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KEYNOTE
Professor Tony Travers, Director of LSE London, Professor in Practice
Tony Travers is Director of LSE London, a research centre at the London School of Economics and
Political Science. He is also a Visiting Professor in the LSEs Government Department. His key
research interests include local and regional government and public service reform.
He is currently an advisor to the House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Select Committee
and the Communities and Local Government Select Committee. He has published a number of books
on cities and government, including Failure in British Government, The Politics of the Poll Tax (with David
Butler and Andrew Adonis), Paying for Health, Education and Housing: How does the Centre Pull the Purse
Strings (with Howard Glennerster and John Hills) and The Politics of London: Governing the Ungovernable
City.
Source
(http://www.lse.ac.uk/government/whosWho/Academic%20profiles/atravers@lseacuk/Home.aspx)

DEVOLUTION AND GOVERNANCE PANEL

ChrisPaddock, Director, Regeneris (http://regeneris.co.uk/) consulting
Chris Paddock has almost 10 years experience of working in economic development and
regeneration, leading on a wide variety of assignments for the public, private and third sectors. He has
a broad technical knowhow and holds significant knowledge of strategic and policy drivers in the UK.
Chris frequently leads Regeneris economic strategy assignments, having done this in Thurrock,
Croydon, Stratford, North Kent, Merton, the Royal Docks and the Tower Hamlets City Fringe. Most
recently, he has authored a plan to respond to the economic impact of the decommissioning of nuclear
power stations in Kent.
Chris has undertaken a number of projects which link economic development and the planning
system. He led a major study looking at the wider regeneration benefits delivered at each location on
the Crossrail line and has also provided broad economic inputs into a number of masterplan projects.
Source (http://regeneris.co.uk/team/person/chris-paddock)

Gaetano Armao,former Regional Minister of the Economy and Treasury for the Sicilian Government
Gaetano Armao graduated with honors from University of Palermo in 1985, then specialized with
honors at the University of Ferrara in financial intermediation jurisprudence in 1988, and received his
doctorate in the European Community and International Public Law at the University of Palermo. He

served as an assistant professor of administrative law on the Political Science faculty of University of
Palermo in 1992 and as visiting scholar at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of London in 1993.
Since 1996 he has taught administrative law and public accounting at the University of Palermo and
Economics and Public Law at the University Mercatorum. He is a fellow member of the Society of
Advanced Legal Studies at the University of London. He practices as Court of Cassation attorney with
offices in Palermo and Rome, has been an expert consultant for the European Council, consultant for
national and regional governments, and for the Italian Parliamentary Antimafia Commission. He has
also been vice chairman of Massimo Theatre Foundation of Palermo from 2002 to 2005, regional
ministry of Cultural Heritage in 2010 and regional ministry of Economy and Treasury for the Sicilian
Government up till 2012, attending the Italian Regions Conference, the State-Regions Conference,
the Economic Programming Committee and the State Ministry Cabinet also representing Sicilian
Government.

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Mr.
Andrea
Bertolotti,
CIO
(http://www.quotientinvestors.com/)

and

Managing

Partner,

Quotient

Investors

Mr. Andrea Bertolotti is CIO and Managing Partner at Quotient Investors, a US-based institutional
equity manager focusing on sustainable investing. Prior to co-founding Quotient Investors, Mr.
Bertolotti was Director of Investment Strategy at DLIBJ Asset Management, and co-founder and CIO
at Innovest Capital Management, Inc. Prior to Innovest in 1996, Mr. Bertolotti was a Senior
Consultant with BARRA Inc. Mr. Bertolotti graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1982,
and received his Masters of Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985 and his
MBA in Finance from the University of California at Berkeley in 1993.

INEQUALITYWORKSHOP
Sarah Lyall,Social Policy Researcher, New Economics Foundation (http://www.neweconomics.org/)
Sarah joined the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in December 2011 and works in the SocialPolicy
team on sustainable social justice. Her research covers experiences of poverty andinequality in the
UK, health inequalities, working time and social security. Sarah also facilitates the London Coproduction Practitioners Network and is interested in supporting innovative approaches to social
services.
Before joining NEF Sarah worked for a charity in North-West London, providing one-toone educational support for migrant young people aspiring to access Higher Education. She
has worked with a number of community-based organisations abroad, including capacity
building projects in Kazakhstan and Malaysia. She holds a First Class BA(Hons) in History from
the University of Oxford and a MSc (Distinction) in Social Policy Research from the London School
ofEconomics.
Outside of work Sarah likes to run, play frisbee and read about theology.
Source (http://www.neweconomics.org/people/entry/sarah-lyall)

INFRASTRUCTURE WORKSHOP
Alexander
Jan,
Director,
Transaction
(http://www.arup.com/Services/Transaction_Advice.aspx)

Advice

at

Arup

Alexander Jan is a director with Arup. He leads international advisory work for clients wishing to buy,
sell, develop or finance transport and city infrastructure.Alex recently led Arups cost analysis work
for the Mayors 2050 infrastructure plan.An economist by training with a first class degree from the
London School of Economics and Political Science, Mr.Jan has more than 20 years of experience in

public policy, project finance and regulatory advice.

Mr. Jan has worked with a London local authorities on their economic development strategies,
advising on the role that infrastructure can play in helping to achieve growth and employment. His
prior experience include working with the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Office of Rail
Regulation/Network Rail, as well as with the DETR transition team that helped set up the Greater
London Authority. He was also adviser for the Mayor and Assembly and has worked for KPMG
management consultancy.
Mr. Janis a passionate supporter of devolution and has written extensively on this and other policy
challenges facing London. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. He is a
visiting lecturer at the London School of Economics & Political Science.

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP

Barnaby Briggs,Managing Director, FTI Consulting (http://www.fticonsulting.co.uk/)
Mr. Briggs has 25 years of experience in the energy and natural resources sector focused on
reputation management, issues and crisismanagement, government and regulatory affairs, and social
performance planning and implementation. Mr. Briggs joined FTI Consulting in 2014 after 15 years at
Shell. In his role as Strategic Relations Manager at Shell, his focused on creating a deep understanding
of complex issues in Nigeria within the business, and to coordinate and provide strategic support for
Shells senior management team. He particularly focused on social performance, oil spills, and gas
flaring in Nigeria, and on global stakeholder engagement around other complex issues such as oil
sands and shale gas.

SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

David Capes, Consultant/Researcher, Creder/University of Bordeaux
David Capesis consultant in Paris & Bordeaux and Joint Researcher and Teacher at the universities of
Bordeaux and Toulouse, France. As Consultant-Researcher, he manages programs, conceiving and
applying tools for Participatory and Multi-institutional Projects in the field of knowledge
Management for Ecohuman Development focusing on:
- Internationalization of SMEs, NGO's, Local Authorities for Ecohuman Development,
- Aesthetic-based Socio-Professional Empowerment,
- Small Business Development Programs, Community Development
- Health and Human Resources Policies
- Environmental and Land Planning...
He runs various public/private programs in these fields for Companies, State Agencies, Big cities /
Counties / Inter-cities and rural zones Elected and Public Officials, Chambers of Commerce or
Craftmen, Unions and Cooperatives of Farmers.
Source (http://www.davidcapes.com/7.html)
Raphal Masvigner and Jules Coignard, co-founders, Circul'R (http://www.circulr.com/)
Raphal comes from Paris. He got a Bachelor degree in Economics at La Sorbonne before
joining Sciences Po Paris in 2009, where he got a double diploma with Brazilian Business
School Fundao Getulio Vargas. After graduating, he joined Airbus Group for which he
worked for 2 years in Brazil and Mexico. Nature lover, Raphael is also passionate about
cross country running and travelling.
Jules grew up in Biarritz before joining the Toulouse Business School in 2008. He got a
double diploma in Business to Business Management in Spain with ESEC in 2011. After
his graduation, he joined Airbus Group for 3 years in France and Mexico. Experienced
globe-trotter and rugbyman, Jules is also passionate about the ocean.

Source (http://www.circul-r.com/index.html)

JOBCREATION WORKSHOP
Naomi Clayton, Senior Analyst, Center of Cities (http://www.centreforcities.org/)
Naomi Clayton is a Senior Analyst at Centrefor Cities, an urban think tank based in London. She has
worked with a variety of clients in the voluntary, public and private sectors. Her main areas of
expertise are in skills, innovation, the knowledge economy and labour market dynamics. Her research,
both quantitative and qualitative, and analysis helps cities make evidence based decisions to develop
their economies.

INNOVATION WORKSHOP
IwonaBorowik,Innovation Policy Specialist, World Bank Group
Iwona Borowik is Innovation Policy Specialist at the World Bank Group. She has been providing
technical and policy guidance to governments across the Europe and Central Asia region on the
design and implementation of innovation initiatives and programs including the Fab Labs as well as
the necessary policy reforms supporting creation of an effective innovation eco-system.

Tomas

Dez,

Director

and

Founder,

Fab

Labs

(http://www.fabfoundation.org/fab-labs/)
Tomas Dez is the Director and Founder of Fab Labs Barcelona. He is one of
the leaders of the makers movement and is currently conducting its scalingup around the world, including within developing regions.

PUBLICSECTORWORKSHOP
Elke Loeffler,Chief Executive, Governance International
(http://www.govint.org/)
Elke Loeffler is the Chief Executive of Governance International. Her expertise is in public service
improvement, in particular public service co-production (citizen involvement in the commissioning,
design, delivery and evaluation of public services), quality and performance management, outcome
assessment, open government and local governance.
Source (http://www.govint.org/about-us/who-we-are/)

INTERNATIONALORGANISATIONSWORKSHOP
Sarah Beeching, CEO, Oshun Partnership (http://www.oshunpartnership.com/)
Sarah Beeching is the Executive Director of Oshun Partnership, a consultancy firm focused
on generating political campaigns in international development. She has extensive experience
working for the UK Department for International Development, Cabinet Office, FCO, World Bank,
UN, Global Partnership for Education, EC, and many foundations and civil society organisations. As
an economist, she has worked across all development sectors, and led international development
policynegotiations including: G8 Nutrition for Growth Summit, G20 London Summit, Every Woman,
EveryChild, GPE replenishments. She is currently working on education in crisis situations, the water
and sanitation sector and Project Everyone, which aims to deliver the worlds largest lesson
announcingthe new Sustainable Development Goals later this year.

Source (http://www.oshunpartnership.com/about-us/)

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