Samira Ahmed

Samira Ahmed

award winning journalist and presenter on news and current affairs programmes for Radio 4, Channel 4, PM and The World Tonight

Professor Jim al-Khalili

Professor Jim al-Khalili

physicist and chair in the Public Engagement in Science, University of Surrey, award-winning science communicator and author of numerous popular science books, presenter of a number of television and radio documentaries

Simon Allford

Simon Allford

co-founder and Partner, Allford, Hall, Monaghan and Morris architects

John Armitt

John Armitt

Chairman, Olympic Delivery Authority

Dr Rachel Armstrong

Dr Rachel Armstrong

Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture & Construction, University of Greenwich & Senior TED Fellow

Julian Baggini

Julian Baggini

philosopher, Editor-in- Chief and Co-Founder of the Philosopher’s Magazine, author of numerous books contributor to numerous newspapers, magazines and think tanks

Amanda Baillieu

Amanda Baillieu

Amanda Baillieu, award winning journalist and Editorial Director, Building Design

Nick Baird

Nick Baird

Chief Executive, UK Trade & Invest (UKTI)

Gregory Barker MP

Gregory Barker MP

Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, Department of Energy and Climate Change (invited)

June Barnes

June Barnes

Group Chief Executive, East Thames Housing Group, and Board member of the National Housing Federation

Irena Bauman

Irena Bauman

co-founder and Director, Bauman Lyons Architect

Stephen Bayley

Stephen Bayley

design and architecture author, critic, curator, broadcaster and consultant

Sir John Beddington

Sir John Beddington

Chief Scientific Advisor, Chair of Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change and Professor of Applied Population Biology at Imperial College London

Malcolm Bell

Malcolm Bell

Emeritus Professor of Surveying and Sustainable Housing, Leeds Metropolitan University

Kate Bellingham

Kate Bellingham

broadcaster, presenter of numerous radio and television programmes including the BBC documentary ‘Museum for Life’, ‘The Big Bang’, ‘Tomorrow’s World’ and award winning popular science communicator