Jules Pipe CBE

Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills
Greater London Authority

Jules Pipe is working on key priorities for the Mayor, including: implementation of the London Plan, major and community-led regeneration projects across the capital, building a skills system that properly addresses the needs of Londoners and the economy, and ensuring London’s infrastructure supports good growth, meets the needs of London’s communities and makes London a cleaner, greener and smarter City. Jules has unrivalled knowledge of London government, becoming the first directly elected mayor of Hackney in 2002 and serving as Chair of London Councils from 2010 until he joined the Mayor’s team in 2016.

Bob Weston

Chairman and Chief Executive
Weston Homes plc

Bob Weston is Chairman and Chief Executive of Weston Homes Plc. He left Fairview New Homes to form the company in 1987 and has spent a lifetime in the housebuilding sector. From the first development, a four bedroom, detached house in Essex, Bob has developed Weston Homes into a
company which now delivers over 800 homes a year across the South East. Bob is a regular commentator on issues shaping housebuilding in the UK and has been working with government and policy-makers to effect change in the industry.

Jo Negrini

Chief Executive
London Borough of Croydon

Originally from Australia, Jo has worked in regeneration and planning in London for over 28 years.

Working on projects from small public improvements to major city regeneration, Jo has focused on making places that people can enjoy and own. Jo now has, in her words, “the best regeneration job in London” as Chief Executive of the fastest growing economy in London. Jo now pulls the strings on bringing together all the services of the Council, together with partners to make Croydon a place where people want to be. Croydon is a unique place as it provides opportunities for housing growth but also is re-emerging as an alternative place for business. HMRC, Superdrug and EDF are just some of the companies who have moved to Croydon in recent years.

Quality design of both place and service is a fundamental principle driving the work of Jo and her team in Croydon. In 2018 Jo was awarded the New Londoner of the year award by New London Architecture for services to regeneration and her championship of equal rights.

Bek Seeley

Managing Director for Development
Lendlease

Bek Seeley is the European Managing Director for Development at Lendlease.

Bek is responsible for leading the Development Business to successfully delivering Lendlease’s c.£24bn European pipeline including major projects in London,
Manchester and Birmingham. This pipeline will deliver in excess of 25,000 homes.

Previously, she held the position of Chief Operating Officer for Development and was instrumental in winning a number of major projects for Lendlease, as well as
overseeing operations and driving overall growth of the business.

Before joining Lendlease in 2015 Bek’s career spanned the public and private sectors, having held a range of operational and commercial roles in economic
development, infrastructure, built environment and public services.

Rokhsana Fiaz OBE

Mayor of Newham
London Borough of Newham

Rokhsana Fiaz OBE was elected as the Mayor of Newham in May 2018 and is the portfolio lead for Inclusive Economy and Housing Delivery, which includes regeneration and planning. Her priorities since becoming Mayor include tackling the housing crisis in Newham through an ambitious Council house-building programme. She has pledged to build at least 1,000 new genuinely affordable homes at social rent levels over her four year term and is already on target to exceed this with help from a grant of £107 million from the Mayor of London. She has also committed to ensuring residents will be fully involved in future council-led developments through community co-design and co-production.

Most recently, the Mayor launched the Council’s new Community Wealth Building strategy so that a greater share of the money in Newham stays in the local economy, rather than leaves it. This approach, supported by a new 10-year Inclusive Economy strategy puts local residents first, and places a greater value on equality, sustainability and the environment. She is tackling the climate emergency by laying down robust markers including a Low Energy Design Strategy to guide all council owned developments.

Previously she was the CEO of an international UNESCO supported charity promoting interfaith and global citizenship across the world. She has led large-scale capital projects for local authorities, the European Commission and the Council of Europe, and in 2009 was honoured with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Black and Minority Communities in the UK.