Rebecca is the Interim Co-Director of City-REDI, a global research institute aiming to enhance understanding of cities and regions for effective policy development. With a focus on fostering collaboration and partnerships to enhance decision-making, she spearheads the LPIPHub project.
Rebecca is a partner and Head of Public Procurement at the Trowers & Hamlins. Rebecca is a national expert in public procurement law, advising clients in various sectors and holding a prominent position in legal rankings. Additionally, she is a visiting Fellow at the Centre of Construction Law at King’s… Read More
Kayleigh Hadjimina, is an external affairs and communications professional who joined Connected Places Catapult in April 2023 as Senior Marketing and Communications Manager for Place Leadership, focusing on the IPEC and IPLA milestone projects.
Tina is the Programme Manager for the procurement and commissioning programmes within the Local Government Association. Tina has been with the LGA since 2003, where she heads the implementation of the National Procurement Strategy for local government. Her responsibilities include overseeing strategic supplier management, innovation, skills, and social value initiatives. Read More
Robin is Policy Lead for Innovation Commercialisation & Adoption at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. He leads DSIT’s work on supporting the Procurement strand of the Government’s Science and Technology Framework He has been involved in shaping innovation and technology policy for the UK Government since 2019.
Dominic Stevens-Robert, is an economist who joined the CPC in February 2024. He focuses on producing research and evaluation for IPEC.
Bin Guan is an urbanist with a town planning background and extensive experience in the built environment domain. Bin has many exciting projects in his portfolio, one of the recent contributions is delivering the inaugural cohort of CPC’s Innovation Places Leadership Academy milestone project as well in addition to his… Read More
Trusha Oza is a Service Designer at Connected Places Catapult, working on projects that help wide range of organisations achieve their net zero and sustainability targets. Trusha works on designing the learning journey for the IPEC Community of public sector authorities, as well as supporting with the development of Cohort… Read More
Nick Talbotis a Service Design Lead. Drawing upon Nick’s experience working both in and with Local Authorities to identify barriers to innovative procurement. Especially those that are tough to crack, hidden, or not currently addressed. And then designing new and engaging ways to upskill in these areas – giving meaning… Read More
Ben Hawes is an Associate Director at the CPC and helps IPEC work with government and other external partners. He is a technology policy consultant, and previously worked in government policy on AI, smart cities and the internet of things.
