MIPIM 2023
Cities are at the heart of our response to climate change and action taken at a city scale has potential to create a more resilient and sustainable world to live in.
Our experts will join the city delegations at MIPIM this year to share our expertise and knowledge on how to implement sustainable development strategies in the property sector and make the urban areas where we live and work fit for the future.
Find out more about our involvement
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Connect with our team whilst at MIPIM. Our experts are bringing sustainable development to discussions with cities from across the UK and Europe.
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Our events
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Cities cannot do it alone - Building resilient cities through shared data and science
Date: 14 March, 2023 Time: 8.30 – 10.00 Speaker: Becci Taylor Location: 3.14 Rooftop, 5 Rue Francois Einesy, 06400 Cannes, FranceThe opportunity for effective, efficient and rapid action to create resilience in cities depends on accessible, actionable science at city scale. In 2022, Resilience First, with the Resilience Rising Consortium, convened regional and global stakeholders to develop the Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP), a companion series of three reports. This discussion, organised and led by Resilience First’s Executive Director Martyn Link, will explore the key findings and recommendations from the SUP initiative, and will draw on our international dataset of whole life carbon emissions for buildings.
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Inclusive and Equitable Cities Roundtable
Date: 14 March, 2023 Time: 12.30 -14.00 Speaker: Richard de Cani Location: 3.14 Rooftop, 5 Rue Francois Einesy, 06400 Cannes, FranceIncreasing equity and inclusion are among the most pressing challenges facing cities, exacerbated by Climate Change. We must do all we can to make cities work for everyone. Our approach to designing and developing inclusive cities is to collaborate and engage with stakeholders and partners. We have convened a panel of city leaders from Bologna, Cardiff and Liverpool as we discuss over lunch how the industry can develop the most inclusive and beneficial design outcomes.
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Let’s talk: Retrofit, Social Placemaking, Innovation and Sustainable Development
Date: 14 March, 2023 Time: 16.00 – 18.00 Location: 3.14 Rooftop, 5 Rue Francois Einesy, 06400 Cannes, FranceJoin the team of Arup experts in Cannes for an informal afternoon tea reception. We’ll be discussing with industry leaders how we can collaborate to shape a better world. The opportunities and challenges facing our cities and towns, including decarbonisation, retrofit at scale, inclusive cities and sustainable development will be at the heart of the conversations.
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The status quo is not enough anymore. There is a better way. Can retrofit be the Hero?
Date: 15 March, 2023 Time: 8.30 – 10.00 Speaker: Becci Taylor Location: Mondrian Hotel, 45 Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, FranceHow can retrofit be central to solve the challenges our property assets face to meet climate and social demands? The property industry has a desire to do the right thing, to reach decarbonisation goals, but we need to make sure we unlock the wider benefits of intervention, unlock investment and build deliverable pipelines. Join Becci, our Retrofit at Scale leader, for breakfast as she brings together a broad conversation on assets, planning, skills, climate and people through real life case studies.
Our delegates
Learn more about our experts at MIPIM 2023 below.
Abigaile Bromfield
Abigaile has a demonstrable history of working in the development industry and expertise across sustainable development, urban planning, feasibility studies and social housing. She has worked in both the public and private sector, including a secondment in the Cabinet Office.
Most recently, Abigaile has been one of the advisory leaders seconded to Birmingham City Council driving effective regeneration masterplanning, city wide engagement and the legacy agenda.
Angela Crowther
Angela is a designer experienced in leading multidisciplinary teams through major projects, and Arup’s London Property Business Leader. She is an expert in sustainability and passionate about creating a regenerative and equitable future.
Angela has cross-industry experience, including architecture, engineering and construction and acts as a trusted advisor to several of Arup's key clients. She is an experienced leader across the asset lifecycle, inspiring colleagues and collaborators.
Alejandro Gutierrez
Alejandro is a Director within Arup's Integrated City Planning team. His experience has involved advising and supporting clients on large programmes, including land use and transport related urban regeneration, reconstruction and sports projects.
He has led and contributed to large projects including London’s Stratford City, Rome Expo 2030, as well as many mixed-use regeneration programmes in Europe, China, South America and Australia for government agencies, private companies and public private partnerships.
Alice Charles
Alice looks after Arup's global strategic partnerships with international organisations, mayoral networks and foundations, including the World Economic Forum and the UN High Level Champions. She is an expert on cross cutting urban strategies - sustainability, climate change, resilience, mobility.
Before Arup, Alice was Cities, Infrastructure & Urban Services Lead for the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. She previously worked at the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Ireland, Dail Eireann, Jacobs and Avison Young.
Andy Pennington
Andy is Arup’s Office Leader in Liverpool, leading our building engineering, infrastructure and consultancy services teams. Engaging with key clients, collaborators and supply chain partners throughout the Liverpool City Region is a key part of his role.
He also leads Arup’s Science, Industry and Technology business in the in the North West of England and Yorkshire, delivering multiple, complex projects such as the development of the Shotton Paper mill. His focus is to further develop links with business leaders and potential investors to bring growth to the region.
Becci Taylor
Becci leads Arup's Retrofit at Scale business. Her work sits at the intersection between the built environment and the people within it and is based on her expertise of blending building physics and engineering systems to deliver low carbon designs with human comfort at their core.
Becci’s experience includes delivering global projects in housing, arts and culture and masterplanning. She is leading practical yet transformative change towards sustainable development, is action-focused and enjoys challenging industry norms.
Ben Smith
Ben is Arup’s Director for Energy and Climate Change Consulting. He is an award-winning environmental consultant with twenty years’ experience delivering consultancy commissions for public and private sector clients in the UK, Europe and Australia.
He has worked predominantly for masterplanners, developers and government clients, with a focus on cities and local authorities over the last decade. Ben is Arup’s partnership director for our partnership with C40 Cities and also supports programmatic work with The World Bank, EBRD and WWF.
David Algie
David leads Arup's Property, Science, Industry, Technology and Social Infrastructure team in Northern Ireland. He is also the Arup’s Belfast office leader.
David has a wide spectrum of multi-disciplinary design experience covering many sectors including commercial property and healthcare. Throughout his career, he has worked on and led a wide range of projects in Europe, the Middle East and Australasia. He is passionate about achieving sustainable outcomes combining excellence, innovation and efficiency in design.
Giammichele Melis
Giammichele leads Arup's Property Business in Europe and aims to shape a more sustainable future through his work. He is passionate about quality design and multidisciplinary working, and has a wealth of experience managing high-profile projects both in the public sector and for major private clients.
He has worked in Italy and in the UK covering several specialties, including design and project management, business development strategy, structural design, seismic design, built environment and sustainable development.
James Watts
James is an Associate Director and regeneration lead for Arup’s Property team in the Midlands. He has extensive experience of project delivery on regeneration and mixed-use schemes and has worked on a wide variety of projects in many different sectors from concept through to completion in the UK and overseas.
James uses his extensive mixed-use and regeneration experience and his collaborative approach to deliver cost effective solutions through quality design and full consideration of project risks and opportunities.
Jane Healey Brown
Jane leads Arup's town planning business in North West and Yorkshire. She has expertise in local planning policy and regeneration and is an experienced expert witness.
Jane has recently supported government in the delivery of the DLUHC Towns Fund Programme and a number of authorities in delivering Levelling Up programmes. She is also the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Planning and Housing Commissioner.
Jess Kennedy
Jess leads Arup's environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) advisory offering in the UK. She specialises in strategy and reporting, working with clients globally to bring their vision to reality.
Jess works across sectors, including property, infrastructure, investment, sport and arts and culture, and is passionate about the ever-evolving world of ESG and the role organisations can play in driving change.
Katie Randall
Katie is an Associate Director for Urban Strategy and City Economics, leading teams to develop and deliver major growth programmes across the UK. Her approach is based in ensuring that strategies are deliverable and investable and create catalytic opportunities for the local area.
Katie makes better places, without leaving people behind. Her passion for progress and bringing people along enables her to help clients understand the economic purpose of place.
Lara Tabet
Lara is Arup's Transport Scheme Creation and Development Lead. Thanks to her multiple technical, design management and integration roles, she has developed broad expertise in delivering outcome centred and integrated solutions. She has a range of experience across many multi-disciplinary transport and infrastructure projects in the UK and internationally.
Lara is an ambitious and driven integrator who embraces challenges with a strategic mind and positive energy to deliver holistic solutions.
Paul Webber
Paul leads Arup's building engineering business across Cardiff, Bristol and Winchester. He also leads Arup's Education Business for the UK, India, Middle East and Africa region.
Paul sits on the British Council of Offices Committee for Wales and the West as well as the Cardiff Capital Region Business Council Board. He is passionate about sustainability and has lectured and acted as an advisor on the topic for Government.
Richard de Cani
Richard leads Arup's Global Cities Planning and Design business and is a recognised senior leader of city planning and transportation. He has a strong track record of strategic thinking and delivery and has in-depth knowledge of the transport/planning issues facing cities and city regions.
Richard brings together a unique combination of working at the highest level in city Government in London for 18 years and 10 years working as a consultant on a wide range of commissions.
Roy James
Roy is experienced in leading multi-disciplinary engineering design teams on high profile, prestigious projects of varying scale and across a broad range of sectors, both in the UK and internationally.
Roy is committed to the concepts of ‘total building design’ and the close co-ordination of all disciplines in the team to deliver fully integrated solutions collaboratively with clients. He holds strong links with a number of commercial developers and architects in London, with long term cross-project responsibility for delivery and performance.
Sophie Camburn
Sophie leads Arup's advisory and planning business across Wales and the South West of England. She advises local government and private sector clients on a wide range of topics including mixed-use master planning and design, housing, mobility and sustainable development.
Passionate about making inclusive places that embed the UNSDGs at their core, she is an advocate of social value as an outcome of meaningful stakeholder engagement and design integration to deliver resilience and delight to communities.
Tom Bridges
Tom is Arup's UK Government and Innovation Leader, securing projects from national and local governments, as well as city innovation networks. He is an experienced professional in urban and regional policy, economic development, economic analysis, regeneration, planning, devolution, and city operations.
He has over 20 years’ experience in advising clients on how to respond to the significant challenges facing towns, cities and regions such as climate change, inclusive growth, innovation and productivity, and the provision of new buildings and infrastructure.
Abigaile Bromfield
Abigaile Bromfield
Abigaile has a demonstrable history of working in the development industry and expertise across sustainable development, urban planning, feasibility studies and social housing. She has worked in both the public and private sector, including a secondment in the Cabinet Office.
Most recently, Abigaile has been one of the advisory leaders seconded to Birmingham City Council driving effective regeneration masterplanning, city wide engagement and the legacy agenda.
Angela Crowther
Angela Crowther
Angela is a designer experienced in leading multidisciplinary teams through major projects, and Arup’s London Property Business Leader. She is an expert in sustainability and passionate about creating a regenerative and equitable future.
Angela has cross-industry experience, including architecture, engineering and construction and acts as a trusted advisor to several of Arup's key clients. She is an experienced leader across the asset lifecycle, inspiring colleagues and collaborators.
Alejandro Gutierrez
Alejandro Gutierrez
Alejandro is a Director within Arup's Integrated City Planning team. His experience has involved advising and supporting clients on large programmes, including land use and transport related urban regeneration, reconstruction and sports projects.
He has led and contributed to large projects including London’s Stratford City, Rome Expo 2030, as well as many mixed-use regeneration programmes in Europe, China, South America and Australia for government agencies, private companies and public private partnerships.
Alice Charles
Alice Charles
Alice looks after Arup's global strategic partnerships with international organisations, mayoral networks and foundations, including the World Economic Forum and the UN High Level Champions. She is an expert on cross cutting urban strategies - sustainability, climate change, resilience, mobility.
Before Arup, Alice was Cities, Infrastructure & Urban Services Lead for the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. She previously worked at the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government Ireland, Dail Eireann, Jacobs and Avison Young.
Andy Pennington
Andy Pennington
Andy is Arup’s Office Leader in Liverpool, leading our building engineering, infrastructure and consultancy services teams. Engaging with key clients, collaborators and supply chain partners throughout the Liverpool City Region is a key part of his role.
He also leads Arup’s Science, Industry and Technology business in the in the North West of England and Yorkshire, delivering multiple, complex projects such as the development of the Shotton Paper mill. His focus is to further develop links with business leaders and potential investors to bring growth to the region.
Becci Taylor
Becci Taylor
Becci leads Arup's Retrofit at Scale business. Her work sits at the intersection between the built environment and the people within it and is based on her expertise of blending building physics and engineering systems to deliver low carbon designs with human comfort at their core.
Becci’s experience includes delivering global projects in housing, arts and culture and masterplanning. She is leading practical yet transformative change towards sustainable development, is action-focused and enjoys challenging industry norms.
Ben Smith
Ben Smith
Ben is Arup’s Director for Energy and Climate Change Consulting. He is an award-winning environmental consultant with twenty years’ experience delivering consultancy commissions for public and private sector clients in the UK, Europe and Australia.
He has worked predominantly for masterplanners, developers and government clients, with a focus on cities and local authorities over the last decade. Ben is Arup’s partnership director for our partnership with C40 Cities and also supports programmatic work with The World Bank, EBRD and WWF.
David Algie
David Algie
David leads Arup's Property, Science, Industry, Technology and Social Infrastructure team in Northern Ireland. He is also the Arup’s Belfast office leader.
David has a wide spectrum of multi-disciplinary design experience covering many sectors including commercial property and healthcare. Throughout his career, he has worked on and led a wide range of projects in Europe, the Middle East and Australasia. He is passionate about achieving sustainable outcomes combining excellence, innovation and efficiency in design.
Giammichele Melis
Giammichele Melis
Giammichele leads Arup's Property Business in Europe and aims to shape a more sustainable future through his work. He is passionate about quality design and multidisciplinary working, and has a wealth of experience managing high-profile projects both in the public sector and for major private clients.
He has worked in Italy and in the UK covering several specialties, including design and project management, business development strategy, structural design, seismic design, built environment and sustainable development.
James Watts
James Watts
James is an Associate Director and regeneration lead for Arup’s Property team in the Midlands. He has extensive experience of project delivery on regeneration and mixed-use schemes and has worked on a wide variety of projects in many different sectors from concept through to completion in the UK and overseas.
James uses his extensive mixed-use and regeneration experience and his collaborative approach to deliver cost effective solutions through quality design and full consideration of project risks and opportunities.
Jane Healey Brown
Jane Healey Brown
Jane leads Arup's town planning business in North West and Yorkshire. She has expertise in local planning policy and regeneration and is an experienced expert witness.
Jane has recently supported government in the delivery of the DLUHC Towns Fund Programme and a number of authorities in delivering Levelling Up programmes. She is also the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Planning and Housing Commissioner.
Jess Kennedy
Jess Kennedy
Jess leads Arup's environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) advisory offering in the UK. She specialises in strategy and reporting, working with clients globally to bring their vision to reality.
Jess works across sectors, including property, infrastructure, investment, sport and arts and culture, and is passionate about the ever-evolving world of ESG and the role organisations can play in driving change.
Katie Randall
Katie Randall
Katie is an Associate Director for Urban Strategy and City Economics, leading teams to develop and deliver major growth programmes across the UK. Her approach is based in ensuring that strategies are deliverable and investable and create catalytic opportunities for the local area.
Katie makes better places, without leaving people behind. Her passion for progress and bringing people along enables her to help clients understand the economic purpose of place.
Lara Tabet
Lara Tabet
Lara is Arup's Transport Scheme Creation and Development Lead. Thanks to her multiple technical, design management and integration roles, she has developed broad expertise in delivering outcome centred and integrated solutions. She has a range of experience across many multi-disciplinary transport and infrastructure projects in the UK and internationally.
Lara is an ambitious and driven integrator who embraces challenges with a strategic mind and positive energy to deliver holistic solutions.
Paul Webber
Paul Webber
Paul leads Arup's building engineering business across Cardiff, Bristol and Winchester. He also leads Arup's Education Business for the UK, India, Middle East and Africa region.
Paul sits on the British Council of Offices Committee for Wales and the West as well as the Cardiff Capital Region Business Council Board. He is passionate about sustainability and has lectured and acted as an advisor on the topic for Government.
Richard de Cani
Richard de Cani
Richard leads Arup's Global Cities Planning and Design business and is a recognised senior leader of city planning and transportation. He has a strong track record of strategic thinking and delivery and has in-depth knowledge of the transport/planning issues facing cities and city regions.
Richard brings together a unique combination of working at the highest level in city Government in London for 18 years and 10 years working as a consultant on a wide range of commissions.
Roy James
Roy James
Roy is experienced in leading multi-disciplinary engineering design teams on high profile, prestigious projects of varying scale and across a broad range of sectors, both in the UK and internationally.
Roy is committed to the concepts of ‘total building design’ and the close co-ordination of all disciplines in the team to deliver fully integrated solutions collaboratively with clients. He holds strong links with a number of commercial developers and architects in London, with long term cross-project responsibility for delivery and performance.
Sophie Camburn
Sophie Camburn
Sophie leads Arup's advisory and planning business across Wales and the South West of England. She advises local government and private sector clients on a wide range of topics including mixed-use master planning and design, housing, mobility and sustainable development.
Passionate about making inclusive places that embed the UNSDGs at their core, she is an advocate of social value as an outcome of meaningful stakeholder engagement and design integration to deliver resilience and delight to communities.
Tom Bridges
Tom Bridges
Tom is Arup's UK Government and Innovation Leader, securing projects from national and local governments, as well as city innovation networks. He is an experienced professional in urban and regional policy, economic development, economic analysis, regeneration, planning, devolution, and city operations.
He has over 20 years’ experience in advising clients on how to respond to the significant challenges facing towns, cities and regions such as climate change, inclusive growth, innovation and productivity, and the provision of new buildings and infrastructure.