Our 2019 speakers include leading experts on environmental issues, sustainable housing and behaviour change. They’ll be exploring topics related to this year’s theme: the Triple Bottom Line – how Ecology’s work can support positive outcomes from the perspectives of people, planet and prosperity.
John Alker, Director of Policy & Places, UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)
John leads UK-GBC’s advocacy strategy, working with government and the private sector. This includes Advancing Net Zero, a global programme catalysing decarbonisation of the built environment in response to the Paris Agreement. With previous political communications experience in emissions trading and sustainable homes, John also leads UK-GBC’s work on cities, bringing city policy-makers together with industry to enable sustainable place-making.
Emily Auckland, Network Director & Co-chair, UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD)
Emily works with UKSSD’s partner organisations to mobilise progress towards the SDGs. UKSSD is a cross-sector network of organisations who work together to drive action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the UK. An Edie Sustainability Leader of the Year 2019 finalist, Emily also works for environmental charity Bioregional and is a Fellow of the RSA.
Marianne Heaslip, Architect & Associate Principal, URBED
Marianne is an architect specialising in urban design, sustainability, and participative design, and a certified European Passive House Designer. She is also a member of the Terrace 21 housing cooperative – part of the wider Granby Four Streets community land trust. Marianne’s current work encompasses a variety of community-led housing and regeneration projects, including Carbon Co-op’s ‘People Powered Retrofit’ scheme.
Sumuyya Khader, Ecology borrower and Board member of Granby 4 Streets CLT
Sumuyya is a Board member of the Granby 4 Streets Community Land Trust (CLT) and a resident of the Granby area. The CLT is working to regenerate Liverpool’s Granby neighbourhood, renovating neglected properties to bring them back into use as affordable homes for local residents. Sumuyya also works as Operations Manager at Granby Workshop – an architectural ceramics studio based in Liverpool.
Adriana Kocornik-Mina, Metrics & Research Senior Manager, Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV)
Holding extensive experience in development and sustainability research, Adriana is responsible for advancing research initiatives on values-based banking. She oversees the GABV Scorecard, a tool for assessing the alignment of financial institutions’ business models with sustainable banking principles. Adriana is also leading an engagement platform where knowledge is co-created around best practices and methodologies for impact creation and measurement.
Jan Maskell, Registered Occupational Psychologist, Carbon Conversations
In her work with Carbon Conversations Jan encourages behaviour change at a personal and organisational level, recognising the need to mitigate the impact of climate change and our impact on the environment. She lives in an eco-community and promotes this as an example of sustainable living through outreach work with academics and practitioners, as well as aspiring groups.
Gareth Redmond-King, Head of Climate Change, WWF-UK
Gareth leads a team of climate specialists focused on UK policy and action to reduce emissions across sectors, working closely with a wider network of climate and energy specialists. His work includes energy sector knowledge and engagement, greenhouse gas removal options, co-operation and engagement with businesses on climate change, and climate change action across international networks, including the UN.
Rose Seagrief, Programmes Manager, Power to Change
Rose leads a programme that provides funding for groups at the early stages of creating community-led housing. Rose has witnessed the power of communities – from the remotest Scottish islands the urban neighbourhoods of Leeds and London – to take matters into their own hands and deliver solutions that bring about lasting change, improving the quality of life for the whole community.