Winvic @ UKREiiF 2026
WINVIC AND PARTNERS HUB – BEDS, SHEDS AND THE ROAD AHEAD
Winvic is excited to be a pavilion partner at UKREiiF 2026. The pavilion will be a place for thought leadership and dynamic industry collaboration, with engaging panel discussions and interactive sessions addressing the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the construction industry.
Over the course of the event, our hub will become a focal point for thought leadership on key themes such as Net Zero, ESG, sustainability, social value, BTR and the housing crisis, what makes good development in the Industrial & Logistics sector, and what determines Data Centre viability.
We’re delighted to be joined by our partners, Ridge, UMC Architects, Maber, and M1 Agency, alongside a diverse mix of industry and government representatives. We’re grateful for the valuable connections made, the insights shared, and the momentum gained.
To revisit highlights from the event or explore our key sessions, see below or visit our LinkedIn page.
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Networking Breakfast / welcome
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – PANEL: From Alignment to Action: BTR One Year On (Winvic)
Bio: A year after challenging the sector to collaborate earlier and build trust, this session explores what has changed in the last 12 months. Bringing together leading voices from across investment, development and construction, the panel examines where alignment has driven progress, where barriers remain, and how shared intent can be turned into meaningful, scalable action.
Panel members:
- Chair: NHBC – Niki Kyriacou, Sector Lead – BTR
- Heimstaden – David Peacock, Director
- Maber – Nick Keightley, Studio Director
- Packaged Living – Mark Woodrow, Chief Operating Officer
- Pareto – Kuli Bajwa, Director
- Winvic Construction – Mark Jones, Managing Director – Multi-room
12:00 PM – 13:30 PM – Networking Lunch
14:00 PM – 15:00 PM – PANEL: Community, Commerce and Design: how partnership is defining the future of Birmingham Smithfield (Ridge)
Bio: Smithfield is set to transform the heart of Birmingham. Join this panel, hosted by Ridge and Partners, with guest panellists including Selina Mason of Lendlease, to explore how the project is shaping a place that delivers real community benefit, high quality design and long-term economic growth through collaborative and forward-looking partnerships.
- Chair: Ridge – Liz Sparrow, Partner
- Birmingham City Council – Richard Lawrence, Executive Director
- Lendlease – Selina Mason, Head of Masterplanning & Design
- David Kohn Architects – David Kohn, Founding Director
16:00 PM – 17:00 PM – PANEL: Jobs, Growth and Place: Connecting People with Opportunity (Prologis)
Bio: Access to labour for out-of-town employers remains a challenge, restricting growth & limiting job opportunities. This session will explore how data-driven commuting insights can shape strategic locations, inform transport investment and strengthen economic and social outcomes, enabling collaboration to connect businesses with talent and unlock growth.
Panel members:
- Chair: Fiona Harvey, Environment Editor at The Guardian
- Prologis UK – James Hemstock, Vice President, Capital Deployment
- Mobilityways – Julie Furnell, Managing Director
- West Northamptonshire Council – Vicky Hlomuka, Head of Economic Growth and Inward Investment
- DP World London Gateway, Paul Crosbie, Park Lead Asset Manager
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM – PANEL / NETWORKING BREAKFAST: ‘What Makes ‘Good Development’? Working in Partnership to Deliver Better Space’ (Invest Warwickshire)
Bio: This panel explores how good development goes far beyond bricks, budgets and build programmes. The discussion will challenge partners to think more holistically about value creation and reframe good development as a shared endeavour that delivers better spaces, stronger returns and more resilient communities.
Panel Members:
- Chair: WCC – Warwickshire County Council – Isobel Woods, Head of Economy & Growth
- Prologis UK – Ian Romano, VP, Head of Land & Development, UK
- SEGRO Plc – Dan Holford, Head of National Markets
- Tritax Big Box – Kate Howe, Development Director
- WPDG – Warwickshire Property Development Group – Stuart Buckley, Managing Director
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – PANEL: Beyond Power: What Determines Data Centre Viability (Winvic)
Bio: As demand for digital infrastructure surges, this session examines the critical factors that determine data centre viability beyond power – from supply chain resilience and planning challenges to skills, sustainability and infrastructure readiness. We explore how informed collaboration across the supply chain can unlock deliverability, reduce risk and shape future ready data centre growth across the UK.
Panel Members:
- Chair: The Sector Scope – Karen Fletcher, Editor
- Cyrus One – Emma Fryer, Director Public Policy Europe
- RLB – Louise Curcio, Partner
- Ridge – Rennie Dalrymple, Partner
- SEGRO – Andrew Pilsworth, Managing Director, Data Centres and Strategic Partnerships
- Winvic Construction – Danny Cross, Director – Head of Data Centre Delivery
12:00 PM – 13:30 PM – Networking Lunch
14:00 PM – 15:00 PM – PANEL: Beyond Faster Decisions: Planning Reform, Partnership and Social Value (Fusion 21)
Bio: Planning reform aims to accelerate delivery, but speed alone doesn’t create successful places. This session explores how social value and partnership working can turn policy ambition into long-term place-based outcomes and build community confidence through collaboration, early engagement and shared objectives.
Panel Members:
- Chair: Fusion 21 – Lauren Mannix, Social Value Manager
- Knowsley Council – Tony Clark, Assistant Exec Director
- Newlands – Ed Piggott, Planning Director
- Savills – Wesley Ankrah, Social Value Director
- Winvic Construction – Heidi Salmons, Director of Marketing, Business Development & Social Responsibility
16:00 PM – 21:00 PM – Fringe Event: Beds, Sheds and the Road Ahead – invite only
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – PANEL: From Target to Performance: What the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Means for Assets, Operators and Policy (Winvic)
Panel Members:
- Chair: ING Media – Rebecca Evans, Head of Infrastructure
- Mike Reader MP, Chair – All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure and MP for Northampton South
- Panattoni – Oli Winchcombe, Head of Portfolio Management and ESG
- Ridge – James Lomas-Halt, Associate Partner
- UKGBC – Philippa Birch-Wood, Head of Climate Action
- Winvic Construction – Arun Thaneja, Sustainability & Technical Services Director
Step up for children in Leeds – Golden Wellies Campaign
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Join us at UKREiiF 2026 and help make a real difference for children who need it most. Or click here to donate here.
We’re looking forward to making valuable connections, sharing insights, and driving momentum.
To revisit highlights from the event in 2025 or explore our key sessions, see below or visit our LinkedIn page.
Doing It Right for a Sustainable Future
As an industry-leading contractor, we are guided by our ’Doing It Right’ ethos and The Winvic Way values whilst delivering construction and civil engineering projects for our clients nationally.
As well as protecting the planet for future generations, we want to raise the bar for delivering sustainable buildings and assets for our clients, whilst leaving a lasting positive, social, environmental, and economic legacy.
We are proud to have delivered 97 Net Zero Carbon buildings to date, using our in-house expertise to support and align with our clients’ ESG ambitions.
Click here to find out more about our business approach to Sustainability and ESG, or view our Sustainability Strategy.
You can catch up with the latest news on innovative, sustainable and Net Zero project completions, navigating industry challenges, ESG and more via our digital WinvicWord+ and Winvic Word newsletters.
To discuss an upcoming project or requirements for any scheme, please contact our Business Development team on 01604 678 960 or at:
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- Industrial – Tom Smith, Business Development Manager: tomsmith@winvic.co.uk
- Data Centres – Danny Cross, Director – Head of Data Centre Delivery dannycross@winvic.co.uk
- Multi-room – Abigail Norcliffe, Business Development Manager: abigailnorcliffe@winvic.co.uk
- Civils & Infrastructure – Justin Fitzgerald, Business Development Manager: justinfitzgerald@winvic.co.uk
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION
At UKREiiF 2024, Winvic hosted a panel discussion in the Industry in Focus Pavilion; How to Achieve a Net Zero Built Environment: The Challenges with Embodied Carbon Data and Accurate Whole Life Cycle Assessments.
Head here to watch the session online or here to read the transcription Q&A article.
