Welcome to our “Evolving Cities” series of power-hour online discussions, kindly sponsored by Network members TLT.
Part 3 - Repurposing Our City Centres
We are welcoming Co Charger, JLL, and Network members Possible, Futureground and TLT to speak at this event.
Covid19 has had a massive impact on our city centres. The way we work, shop and play has changed.
It has also accelerated trends in online shopping, seeing many of the large retailers reduce their store-frontage in favour of increased online presence, and called into question whether big office headquarters are really a requirement of the future.
In addition, reductions in pollution levels, increases in air quality and nature returning to our city centres has raised questions about what a return to normal should look like.
In this hour session we will look at how to repurpose our city centres to create more sustainable living spaces, how trends such as modular construction, co-living and walking cities may help to shape our future cities, and what opportunities this might present for those investing in and developing our cities.
We are excited to hold this Evolving Cities online series in partnership with Network members TLT.
Evolving Cities Series:
• 6th May –Green Financing for Greener Cities
• 3rd June - Working Together: Businesses and Communities
• 7th October – Repurposing Our City Centres
• 4th November - Green Infrastructure
Agenda
10:00 – 10:05 - Registration
10:05 – 10:15 - Facilitated Networking
10:15 - 10:20 – Introduction
10:20 – 10:25 – Topic and Speaker Introduction, chaired by TLT
10:25 - 10:55 - Panel Q&A, chaired by TLT
10:55 – 11:00 – Panel’s Closing Remarks
Meet The Speakers!
Maria Connolly, Head of Clean Energy & Real Estate, TLT
Maria has devoted her 20+ year career to the clean energy sector, acting on several hundred wind, solar, biomass, hydro, EV and energy storage projects. Maria advises on a wide spectrum of property matters including acquisitions of existing renewable energy projects, drafting bespoke documentation, negotiation of exclusivity agreements, option agreements and leases and undertaking full due diligence. Notably she has spearheaded TLT's "first-of-a-kind" strategy, which aims to drive transition to an improved energy system by broadening the availability and accessibility of contributing technologies. Maria is a mentor for the Regen Entrepreneurial Women in Renewable Energy programme and has been appointed to the City of London Law Society Energy Committee.
Rachael Sherratt, Associate - Project Management & Net Zero Carbon Design Consulting, JLL
Rachael works in the Project and Development team at global real estate consultancy JLL. As well as leading on the delivery of a number of mixed-use, highly sustainable schemes including Finzels Reach in Bristol, Rachael also works with investor/occupier clients delivering net zero carbon strategies for their buildings and portfolios. With a background as a Chartered Architect, Rachael has worked on award-winning schemes in both rural and urban locations across the UK. Rachael is also a trained mentor and was 2020/2021 Chair of Women in Property South-West.
Nick James, Director, Futureground
Nick is a sustainability-focused design thinker with more than 20 years of experience in the property sector. He is founding Director of Futureground, a South West based consultancy helping organisations to design, build and curate buildings and places where people can thrive in a changing world.
Rob Bryher, Car Free Bristol Campaigner, Possible
Rob works in Bristol and Bath on grassroots campaigns and projects aimed at transitioning away from car dominance and dependency to reduce transport carbon emissions. Possible's work includes a citizen science survey into modal filters (to be published September 2021), the encouragement of pop-up parklets in residential streets, the installation of traffic counters in car-dominated streets and a future project showcasing how people from diverse backgrounds experience short-term car free living. Rob has a master's degree in urban planning from the University of the West of England (UWE), has past experience in highways and transport development management and served as an elected local councillor in Bristol from 2013 to 2016.
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