About this Event
Join us on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 ready for a prompt 9.00 am start.
Public Private Stage
Level 4 of the Armouries
UKREiiF
This will be the first of Open City's 'Accelerate Debates' format hosted at UKREiiF
Hosted by BPTW and Altair, the trio have have joined forces to bring you a refreshing and engaging panel that brings diverse voices from across the housing sector to each put forward one idea that would transform how we deliver housing. We have representatives that include a young person, politician, local authority, contractor, designer, and regeneration specialist.
Using the Homes England’s Social and Affordable Homes programme as a springboard, panellists each pitch one transformative idea to reshape housing and communities over the next ten years.
The line up:
- Facilitators: Manijeh Verghese, CEO - Open City & Siraaj Mitha, Director of Accelerate - Open City.
- Khaira Abimbola - Accelerate Programme Graduate - Open City
- Naushabah Khan MP - Gillingham and Rainham - Labour Party
- Chloe Harrison - Head of Partnerships, Wates Residential London
- Chloe Phelps - Director, BPTW & Grounded
- Kevin Harris - Director, Altair Ltd
Plus, more to follow - we look forward to seeing you there!
About BPTW: BPTW is an award-winning architecture and urban design practice based in London. They specialise in residential development, neighbourhood place-making, and mixed-use regeneration, transforming physical spaces and people's lives through innovative design and planning.
About Altair: Altair is a leading consultancy dedicated to delivering high quality, creative solutions to the diverse challenges faced by organisations in the housing, regeneration, and public sectors. We specialise in driving change through insight, innovation and quality service, providing strategic advice, project management, and operational support to help our clients achieve their goals.
About Open City: Open City is a charity empowering communities to learn about, feel connected to, and have a role in shaping places where they live. We are on a mission to make the built environment more open, accessible, and equitable. We do this through:
– Our flagship event Open House Festival, opening up and celebrating London and its communities each September.
– A year-round young people’s programme which includes city-making workshops at primary and special educational needs schools, as well as the award-winning mentoring programme Accelerate for young people traditionally excluded from architecture.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Leeds, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
