Panel events are open to all MPF and Panel members. Participants can tap into rich case studies and anecdotes - great to supplement dry statistics from surveys when presenting to management. These are intimate peer-group events to discuss issues under the 'Chatham House Rule', governing the confidentiality of the source of information received at a meeting. Much of the benefit comes from people sharing tacit know how on how to use explicit knowledge more widely or effectively in their organisation or externally.
Participants will learn new ideas and approaches, but what they share will be difficult to copy for quick commercial advantage because it will be culture specific - culture being the "deep" differentiator in most excellent knowledge businesses, regardless of sector. So each event will cover not only best practice but also ways participants have found to tackle typical cultural barriers to implementation.
As a membership organisation, all events are member only. However, those interested in joining are welcome to attend one event as our guest in order to 'smell the coffee'.
Panel Chair: Nathan Wimble - Nathan joined The CarbonNeutral Company in 2007 and as Director of Sales for Europe is responsible for driving the sales strategy and managing key corporate accounts. He has over ten years experience of solution development in a B2B environment, in industries ranging from events and exhibitions to business process outsourcing, and has worked with companies such as Ernst & Young and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.
Dr. John Connaughton is a partner in Davis Langdon and has over 27 years experience in the construction industry, 22 of which have been spent in management and related consultancy. John leads Davis Langdon’s Management Consulting services, and is currently Head of Sustainability at Davis Langdon. His other interests include innovation in construction and in improving the procurement process. He has undertaken consultancy for a wide range of clients including: the European Commission, the UK Department of Trade and Industry, HM Treasury, the Ministry of Defence, The Carbon Trust, WRAP and others.
John has authored a range of reports and guidance for both clients and consultants. He writes and lectures widely in the areas of sustainability, construction management and procurement, client demand, and international construction. He was a founder member of the UK Board of the Movement for Innovation (M4I), and was an independent Board member of Genesis Housing Group from 1999 to 2004.
Denise Dowen - Denise is Partner and Head of Environment at the national Law Firm Hill Dickinson LLP. Denise is recognised as one of the leading environmental lawyers in the UK and during her eighteen years in practice has led environment teams at three of the top 50 law firms.
She has established a reputation in environmental litigation having advised on a number of high profile cases dealing with the regulation of waste and chemicals. Her work includes advice to industry on the commercial implications of emerging legislation as well as lobbying on environmental issues at government and EU level.
Charlotte Eddington heads up the Energy & Sustainability Group at CB Richard Ellis in the UK and specialises in energy project investment & corporate energy strategies. Her various roles have encompassed numerous disciplines inclusive of financial, legal, planning and strategic advice and conducting commercial activities on behalf of the client in line with individual business strategies, acquisitions and disposals. Charlotte has a BSc (Hons) in Land Management from the University of Reading, is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)
Angus Evers is Head of Environment at SJ Berwin LLP. He advises on the environmental aspects of major infrastructure projects and corporate, banking and real estate transactions. He also has experience of both civil and criminal environmental litigation, in particular judicial review. He has particular expertise in the infrastructure and energy sectors and advises clients across a wide range of industries including water, waste management, oil and gas, power generation and transport, as well as public sector and government organisations. He also chairs SJ Berwin's Environment Committee and is a member of the Legal Sector Alliance's Task Force.
Matt Fulford - Matt is an Associate at EC Harris and has over 10 years of experience in the Construction Industry in a variety of sectors including commercial office, residential, industrial and aviation. Matt is leading the sustainability agenda within EC Harris and has provided advice to a number of clients on sustainability strategy and approach, impact of forthcoming legislation and improving the balance between commercial and environmental factors. Matt has expert knowledge in the area of sustainability within the built environment; he is a regular speaker at events across Europe and contributes to many publications.
Key experience includes provision of cost management services to a large variety of clients including residential, industrial, commercial office and aviation sectors. Leading commissions and facilitating workshops to maximise value and sustainability is a key component of this work. Matt is able to utilise his experienced QS skills to work in the relatively new currency of Carbon to measure and value the carbon cost and then balance this against the economic demands of a project to ensure the best value balance between these two elements is obtained.
Richard Howell, Environment Agency
Michael Kelly, Mike leads KPMG's CSR programme in KPMG Europe and contributes to its developing programme across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Reporting directly to the Europe Board he is responsible for the policy development and implementation of environmental management and community engagement across all activities of the firm. Under his direction KPMG has been ranked 1st for Giving Something Back by The Sunday Times for the last two years and 1st for Corporate Social Responsibility by the Financial Times. Additional activities include Chairman of the Corporate Responsibility Group, and main Board member of Business in the Community (BITC). He is also a Visiting Professor in Finance and Accounting, Strathclyde University, Glasgow Scotland and was recently appointed to the Office of the Third Sector Advisory Body in the Cabinet Office.
David Leedham - David is a Commercial Property Lawyer at Speechly Bircham LLP, a highly regarded City law firm with 67 partners and 200+ lawyers. He advises on a wide range of transactions for developers, tenants in the financial, retail and leisure sectors and investors. For the last three years he has been giving regular seminars and advice on alternative energy sources. More recently he has been advising and giving seminars to key clients and (by invite) to CIBSE members on Energy Performance Certificates and their implications for the property market and industry. Together with colleagues in property, planning and environmental, he has also been looking at the implications of expected new legislation.
Nicky Major, Ernst & Young
Bea Malleson, is head of CSR and community investment at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, reporting to a variety of international working groups on CSR, climate change and the environment, and community investment and pro bono legal advice. During her time at the firm, Freshfields has become the first major international law firm to produce an assured international CSR report and become Carbon Neutral firmwide.
Andy Poole, PwC