James Crawford started his career in South Africa in 1985 before moving to the City in London to work for the likes of Weatherall Green & Smith, Jones Lang Wootton and then several years at Savills, where he specialised in multi-million pound commercial acquisitions and sales. He developed severe depression, which he describes “the most…
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Emily Wheeler
Emily is an award-winning fundraiser and Head of Philanthropic Partnerships at MQ: Transforming Mental Health, the UK’s leading mental health research charity. She is also Chair of the charity Nightline Association, delivering peer to peer listening services, available to 1.8million higher education students across the UK and Ireland. Her roles allow her to provide an…
Prina Shah
Prina is a Partner in the V&A team at Cushman & Wakefield (C&W). She is also the head of Wellbeing which is part of INSPIRE – the Diversity and Inclusion Programme for the UK at C&W. Prina and the team have been creating awareness and changing the culture at the firm by holding a number…
Alice Dockar
Alice Dockar is a Partner in the Real Estate practice at Herbert Smith Freehills and is a Mental Health Champion. Alice is a London-based real estate specialist with in-depth knowledge of commercial market practice. Alice works with developers, landlords and tenants on a range of major corporate real estate acquisitions and disposals, corporate occupier lettings, development…
Jacqueline Bleicher
Jacqueline Bleicher is the Founding Director of Global Urban Design (GUD), a Social Enterprise. She is an Urban Designer, Masterplanner, Placemaker, Workshop Facilitator, Speaker, Mentor, Registered, Chartered Architect and Co- Author of “Our City? Countering exclusion by designing cities for all,” a book by STIPO, PPS and the European Placemaking Network. Jacqueline actively promotes urban…
Clare Andrews
Clare Andrews joined Royal London as a Senior Retail Asset Manager in June 2017. She was previously at Aviva Investors for 12 years where she joined as the Assistant Fund Manager on The Mall Fund from Capital & Regional and later moved teams to become a cross-sector Asset Manager and then a Senior Retail Asset…
Virginia Clegg
Virginia Clegg has been the Senior Partner of DAC Beachcroft LLP since November 2015. She was previously Regional Senior Partner of the firm’s Leeds office from 2010 to 2015. Virginia practices as a real estate lawyer and has been a leader in the firm’s commercial property practice since joining the firm in 2002. She leads…
Helen Murcott
Helen Murcott Partner – Real Estate, DAC Beachcroft Helen is a commercial real estate lawyer working in the DAC Beachcroft London office. Her client base includes institutional real estate investment clients, developers and overseas investors into the UK real estate market. She has acted for occupiers on HQ relocations and has extensive experience of structured real…
Dina Medland
Dina Medland is an independent writer and commentator offering consultancy on issues around communication, corporate governance, ethics and the workings of the boardroom. She has worked for blue-chip media organisations in Britain and the US, with a Forbes page on corporate leadership for four years, and is an ex-Financial Times permanent staff member who has…
Amanda Clack
Amanda is Head of Strategic Advisory at CBRE and is Managing Director for Advisory in EMEA, supporting clients on their strategic real estate agenda. She is a Member of the UK Board and EMEA Occupier Board.She is also the Immediate Past President for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) becoming the longest serving in…