Chair: Tim Burke, editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Leah Stuart, director, Civic

Recorded at REGEN 2026 Manchester, brought to you by Estates Gazette and in partnership with Civic. This episode explores the value of system thinking in regeneration – looking at places as connected systems rather than a collection of individual projects.

Chair: Evelina Grecenko, senior reporter, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Garry Bridges, leader, Manchester City Council

In this conversation, councillor Garry Bridges, leader of Manchester City Council, explores the city’s regeneration priorities and how public leadership can connect investment with better outcomes for residents. Recorded at REGEN 2026 in Manchester, brought to you by Estates Gazette.

Chair: Evelina Grecenko, senior reporter, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Mark Robinson, senior development director, Kier Property

Recorded at REGEN 2026 Manchester, brought to you by Estates Gazette and in partnership with Kier Property, this episode will use Kier Property's Pall Mall scheme as a practical case study in how public and private partners can work together to unlock development that the market cannot deliver alone. It will explore the importance of political alignment, shared objectives and a funding package that recognises both the public value and commercial risk involved.

Chair: Evelina Grecenko, senior reporter, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Kimberley Grieveson, principal, Avison Young

Recorded at REGEN 2026 Manchester, brought to you by Estates Gazette and in partnership with Avison Young. In this conversation, Kimberley Grieveson of Avison Young explores what it means to build resilience into regeneration across the North-West. Drawing on two decades of experience, she considers how decisions about employment space, skills, infrastructure and housing can be made together and early enough to influence delivery.

Chair: Jess Harrold, legal & professional editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Rory Weal, head of New Homes Accelerator London, GLA

Head of New Homes Accelerator London at GLA discusses with Jess Harrold the scheme it launched six months ago tasked with driving housing delivery in London with a focus on schemes that can complete this parliament.

On this week’s episode of EG’s We’re Still Here podcast, host Emily Wright is joined by EG’s deputy editor and head of content Tim Burke.

The pair kick of the episode with a review of our EG Talent Special out this week. From catching up with some of our original Future Female Leaders to introducing the 5th cohort of EG Rising Stars, it is an homage to all things fresh, bright-eyed and future-focused.

Wright reveals what she thinks it takes to be considered a Rising Star in today’s real estate market highlighting the fact that, ever since EG started putting together the annual list in 2015, there has always been as much of a focus on people impacting the industry who do not have a traditional real estate background as those who do. This year is no different with an array of Rising Star finalists from the worlds of property, tech, finance, retail, sustainability and well-being. Find out more here https://www.egi.co.uk/news/bright-sparks-rising-stars-2020/.

Listeners this week are then treated to some highlights from Burke’s interview with former BBC real estate boss Chris Kane on the post-Covid workplace. Now heading up his own workplace consultancy Six Ideas after stints at NHS Property Services and Networking Housing Group, Kane reveals why he doesn’t think young people will necessarily return to the office and why the pandemic has “poured high octane fuel” on workplace trends.

Check out the full interview here https://www.egi.co.uk/news/the-eg-interview-former-bbc-real-estate-boss-on-the-post-covid-workplace/ or tune into the podcast for some clips of Kane’s chat with Burke.

Chair: Jess Harrold, legal & professional editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Councillor Tim Barnes, City of Westminster Council

Tim Barnes from the City of Westminster sits down with Jess Harrold at the London Real Estate Forum to unveil the economic growth statement launched at the event, outlining the five priority growth sectors that build on the city’s strengths.

Chair: Jess Harold, legal & professional editor, Estates Gazette

Speaker: Hannah Noble, director - place advisory, Avison Young

Recorded at the London Real Estate Forum in partnership with Avison Young, this episode brings together Hannah Noble at Avison Young and Estates Gazette's Jess Harrold to examine how London can move from viability to delivery, exploring the challenges holding development back and the action needed to turn ambition into tangible progress.