DAY TWO - 10 June 2026
08:30 Registration & Exhibitor Networking
09:30 Chair Introduction
Catherine Staniland, NLA
09:40 Keynote Speaker
Thouria Istephan, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Reflections on Building Safety
Session Four - Building Safety Act
Policies, Expectations and Best Practice for Navigating Gateway 2 & Gateway 3
10:00 Daniel Lewis-Hickinbotham, Building Safety Regulator
10:20 Panel Debate - Building Safety
Alan Robson, Project Four Building Safety
Dan Norman, Obex Protection
Samantha Thompson, Fieldfisher
David Aitchison, BCC Consultancy
David Bebb, Fenwick Elliott
Darren Brennan, Siderise Insulation
Dr Danilo Gomes, Ursa by Etex
11:00 Enson Tu, Core Five & Simon Robins, Make Architects
How We Turned the Building Safety Requirement into an Advantage
11:20 Q&A
11:30 Refreshments & Exhibitor Networking
Session Five - Industrialised Construction
and Digitally Enabled Construction Methods are Transforming the Delivery, Sustainability, and Retrofit of High-Rise Buildings
12:10 Beth Howells, John Sisk & Son
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12:30 Matt Williams, FMDC 2-3 Finsbury Avenue
12:50 Fabrizio Cazzulo, Woods Bagot Creating Destination Workplace in a Heritage Setting
13:10 Will Hulme, Trimble & Daniel Leech, Design4Structures
Delivering Constructible Data Earlier
13:30 Q&A
13:40 Tall Buildings Awards - Emerging Talent Award
13:50 Lunch & Exhibitor Networking
A Dedicated Networking Session to Foster Collaboration and Deepen Engagement Between Delegates, Speakers and Exhibitors
Session Six - Global Trends & What’s Next for the UK?
14:50 Dmitri Jajich, DeSimone Consulting Engineering Whats Old is New Again
15:10
Rachel Coleman, Turner & Townsend alinea Embracing Uncertainty to Unlock Viabilities
15:30 Afternoon Keynote
Javier Quintana, Council on Vertical Urbanism
The Global Tall Building Landscape: Trends, Transformations, and What Comes Next
15:50 Q&A
16:00 Closing Comments from Conference Chair
16:10 Conference End
Industry Partners:
EMERGING TALENT SHORTLIST
With a straightforward entry process and clear guidance provided in the Entry Form, the awards offer an inclusive platform for organisations and individuals to showcase high-rise architecture and construction excellence.
EXTENDED ENTRY DEADLINE – DON’T MISS OUT: 28 AUGUST 2026 Find Today’s Delegate List Overleaf
Chris Blust AKT II
Jordan Rhodes chapmanbdsp
Emmie Panagopoulos Siderise
Mantas Adomaitis Enevo
Jade Lawlor Link GRC
Maya Gorsia Permasteelisa Group
Chris Acton Greenbridge Renewables
Aitor Agirregomezkorta Eika S. Coop
Mujtaba Ahmed Shear Design
David Aitchison BCC Consultancy
Michelle Alake Windtech
Andres Alonso ALIVA UK
Nick Atkinson Ambar Kelly
Darren Badham Shear Design
Adrian Baker Fire Fighter 24/7
Simon Baker Schindler
Ricardo Baptista AKT II
Chris Barlow Isoelika
John Barnes eb7
Simon Barnes GEN Drywall
Gabriela Barrera Council on Vertical Urbanism
Martin Barrett BCC Consultancy
Ashley Bateson Hoare Lea
Gavin Baxter RSK Milestone
Jack Bayley Wetherby Wall Systems
David Bebb Fenwick Elliott
Unai Beitia Isoelika
Cristina Benia Windtech
Dominic Bettison WilkinsonEyre
Chris Bills LBY Architects
Ryan Bishop Hardall International
Stuart Blower CHYBIK + KRISTOF ARCHITECTS
Christopher Blust AKT II
James Boulton Hydro
Karel Bourman BDS Entrance Solutions
Connie Bowen Obex
Garth Boyt Konnekt Offsite
Darren Brennan Siderise Insulation
Darren Brown Techrete
James Buckley Couch Perry & Wilkes
Darren Burrell BCC Consultancy
Andy Campbell Visibuild
Hannah Carpenter BESA
Paul Carter Aluminium Duffel
Phil Catchside Hawkins\Brown
Fabrizio Cazzulo Woods Bagot
Filipe Coelho AKT II
Rachel Coleman Turner & Townsend alinea
David Cooke Siderise Insulation
Brad Crisp Sertus
Andrew Croft Polypipe
Richard Crompton Build Twin
Jon Croxford Keltbray - Built Environment
Jayden Culmer Fitzroy of London
Bradley Culmer Fitzroy of London
Aidan Cumiskey Glass Light Power
Santi Davi Rothoblaas
Rachel Davidson BESA
Lisa Deering Glancy Nicholls Architects
Kevin Doyle Bachy Soletanche
Daniel Drogman Smart Spaces
Phil Dufty Frameclad
Brendan Durkin Eric Parry Architects
Steve Easey Saint Gobain
Casper Laing Ebbensgaard UEA
Mo Ebzary Techrete
Jonathan Eddery AtkinsRealis
Aaron Edney Allcool London
Ayman El Hibri WilkinsonEyre
Oliver Elder Skyform
Diane Ellis Lanpro
John Fleming Tide Construction
Craig Forder Smart Architectural Aluminium
Will Freeman Enframe
Xenia Georgoiu Savills
Nigel Gilbert Reynaers Aluminium
Arne Glass Brymec
Danilo Gomes Ursa by Etex
Matt Goold Design4Structures
Mark Gray Don & Low
Chris Grubb Ramboll
Tania Guerra chapmanbdsp
Simon Haile ALIVA UK
Mark Hall Stantec
Jen Hall Council on Vertical Urbanism
David Hancke Schindler
Michael Harley Redplug
Nick Haughton Sapphire Balconies
Billy Hayton Shear Design
Steven Henry Council on Vertical Urbanism
Danny Heron Layher
Kieran Holcombe Core Five
Beth Howells
John Sisk & Son
Will Hulme Trimble
Jake Humphrey Hardall International
Kieran Huotari-Francis Euroform
Steven Insley Trimble
Thouria Istephan MHCLG
Andrew Jackson Cundall
Peter Jackson Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Dmitri Jajich DeSimone Consulting
Josh Jassal Tenmat
Tina John Urban Sketch
Mislav Kapetanovic Trimble
Tarvinder Katavada ALIVA UK
David Kelly NLA
Jeremy Kent Curtins
Darren Kent DeSimone Consulting
Paul Kent Frameclad
Martin Keogh Saint Gobain
Chris Lalies Turner & Townsend alinea
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Hakim Lara-Ahktar Shear Design
Jade Lawlor Link GRC
Hayley Lawlor Link GRC
Daniel Leech Design4Structures
Daniel Lewis-Hickinbotham Building Safety Regulator
Eve Livett Masonry Association
David Macdonald Obex Protection
Luke Major City of London Corporation
Yessenia Mamani Barrett Mahony Consulting Engineers
Susan Mantle
Heyne Tillett Steel
Gerald Manton GNM Developments
Tom Marshall Don & Low
Grace Massey Obex
Neil McLafferty Forterra Building Products
Sam McSweeney Browne Jacobson
Pedro Medeiro Cast Connex
Tim Meinertzhagen GEN Drywall
Ben Moth Ursa by Etex
Viviana Muscettola ZHA
Stefano Muscoloni Rothoblaas
Dan Norman Obex Protection
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James O’Callaghan Eckersley O’Callaghan
John O’Learly RGBY
John-Joe O’Neil Aithon SFS
Bal Padda Qvantum Energy Technology
Emmie Panagopoulos Siderise
Chris Papanastasiou Whitby Wood
Steve Payne OWS
Jennifer Anna Pazdon Cast Connex
Rithvik Praveen Armstrong Fluid Technology
Tamer Qaqish Techtonic Qaqish
Matt Quilty Robert Bird & Partners
Javier Quintana Council on Vertical Urbanism
Helen Raymond The Concrete Centre
Chris Rhodes NLA
Jordan Rhodes chapmanbdsp
Simon Robins Make Architects
Sukriye (Rae) Robinson Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Andrew Robinson United Anodisers
Gavin Robinson Polypipe
Michael Robinson Ursa by Etex
Daryl Roots Focchi
Mark Rossouw Hydro
Fraser Ruthven Sertus
Tony Ryan Siderise Insulation
Jose Manuel Sanchez Casado Techrete
David Sanderson Trimble
Tom Shaw Ramboll
Daniel Skidmore AECOM
Mark Smith Obex Protection
Rob Smith Glidevale Protect
Oliver Smith SWW Marketing
Brian Smith AECOM
Andrew Spencer NOVA
Catherine Staniland NLA
Martin Stanley Bachy Soletanche
Adam Taylor Tenmat
David Taylor Redplug
Matthew Thomas Evolve
Sam Thompson Fieldfisher
Andrew Thompson Skyform
Connie Titley Cogent Consulting
Alex Tooley Mace
Jake Towlson Elite Fire Doors
Greg Tracy Armstrong Fluid Technology
Ryan Treweek Visibuild
Howard Trotter Shelforce (Birmingham City Council)
Enson Tu Core Five
Vince Ugarow Hilson Moran
Jan Van Elst Aluminium Duffel
Ingrid Van Winkel Aluminium Duffel
Karl Wallach Trigon Fire Safety
Russell Wallbank Siderise Insulation
Laurence Ward Reynaers Aluminium
Shane White Sertus
James White Hydro
Matt Williams FMDC
Ian Wilson Benx Facades
Cullan Wing Browne Jacobson
Stuart Woodward Layher
Aris Zourmpakis Langan
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WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2026 SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS
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13 October 2026
The events schedule culminates in Birmingham on 13th October for a day of reflection, inspiration and insight. Featuring council members, policymakers and the professionals responsible for designing and delivering tall buildings, the conference will facilitate open and honest discussions about the region’s tall buildings strategy, investment opportunities and key challenges facing architects.
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