Archives: Speakers

Joanna Carr

I have over 40 years’ nursing experience from Paediatric Oncology, Community Health Visiting and School Nursing, Complex discharge, Safeguarding children, and Operational Manager for CAMHS. In my current role I am one of the Clinical Lead Nurses on the Cambridge Childrens Hospital Project.  This is a vast undertaking for everyone in the project to build… Read more »

Stephen Parker

An architect and mental health planner at Stantec, Stephen is a proponent of “architect as advocate” for colleague, client, and community alike, and he believes strongly in leadership through service. An HCD Rising Star, Stephen has been named to Healthcare Design’s Best Under 40 list by the AIA’s Academy of Architecture for Health. He was… Read more »

Maria Luigia Assirelli

Maria Luigia Assirelli, director at Floyd Slaski Architect, has a passion for designing healing environments and she leads on Floyd Slaski’s mental health portfolio. Maria specialised in design for autism friendly environments and has written papers for various groups including the National Autistic Society. With a positive attitude, understanding of team dynamics and personal dynamics… Read more »

Bruno Oro

Bruno Oro, an Industrial Designer with 18 years of experience spanning electronics, toys, furniture, fashion, and graphic design. His work has been featured globally in prestigious publications and TV shows. As an educator for 12 years, he’s influenced countless students and served as a program director for top design institutions. With 14 international design awards… Read more »

Andrea Harman

Andrea Harman MSc. is Concept Developer for Healthcare for Saint Gobain Ecophon She has worked in the field of room acoustics for over twenty-five years helping to create enabling spaces that acoustically link the needs of the user with the activity taking place. She is active in developing the connection between noise, sensory impact and… Read more »

Ed Dwight

Ed joined Kier 20 years ago as a Site Engineer working on building projects and is currently the Senior Project Manager for Kier on the RIS:ES scheme in Bexhill-on-Sea, where his responsibilities include pre-contract and contract delivery of all the works. Ed is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Member of the Chartered Institute of Builders… Read more »

Richard Barton

Richard is an Assurance Board member for the Redesign of Inpatient Services East Sussex. In addition to his lived experience, he also brings public sector life experience to the build of a state-of-the-art inpatient hospital in Bexhill, East Sussex. He is a Mentor for the Sussex Trust, helping new Experts by Experience get ‘on board’… Read more »

Paula Kirkland

Paula joined the Trust in 2019 with the remit to address identified issues with the quality of the Trust’s adult inpatient facilities in East Sussex. She led, initially, on the development of the co-produced solutions to these issues, associated Public Consultation and the development of the funding and Business Case. Alongside this she has led… Read more »

Associate Prof. Rachel Baynton

Rachel Baynton is Associate Professor, artist, producer and academic working in cross-artform contexts. Her work focusses on collaboration, co-creation, and contemporary cultural production. Rachel is a professional writer, director and producer of collaborative and participatory arts projects with national and international reach. She has worked with diverse public groups around the UK and internationally.

Michael Leahy

Michael Leahy is an artist and researcher in psychology. He is working on an NIHR funded project examining the efficacy of digital gamification programme designed to enhance wellbeing in children.