Resilient Cities: London and Limassol

Peter is Curator-in-Chief of NLA and started the organisation together with Nick Mckeogh in 2005. He founded the London Festival of Architecture the previous year. He is a Mayor of London’s Design Advocate, Chairman of the Temple Bar Trust, Past Master of the Architects’ Company, a board member of Be First, Barking and Dagenham’s regeneration delivery company, and of the Association of Architectural Organisations. His role is to oversee the quality of NLA’s output and to act as its public face.

Darren became the Leader of Barking & Dagenham Council in 2014. Since then, he has established the borough as one of the most important growth opportunities in London and both he and the Council have won numerous awards, including LGC Council of the Year for 2018 and the LGIU Leader of the Year Award. Darren is currently the Deputy Chair of London Councils, having served on the Executive since 2016 – first as the Executive Member for City Development and now as the Executive Member for Housing and Planning. In his current role, he has prioritised the delivery of truly affordable housing in the capital, fire safety, reducing homelessness, and reducing the use of temporary accommodation.

Debbie has over twenty years experience in London’s public sector in Westminster and Lambeth Councils, the London Development Agency, and the Greater London Authority. At the GLA she was responsible for the Mayor’s £400m+ Local Growth Fund programmes as well as the creation of the Good Growth by Design programme. In her current role, Debbie leads on planning, place-shaping, housing, economy, adult education, and development and regeneration for Westminster City Council.

During a 30-year career, Ruth has built a reputation as a leading figure in the Business Improvement District (BID) sector, with a track record of developing valuable public / private partnerships. She has established several BIDs and partnerships representing thousands of businesses and employees and has leveraged over £30m of private sector funding, becoming the catalyst for generating more than £6bn of further investment across major parts of central London. Driving value through a partnership is at the heart of Ruth’s approach to urban renewal and supporting business communities.

In May 2011, after having served as Minister of Communications and Works from 2008-2010, he was elected Member of the Parliament with the Cyprus Social Democratic Movement. From May 2016 until May 2017, he served as the Chairman of the Committee of Institutions, Merit, and the Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman). As an MP he participated in the Cyprus Delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where he was a member of the Committee of Legal Affairs and Human Rights, and the Committee of Culture, Science, Education and Media. In June 2013 he was elected as the Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage. On December 18, 2016, he was elected Mayor of Limassol.

Andreas Tsouloftas is the Founder and Manager Director of Tsouloftas Constructions Ltd in 1980 and A.Tsouloftas & Sons Ltd. He is the MD of the Tsouloftas Group of Companies and associated Joint Ventures. He is a Shareholder and Director of Limassol Marina Ltd and a member of the Executive Committee. He is the President of the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry and also a member of the Executive Committee of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Andreas Pishias has worked at an international level as Business Development Manager with multinational research agencies either based in Cyprus or on an expatriate basis. His experience covers Central and Eastern European Markets as well as the Middle East and North Africa supporting major multinationals such as Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and other blue-chip companies. He has worked as a consultant advising companies in relation to business expansion in selected markets in Europe, the Mediterranean and the U.S. An expert relationship builder, Andreas Pishias looks to serve the interests of the International Business community here in Cyprus and actively promote CIBA in its role of bringing international business closer both with the local community, the government and with each other.