Meet the team

Ambassadors

  • Matt Soffair

    Matt Soffair

    Real Estate, Legal & General Asset Management

  • Mark Robinson

    Mark Robinson

    Chair, High Streets Task Force (2020-24)

  • Cllr Kemi Akinola

    Cllr Kemi Akinola

    Deputy Leader Wandsworth Council

  • Andy Edwards

    Andy Edwards

    Co-founder, Makespace Oxford

  • Dr Jess Steele

    Chief Executive, Hastings Commons

  • Nalin Seneviratne

    Nalin Seneviratne

    Director, Porter Brook & Associates Ltd

  • Liam Kelly

    Liam Kelly

    CEO, Make CIC

  • Nathan Rees

    Nathan Rees

    Partner, Shoosmiths

  • Karen Houghton

    Karen Houghton

    Brilliant Barrow Programme Manager, Westmorland and Furness Council

  • Theo Michell

    Theo Michell

    COO Co-Founder, Bywater Properties

  • Dan Thompson

    Dan Thompson

    Co-founder, Empty Shops Network

  • Alice Fung

    Alice Fung

    Architecture 00, GLA Workspace Advisory

  • Ion Fletcher

    Ion Fletcher

    Director of Policy, British Property Federation

  • Gareth I Jones

    Gareth I Jones

    Co-founder, Town Square Ltd

  • Ben Rich

    Ben Rich

    CEO, Radix Big Tent

  • Philip Brimley

    Philip Brimley

    Head of Property, Hatfield Park Estate

  • Emily Vermont

    Emily Vermont

    Founder CEO, Indirock

  • Nick Plumb

    Nick Plumb

    Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Power to Change

  • Kirsty Black

    Kirsty Black

    Partner, Shoosmiths

  • Gavin Richards

    Gavin Richards

    Architectural Heritage Fund

  • David Boyle

    David Boyle

    Policy, Radix Big Tent

  • Jessica Studdert

    Jessica Studdert

    Interim Chief Executive, New Local

  • Emma Hatch

    Head of Development, Places for London (TfL)

  • Annoushka Deighton

    Programme Officer, Architectural Heritage Fund & Founder-Member-Chair, Friends of Stretford Public Hall

  • Naomi Rubbra

    CEO, Footwork Trust

Our ambassadors include the original co-initiators of Platform Places (formerly known as our Steering Group). It was these 25 leaders — from communities, councils, asset owners, funders and law firms across the UK — who first came together in 2021 to start rethinking and reshaping the town centre property system. Our newest ambassadors are a growing number of allies who share this vision to catalyse long-term property culture change.

Founding Partners

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