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Allianz Stadium Twickenham | Wednesday 25th November 2026 | #HeathrowBusinessSummit

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Heathrow Business Summit

Event Agenda

08:30–10:00

90 minutes

Registration, Exhibition, and Refreshments

Rose Suite

10:00–10:10

10 minutes

Summit open and host introduction

Nigel Milton

Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, Heathrow

Becky Coffin

Communities and Residential Property Director, Heathrow

Live Room

10:10–10:20

10 minutes

Welcome address

Thomas Woldbye

Chief Executive Officer, Heathrow

Live Room

10:20–10:45

25 minutes

Heathrow Expansion and H8 update

Ben Wheeldon

Expansion Major Programme Director, Heathrow

Alistair Awcock

Infrastructure Delivery and Strategic Planning Director, Heathrow

Live Room

10:45–11:10

25 minutes

Driving Growth Together: Unlocking Heathrow's Economic Potential

Lord Blunkett

Member, House of Lords of the United Kingdom

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Chair of the Heathrow Local Growth Taskforce

Live Room

11:10–11:35

25 minutes

People, Planet and Growth: Building Heathrow’s Future Supply Chain

Matthew Gorman

Sustainability and Carbon Director, Heathrow

Paul Doherty

Procurement Director, Heathrow

Live Room

11:35–12:00

25 minutes

Big impact starts small: How SMEs are creating lasting impact for people and planet

Jo Liang

Co-Founder, Cauli

Angus Cunningham

Chief Executive Officer, Scotscape

Live Room

12:00–13:00

60 minutes

Lunch and Exhibition

Rose Suite

13:00–13:45

45 minutes

(30 presentation, 15 Q&A)

SME Academy Workshop: Module Overview – Scaling & Funding

Farshad Eshraghi

Senior Lecturer, University of West London

Brunel 1

SME Academy Workshop: Go Green and Grow

Charlie McClelland (Speaker)

Programme Lead – West London, Branduin

Tracey James (Speaker)

Programme Lead – West London & Hertfordshire, Branduin

Nauzar Manekshaw (Lead)

Managing Director, Branduin

Brunel 2

14:00–14:50

50 minutes

Infrastructure Procurement Workshop

Marta Ayling

Head of Infrastructure Procurement, Heathrow

Shakespeare 1

Technology Procurement Workshop

Vij Ditcher-Gajparia

Commercial Lead, Technology Procurement, Heathrow

Brunel 1

Services Procurement Workshop

Nikkie Allen

Head of Professional Services Procurement, Heathrow

Mayank Vyas

Head of Technology and Corporate Services, Heathrow

Brunel 2

Operations Procurement Workshop: Unlocking your opportunities with Heathrow & its suppliers

Simon Butterfield

Head of Operations Procurement, Heathrow

Brunel 3

15:00–15:45

45 minutes

Expansion Procurement Workshop

Richard Wood

Head of Commercial, Expansion, Heathrow

Shakespeare 1

14:00–16:00

120 minutes

Meet the Buyer - by appointment only

Nightingale

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