Previous speakers - The MJ Future Forum

At The MJ Future Forum, it is our mission to help local government chief executives and directors through informative seminar sessions presented by leading experts from local and central government, think tanks and the private and voluntary sectors.

Below you can see a sample of speakers who delivered inspirational sessions at our 2023 and 2024 events.

Jon Ainger Director IMPOWER
Louise Alter Head of Energy Innovation EQUANS
Kate Ashworth Energy Infrastructure Lead West Midlands Combined Authority
Mark Bearn Associate Director Tile Hill
Natalie Brahma-Pearl Chief Executive Portsmouth City Council
Patricia Brown MBE Director, Central and Vice-chair, British Property Federation’s Development Committee British Property Federation’s Development Committee
Sally Burlington Director of Policy (People) & Deputy Chief Executive Local Government Association
Anisa Darr Executive Director of Strategy and Resources London Borough of Barnet
Piali das Gupta Strategy Director, London Futures London Councils
Stephen Evans Chief Executive Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Kurt Frary Head of IT Norfolk County Council
Justin Galliford Chief Executive Officer Norse Group
Matt Gladstone Chief Executive Peterborough City Council
Rufus Grantham Managing Director & Global Head of Retrofit & Built Environment Bankers Without Boundaries
Louise Guthrie Consultant EA Technology
Claire Hamilton Chief Executive Dacorum Borough Council
Greg Hayes Director of Executive Search Tile Hill
Professor David Healey Managing Director Smart Grid Solutions
Chris Hopson Chief Strategy Officer NHS England
Dr Catherine Howe Chief Executive Adur & Worthing Councils
Dr Michael Humann Faculty of Health & Life Sciences The University of Liverpool
Nadira Hussain Chief Executive Society for Innovation, Technology and Modernisation (Socitm)
Paul Johnson Director Institute for Fiscal Studies
Anthony Lewis Director of Interim Management & Executive Search Tile Hill
Sanjay Mackintosh Managing Director Roretti
Colin Macpherson CEO, Places and Communities EQUANS
Sarah McClinton Director of Health and Adult Services and Deputy Chief Executive & former President of ADASS Royal Borough of Greenwich
Chris Melia Growth Director Capita
Paul Pawa Group Strategic Development Director Norse Group
Tom Riordan Chief Executive Leeds City Council
Jackie Sadek Chair UK Innovation Corridor
Pam Smith Chief Executive Newcastle City Council
Sam Smith Director of the Socitm Institute Socitm
Jonathan Stephenson Chief Executive Rochford District Council and Brentwood Borough Council
Ben Taylor Senior Consultant EA Technology
Jonathan Werran Chief Executive Localis
Nathan Yeowell Founder and Director Future Governance Forum