
Venue: The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT
Time; 7.45 - 10.15am
With the 2025 Spring Budget on the horizon and following the sweeping tax changes of last autumn, understanding its potential impacts will be essential for everyone working across the built environment.
From shifts in public sector investment to rising employer costs and evolving tax policies, the way the construction industry responds to these changes will shape opportunities and challenges in the year ahead.
Join us as our panel unpacks:
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What the Spring Budget means for the public and private sectors in 2025
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Key public sector opportunities, from infrastructure funding to school and hospital projects
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Cost pressures facing employers, and what this means for the workforce
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Tax policy changes that could affect private developers and investors
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How the industry can adapt and plan ahead in a changing economic landscape
Speakers

Lucia Glynn
Lucia Glynn Consulting
Catherine is a highly experienced consultant with over 20 years of experience in delivering major school building programmes, academy conversions, and strategic projects across the education sector. She has held senior roles at global built asset consultancies and acted as a trusted advisor to the Department for Education, MATs, charitable trusts, and local authorities. Alongside her consultancy work, Catherine is Chair of Trustees for the Maritime Children’s Foundation and has served as a school governor for over a decade. With first-hand experience working directly within education sector, Catherine brings a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing schools today.

Greg Campbell
Campbell Tickell
Greg brings over two decades of experience advising public and private sector organisations across the UK and Ireland. His expertise covers governance, strategy, and regulation, and he has worked with councils, housing associations, care providers, charities, and government bodies. This broad experience gives him valuable insight into the challenges and opportunities shaping residential development today. A regular speaker on strategy and public sector issues, Greg will join us to break down what the 2025 Spring Budget could mean for the construction sector with a particular focus on residential development.

Rakesh Javer
Rakesh brings over 20 years of experience in the medical devices industry, specialising in endoscopy decontamination and infection prevention. As Managing Director of Wassenburg Medical, he leads the delivery of innovative solutions and has deep insight into the evolving needs of medical facilities. He will discuss how investment in healthcare infrastructure and technological advancements may be shaped by the 2025 Spring Budget.