Corporate Director,
Development and Renewal
London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Aman was appointed Corporate Director of Development and Renewal at LB Tower Hamlets in February 2009 and now acts as Interim Chief Executive. He previously held senior roles in the Housing Corporation and was Chief Executive of a London Housing Association.

In 2000, Aman received an OBE for services to housing.

Director of Design & Regeneration
Olympic Delivery Authority

Alison is a chartered surveyor and town planner specialising in regeneration. She has worked in both the public and private sectors and is best known for her capacity to lead and deliver complex City Centre projects – most notably in Manchester and Sheffield. She has played a lead role in delivering the award winning London 2012 venues – on time and on budget.

Group Chief Executive
Affinity Sutton

Keith Exford is the Chief Executive of national affordable housing provider Affinity Sutton. He also chairs the G15 group of London's largest housing associations.

Chairman
London Forum of Amenity & Civic Societies

Peter Eversden became chairman of the London Forum of Amenity & Civic Societies in 2001. He is a member of the Mayor's Outer London Commission, on the steering group for the Implementation Plan of the London Plan and the GLA Housing group. He chairs the Bedford Park Society and is a member of the North London Alliance.

Cabinet Member for Strategic Finance
Westminster City Council

Philippa Roe was elected to Westminster City Council in 2006 and was appointed as Cabinet Member for Strategic Finance in May 2011 following three years as Cabinet Member for Housing. She served on the high-level panel of private sector experts to help set up the Private Finance Initiative when she headed the DfEE Team. Prior to her move into politics Philippa was a director of Citigroup.

Interim Executive Director
Housing and Regeneration, Greater London Authority

David is on secondment to the Greater London Authority as Interim Director of Housing and Regeneration from the Homes and Communities Agency where he is the Executive Director for London. His earlier career includes Director of Urban Policy at the ODPM, Executive Director of Policy & Partnerships at the GLA and the Chief Executive of the Prince's Foundation. He was also a member of the Urban Taskforce.

Chairman
The Berkeley Group

At the age of 15, he set up his own company in haulage and plant hire. At 21, he sold this and joined Crest Homes. In 1975, he left to form Berkeley Homes Limited. The company floated on the Unlisted
Securities Market in 1984 and gained a full listing one year later. Under his direction, Berkeley has become one of Britain's leading businesses, pioneering ways of creating successful, sustainable places.

Director
CB Richard Ellis

Sarah heads CB Richard Ellis's Government and Infrastructure team. As a chartered accountant, Sarah advised on corporate finance issues at Price Waterhouse Coopers before joining CB Richard Ellis. She
has a wide-ranging background advising on finance-related issues and projects covering strategy, equity and debt raising, restructuring, partnership models, acquisition and divestments.

Urban Design Forum & Cabinet Member
Planning Officers Society

Vincent is a chartered town planner with 35 years of public sector experience. He currently heads up the Development Management Service of a unitary authority in the south east and has been closely involved with a variety of large scale developments. Prior to taking up his current position Vincent was Head of Planning for a district council in a relatively depressed area and was closely involved in regeneration.

Cabinet Member for Housing and Property
Westminster City Council

Jonathan practised as a Solicitor for some years before setting up his own property business, concentrating on commercial and residential developments, refurbishment and rentals. He was elected to Westminster Council in 2009 and subsequently became Deputy Cabinet Member for Parking and Transportation before becoming Cabinet Member for Housing and Property in May 2011.

Charted Town Planner, Housing and Regeneration Adviser

Stewart Murray has been a practising chartered planner and delivering major regeneration in London for some 25 years based at the GLA and London Borough of Barnet most recently. He led the regeneration of Brent Cross Cricklewood and Colindale in North London and has been at the leading edge of Tax Increment Finance and Localism reforms in the Capital.