Mark Davy Keynote Speaker

Mark Davy is the Founder of Futurecity, a global placemaking agency established in 2007 to promote culture-driven development. As a former artist, Davy champions culture as the guiding force behind the regeneration and development of towns, cities, and regions.

Mark has persuaded the private sector to invest in the arts at an early stage in the masterplan and regeneration process, with over 140 public art projects and 250 strategies delivered across the UK, Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australia.

In London, Futurecity has contributed to major projects such as Battersea Power Station, Nine Elms, and the Crossrail Culture Line.

Davy is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Advisory Panel, Trustee of Hypha Studios, Executive Director of the Land Economic Society, and a member of the NLA Expert Panel for Culture and the National Trust Regional Advisory Group.