04/10/2026
Hyatt Regency Birmingham : Dolce
Delivering Housing and Urban Regeneration through a Brownfield First Approach
Katy Bourne OBE (Sussex, Police and Crime Commissioner )
Cllr Festus Akinbusoye (Westminster City Council, Westminster City Councillor and Former Police and Crime Commissioner)
Nick Cuff (Urban Sketch Ltd. , Managing Director and founder )
As the UK faces a deepening housing crisis, the need to deliver new homes while reviving underused urban areas has never been more urgent. This panel will explore how a brownfield-first approach can unlock regeneration, make better use of existing infrastructure and protect valued greenfield land — while recognising the practical challenges of bringing complex, constrained and often costly sites back into productive use. Drawing on the experience of our panellists the discussion will bring together perspectives from planning, politics, policing, community safety and place-making to consider how brownfield development can help create more homes, stronger communities and renewed confidence in our towns and cities.



06/10/2026
Birmingham ICC : Justham Family Room
The Rally for Liberty
Andrew Griffith MP (Shadow Chancellor, Shadow Chancellor (Invited))
Kevin Hollinrake MP (Conservative Party, Chairman of the Conservative Party (Invited))
Jack Rankin MP (Education PP, MP for Windsor (Invited))
Cllr Festus Akinbusoye (Westminster City Council, Westminster City Councillor and Former Police and Crime Commissioner (Invited))
Join us at the Conservative Party Conference to take a stand for liberty. Whether it’s your right to speak freely, enjoy a cigarette or just have a quiet pint at your local, the UK's long-established civil liberties are under threat. With the Government doubling down on its nanny-state agenda and introducing digital IDs via the back door, the fightback couldn’t be more urgent. After all, it was the titanic Conservative Prime Minister George Canning who became the first British politician to describe themselves as a “liberal.” It's time to reclaim that radical tradition. Join us for a drink at this year’s Rally For Liberty to hear leading Conservative MPs make the case for freedom.
