Invite-only: Connected Capital Research Launch

Networking

Thursday 19 March 2026
18:15 - 20:15

Members Only

Free

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Large-scale ecological masterplanning, transforming a former military site into 10 million sqm mixed-use forest development in Baghdad, Iraq. © Gensler

Invitation-only launch of Connected Capital, revealing new evidence on London’s built environment as a global export sector, with insights and exhibition.

At this invitation-only event, we will launch Connected Capital: London and the World’s Built Environment, a major new insight study and accompanying exhibition that makes the economic case for London’s built environment as one of the UK’s most significant export sectors.

Hosted for London Leaders NLA members, the evening will present new fiscal evidence from GLA Economics on the sector’s export performance, alongside analysis of its international reach and contribution to national productivity. Drawing on evidence from London-based firms delivering complex projects worldwide, the research sets out a clear agenda for how the sector can be better recognised, supported and positioned within government, spanning trade and industrial strategy, skills, planning and investment policy, to ensure its global value is properly understood and championed.

The exhibition showcases international projects delivered by NLA members, illustrating how London’s expertise is being deployed across cities and regions worldwide. Together, the research and exhibition provide a senior forum to engage with the evidence, projects and partnerships shaping London’s international economic footprint, and to discuss how the sector can strengthen its collective voice with policymakers, drive export growth and reinforce London’s position as a world-leading centre for built-environment expertise.

Programme

18:15
Arrivals and registration

18:45
Welcome from NLA

Catherine Staniland, Chief Impact Officer, NLA

18:50
Keynote speeches
Nick McKeogh, Chief Executive, NLA

Representative TBC, Office for Foreign Investment

Natalia Uribe, Cities Director, BDP

David Williams, Executive Director, Savills

19:10
Networking

20:15
End

Speaker biographies

Nick McKeogh

Co-Founder & Chief Executive, NLA

David Williams FRICS

Executive Director, Savills

Catherine Staniland

Chief Impact Officer, NLA

Natalia Uribe

Cities Director, BDP

Members Only

Free

Sold Out

Venue

The London Centre
3 Aldermanbury
London
EC2V 7HH

Accessibility

There are two ways of entering the London Centre - either up 3 steps with a handrail on either side, or via a platform lift. There are gender-neutral and accessible toilets on the lower ground floor, which can be accessed via a flight of stairs or a lift. If you would like more information about the space, or have any further access requirements, please let us know how we can best accommodate these, by emailing events@nla.london.

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