The working programme can now be viewed on the agenda page. If there’s a session you would like to contribute to, or a topic you would like us to consider for the programme, please use the link below to send us more information.
2026 Keynotes
2026 Speakers
Bob Bohannon
Group Sustainability Lead
Thorlux Lighting
Cheryl Causebrook
Construction Industry Professional
Kent Constructing Excellence
Ella Sandall
Head of Communications & Business Development
Jenner
Jeanette Wessen
ISO, Health & Safety and Food Safety Consultant
Next Step Compliance
Jonathan Buckwell
Director
DHA Planning
Leo Scarborough
The Buildsmith
Buildsmith Solutions
Lucy Druesne
Deputy CEO
Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce
Mark Andrews
Deputy Executive Principal (Strategy & Curriculum)
North Kent College & SECTEC
Matt Clark
Managing Director
GVE Solutions Limited
Matthew Barker
Technical Director
Baxall
Oliver Davis
Head of Nutrient Neutrality
Dace Environmental LTD
Paul Dawson
Group Technical Manager
LHC Procurement Group
Rebecca Richardson
Director
Procurement Edge
Samantha King
Skills & Employment Specialist
Lower Thames Crossing
Shane Forster
Employer Engagement Lead
The Education People
Stephen Morris
Associate Director
GVE Solutions Limited
Steve Samson
Head of Economy
Kent County Council
2025 Speakers
Abena Akuffo-Kelly
Mayor of Folkstone 2024/25 I Head of Training, People and Culture
DIIC Diversity and Inclusion In Construction
Abigail Blumzon
Senior Associate Project Manager
Bailey Partnership
Allan Wilén
Economics Director
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Amy Cumber
Psychotherapist, Counsellor MBACP, Owner
Think About You
Amy Wright
Head of Ecology
Native Ecology LLP
Andy Burke
Co- Founder
Laura Burke Training and Consultancy
Anna Skeats
CEO
The Mason Foundation
Antonio Fletcher
Associate Director
Whitehead Monckton
Arfin Mehboob
Director
BIM Outsourcing
Caroline Watkins
Partner
Thomson Snell & Passmore LLP
Ceri Turner
Social Impact Manager
Balfour Beatty
Chris Kirby-Turner
Partner
Thomson Snell & Passmore LLP
David Smith
Acting CEO
South East Consortium
Dr Blessing Enakimio
CEO
Blé Global
Dr Colin Black
Director - Transport and Place
Mayer Brown Ltd
Elle Matthews
Senior HR Business Partner
Kier Group
Elouise Mitchell
Associate Planning Consultant
Lee Evans Partnership
Faith Abudu
Director
DIIC Diversity and Inclusion in Construction
Graham Dixon
Project Development Manager UK&I
Lhyfe
Hony Premlal
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Chair of Women in Social Housing (WISH)
Hony Premlal Consultancy
Huda Lohiya
Area Civil Engineer & Sustainability Advisor
Tensar, a division of CMC
Jessica Power
Social Value Manager
Skanska
Jill Willis
Co-Founder & Director
Attract & Engage
Jim Rogers
MTD Senior Policy Advisor
HM Revenue & Customs
Jo Davis
Client Relationship Director
Solve Social Value
Jon Alford
Carbon and Data Specialist
Auditel
Kemi Owoeye
Technical Lead - Sustainable Design
Willmott Dixon Construction South
Krystle Drover
Associate Director Major Projects Advisory
KPMG
Lindsey Biggs
Chief Innovation and Skills Officer
East Kent Colleges Group
Lindsey Platt
Building Remediation Lead
Orbit Housing Association
Louise Mansfield
Legal Director
Bevan Brittan
Lyndsey Gallagher
CEO
Gallagher Group
Malcolm Clarke MCIOB
Managing Director
Baxall
Marc Harris
Specification Manager
The Bespoke Brick Co.
Martin White
Sustainability Consultant
Green Business and Construction Hub
Matt Samways
Managing Director
AIMIS Solutions
Natalie Bonnick
Head of Supply Chain Development at the Lower Thames Crossing
National Highways
Nicola Dibb
Managing Director
Solve Social Value
Paul Chapple
Principal Designer
Bailey Partnership
Rob Page
Chartered Architectural Technologist
Hazle McCormack Young LLP
Steph Harris
Head of Social Value and New Business
Apex
Steve Gravenell
Director
On Grade Earthworks and Stabilisation Ltd
Tim Jackson
Partner
calfordseaden LLP
Tom Nelson
Director & Co-Founder
Nature Impact
Tom Raftery
Head of Sustainability
Bauder
Tudor Price
CEO
Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce
Vassos Chrysostomou
Chief Operating Officer
Aiforsite
Yvonne Phillip
Phoenix Academy Manager
Phoenix Community Housing
