2025 Event Programme
2025 Event Programme
The Design Solutions Theatre is free to attend and open to all attendees. All other theatres/rooms are open to Conference Delegate Pass holders only. View the programme as a PDF.
Main Theatre
09:30
KEYNOTE: One Year In – Opportunities for the Mental Health Built Environment Under the Labour Government
Main Theatre
Speaker:
Baroness Berger Member of the House of Lords and former Shadow Minister for Mental Health
11:00
Redefining Wellbeing in Finnish Psychiatric Hospitals: User Engagement in Creating Healing Spaces Amidst Administrative and Ideological Change
Main Theatre
Speaker:
Kaisa-Liisa Raiskinmäki Lead Architect, Design Co-ordinator, Partner - Raami Architects
11:30
Designing and Building a Same Day Emergency Mental Health Care Unit in A&E
Main Theatre
Speaker:
Paul Menadue Architect & Studio Director - Arcadis
13:30
KEYNOTE: Trauma-Informed Design – An Aid to Recovery or Mere Window Dressing?
Main Theatre
Speaker:
Prof. Yvonne Jewkes Professor of Criminology - University of Bath
14:30
Prioritised Rationalisation Through Standardisation and Repeatable Layouts is the Key to Realising the New Rivers Centre Mental Health Facility at Hellesdon Hospital
Main Theatre
Speaker:
Xav Roberts Associate Director - Murphy Philips Associates LLP
15:00
Fixing a ‘Failing’ Mental Healthcare System: A Design-led Response
Main Theatre
Speakers:
Lianne Knotts Director - Medical Architecture
Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
16:00
“Who What Why Where When How.” Making The Most of Lived and Life Experience
Main Theatre
Speaker:
Richard Barton Expert by Experience - DiMHN Lived Experience Advisory Panel
16:30
Does ‘Good’ Design in Professional Practice Translate to Feeling Good From a Lived Experience Perspective? A dialogue with Design, Lived Experience and Psychology
Main Theatre
Speakers:
Katherine Lazenby Expert by Experience - Design in Mental Health Network
Prof Paula Reavey Professor of Psychology and Mental Health and Deputy Director of the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory - London South Bank University and University of Stirling
Green Theatre
11:00
Innovation in Housing for People with Learning Disabilities – Englishcombe Lane Supported Housing
Green Theatre
Speaker:
Maarit Heinonen-Smith Studio Associate Director - Retirement Living & Senior Care Lead - Arcadis
11:30
All Points North – The Delivery of North View
Green Theatre
Speakers:
Deborah Goodman Associate Director of Operations - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust
Marc Reed Associate Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod
14:30
Ipswich Hospital Mental Health Unit: Nurturing Wellbeing and Mindfulness for the Whole Community
Green Theatre
Speaker:
Stephen Watson Principal - Hassell
15:00
Creating Spaces For Child Neuroregulation in Behavioural Healthcare Spaces and Beyond
Green Theatre
Speaker:
Stephanie Vito Principal - CannonDesign
16:00
Meadow Green – A New Type of Dementia Ward, for Design in Mental Health
Green Theatre
Speakers:
David Singleton DSA Environment + Design Ltd
Clare McFadyen Occupational Therapist, AHP Clinical Lead Older Adult Mental Health - Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
16:30
A Room with Different Views: Mental Health Hospital Design
Green Theatre
Speaker:
Teva Hesse Design Director - 4D Studio Architects
Blue Theatre
11:00
Active Design and Digital Care: Shaping the Future of Community Well-Being
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
Evelien van Veen Partner - Woonwerk
Chris Roberts Associate Director - David Morley Architects
Rachelle McDade Director of Healthcare Planning - Currie & Brown
11:30
Pioneering the Design and Function of Medical-Psychiatry Units (MPUs): Bridging Acute Medical and Mental Health for Whole-person Care
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
Virginia Pankey Behavioral Health Practice Leader - HOK
Dr Marsha Wittink Associate Professor - University of Rochester Medical Center
14:30
Breaking Down Barriers: Changing Perceptions Of La Moye Prison
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
Matthew Shepherd Architect -Principal - Arcadis
15:00
‘HALCYON: A Case for Investing in Section 136 Units or Places of Safety, Using Evidence-based Design, to Aid Recovery From the First Point of Contact With a Mental Health Environment
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
Alice Green Architect & Associate Principal - Arcadis
16:00
Open, Closed or In-between? Nurse/Care Station Design in America
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
Arien Cartrette Principal - architecture+
16:30
The Intersection of Art and Mental Health: The Silverwood Story
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
Kate Bond Designer of Biophilic Artwork for Healthcare Environments - Artist
Sonya Courtez Assistant Project Manager - Surrey & Borders NHS Trust
Lynn Lindley Interior Designer, Studio Director - Arcadis
Workshop Room
11:00
Amplifying Lived Expertise with Co-Design
Workshop
Speakers:
Sydney Harris President - MindCareConnect
Parker LaCombe Vice President - MindCareConnect
14:30
10 Editions of Design With People in Mind: What Does ‘Good’ Inpatient Mental Healthcare Design Look Like?
Workshop
Speakers:
Dr Paul Hanna Design in Mental Health Network
Prof. Steven Brown Professor of Health and Organizational Psychology - Nottingham Trent University- Katherine Lazenby Expert by Experience - Design in Mental Health Network
- Prof Paula Reavey Professor of Psychology and Mental Health and Deputy Director of the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory - London South Bank University and University of Stirling
16:00
Designing for Neurodiversity: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Spaces
Workshop
Speakers:
Maria Luigi Asirelli Director - Flloyd Slaski Architects
Stephanie Kyle Senior Architect and Inclusive Design Consultant - Floyd Slaski Architects
Design Solutions Theatre
09:50
Creating Autism-Friendly NHS Environments: Personal Insights and Practical Solutions for Safer, Sensory-Friendly Spaces
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
Alina Agarkova Marketing Manager - Yewdale
10:30
Person Centred Approach through Collaboration & Partnerships : A Year of Learning Through Designing Therapeutic Personal Spaces for Autism/CAMHS Environments
Design Solutions Theatre
Speakers:
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod
Mark Childs Head of Marketing - Kingsway Group
Kevin Gorman Chairman - Britplas
14:50
15:10
Fire Safety on Mental Health Wards
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
Karen Byard Fire Safety Lead - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
16:00
Sustainability in Mental Health – We All Have a Role to Play
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
Lizzie Leggatt Head of Materials and Sustainability - Pineapple Contracts
Main Theatre
09:30
KEYNOTE: One Year In – Opportunities for the Mental Health Built Environment Under the Labour Government
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Baroness Berger Member of the House of Lords and former Shadow Minister for Mental Health
11:00
Redefining Wellbeing in Finnish Psychiatric Hospitals: User Engagement in Creating Healing Spaces Amidst Administrative and Ideological Change
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Kaisa-Liisa Raiskinmäki Lead Architect, Design Co-ordinator, Partner - Raami Architects
11:30
Designing and Building a Same Day Emergency Mental Health Care Unit in A&E
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Paul Menadue Architect & Studio Director - Arcadis
13:30
KEYNOTE: Trauma-Informed Design – An Aid to Recovery or Mere Window Dressing?
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Prof. Yvonne Jewkes Professor of Criminology - University of Bath
14:30
Prioritised Rationalisation Through Standardisation and Repeatable Layouts is the Key to Realising the New Rivers Centre Mental Health Facility at Hellesdon Hospital
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Xav Roberts Associate Director - Murphy Philips Associates LLP
15:00
Fixing a ‘Failing’ Mental Healthcare System: A Design-led Response
Main Theatre
Speakers:
- Lianne Knotts Director - Medical Architecture
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
16:00
“Who What Why Where When How.” Making The Most of Lived and Life Experience
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Richard Barton Expert by Experience - DiMHN Lived Experience Advisory Panel
16:30
Does ‘Good’ Design in Professional Practice Translate to Feeling Good From a Lived Experience Perspective? A dialogue with Design, Lived Experience and Psychology
Main Theatre
Speakers:
- Katherine Lazenby Expert by Experience - Design in Mental Health Network
- Prof Paula Reavey Professor of Psychology and Mental Health and Deputy Director of the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory - London South Bank University and University of Stirling
Green Theatre
11:00
Innovation in Housing for People with Learning Disabilities – Englishcombe Lane Supported Housing
Green Theatre
Speaker:
- Maarit Heinonen-Smith Studio Associate Director - Retirement Living & Senior Care Lead - Arcadis
11:30
All Points North – The Delivery of North View
Green Theatre
Speakers:
- Deborah Goodman Associate Director of Operations - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust
- Marc Reed Associate Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod
14:30
Ipswich Hospital Mental Health Unit: Nurturing Wellbeing and Mindfulness for the Whole Community
Green Theatre
Speaker:
- Stephen Watson Principal - Hassell
15:00
Creating Spaces For Child Neuroregulation in Behavioural Healthcare Spaces and Beyond
Green Theatre
Speaker:
- Stephanie Vito Principal - CannonDesign
16:00
Meadow Green – A New Type of Dementia Ward, for Design in Mental Health
Green Theatre
Speakers:
- David Singleton DSA Environment + Design Ltd
- Clare McFadyen Occupational Therapist, AHP Clinical Lead Older Adult Mental Health - Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
16:30
A Room with Different Views: Mental Health Hospital Design
Green Theatre
Speaker:
- Teva Hesse Design Director - 4D Studio Architects
Blue Theatre
11:00
Active Design and Digital Care: Shaping the Future of Community Well-Being
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
- Evelien van Veen Partner - Woonwerk
- Chris Roberts Associate Director - David Morley Architects
- Rachelle McDade Director of Healthcare Planning - Currie & Brown
11:30
Pioneering the Design and Function of Medical-Psychiatry Units (MPUs): Bridging Acute Medical and Mental Health for Whole-person Care
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
- Virginia Pankey Behavioral Health Practice Leader - HOK
- Dr Marsha Wittink Associate Professor - University of Rochester Medical Center
14:30
Breaking Down Barriers: Changing Perceptions Of La Moye Prison
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
- Matthew Shepherd Architect -Principal - Arcadis
15:00
‘HALCYON: A Case for Investing in Section 136 Units or Places of Safety, Using Evidence-based Design, to Aid Recovery From the First Point of Contact With a Mental Health Environment
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
- Alice Green Architect & Associate Principal - Arcadis
16:00
Open, Closed or In-between? Nurse/Care Station Design in America
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
- Arien Cartrette Principal - architecture+
16:30
The Intersection of Art and Mental Health: The Silverwood Story
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
- Kate Bond Designer of Biophilic Artwork for Healthcare Environments - Artist
- Sonya Courtez Assistant Project Manager - Surrey & Borders NHS Trust
- Lynn Lindley Interior Designer, Studio Director - Arcadis
Workshop Room
11:00
Amplifying Lived Expertise with Co-Design
Workshop
Speakers:
- Sydney Harris President - MindCareConnect
- Parker LaCombe Vice President - MindCareConnect
14:30
10 Editions of Design With People in Mind: What Does ‘Good’ Inpatient Mental Healthcare Design Look Like?
Workshop
Speakers:
- Dr Paul Hanna Design in Mental Health Network
- Prof. Steven Brown Professor of Health and Organizational Psychology - Nottingham Trent University
- Katherine Lazenby Expert by Experience - Design in Mental Health Network
- Prof Paula Reavey Professor of Psychology and Mental Health and Deputy Director of the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory - London South Bank University and University of Stirling
16:00
Designing for Neurodiversity: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Spaces
Workshop
Speakers:
- Maria Luigi Asirelli Director - Flloyd Slaski Architects
- Stephanie Kyle Senior Architect and Inclusive Design Consultant - Floyd Slaski Architects
Design Solutions Theatre
09:50
Creating Autism-Friendly NHS Environments: Personal Insights and Practical Solutions for Safer, Sensory-Friendly Spaces
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
- Alina Agarkova Marketing Manager - Yewdale
10:30
Person Centred Approach through Collaboration & Partnerships : A Year of Learning Through Designing Therapeutic Personal Spaces for Autism/CAMHS Environments
Design Solutions Theatre
Speakers:
- Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod
- Mark Childs Head of Marketing - Kingsway Group
- Kevin Gorman Chairman - Britplas
14:50
15:10
Fire Safety on Mental Health Wards
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
- Karen Byard Fire Safety Lead - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
16:00
Sustainability in Mental Health – We All Have a Role to Play
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
- Lizzie Leggatt Head of Materials and Sustainability - Pineapple Contracts
Main Theatre
09:30
KEYNOTE: Ward Design and Safety – Dilemmas, Challenges and Safewards
Main Theatre
Speaker:
Geoff Brennan Clinical Supervisor - Safewards
11:00
“Whose Anxiety Are We Treating?” Balancing Risk Mitigation With The Need For Caring and Therapeutic Environments.
Main Theatre
Speaker:
Philip Ross CEO / Co-Founder / Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera
11:30
The Culture of Care – Learning From Trauma Informed and Autism Informed Environment Reviews
Main Theatre
Speakers:
Dr Philippa Greenfield Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist - North London Mental Health Partnership
Jill Corbyn Director - Neurodiverse Connection
13:30
Keynote: In Conversation
Main Theatre
Speakers:
Adrian James Medical Director For Mental Health and Neurodiversity - NHS England
Marsha McAdam Mental Health Advocate, Ambassador and Peer Consultant - Centre for Mental Health
14:30
Involving Service Users to Define a New Standard of Care
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
Chair:
Robin Campbell Deputy Director of Integrated Care - East London NHS Foundation Trust
14:50
15:10
Green Theatre
11:00
Secure Children’s Homes – A Pathfinder Scheme
Green Theatre
Speakers:
Dave Clarke Service Lead – Secure Estates - Lincolnshire County Council
Lorna Crowther Architect - Sector Lead - Kier Design and Engineering Solutions
11:30
Therapeutic Design for Neurodiversity: The Brook Learning Disability/Autism Unit
Green Theatre
Speakers:
Liz Lavender Interior Designer and Expert by Experience
Anita White Associate Architect - Grainge Architects
14:30
Current and Emerging Treatments for Mental Illness and Associated Environments of Care
Green Theatre
Speakers:
Dr Karen Lommel Medical Director - Marshall I Pickens Psychiatric Hospital- Stephanie Vito Principal - CannonDesign
14:50
Rebuilding a State Mental Health System the Size of the United Kingdom
Green Theatre
Speaker:
Tim Rommel Principal, Mental Health Practice Leader - Cannon Design, Inc.
15:10
‘The Same But Different’ – Designing High Rise Mental Health for Children and Adults
Green Theatre
Speaker:
Stephen O’Shea Architect, Studio Associate - Arcadis
Blue Theatre
11:00
The Reinvention of Mental Health Crisis Services: A Conversation
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
Dr Jane Grassie Emergency Physician - NHS Scotland
Dr Scott Zeller Assistant Professor - University of California - Riverside School of Medicine
Francis Pitts Principal - architecture+
11:30
‘Waking Up On The Right Side Of The Bed’ – Improving Mental Health Through Better Sleep
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
Karen Flatt Architect, Studio Director, Mental Health Lead - Arcadis
14:30
Driving Health Improvement, Equity, and Economic Development Through a Health in all Policies Approach with Users at the Core
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
Nicola Butterworth Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing - Liverpool City Council
Dr Elspeth Anwar Director of Public Health - Liverpool City Council
Samantha Campbell Director of Planning and Building Control - Liverpool City Council
Nuala Gallagher Corporate Director of Development - Liverpool City Council
Dagmara Wojciechowicz Manager - Merseyside Polonia
14:50
The Waiting Rooms Project
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
Amy Skinner Associate Professor of Co-Production in Mental Health Research - York St John University
15:10
Co-creating Inclusive Communities: Lessons for Local Authority Planning Teams
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
Claire Laurence Principal Planner - London Borough of Newham
Workshop Room
11:00
Architecture and Interior Design as a Therapeutic Approach – Designing Healthy and Healing Environments
Workshop
Speaker:
Andrea Möhn Director, MSc - Andrea Möhn Architects BV
Design Solutions Theatre
11:30
Fire Doors in a Mental Health Setting
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
- Karen Byard Fire Safety Lead - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
11:50
Lighting in Mental and Secure Healthcare – Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
Lee McCarthy Director of Lighting - Light Years Ahead
12:10
Mental Health FF&E: Creating Compliant, Safe and Low Risk Environments
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
Regan Cook Business Development Manager - Hygenius (WorkSpace Design)
12:50
Designing With Inclusivity in Mind
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
Joe Hurst UK Social Care Key Account Manager - Altro
Main Theatre
09:30
KEYNOTE: Ward Design and Safety – Dilemmas, Challenges and Safewards
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Geoff Brennan Clinical Supervisor - Safewards
11:00
“Whose Anxiety Are We Treating?” Balancing Risk Mitigation With The Need For Caring and Therapeutic Environments.
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Philip Ross CEO / Co-Founder / Chair at Design in Mental Health - Safehinge Primera
11:30
The Culture of Care – Learning From Trauma Informed and Autism Informed Environment Reviews
Main Theatre
Speakers:
- Dr Philippa Greenfield Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist - North London Mental Health Partnership
- Jill Corbyn Director - Neurodiverse Connection
13:30
Keynote: In Conversation
Main Theatre
Speakers:
- Adrian James Medical Director For Mental Health and Neurodiversity - NHS England
- Marsha McAdam Mental Health Advocate, Ambassador and Peer Consultant - Centre for Mental Health
14:30
Involving Service Users to Define a New Standard of Care
Main Theatre
Speaker:
- Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture
Chair:
- Robin Campbell Deputy Director of Integrated Care - East London NHS Foundation Trust
14:50
15:10
Green Theatre
11:00
Secure Children’s Homes – A Pathfinder Scheme
Green Theatre
Speakers:
- Dave Clarke Service Lead – Secure Estates - Lincolnshire County Council
- Lorna Crowther Architect - Sector Lead - Kier Design and Engineering Solutions
11:30
Therapeutic Design for Neurodiversity: The Brook Learning Disability/Autism Unit
Green Theatre
Speakers:
- Liz Lavender Interior Designer and Expert by Experience
- Anita White Associate Architect - Grainge Architects
14:30
Current and Emerging Treatments for Mental Illness and Associated Environments of Care
Green Theatre
Speakers:
- Dr Karen Lommel Medical Director - Marshall I Pickens Psychiatric Hospital
- Stephanie Vito Principal - CannonDesign
14:50
Rebuilding a State Mental Health System the Size of the United Kingdom
Green Theatre
Speaker:
- Tim Rommel Principal, Mental Health Practice Leader - Cannon Design, Inc.
15:10
‘The Same But Different’ – Designing High Rise Mental Health for Children and Adults
Green Theatre
Speaker:
- Stephen O’Shea Architect, Studio Associate - Arcadis
Blue Theatre
11:00
The Reinvention of Mental Health Crisis Services: A Conversation
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
- Dr Jane Grassie Emergency Physician - NHS Scotland
- Dr Scott Zeller Assistant Professor - University of California - Riverside School of Medicine
- Francis Pitts Principal - architecture+
11:30
‘Waking Up On The Right Side Of The Bed’ – Improving Mental Health Through Better Sleep
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
- Karen Flatt Architect, Studio Director, Mental Health Lead - Arcadis
14:30
Driving Health Improvement, Equity, and Economic Development Through a Health in all Policies Approach with Users at the Core
Blue Theatre
Speakers:
- Nicola Butterworth Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing - Liverpool City Council
- Dr Elspeth Anwar Director of Public Health - Liverpool City Council
- Samantha Campbell Director of Planning and Building Control - Liverpool City Council
- Nuala Gallagher Corporate Director of Development - Liverpool City Council
- Dagmara Wojciechowicz Manager - Merseyside Polonia
14:50
The Waiting Rooms Project
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
- Amy Skinner Associate Professor of Co-Production in Mental Health Research - York St John University
15:10
Co-creating Inclusive Communities: Lessons for Local Authority Planning Teams
Blue Theatre
Speaker:
- Claire Laurence Principal Planner - London Borough of Newham
Workshop Room
11:00
Architecture and Interior Design as a Therapeutic Approach – Designing Healthy and Healing Environments
Workshop
Speaker:
- Andrea Möhn Director, MSc - Andrea Möhn Architects BV
Design Solutions Theatre
11:30
Fire Doors in a Mental Health Setting
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
- Karen Byard Fire Safety Lead - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
11:50
Lighting in Mental and Secure Healthcare – Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
- Lee McCarthy Director of Lighting - Light Years Ahead
12:10
Mental Health FF&E: Creating Compliant, Safe and Low Risk Environments
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
- Regan Cook Business Development Manager - Hygenius (WorkSpace Design)
12:50
Designing With Inclusivity in Mind
Design Solutions Theatre
Speaker:
- Joe Hurst UK Social Care Key Account Manager - Altro
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