Introducing the first wave of speakers for Pro Landscaper’s The Future of Commercial Landscaping conference, taking place 6 June.

The one day event, which is taking place in Birmingham, looks to identify the common areas that hold potential benefit to elevating the value of the industry.

With the first wave of speakers already confirmed, they are as follows;

Liz Nicholson
Managing director of Nicholsons

Chris Wellbelove
Director of Blakedown Landscapes

Nick White
Principal biodiversity net gain advisor at Natural England

Jon Berry
Managing director of Tyler Grange

Helen Nyul
Group head of biodiversity at Barratt Developments plc

Kate Slegg-Newton
Associate director and regional lead at WSP

Steve O’Conner
CEO of Creative Concern

Speakers will be covering a range of topics, from how the industry can attract and retain new skills, to uniting on where commercial landscaping can have the biggest societal impact.

Industry suppliers will also be in attendance at the event, including Boningale Nurseries, EcoScape, Green-tech and Jub Holland.

Those looking to attend can book before 9 May to get a discount of £100.

More information on the conference can be found here, or contact Ollie Finch at ollie.finch@eljays44.com or 01903 777579.