Tom Goodall

Chief Executive Director
Related Argent

Tom joined Argent in 2012, becoming Partner and the Head of Residential for Related Argent in 2020, over-seeing a pipeline of over 8,000 new homes across London. Tom is also CEO of the Related Argent Tottenham Hale development, leading the team which will deliver over 1.2m sq. ft of development including over 1,030 new homes. Prior to this, Tom was responsible for the residential product at the King’s Cross development including the delivery of the Gasholders apartments. 

Before joining Argent, Tom worked in project management consultancy and as a practicing Architect on numerous large-scale mixed-use schemes including the Shard and the London 2012 Athlete’s Village. Tom is a chartered member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and sits on their Housing Group.

Cath Shaw

Deputy Chief Executive
Barnet Council

As Deputy Chief Executive of Barnet Council, Cath is responsible for the Council’s extensive housing and growth programme, environmental services, and major commercial relationships. She is a Director of the Council’s joint venture company with Related Argent to deliver Brent Cross Town – a park town for future London including 6,700 new homes, 50 acres of green space, workspace for 25,000 people, three schools, a new station and other amenities and infrastructure. Cath sits on London Councils Economy Board and the New London Architecture Sounding Board, and Chairs the West London Economy and Skills Directors Group. She joined Barnet in 2013 from Harlow Council where she was Assistant Chief Executive responsible for Growth and Regeneration. Prior to that she was a senior civil servant, undertaking a variety of roles including as Deputy Director of the Social Exclusion Unit responsible for children and young people’s issues. She stepped down as a Board Member of the Peabody Trust in 2019 on completion of her maximum term of appointment, remaining on the Development and Thamesmead Committees until March 2022.

Jules Pipe CBE

Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills
Greater London Authority

Jules Pipe is working on key priorities for the Mayor, including: implementation of the London Plan, major and community-led regeneration projects across the capital, building a skills system that properly addresses the needs of Londoners and the economy, and ensuring London’s infrastructure supports good growth, meets the needs of London’s communities and makes London a cleaner, greener and smarter City. Jules has unrivalled knowledge of London government, becoming the first directly elected mayor of Hackney in 2002 and serving as Chair of London Councils from 2010 until he joined the Mayor’s team in 2016.

Rob Heasman

Chief Executive Officer
Earls Court Development Company

Rob Heasman was appointed as CEO of The Earls Court Development Company in November 2020. Prior to this, Heasman spent a decade at Lendlease including two years as Managing Director of Euston Over Station Development, as development partner for the Department for Transport and Network Rail, bringing forward plans for the UK’s most ambitious station destination right in the centre of the capital. Prior to that, for nearly eight years he served as Project Director for the flagship Elephant Park development in Elephant & Castle, where through a strong focus on collaboration with key stakeholders and the local community, he delivered on the early vision to create a place full of life.

The Earls Court Development Company is an Earl’s Court based business, responsible for driving the regeneration of the, circa 40 acres, former Earls Court Exhibition Centre site. ECDC has a vision ‘to bring the wonder back to Earls Court’ with a masterplan which opens up the site to the local community, celebrates the legacy of world-class ingenuity, creates a better piece of city, and addresses the climate emergency with an ambition to go beyond net zero. ECDC are committed to delivering innovative buildings and spaces that are well connected, whilst enhancing the environment, generating job opportunities and other benefits for the local area, as well as creating social and economic value.

Rebecca Worthington

Chief Financial Officer
Canary Wharf Group plc

Board Member at Alstria Office Reit AG.

Previous roles include Chief Financial Officer of iQ Student Accommodation, Non-Executive Director at British Land plc, Chief Operating Officer at Countryside Properties. Founder and Chief Executive of Lodestone Capital Partners.

Emily Newton

Associate Director
Assael Architecture

Emily is an experienced architect with a passion for creating thoughtful and contextual schemes that are ‘of their place’. Her expertise lies in the renewal of difficult and constrained sites, often involving heritage buildings, and in ensuring placemaking is embedded in all urban design and masterplanning projects. Emily has been pivotal in many of Assael’s large, residentially-led developments over the years, including the award-winning design for the renewal of the Grade II listed Ham Mill in Stroud; the 500-home Leaside Lock in Bromley-by-Bow; and over 2,000 homes at Margarine Works in Ealing. Emily is a keen artist and illustrator and loves incorporating hand drawings into her architectural work.