December 08th 2026
New Towns, New Opportunities
7.30am – Early-Bird networking, with formal start at 8.00am prompt – 10.45am finish (Networking Café 10.45am - 11.30am)
Venue
The Savoy
Strand
London
WC2R 0EZ
Tel: 020 7836 4343
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£145.00 + VAT
Guest rate
£175.00 + VAT
One off Trialist rate
£155.00 + VAT
Branded Table of 10 (for members)
all places at members rate £1,450.00 + VAT
EVENT SPEAKERS

Lise-Anne Boissiere
Director for New Towns, Infrastructure and Housing Delivery
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Lise-Anne is Director for New Towns, Infrastructure and Housing Delivery (a Jobshare with Cathy Francis). She most recently led on Local Government Reform and Strategy in MHCLG. Before this she was co-Director for People and Organisational Effectiveness at the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Previous senior leadership roles in the UK Civil Service were on Strategy, Housing, Heritage and Tourism, Media and Equality and Human Rights.

Oliver Steele
Director, Cities Studio
Mott MacDonald

Oliver leads Mott MacDonald’s Cities Studio, its placemaking and regeneration business that brings together masterplanning and urban design, town planning and economic development expertise to deliver integrated urban development solutions for our clients.
An experienced consultant with over 20 years’ experience working in the public and private sectors, Oliver has worked on some of the largest urban transport and regeneration programmes around the world. He is currently working on a number of the Government’s new town schemes

Katie Kerr
London Town Planning Team Leader
Arup

Katie Kerr is a Chartered Town Planner and the Leader of Arup’s London Town Planning team. She has extensive experience of working with government bodies, local authorities, developers and investors to shape and deliver some of the UK’s most complex projects. She is currently leading Arup’s work with Homes England and MHCLG to develop business cases for two of the shortlisted new towns, overseeing the full suite of technical services which are needed to make the case for growth. Katie has particular expertise in new settlements, urban extensions, housing delivery and place-based regeneration, bringing together multidisciplinary teams to unlock development and create long-term social, economic and environmental value.

Cllr Jane Carr
Leader
Milton Keynes City Council

