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List updated 11 October. 

Nigel is an environmental psychologist, workplace strategist, change manager, researcher, author and international speaker. Nigel works with his clients to redefine their workstyles and create cost-effective and space-efficient workplaces that enhance concentration, collaboration, creativity and business performance. Where appropriate he helps design and implement sustainable agile working environments. Nigel’s approach to consulting is to apply his knowledge, obtained through both academic research and practical experience, to workplace strategy and design. He is a firm believer in evidence based design and delivering unique workplaces that support the occupying business. As a psychologist he campaigns for workplaces that cater for all personality types. Nigel’s latest book, “The Workplace Zoo: Humanising the Office” was published in autumn 2021.

Paul Urmston is an Area Workplace Manager for NatWest Group responsible for the facilities operations across the South of England.

He graduated from The University of Manchester in 2016 with a degree in Economics BA (Hons).

He is focussed on ensuring the workplace proposition at NatWest is able to stand up to the changing nature of our colleagues wants and needs with a special interest in measuring the workplace experience and being able to prove the value of workplace investment without factoring in cost savings from property consolidation.

Gary is an Associate Lighting Designer at Nulty with over ten years of experience enhancing architecture and interiors through light. After graduating with a degree in product design from Brunel University, he spent the next decade developing his creative design skills and technical expertise on projects of all sizes across the globe. This included the delivery of a number of notable masterplan and urban design projects in Dubai and the wider MENA region.

His role at Nulty sees him manage a large team of designers within the practice, where he is responsible for overseeing every stage of a client project, from conceptualisation through to implementation. He is passionate about communicating light’s capacity to bring life to internal and external spaces to students, and as a STEM ambassador actively promotes the career of architectural lighting design to the next generation of designers.

Chris Moriarty is co-founder of workplace experience analytics platform, Audiem and co-host of the Workplace Geeks podcast. Separately he is an independent consultant specialising in research, strategy and content within the workplace and facilities management sector having recently Director of Insight at the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM).
Chris has extensive experience in delivering industry-wide thought leadership and policy campaigns and prior to his roles in workplace and facilities management Chris was Head of Corporate Affairs at the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). There he worked to establish the Institute as the voice of the sector, representing it on numerous occasions in the national print and broadcast media.

Gillian has a passion for the integration of Research, Strategy and Design in her projects and is one of the most experienced workplace strategy consultants in Scotland. Gillian established MLA’s Glasgow office in 2015, which has grown to 25 staff in that time. Gillian’s current role is to develop the Strategic Consulting service within MLA and embed good strategic consulting practice in our business.

Originally a graduate from Glasgow School of art, Gillian has held senior roles with BDP, DEGW and haa design in Glasgow. Gillian is Chair of the BCO in Scotland.

DEGW was the big ‘eureka’ moment in her career and allowed her to work closely with occupier clients to understand the business benefits good design can offer any organisation, and create value for all.

Her current clients span the Private, Public and Third sectors across the UK.

My vision is to start a movement that delivers more equanimity and compassion in our workplaces so people bring the best and most positive version of themselves to work. What do I mean by that? The best version of ourselves? Mastery of the self is key. It means having a quiet ego, a wise mind, a calm and quiet body, and a positive emotional state.

Through my work as a Workplace Change Manager in large organisations for over 12 years I’ve seen first hand how cultures and behaviours can support or dismantle people’s ability to bring their whole selves or best version of themselves to work.

For over 30 years I’ve benefited from a personal meditation practice, and five years ago I decided to train to teach techniques for strength training the mind to help more people thrive at work.

A visionary and award-winning leader, Jeremy has spent more than 25 years in the workplace, property and facilities management sector leading operational delivery and transformational strategy in highly regulated environments including utilities, aerospace, defence and life sciences. He has developed a track record of results, an extensive understanding of business drivers, and deep knowledge of commercial management. Jeremy is a huge supporter of building diverse and sustainable working environments.

Rob works with private and public sector occupiers, helping to prepare premises and workplace strategies. He has a wealth of experience – over 30 years – and he offers practical advice, based on practical experience. Specifically, Rob’s skills lie in briefing, business casing, defining needs, option appraisal and workstyle strategies. London’s Global Office Economy: From Clerical Factory to Digital Hub is a timely and comprehensive study of the office from the very beginnings of the workplace to its post-pandemic future. The book takes the reader on a journey through five ages of the office, encompassing sixteenth-century coffee houses and markets, eighteenth-century clerical factories, the corporate offices emerging in the nineteenth, to the digital and network offices of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Tim is the Founder and CEO of Leesman – the world’s foremost authority on employee workplace experience.  

He started his career in 1991 as a designer in the gritty world of transport design but by 2003 had developed a greater interest in the business strategy of workplace.

 In 2009 while working as an independent advisor supporting several leading global organizations on the alignment of their workplace strategies, he spotted an opportunity to develop a new and technique that would properly test the ability of an organization’s places to support its employees. 10 years plus later, the Leesman Index is used by industry thought leaders around the world to measure, benchmark and improve the experience of their employees.

In March 2020 Leesman launched new tools that would also evaluate the experience of employees working from home and today sits on the largest employee home working experience benchmark dataset of its kind, positioning Leesman at the epicenter of the future of work debate.

Nigel is an environmental psychologist, workplace strategist, change manager, researcher, author and international speaker. Nigel works with his clients to redefine their workstyles and create cost-effective and space-efficient workplaces that enhance concentration, collaboration, creativity and business performance. Where appropriate he helps design and implement sustainable agile working environments. Nigel’s approach to consulting is to apply his knowledge, obtained through both academic research and practical experience, to workplace strategy and design. He is a firm believer in evidence based design and delivering unique workplaces that support the occupying business. As a psychologist he campaigns for workplaces that cater for all personality types. Nigel’s latest book, “The Workplace Zoo: Humanising the Office” was published in autumn 2021.

Gillian has a passion for the integration of Research, Strategy and Design in her projects and is one of the most experienced workplace strategy consultants in Scotland. Gillian established MLA’s Glasgow office in 2015, which has grown to 25 staff in that time. Gillian’s current role is to develop the Strategic Consulting service within MLA and embed good strategic consulting practice in our business.

Originally a graduate from Glasgow School of art, Gillian has held senior roles with BDP, DEGW and haa design in Glasgow. Gillian is Chair of the BCO in Scotland.

DEGW was the big ‘eureka’ moment in her career and allowed her to work closely with occupier clients to understand the business benefits good design can offer any organisation, and create value for all.

Her current clients span the Private, Public and Third sectors across the UK.

Bridget leads The Changing Work Company offering tailored training and consultancy at the intersection of smart working and change management. She is a world expert on smart working and for over 20 years she has been at the forefront of developing smart working principles and practice for the UK Government. She was instrumental in the development of office efficiency and effectiveness data for the UK Government and adoption of its workplace density standards in tandem with improved office design to support and encourage flexible working practices.

Her clients include public and private sectors. Recent projects include delivering the Smart Working Changemaker training programmes and creation of an office design guide to support agile working in a major UK company. She advises on return to office and post-Covid smart working strategies.

Peter is the CIPD’s chief executive. He writes and speaks widely on the development of HR, the future of work, and the key issues of leadership, culture and organisation, people and skills.

Peter is a Fellow of the CIPD, a Fellow of AHRI (the Australian HR Institute) and the Academy of Social Sciences. He’s also a Companion of the Institute of Leadership and Management, the Chartered Management Institute, and the British Academy of Management. He is a visiting Professor at the University of Lancaster and sits on the Advisory Board for the University of Bath Management School. He holds honorary doctorates from Bath University, Kingston University and Birmingham City University.

Charlotte Lockhart is a business advocate, investor and philanthropist with more than 25 years’ experience in multiple industries locally and overseas.

As founder and managing director for the 4 Day Week Global campaign she works promoting internationally the benefits of a productivity-focused and reduced-hour workplace. Through this, she is on the board of the Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford University and the advisory boards of the US campaign and the Ireland campaign for the 4 day week.

I’m the Founder & Chief Energy Officer of PTHR, with 30+ yrs of experience in people, learning, technology, organisation change & transformation. In 2021 I was named 2nd Most Influential HR Thinker by HR Magazine. My personal mission is to see more people flourish through their work, and help shift organisations as a force for societal good (not just profit machines). PTHR’s mission is defined as “Better Business for a Better World”.

Mark leads the MillerKnoll Insight Group which is responsible for sharing the latest thinking in workplace design and related issues. He has been at Herman Miller / MillerKnoll for over 20 years and over that time has become a respected contributor to the workplace community.