Planning Portal Virtual Conference 2020 — full agenda announced
The Planning Portal is pleased to confirm the full agenda for their virtual conference beginning Monday 16 November 2020.
The Planning Portal Virtual Conference 2020 is pleased to confirm the full agenda. There are just a few tickets remaining, and you can register at www.planningportal.co.uk/conference
CIAT members receive a 10% discount using code CIAT10%. You have until tomorrow (13 November) to register.
16 NOVEMBER 2020
Planning Reform
09:45 – Welcome
- Sarah Chilcott – Managing Director, Planning Portal
10:00 – Opening Address
- Rt Hon Christopher Pincher, Minister of State for Housing
10:15 – Keynote: Planning Reform
- Joanna Averley – Chief Planner, MHCLG
10:45 – Panel Discussion: Planning Reform
- Chair: Mike Kiely – Chair, Planning Officers Society
- Joanna Averley – Chief Planner, MHCLG
- Chris Carr – Managing Director, Carr & Carr Builders
- Matthew Spry – Senior Director, Head of London Office, Lichfields
- Mat Graves – Regional Director, Objective Trapeze
- Sarah Chilcott – Managing Director, Planning Portal
14:00 – Keynote: Zoning
- Victoria Hills – CEO, RTPI
14:30 – Panel Discussion: Zoning
- Chair: Brian Waters – Editor, Planning in London Magazine
- Victoria Hills – CEO, RTPI
- Paul Miner – Head of Land Use & Planning, CPRE
- Anthony Breach – Analyst, Centre for Cities
- Martin Elliott – Head of Strategic Planning, Leeds City Council
- Wayne Beglan – Barrister, Cornerstone Barristers
17 NOVEMBER
Carbon Zero by 2050
10:00 – Welcome
- Sarah Chilcott – Managing Director, Planning Portal
10:15 – Keynote: Biodiversity Net Gain – What, Where and How?
- Rachel Fisher – Deputy Director Land Use Policy, DEFRA
10:45 – Panel Discussion: Biodiversity Net Gain
- Julia Baker – Biodiversity Technical Specialist, Balfour Beatty
- Simon Cox – Head of Project Management & UK Sustainability Officer, Prologis
- Simon Marsh – Head of Nature Protect, RSPB
- Stephanie Wray – Director, RSK Bioscience
14:00 – Keynote: Building Standards
- Annette Hall – Operational Policy Lead, HSE
14:30 – Panel Discussion: Building Standards
- Chair: Tony Mulhall – Associate Director, RICS
- Lorna Stimpson – CEO, LABC
- William Makant – Managing Director, Plumis
- Steve Barnes – Business Development, GRAMM Barriers
18 NOVEMBER
Technology in Development Management
10:00 – Welcome
- Sarah Chilcott – Managing Director, Planning Portal
10:15 – Keynote: Confessions of a Planning and Building Officer
- Daphne Brill – Account Director, Objective Trapeze
- Rafael Garcia – Customer Success Director, Objective Trapeze
10:45 – Panel Discussion: Technology in Development Management
- Chair: Scott Alford – Head of Business Development, Planning Portal
- Rafael Garcia – Customer Success Director, Objective Trapeze
- Paul Beaney – Customer Success Director, DEF Software
14:00 – Keynote: Using Technology to Improve the Invalidation of Applications
- Scott Alford – Head of Business Development, Planning Portal
14:30 – Panel Discussion: Technology in Development Management, Application Invalidations
- Chair: Scott Alford – Head of Business Development, Planning Portal
- Robin Barber – Product Owner, Arcus Global
- Nicholas Stockley – Chief Design Officer, Resi
- Euan Mills – Digital Transformation Manager, MHCLG
19 NOVEMBER
Technology in the Planning Process
10:00 – Welcome
- Sarah Chilcott – Managing Director, Planning Portal
10:15 – Keynote: Planning and the Push for Digitisation
- Alison Broderick – Associate, Savills
10:45 – Panel Discussion: 3D and Visualisation
- Chair: Steven Hedley – Vice President Technical, CIAT
- Chris Bath – Partner, BPTW
- Paul Jackson – Managing Director, Castle Surveyors
- Charlotte Orrell – Senior Futures Consultant, Iceni Futures
- Kieron Gardiner – Senior Project Manager, Design Spec
14:00 – Keynote: Geo Designing the Future
- Stephen Croney – Customer Success Manager, Esri UK
14:30 – Panel Discussion: Spatial, Data and Cities
- Chair: Deepak Gopinath – Senior Lecturer in Planning and Urban Geography, UWE
- Charles Kennelly – Chief Technology Officer, Esri UK
- Michal Konicek – Director, AccuCities
- Troy Hayes – Managing Director, Troy Planning + Design
- David Hodcroft – Principle, Strategic Planning and Infrastructure, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Register now for full access to all sessions.