Peter Willam Rogers
CBE
Director

Peter Rogers is an engineer and property developer involved with government and industry, instrumental in driving improvements to the environment and changing working practices in construction. Awarded CBE for Services to Construction in 2007, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Honorary Fellow of the RIBA.

A Director and Co-founder of Stanhope plc, one of the UK's foremost property developers, where he was responsible for the seminal Broadgate development.

Non-executive Director of Firstbase - a young and influential residential led urban regeneration developer of mixed tenure schemes.

Founder and Chairman of the UK Green Building Council; Chairman of the Strategic Forum for Construction's 2012 Task Group; past Chairman of the Strategic Forum and Constructing Excellence; Member of the Government's steering group for the Code for Sustainable Buildings and the review board for the Construction Act.

Trustee of the Victoria & Albert Museum and Chairman of the Building Strategy Committee; 'Visitor' of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Advisor to many other arts and infrastructure projects.

Patrick Bellew, Atelier Ten
BSc (Hons) FREng HonFRIBA CEng FCIBSE FEI FRSA MASHRAE

A founding director of atelier ten, Patrick is a Chartered Building Services Engineer with more than twenty years' experience in the design of high performance buildings and their systems. With extensive experience in the integration of environmental and building systems with architectural and structural schemes, Patrick has particular expertise in thermal mass energy storage technologies and high efficiency radiant conditioning systems.

Patrick co-teaches the core environmental design course on the M.Arch program at the Yale University School of Architecture. He was on the Design Review Committee of CABE from 1999 to 2003 and is a Governor of the Building Centre Trust in London and is on the Employer Panel of the Construction Industry Panel. He also lectures widely on issues relating to the environmental design of buildings and communities.

Patrick's success in integrating innovative technologies with noteworthy architecture has been acknowledged by the Royal Institute of British Architects, who made him an Honorary Fellow in 2001. Patrick was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2004.

Rab Bennetts OBE, Bennetts Associates
B.Arch (Hons) Dip Arch RIBA FRSA

Rab studied at Heriot-Watt University /Edinburgh College of Art graduating in 1977. There he won several prizes including the Final Year Architecture Prize, jointly with his partner Denise Bennetts. In 1987 they set up Bennetts Associates.

The firm, based in London and Edinburgh, has been responsible for many recognised projects such as the PowerGen Headquarters, Wessex Water Operations Centre, the Gateway Centre in Loch Lomond, Hampstead Theatre, a 480 room hotel in Westminster and Brighton & Hove Central Library. Two notable commissions at present include the £100 million transformation of the RSC's Stratford home the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and the New Street Square development in the City of London, 1m sq.ft. mixed-use redevelopment scheme for Land Securities.

To date, the firm has won 11 RIBA awards, has been shortlisted for the Stirling Prize several times and won the Architect of the Year award from Building Design and Building magazines in 2005-6.

Rab leads the design direction of Bennetts Associates and is personally involved in many of the firm's projects. He is also extensively involved in outside bodies, in addition to being a Board member of the UK Green Buildings Council he is also a member of the construction industry's 2012 Olympic Task Force and a Director of Sadler's Wells. He has in the past chaired the RIBA's Competitions Committee, advised the Government on sustainability policy and sat on Islington Planning Committee as an expert adviser.

He has lectured extensively and has contributed to numerous publications and conferences.

Rab was awarded the OBE for services to architecture in 2003.

Claudine Blamey, British Land

Director of Corporate Responsibility at British Land since September 2002. Responsible for Group Corporate Responsibility policy, implementation and communication. Developed a CR management system that has included the Sustainability Brief for developments.

Previously the Environment Manager at Honda (UK), this diverse role included implementing company's environmental policy throughout car, motorcycle and power equipment divisions and dealerships. Communicating with NGO's, Government and local communities. Raising public awareness of Honda's Environmental profile.

Obtained a BSc Honours Degree on Environmental Control from Greenwich University and a Masters Degree in Environmental Management and Legislation from Brunel University.

Winnie De'Ath

Winnie De'Ath was appointed Director of Communications for WWF-UK in 2004 and now heads a team of over 50 communicators throughout the UK. She is responsible for WWF-UK's brand, media, business, political and community relations as well as WWF's advocacy campaigning strategy.

Winnie joined WWF to manage publications and brand communications; this included launching and developing WWF's global internet presence.

Before joining WWF, Winnie worked for 10 years on a variety of communication and marketing projects, with clients ranging from UBS to the BBC.

Winnie is currently a Trustee of Wildscreen and of TVE (Television for the Environment) as well as being a Board Member of the Green Building Council.

Andy Ford, Fulcrum Consulting
Prof Andy Ford (BSc CEng FCIBSE)

Founding partner of the award winning practice Fulcrum Consulting in 1984 and responsible for the design of a number of ground breaking UK buildings with early work on low energy buildings on the UEA campus; including The Elizabeth Fry Building and Brighton Library.

Andy's speciality lies within sustainable low energy design solutions for the built environment. He has extensive expertise in the design of buildings to achieve this and how to develop complimentary simple active building services. He is a Fellow of the CIBSE and serves on the managing board of this institute.

As a CABE enabler, Andy speaks on low energy and sustainable building design to industry bodies, is a member of a number of steering committees, participates regularly in working seminars on sustainable design as a research manager for the UK Government in the area of Construction Process, he continues to be very involved with research, innovation and the future direction of building design and construction.

Andy chairs the Technical Committee of the UK Green Building Council, of which Fulcrum Consulting are founder members and is also a member of the EDGE.

His role in the company is now defined in his title 'Director Research to Reality' - the focus of which is the challenge of the changing climate.

Paul King, UK-GBC Chief Executive

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Daniel Labbad, Lend Lease

Daniel first joined Lend Lease in 1997 as a site engineer based in Sydney, Australia. He worked in various roles until becoming Project Director for the $AU500M upgrade of Sydney International Airport in preparation for the 2000 Olympics. After Sydney Airport, Daniel became the inaugural Chief Executive of The Hornery Institute, founded by ex-Lend Lease Chairman Stuart Hornery on his retirement from Lend Lease.

Daniel returned to Lend Lease in 2005 as head of Sustainability for the Lend Lease group; initiating the Sustainability Measurement criteria and global reporting requirements which resulted in the production of Lend Lease's first Sustainability Report in 2005.

Also in 2005 Daniel's remit expanded to include risk management and capital investment coordination for Lend Lease's global development business under Ross Taylor.

In 2006 Daniel became Chief Operating Officer of the UK Retail & Communities business. Daniel is also a Director of affordable housing specialist First Base where Lend Lease has a 45% stake.

Daniel has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Technology Sydney (First Class Honors) and an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management.

George Martin, Willmott Dixon Construction
BSc (Hons), CEng, CGeol, FGS, MIMMM

George is a recognised UK expert in sustainable construction with over 25 years' experience in geological, environmental and construction consultancy followed by 9 years in sustainable development.

Currently Head of Sustainability with Willmott Dixon Construction's Re-Thinking business unit he is also a member of the Sustainability Strategic Team and is currently assisting with the Groups CSR project and Transport Policy.

Previously Director of Environment at Tarmac, George then further developed his expertise working with Jonathan Porritt at the UK's leading sustainable development charity Forum for Future and has remained an Associate Director.

While working with BRE George led the role in the development of a new Code for Sustainable Buildings with CLG and became a member of the Warwickshire Sustainability Commission (subsequently chairing their Low Carbon Working Group), The Sustainability Forum and the Sustainable Procurement Task Force.

George is also a Non-Executive Director of The Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) established by CLG following Sir John Egan's 1994 report 'Skills for Sustainable Communities'.

Furthermore, he is Chair of the Sustainability Development Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, which aims to accelerate the implementation of sustainable practices in the built environment.

Neil Meredith, Schroders Property Investment Management UK
MRICS - Head of Asset Management

Head of Asset Management for UK for SPRiM, based in London

Joined Schroders in October 2006

Prior to joining Schroders worked for English Welsh and Scottish Railways Ltd as Head of Property Services Group from 2004 to 2006 where he was responsible for management and development of the entire property portfolio with a capital value of approx £1bn. From 2003 to 20004 was Director of GVA Connect at GVA Grimley. From 2000 to 2003 worked for Telecity Plc as Head of Property with responsibility to the Board for maintenance, management, budget preparation, acquisition and disposal of all Data Centre property. Before that was a Partner at Cushman & Wakefield/Healey & Baker, where his property career started in 1982

Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Bsc in Land Management, Reading University

Mike Roberts

Dr David Strong, Inbuilt Ltd

In May 2007 David Strong was appointed Chief Executive of a new RES Group subsidiary Inbuilt Consulting Ltd specialising in sustainable building design, consultancy and research. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Nottingham.

Previously, he was Managing Director of BRE Environment, an Executive Director of E A Technology (formerly the Electricity Research Centre, Capenhurst), Emstar (formerly Shell's contract energy management company) and W S Atkins and Partners, Epsom. Originally a graduate of Bath University in Building Engineering, he was awarded a doctorate by Oxford University in 1980.

David is currently Chairman of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Implementation Advisory Group (DIAG) and acts as a special advisor to the European Commission on energy demand issues. He also chairs the Quality of Life Challenge, Built Environment Group.

In November 2007, he was presented with the 2007 Building Sustainability Leadership award for his role in founding the UK Green Building Council, with the judges describing him as 'one of the most influential figures in the drive to make the industry sustainable'.

Dr Miles Watkins, Aggregate Industries UK Ltd

Miles graduated from University of Hertfordshire (UK) in 1996 with a degree in Environmental Studies and has since completed a PhD in stakeholder management at the University of Bath (UK).

At Aggregate Industries, Miles has held the positions of Environmental Services Manager and UK Environmental Advisor, Head of Quality and Environment and is currently Director of Group Environmental and Corporate Social Responsibility. He takes an active role in the industry and is a member of various committees within the Quarry Products Association, the British Pre-Cast Concrete Federation, the British Cement Association and the Institute of Quarrying.

Miles has been instrumental in the establishment of the 'green' product development agenda within Aggregate Industries which forms a vital part of the company's overall sustainability strategy.

Dr Martin Wyatt, BRE

Martin trained and qualified as a Chartered Engineer with Associated British Consultants, listed Structural and Environmental Engineers, where he rose to become Group Chief Executive until its merger with WSP in 1993.

At BRE he first ran the large scale laboratory at Cardington before leading the management buy-out from Government which established BRE in the private sector under the ownership of a Charitable Trust.

BRE is one of the largest and most respected multi-disciplinary research based consultancy and certification bodies in the world and has led thinking internationally on the measurement of environmental and energy performance using tools such as BREEAM, Environmental Profiles and the Sustainability Checklist.

As Chairman of BRE and the BRE Trust Group Chief Executive, Martin works with both government and the private sector on a wide range of technical and environmental initiatives. He remains personally passionate about taking the environmental and wider sustainability agenda forward in an innovative, scientific and evidence based way.

Martin is an Industrial Professor at The University of Cranfield.