Artem is the founder and chief executive of Mission Street which he founded in 2017. Over a short period, he has built the company into one of the UK’s leading specialist investors and developers in science and innovation real estate, with a committed development pipeline in excess of 1.5million sq ft. Building on an extensive track record across investment, development and finance, Artem has overall strategic responsibility for the growth of the company, project delivery and management. Prior to Mission Street, Artem was Head of UK Acquisitions and a member of the founding team of GreenOak Re ..read more

Simon Carter is the CEO of British Land. He has extensive experience of finance and the real estate sector.  He joined British Land from Logicor, the owner and operator of European logistics real estate, where he had served as Chief Financial Officer since January 2017.  Prior to joining Logicor, from 2015 to 2017 Simon was Finance Director at Quintain.  Simon previously spent over 10 years with British Land, in a variety of financial and strategic roles and was a member of its Executive Committee from 2012 until his departure in 2015.  He also previously worked for UBS in ..read more

Tim trained as a lawyer and left law behind to found social impact developer Capital & Centric. He started out renovating a derelict house in his hometown of Salford and he now invests over £3m a week on regeneration projects with a positive social impact. Tim is the founder of Regeneration Brainery, an academy aimed at broadening diversity and inclusivity in property. Each year it mentors over 1000 young adults throughout the UK. He is also the Chair and founder trustee of the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity which has raised over £3m in the past 3 years. He has featured on BBC2’s ‘Manc ..read more

Nick Walkley is Principal and UK President at global real estate advisory firm Avison Young. Prior to joining Avison Young in 2021, Nick was Chief Executive of Homes England, the UK Government’s land, development, and housing investor. He led the creation and growth of the new Agency, responsible for the management/delivery of a diverse portfolio including the affordable homes programme, new towns, urban brownfield schemes, support to SMEs and infrastructure funding.  He has served as Chief Executive of two London local authorities, with a focus on building high performing teams during pe ..read more

Chris is the Chairman of the UK Infrastructure Bank and of Evelyn Partners, the wealth management company.  He's also a Member of the Corporate Board of Cancer Research UK.  He stepped down as Senior Independent Director of BAE Systems PLC at the end of 2023. In his executive career, Chris was most recently CEO of British Land. Before that, he was CEO of Barclays‘ Commercial Bank.  His earlier career was spent at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner and at Morgan Grenfell. Chris has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He was awarded a CBE in the 2021 New Year H ..read more

Nick Walkley is Principal and UK President at global real estate advisory firm Avison Young. Prior to joining Avison Young in 2021, Nick was Chief Executive of Homes England, the UK Government’s land, development, and housing investor. He led the creation and growth of the new Agency, responsible for the management/delivery of a diverse portfolio including the affordable homes programme, new towns, urban brownfield schemes, support to SMEs and infrastructure funding.  He has served as Chief Executive of two London local authorities, with a focus on building high performing teams during pe ..read more

Chris is the Chairman of the UK Infrastructure Bank and of Evelyn Partners, the wealth management company.  He's also a Member of the Corporate Board of Cancer Research UK.  He stepped down as Senior Independent Director of BAE Systems PLC at the end of 2023. In his executive career, Chris was most recently CEO of British Land. Before that, he was CEO of Barclays‘ Commercial Bank.  His earlier career was spent at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner and at Morgan Grenfell. Chris has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He was awarded a CBE in the 2021 New Year H ..read more

Zac is the Co-Founder & Director of TSP, a multi award-winning and B Corp certified Investment & Asset Management company that looks for opportunities to add value and leverage their operational capability. He has over 15 years' experience in the commercial real estate sector. Zac is a natural entrepreneur, a dedicated mentor and 6-time Countdown winner.  ..read more

Michael Phillips is a Principal and the Chairman and President of Jamestown, a US based global, design-focused real estate investment and management company. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.  As President, Michael oversees the development and execution of the company’s real estate projects globally.  During his tenure, Jamestown has grown its portfolio of assets in key markets throughout the US and expanded its investment footprint to South America and Europe, more than tripling the firm’s assets under management.  Michael is the driving force behind the company ..read more

Stephanie Hyde is UK CEO and EMEA Markets CEO at JLL. She joined JLL in 2021 to lead the UK business following over 25 years in professional services. Stephanie’s role recently expanded to incorporate the leadership of JLL’s EMEA Markets Advisory business across EMEA as CEO. Stephanie is responsible for driving strategy and results for JLL’s leasing advisory and property management businesses as well as delivering a connected, approach for clients across the UK and EMEA region. Under her leadership, the UK business renewed its commitment to its sustainability strategy and goals, with the expan ..read more