DAY ONE | 6.30pm | Built Environment x Doughnut Economics x Just Transition

Join us as we delve into the past 40 years of design procurement through the Doughnut Economic lens. An expert panel will ‘unroll the doughnut’, discussing the system of procuring design, is it fit for purpose, and how can we ensure a just transition allowing humans and nature to thrive.

Thatcher’s policies in the 1980s saw a shift from traditional procurement to design and build. The introduction of EU procurement directives aimed at levelling the playing field, which left SMEs and micro-SMEs struggling to compete with larger firms. 20 years on, austerity measures following the 2008 financial crisis highlighted the high cost and inflexibility of design and build private finance initiatives, and the lack of growth hindered by EU procurement directives.

The tragic loss of life at Grenfell, the climate crisis, lack of diversity, Brexit, and the pandemic have all forced the built environment and government to reflect. Are measures introduced addressing local and global needs, how can we galvanise our voice in calling for a just transition in the built environment?

Panel:

• Chair: Diba Salam, Founder, StudioDS, LDEC, ACAN Global Alliance Ambassador & Just Transition
• Stephen Hill, C2O future planners, Churchill Fellow & Land Economist, Member of The Edge
• Judith Sykes, Director of Expedition Engineering and Useful Projects, a member of the National Infrastructure Commission Design Group
• Kevin Logan, Architects Declare, Director Maccreanor Lavington
• Romy Rawlings, Director Deep Green, Fellow of the Landscape Institute
• Paul Wilcock, Director of Cost Management, Aecom