Place Camp 2026

Alex Knapp

Norges

As Global Head of Real Estate for Norges Bank Investment Management, Alexander Knapp will provide the perspective of the global investor in place and what he's looking for as he invests in future places.

Indy Johar

Dark Matter Labs

Indy Johar is co-founder of Dark Matter Labs and of the RIBA award winning architecture and urban practice ARCHITECTURE 00. Indy's thinking is highly prized across the industry. A lecturer and professor at various universities, he has been awarded the London Design Medal for Innovation and an MBE for services to architecture. At Place Camp, he'll look at place from the perspective of a futurist.

Philippa Simpson

Barbican

As COO of the Barbican Centre and with previous roles at the V&A, Tate and Royal Museums Greenwich, Philippa Simpson will bring a perspective on the future of culture in our cities, and what is needed for culture to thrive in the future.

Kat Hanna

Oxford Street

Kat Hanna is an urbanist and real estate strategist with over 15 years experience in London’s built environment sector. Most recently, Kat was Interim Director of Strategy at Oxford Street Development Corporation (OSDC). Prior to OSDC, Kat led the London office of a global real estate consultancy, and has held roles spanning masterplanning, policy and research.

Harry Jameson

Pillar Wellbeing

Harry is a wellbeing expert and entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience in the fitness & hospitality industries. He has worked to bring multiple wellness brands to market that cross consumer, FMCG, ed-tech and real estate. As a former performance coach with an illustrious clientele; he has optimised performance and wellbeing for CEOs, celebrities, and politicians alike, developing one-on-one lifestyle programmes (from training to sleep, recovery and nutrition plans) for senior leaders at Nike, Apple, Twitter, Chelsea FC, and 2.5 years with the serving UK Prime Minister.

Natasha Norman

INSTID

Dr Natasha Norman is a sociologist working at the intersection of place identity, community, and policy. She heads INSTID (Institute for Identity) which over 15 years has worked with places of all sizes, from new smart cities to vast regions. Natasha will lead a session exploring how our understanding of our audiences is shifting from demographic factors to value-based behaviours. We will look into the appeal of your own place, and establish what audiences it will likely resonate with.

Brenda Sjahrial

DNCO

Simon Yewdall

DNCO