the role of AUDE is vitally important in times of change and challenge; together with delivering innovative solutions across estates and facilities demonstrating sector improvements illustrated by the EMR annual report and the evidence in Diamond 2.

At Oxford Brookes, Sue has worked with her teams to develop innovative spaces which create adaptable and fascinating areas in which to amplify teaching and learning. Prior to Oxford Brookes, Sue previously worked as Director of Estates at Leeds Metropolitan University and Sheffield Hallam University.

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David Edwards, Executive Director for Housing & City Regeneration; Oxford City Council

David Edwards is Executive Director for Housing and Regeneration at Oxford City Council, which includes 8,000 social homes and an expanding development programme. He was HCA Director for the South East, the largest programme outside London, and English Partnerships Director for the South of England. He worked as Head of Regeneration, Land and Property in DCLG, and previously worked in the private sector including ten years as a Director at Arup, the international design and development consultancy. He is also on the group board of Paragon Community Housing Group and served on the group board of East Thames, where he chaired the development subsidiary which is the lead social housing partner for the 2012 Olympics Village.

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