London and the UK’s global role within the media industry

Kelcie Sellers, Analyst at Savills, considers the impact of COVID-19 on London’s media and film industries, and the importance of  the creative sectors as a whole in driving a knowledge-based economy. 
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Developing communities through knowledge-based institutions

Professor Judy Raper, Dean and CEO at TEDI-London, highlights the role of universities in enriching local communities and disseminating knowledge via TEDI-London’s active involvement in Canada Water’s redevelopment with British Land.
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Project Spotlight: Brent Cross Town

Amy Till, Programme Director at NLA, speaks to Claudine Blamey, Head of Sustainability, Argent about the ambitious net zero 2030 target set for Brent Cross Town, and the strategies being applied to get them there.
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Gabrielle McMillan

Gabrielle is the founding CEO of Equiem, leading the business from its 2011 inception to become the world’s leading tenant experience platform, used by 165,000+ people across 60 million sq ft of prime commercial real estate worldwide.
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Liz Peace CBE

Liz was Chief Executive of the British Property Federation for thirteen years until her retirement in 2014. She was awarded a CBE in 2008 for services to the property industry. Mishcon de Reya · Propertyshe podcast – Liz Peace CBE
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Q&A with London Borough of Ealing

‘We will launch our new climate and ecological emergency strategy in January 2021’ — Climate Action Programme Manager, Jo Mortensen, shares Ealing’s initiatives to become carbon neutral by 2030.
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Not just tinkering around the edges

‘Real estate is now realising that net zero carbon requires systemic change, not just tinkering around the edges’ — JLL’s Emma Hoskyn explains why taking bold action is needed.
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The key to hyper-efficient buildings of the future

Kas Mohammed, VP at Schneider Electric, examines how Internet of Things energy management systems can be used to create sustainable commercial buildings of the future.
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Delivering real results

How is sustainability rated and evaluated? Derek Wilson, Head of Sustainability at Transport for London, observes the different rating systems at an organisational and development level.
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What if… we took stock of what we have got?

Raheela Khan-Fitzgerald, Hawkins\Brown, sets the scene by asking us to imagine a ‘what if’ scenario where materials have passports, highlighting the value of reusing buildings materials.
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40 Ideas Revisited – The Green Belt

We revisit ‘40 Ideas for London’, a call out for ideas to shape a better London sketched on napkins. Ben Derbyshire, HTA Design, challenges the primary function of the Green Belt and proposes a pleasurable green lung surrounding London’s GLA boundary.
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Roadmap to a sustainable future

2050 is not soon enough. Gary Clark, Chair of RIBA’s Sustainable Futures Group, looks ahead at the long-term structural changes that need to be made to achieve a net zero future by 2030.
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Global pandemic: a catalyst for city change?

How can a catastrophe be a catalyst for positive change? The COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted normal life across the world, but many cities have used the situation to fast-track changes to improve urban life. Top urban planners from New York, Sydney and Singapore discuss changing workplaces and commuting, innovative planning initiatives, and re-inventing the …

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Liverpool x Glasgow: How do we value our communities?

Led by Greg Clark, the Liverpool City Mayor Joe Anderson and Glasgow City Leader Susan Aitken discuss the value of cities and their communities. City centres, public health, and the culture sector will be key factors in recovering from the COVID 19 pandemic.   What has made Liverpool and Glasgow resilient against the pandemic, and how …

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Ryan Simonetti, CEO and co-founder, Convene

Ryan Simonetti is the CEO and co-founder of Convene, the company that designs and services premium places to work, meet, and host inspiring events. His unique expertise in real estate acquisitions, development, and structured finance has helped catapult Convene to become a pioneer in the commercial real estate industry.
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