Speakers

Laura Ambler is a collaborative senior leader who brings with her extensive experience from over 20 years of successful partnership working with local councils, their external delivery partners, government agencies and businesses.

Laura joined us in August 2022 from the West of England Combined Authority and previously the Local Enterprise Partnership – where she was leading on place-making functions that have a direct impact on wider health determinants including integrated planning and housing, place-making and green infrastructure programmes.

Laura’s key strength is her ability to bring stakeholders together to effect change locally. She is passionate about the intrinsic role of place in achieving better life outcomes and wellbeing, and actively promotes this at every opportunity.

Laura has been a mentor with the Royal Town Planning Institute, a Board Member of the Local Nature Partnership and Vice Chair of the Sustainable Growth Board for Association of Directors of Environment, Planning and Transport.