This roundtable explored how growing investment in defence estates can deliver far more than enhanced national capability, acting as a catalyst for wider economic growth, skills development, housing delivery and community regeneration. We discussed how government, industry and local partners can work together to align national ambitions with local priorities, creating the conditions for long-term prosperity, resilience and sustainable place-based growth.
Read key takeaways from the roundtable in this blog:
Meet the participants...
Keith Yarham, National Sector Lead for Defence, Willmott Dixon
Mike Green, Chief Executive, Defence Infrastructure Organisation
David Brewer Chief Executive for Defence Developments, Defence Infrastructure Organisation
Andrew Bannister, National Key Account Manager, SCAPE
Peter Anstiss, Chief Executive, Team Barrow
Angela Jones, Director of Thriving Places, Westmorland & Furness Council
Judith Barker, Executive Director of Place and Connectivity, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
Richard Henry, Leader of Stevenage Borough Council
Elizabeth Newman-Earl, Founder, e50K
Andy Harley, Regional Director – Defence, UK&I, AECOM
Russell Frith, Inward Investment Manager, Wiltshire County Council
Victoria Moloney, Head of Economy and Regeneration, Wiltshire County Council
Peter O’Brien, Executive Director, Placemaking & Growth, London Borough of Hounslow