Archives: Speakers

Peter Hazzard

Peter is a Chartered Mechanical Design Engineer with 30 years of engineering consultancy experience covering services design from inception to completion on a wide range of projects, in the commercial, education, residential, retail, leisure, transport and defence sectors. Currently Peter is focusing his career on providing excellent designs in the education sector. He has delivered… Read more »

Rhodri Davies

Rhodri is a Senior Sustainability Manager for global construction specialists ISG and has over 12 years experience within the industry including working on some of the largest construction schemes in Europe. Rhodri is a chartered environmentalist, and a full member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). Rhodri is passionate about delivering sustainable… Read more »

Emyr Harries

Emyr leads the Welsh Government’s Education Division with responsibility for education infrastructure, which includes education capital investment and the Sustainable Communities for Learning programme, education sector funding and finance, as well as education operations such as business planning, governance and business continuity. Prior to joining the Welsh Government, Emyr was an Associate Director for Infrastructure,… Read more »

Natalie James-Rutledge

Natalie is a senior manager in the £2.3bn Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme, and she is responsible for delivery of the Programme in the north and mid Wales regions. Prior to joining Welsh Government in 2009, Natalie was a consultant geologist for 19 years.  Not only utilising her extensive technical experience but also gaining experience… Read more »

Robert Hopkins

Robert Hopkins is a Regional Director at AHR, passionate about education design. With over twenty years’ experience, Robert applies knowledge and experience, as well as pioneering research, to optimise the impact buildings and spaces have in enhancing the health and wellbeing of its occupants and maximising their learning potential. Robert recently led on the design… Read more »

Sarah Featherstone

Sarah is an architect and co-Director of Featherstone Young, a practice with expertise in place-making and social engagement. She is also a member of VeloCity, an all-women, multidisciplinary team re-imagining the village for the 21st century, creating new homes and working environments in healthy and socially cohesive places.  Her projects include the award winning Tŷ Pawb… Read more »

Debbie Hobbs

Debbie manages a team of 30 sustainability and social value experts and is passionate about delivering net zero carbon buildings in operation. Debbie is a chartered engineer (MCIBSE) with 32 years’ experience in sustainability and carbon management, as a consultant, client, contractor and energy manager. This has allowed her to develop unique insights into the… Read more »

Jane O’Leary

With more than 30 years in the construction industry, Jane was a driving force behind the Vale of Glamorgan’s 21 Century Schools programme, leading the team as they innovated and developed the model that is now the blueprint for schools delivered across the county. With a construction background, Jane is not only an expert in… Read more »

Dr Dafydd Trystan

Chair of Wales’ Active Travel Board. The Board is tasked with advising Government on the Active Travel Act and in developing a strategy and targets to recommend to Government to significantly grow Active Travel across all areas of Wales. Early priorities set include: Strategy, effective Communications, Walking and Cycling for All, Active Travel to School… Read more »