Event Archive

Modern methods of construction, or MMC, represent a real opportunity to help alleviate some of the challenges we face in the current housing crisis. MMC can supplement our traditional methods of housebuilding with faster and more efficient build out rates and, as seen most recently, continued construction in challenging times.

These informal virtual roundtables provide senior business leaders — chairs and CEOs — in membership with the opportunity to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on business, the capital and the economy and to look ahead to what business and the government will need to focus on to support the capital’s recovery. All discussions take place under the Chatham House rule.

As part of our series of events with the leaders of London’s most vibrant boroughs, please join us for a webinar briefing with Councillor Steve Curran, Leader of Hounslow Council.

This event will be an excellent opportunity to hear the Leader discuss both his priorities for Hounslow and the key challenges and opportunities for growth in the borough.

Join us for a webinar with Philip Graham, Executive Director, Good Growth at the GLA. Six months into his new role, Philip will outline what the Mayor’s vision of Good Growth in the Capital is and how, in the light of the coronavirus pandemic, it can still be achieved. 

This interactive session will include a panel debate with the Theo Blackwell, London’s Chief Digital Officer and bring you up-to-speed on the work of the Commission, including our work supporting the GLA and Alan Turing Institutes’ Covid-19 initiative. It will also provide insights into the priorities of key data stakeholders plus preview the Commission’s recommendations and exciting future projects, ahead of the Commission’s report launch in September.

To mark the 20^th anniversary of TfL, London First, the Port of London Authority and Port of Tilbury will look at how the River Thames can become a more integral part of London’s transport strategy.

The webinar will provide an overview of the London Legacy Development Corporation, its work to deliver the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park including its development in the run up to the Olympic Games and its wider impact on the surrounding area. The session will also explore what is next for the LLDC, its wider regeneration work and future developments for the area. 

As London begins to reopen and recover from Covid-19, how we travel around the city will have to change. A poorly managed return to public transport is a critical risk for our capital and Government, City Hall, Transport for London, and businesses will need work in lockstep to ensure demand is reduced and retimed. Transport for London have been quick to create Streetspace to enable more safe, sustainable, and socially distanced travel, including supporting greater experimentation with micro-mobility.

As London begins to come out of lockdown the challenge for businesses is be getting back to normal levels of service and operation, but disruptions to workforce, difficult market conditions and uncertainty about the long term effect on the economy and behaviour make business planning exceptionally difficult. New machine learning technologies like AI will be immensely valuable in helping companies adapt to the new reality.

MHCLG and DEFRA would like to consult with London First members who are involved in the design and delivery of development about the concept of Biodiversity Net Gain and delivering green infrastructure.

The draft new London Plan contains policies that seek to protect industrial capacity in London through the intensification of industrial uses. This includes the multi-layering of industrial and warehousing accommodation and the co-location of housing and commercial activities. Our discussion will explore the planning, design and viability issues arising from such approaches and how the draft new London Plan policies are being interpreted at the borough level.

Prior to COVID-19, expansion of university estates and the need for more purpose-built student accommodation were top of the agenda. Do these plans remain? Or will changes need to be made? How will the pandemic impact the attractiveness of London as city to study in for both domestic and international students?

With unlocking moving through the steps set out in the Government roadmap, TfL faces new challenges as Londoners return to movement. Vernon Everitt, Managing Director for Customers, Communications, and Technology at TfL, will be joining London First members to talk about the progress being made and the ways in which the private sector can support a well-managed return to public transport in the capital. 

Please join us for a special leadership event which celebrates Leadership Exchange, our peer to peer mentoring programme between senior police and business leaders. The conversation will revolve around the unique challenges of leading through the COVID-19 pandemic and the journey towards recovery. 

Join us for a webinar presentation and virtual discussion to look at how innovation is continually changing the way we use and live in our homes. We will be looking at how technology allows us to be more efficient in the way we use and run our buildings and will pay attention to BTR developments. 

As part of our Infrastructure Funding and Financing Working Group, London First and Arcadis will be hosting a private virtual discussion with Steve Lomas. Steve is the Infrastructure Project Authority’s Director of Finance and has been leading their work on the HM Treasury’s Infrastructure Finance Review.

London First will be hosting a small roundtable discussion with Amy Lamé, Night Czar, and Laura Citron, CEO of London & Partners, to discuss initiatives that support London’s economic recovery within the hospitality, retail and leisure sector, including a consumer-facing campaign to restore consumer confidence.

Join us for the next event in our exclusive Partner Series, and take part in an in-depth discussion with Charles Roxburgh, Second Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury. 

Powering the mobility revolution will require multiple solutions and interventions. The owners and operators of vehicle fleets are already at the forefront of electrification efforts in London, and have the ability to overcome the scalability challenge.

Join a selection of London’s major fleet owners and operators on this virtual roundtable to discuss how to accelerate the transition during the recovery. 

Andrew Bailey will be sharing his take on the unprecedented economic challenges caused by Covid-19, what he sees as vital for London’s recovery and what all this might mean for the economy and business longer-term.

Wes Streeting MP will be sharing his insights into labour thinking on the unprecedented economic challenges caused by Covid-19. From infrastructure funding to the UK’s levelling up agenda, we’ll be discussing what key things are needed for London’s roadmap to recovery and what all this might mean for business, the economy and country in the long term.

London First has been calling for reform to the apprenticeship system, including coming together earlier this year with the North West Business Leadership Team (NWBLT) to launch a major report which sets out an action plan for making the system more accessible and flexible. 

Innovation is continually changing the way we use and live in our homes. Virtualy hosted by Bosch, this roundtable will discuss how such technologies will evolve and, paying particular attention to the current COVID-19 crisis, consider the benefits of smarter technology with respect to build to rent developments where the owner is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and utilities in the building. 

There is a major projected funding gap for London’s future transport. Despite an announcement of substantial increases in publicly funded infrastructure investment at the 2020 Budget, it is still unclear how London’s transport investment needs will be met.

Given the new government is led by a Prime Minister we’ve worked with before, the upcoming Mayoral election and the ongoing challenges around skills, housing and transport, these events will be lively and informative. All discussions take place under the Chatham House rule.

As part of our series of events with the leaders of London’s most vibrant boroughs, please join us for a webinar briefing with Councillor Clare Coghill, Leader of Waltham Forest Council.

This event will be an excellent opportunity to hear the Leader discuss both her priorities for Waltham Forest and the key challenges and opportunities for growth in the borough.

Members are invited to join us for our annual planning update from Simon Gallagher, Director of Planning for the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. In addition to his usual intelligence on emerging planning policy, recent consultations and reviews, Simon will also update members on steps the Government is taking to keep the planning system going during the pandemic and support the recovery. 

These informal virtual roundtables provide senior business leaders — chairs and CEOs — in membership with the opportunity to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on business, the capital and the economy and to look ahead to what business and the government will need to focus on to support the capital’s recovery. All discussions take place under the Chatham House rule.

These informal virtual roundtables provide senior business leaders — chairs and CEOs — in membership with the opportunity to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on business, the capital and the economy and to look ahead to what business and the government will need to focus on to support the capital’s recovery. All discussions take place under the Chatham House rule.

This event is now full, please email lfevent@​londonfirst.​co.​uk to join the waiting list.

These informal virtual roundtables provide senior business leaders — chairs and CEOs — in membership with the opportunity to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on business, the capital and the economy and to look ahead to what business and the government will need to focus on to support the capital’s recovery. All discussions take place under the Chatham House rule.

These informal virtual roundtables provide senior business leaders — chairs and CEOs — in membership with the opportunity to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on business, the capital and the economy and to look ahead to what business and the government will need to focus on to support the capital’s recovery. All discussions take place under the Chatham House rule.

With the new points-based immigration system still set to come into force in January 2021 the MAC has been asked to advise on the composition of the Shortage Occupation List. This roundtable is part of the official consultation the MAC is undertaking on this topic. This will be a conversation about the different skills and labour shortages in sectors and recruitment processes.

Join us for a briefing and panel discussion about the impact COVID-19 is having on London’s commercial property market. 

As the lockdown continues, our expert panel will discuss how the virus has affected their area of the market, the support that might be required both in the short and long term, and what the wider, structural implications of the current crisis are for commercial space in London.

These informal virtual roundtables provide senior business leaders — chairs and CEOs — in membership with the opportunity to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on business, the capital and the economy and to look ahead to what business and the government will need to focus on to support the capital’s recovery. All discussions take place under the Chatham House rule.

These informal virtual roundtables provide senior business leaders — chairs and CEOs — in membership with the opportunity to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on business, the capital and the economy and to look ahead to what business and the government will need to focus on to support the capital’s recovery. All discussions take place under the Chatham House rule.

Join us for the next event in our exclusive Partner Series, an early morning virtual roundtable and a fascinating discussion with the Rt Hon Philip Hammond, former Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Join us for a briefing and discussion with the GLA on the impact that COVID-19 is having on housing in London.

*We are in the process of trying to reschedule our planned MIPIM lunches to a London venue and will be in touch about our plans in the coming days.*

We are delighted to invite you to the Annual London First — London Lunch at MIPIM 2020, kindly hosted Robert Bosch Ltd (now in London)

Homes England have had a busy two years since they were established, securing £4 billion in government investment, facilitating new partnerships with housing associations and local authorities across the country and supporting new infrastructure to unlock housing delivery and encourage economic growth.

As part of our series of events with the leaders of London’s most vibrant boroughs, please join us for a breakfast briefing with Councillor Richard Watts, Leader of Islington Council.

This event will be an excellent opportunity to meet the Leader and to discuss both his priorities for Islington and the key challenges and opportunities for growth in the borough.

Please join us for our annual AGM, followed by our Manifesto for London Strategy Session with guest speaker Deborah Mattinson of BritainThinks. This will be an opportunity for you to feed into the key asks we will make of the next Mayor and his/​her team, as part of a programme of insight gathering from senior business executives across our Board and membership.

Join us for an overview and discussion about the growth of Build to Rent (BtR) across the country and particularly in the capital.

Now that BtR has firmly established itself in the UK, how can its recent growth be maintained?

To celebrate the start of Apprenticeship Week, we are launching our Apprenticeship Report – Delivering the Workforce of Tomorrow.

Join me for a breakfast briefing with Cllr Diarmaid Ward who leads on housing and development for the London Borough of Islington. 

As part of our series of events with the leaders of London’s most vibrant boroughs, please join us for a breakfast briefing with Councillor Ravi Govindia, Leader of Wandsworth Council.

This event will be an excellent opportunity to meet the Leader and to discuss both his priorities for Wandsworth and the key challenges and opportunities for growth in the borough.