Meet the team
A Senior Associate in RLB’s Built Asset Consultancy team, Sonia is a finance (CIPFA) professional with 20+ years experience working on large infrastructure and change transformation programmes. Her experience includes working on PPPs and PFIs covering both public and private sector advisory spanning waste, social infrastructure and transport projects.
Throughout her career, Sonia has supported a range of large transformation programmes, notably at the Department of Health & Social Care, and private sector developments in the UK and Middle East, where the approach to driving change and projects relied heavily on collaboration across complex stakeholder environments.
Simon is a partner and head of ESG at RLB. A skilled navigator in commercial and technical domains, Simon brings 20+ years of success in identifying opportunities, developing, and implementing strategies within the energy sector. He holds significant experience in sustainable infrastructure and leading business development for funded and unfunded energy solutions.
Experienced across all aspects of the development process, including procurement, land appraisal, advisory team management, construction delivery, and asset management, Simon's experience with entrepreneurial organisations on decarbonisation programmes and complex contracting positions him to lead on Net Zero planning for property and estate developments.
Panel session: 11:30 - 12:00
Mountbatten Room, 6th floor
Using Public Private Partnerships to navigate to Net Zero
The Net Zero agenda is well underway and many public sector organisations will be considering how to navigate this challenge for their assets and estates. In our panel session, we will explore how public private partnerships can be used to facilitate, support and enable public sector bodies in our cities and regions to fulfil their Net Zero commitments.
Panel members:
- Sonia McRobb, Senior Associate, RLB
- Simon Brown, Energy and ESG Lead, Partner, RLB
- Kirsty O'Brien, Director, John Laing Group
- Chris Fridlington, Director, Bolsover District Council
Exhibition
Exhibition area, 5th floor, stand 6
Join us at exhibition stand 6 throughout the day to learn more about how RLB is supporting Public Private Partnerships and how we can guide public sector bodies to manage and optimise assets and estates.
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