Members:
Valentina De Micheli, Invest Bristol & Bath
Antony Merritt, West of England Combined Authority
Victoria (Vikki) Beesley, Cardiff Capital Region
Isabel Alonzo, Opportunity London
Bonnie Stephensmith, White label creative
Rajeev Singhal, White label creative
Marie Miller, Belfast City Council
Liz Brown, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Chris Brown, Marketing Liverpool
Gavin Quinn, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Jennie Ellis, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Katie Bodha*
Sarah Griffiths, Marketing Manchester
Jude Holmes, Marketing Manchester
Aimee Tutchener, West Midlands Growth Company
Andrew Dunbar, West Midlands Growth Company
Richard Dawson, Newcastle Gateshead Initiative
Jennifer Hartley, Newcastle City Council
Katie Doran, Belfast City Council
Tariq Sadiq, Leeds City Council
Leigh-Sara Timberlake, Business South
Shirley Wynne-Jones, Business South
Tori Colyer, West Midlands Growth Company
John Forkin, Marketing Derby Ltd
Kathryn Allen, Marketing Derby Ltd
Nicola Bladen, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA)
Sonia Beebe, West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Jamie Saunders, Bradford District Council
Lauren Pascu, Scottish Cities Alliance
Gavin Williamson, Belfast City Council
Karen Clarke, Oxford to Cambridge pan-Regional Partnership
Grace Kneafsey, West Midlands Growth Company
Anna Costa, Department for Business & Trade (DBT)
Eve Jones, Scottish Cities Alliance
* independent member of the committee
Currently working on:
- The BPF facilitates monthly meetings with government departments, including DBT, MHCLG, and Homes England, alongside representatives from local government and city regions. These meetings explore opportunities for collaboration and support initiatives at key industry events such as MIPIM, UKREiiF, Housing, and Expo Real. In addition, we have introduced an annual in
- person networking lunch, providing a valuable opportunity to connect with the Department for Business & Trade Investor Relations team, city regions, local government, and BPF BD Forum representatives which tend to be held in London in September.