BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.33.0//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://businesssouth.org/ X-WR-CALNAME:Business South X-WR-CALDESC:Your Voice for Business in the Central South X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=4SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-9145f5ea393c6f6a4a7eff618814f91e@businesssouth.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260519T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260519T120000 DTSTAMP:20260218T145824Z CREATED:20260218 LAST-MODIFIED:20260514 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:8 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Central South Panel Session on the Public Sector Stage DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The Central South UK: A National Growth Region Hiding in Plain Sight\nHow clusters, collaboration and confidence can put the Central South on the same stage as the UK’s major city regions.  When seen as one economic area, the Central South matches the scale, diversity, and opportunity of the UK’s major city regions. Our panel featuring business leaders and local authority leaders will discuss why we are a leading region and the many opportunities to invest in the Central South.\nJoin us at the SCAPE Public Sector stage.  No need to book into the session but you will need to purchase a pass to UKREiiF to join us, visit UKREiiF – The UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum ( https://www.ukreiif.com/ )[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Event Downloads” title_align=”separator_align_left” align=”align_right” color=”custom” accent_color=”#ec297b”]#default-btn-47ccafc7d03a74281846c4a9340eef17.ico-right-side > i {\n margin-right: 0px;\n margin-left: 8px;\n}\n#default-btn-47ccafc7d03a74281846c4a9340eef17 > i {\n margin-right: 8px;\n}Agenda#default-btn-87fe78b358c9ec1d39314db62192fa96.ico-right-side > i {\n margin-right: 0px;\n margin-left: 8px;\n}\n#default-btn-87fe78b358c9ec1d39314db62192fa96 > i {\n margin-right: 8px;\n}UKREiiF Programme[vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Event Speakers” title_align=”separator_align_left” align=”align_right” color=”custom” accent_color=”#ec297b”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1704886636071{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”50314″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”” el_class=”event-speaker”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]Sarah LongthorpeRegeneration Director – Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council[vc_column_text css=””]Sarah is a member of the corporate team at Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council and leads on the investment and sustainable growth agenda for the borough, oversees a large commercial investment portfolio and is responsible for the delivery of major projects.\nExperienced in place making and regeneration underpinned by a solid foundation of land and property skills gained over 25+ years of working in a Local Authority environment, Sarah’s work focuses on enabling delivery, working closely with public and private sector partners. Sarah is experienced in setting up and operating joint ventures and commercial trading entities.\nSarah remains committed to raising the profile, maximising opportunities and driving forward the Council’s ambition for regeneration across the borough.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1704886636071{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”36892″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”” el_class=”event-speaker”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]Brian JohnsonChair – Solent Freeport[vc_column_text css=””]Brian is the Chair of Solent Freeport.\nHe has recently retired from BAE Systems Maritime, where he was Business Development Director.\nHe brings a wealth of private sector experience to his role, with over 30 years’ in the Marine and Maritime sector at organisations such as Thales, Marconi and the aforementioned BAE Systems. Brian is on the Board of the Society of Maritime Industries and Maritime UK and previously chair of the Solent LEP.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1704886636071{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”50080″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”” el_class=”event-speaker”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]Chris FryCEO – Kingsbridge[vc_column_text css=””]Chris is Chief Executive of Kingsbridge, a privately owned property company developing exceptional spaces for work, life and leisure across the South.\nThe experienced, award-winning team collaborates with like-minded partners to create outstanding schemes with a focus on responsibility, sustainability and community.\nChris has almost 30 years’ experience in commercial property. He has been leading Kingsbridge for the last 8 years, prior to which he was a fund manager at LaSalle Investment Management, responsible for over £3bn of assets across sectors and throughout the UK.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1704886636071{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”40662″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”” el_class=”event-speaker”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]Gavin HallHead of Southampton Office – Savills[vc_column_text css=””]Gavin has worked at Savills since 2003, moving across from Southampton City Council, where he had worked in the Regeneration and Design team after graduating from Cardiff University in 1999.  At Southampton City Council, Gavin worked in an inward investment team assisting deliver regeneration schemes for the city.\nGavin specialises in complex mixed-use regeneration across the country, especially waterfront and infrastructure projects for both public and private sector clients and is driven to enable deliverable and viable consents that add value to the built environment and to people’s own surroundings.\nAs well as his roles at Savills, Gavin was elected to Chair of the Planning and Transport Committee of the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce in summer 2022, is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Business South and chairs their Regenerate South Action Group and sits on the Southampton Renaissance Board.\nGavin was elected a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute in 2002, has been an RTPI APC Assessor and is the outgoing national RTPI Graduate Pathway Leader for Savills overseeing recruitment and  career progression for Savills planning graduates across the country.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1704886636071{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”58972″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”” el_class=”event-speaker”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]Laura WyattDirector – Cavendish Consulting[vc_column_text css=””]Laura is an experienced planning communications and public affairs specialist having worked in the built environment industry for over 15 years’. Leading our team across the South, Laura has experience across numerous sectors including infrastructure, retail, retirement and property working with clients such as McDonald’s, Southampton Airport, AGS Group, McCarthy & Stone and Lovell.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1704886636071{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”63656″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”” el_class=”event-speaker”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″]John McConnellReal Estate Director – Southampton International Airport[vc_column_text css=””]John McConnell is a Chartered Surveyor with over 25 years of experience in airport real estate development and management. 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