MEET THE NEUROPLACES CONFERENCE 2026 SPEAKERS
Learn from the leading voices shaping the future of neuroinclusive and accessible design.

Prof. Amanda Kirby MBBS MRCGP PhD FCGI
Emeritus Professor, Honorary Professor, Visiting Professor, Founder & CEO • Do-IT Solutions
Opening Keynote Day 1: Neuroinclusive design – passing trend or fundamental shift?
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Oliver Heath Ba (Hons), Dip Arch (UCL)
Honorary Fellow, Founder & Director • Oliver Heath Design
Opening Keynote Day 2: The connection with nature – a real-world look at the growth of biophilic design + panel
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Professor Jean Hewitt
Accessibility and Inclusion Specialist • Buro Happold, BSI Tech
Author of PAS 6463
Panel discussion: BSI panel: Evolving accessibility standards for the built environment
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Ross Calladine
Accessibility & Regenerative Tourism Lead • VisitEngland
A Practical Toolkit for Neuroinclusive Tourism
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Dr Shelley
Founder • Age of Light Innovations
Biophilic Panel: Designing for human flourishing
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Ana Goritti
Director DEI for the Built Environment Lead Consulting • JLL
Fireside chat: Inside the shift: Delivering neuroinclusive workplaces in practice
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Tim Hatton
Principal, Interior Practice Leader • HOK
The biological imperative: Crafting high-impact places through neuroinclusion and neuroaesthetics
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Alex Lawlor
Regional Director • AtkinsRéalis
Presentation: Designing inclusion at scale - inside GSK's headquarters transformation
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Allison Peter
Vice Chair • TfL's Independent Disability Advisory Group
Case study panel: Designing for neurodivergence – inclusive transport environments
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Ann-Marie Aguilar
Senior Vice President, EMEA • International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)
WELL Equity Rating – a framework for designing places where everyone can thrive
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Ariane Sanders
Interior Designer & Founder • Sonda Studio
Panel discussion: Neurodesign myth-busting: Misconceptions about inclusive design
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Bobbie Hickey
Events & PR Manager • Mobility Mojo
Presentation: Accessibility at scale – Making inclusion measurable across global portfolios
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Dan Bailey
Associate Director, Acoustician • Buro Happold
Panel discussion: Designing sensory environments: Lighting, acoustics and colour in practice
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Freyja Sewell
CEO • Huus Design
Biophilic panel: Designing for human flourishing
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Graham Flisher
Biophilia & Environment Consultant • Urban Planters
Biophilic panel: Designing for Human Flourishing
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Jon Hunter
Head of Design • TfL
Case study panel: Designing for neurodivergence – inclusive transport environments
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Mary Noble
Manager of the Built Environment • RNIB & NRAC-accredited Access Consultant
Best practice presentation: Designing for inclusion in practice: lessons from the Grimaldi Building
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Neil Smith MRTPI
NRAC
Mayor's Design Advocate
Panel discussion: BSI panel: Evolving accessibility standards for built environment
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Rachel Jackson
Neuroinclusive Design Consultant • Rachel Jackson Design
Fireside Chat / Panel: Small changes, big impact: Designing neuroinclusive spaces without major renovation
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Rebecca Adda
Inclusive Environments Consultant • Buro Happold
Sensory Mapping: the value of predictability in the built environment
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Shaz Hawkins
Head of Marketing UK & IE • Tarkett
Human conscious design: Creating spaces that work for every mind
RIBA Accredited CPD
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Simone West BSc
(hons) MSc MRICS NRAC
Principal Engineer for Inclusive Design • TfL
Case study panel discussion: Designing for neurodivergence – inclusive transport environments
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Steven Souter
Global Insight Programme Manager • Colebrook Bosson Saunders
Cognition in the office of the future: Decoding how environments influence our performance
CPD Certified (RIBA, AIA & IDCEC)
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Tricia Marie Smikle
Former RNIB Programme Lead & Project Lead for the multi-award-winning Grimaldi Building project
Panel discussion: BSI panel: Evolving accessibility standards for the built environment
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Dr Venessa Champion
Editor • Journal of Biophilic Design
Biophilic panel: Designing for human flourishing





