Guest Speakers

Laura Carter, Customer Segment Director at Ecclesiastical Insurance

Stephen Anderson, Director at Buttress

Carole Souter CBE
Chairing the Debate

Carole is Chair of The Heritage Alliance, a passionate advocate for culture and heritage with an outstanding record of achievement in the sector. She led the Heritage Lottery Fund (now the National Lottery Heritage Fund) as Chief Executive from 2003-2016, overseeing the distribution of billions of pounds of investment in culture, heritage and the environment. She recently stepped down as interim chair of Historic Royal Palaces and as Master of St Cross College at the University of Oxford. She chairs the Sulgrave Manor Trust, is a trustee of the Horniman Museum and Gardens and Oxford Preservation Trust, and is a lay canon of Salisbury Cathedral.

Caroline Underwood OBE
Making the Case for Philanthropic Giving

Caroline is the founder and CEO of Philanthropy Company - a team driven by social purpose to work in partnership with philanthropists and incredible organisations to grow their purpose and impact. Caroline started her career in the museums, arts and collections sector before moving to higher education then the international development sector and then consultancy; now her role encompasses all of these. She is particular proud of their work in the heritage sector including at St Paul’s Cathedral, at the British Library, at Chelsea Physic Garden and within Blackpool town. She has spent her career helping leaders to realise their ambitions as a multi-million pound fundraiser and campaign director and more recently as philanthropic adviser to families and their offices. She was awarded an OBE in 2017 by the late Queen Elizabeth for charitable services.

Claudia Kenyatta
Making the Case for Public Funding

Alongside her job-share partner Emma Squire, Claudia oversees Historic England’s work across six regions, delivering expertise and advice, grants, and major programmes, and building the effective partnerships that help to explain, protect and care for the historic environment. Before joining Historic England in 2018, Claudia spent 15 years at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, specialising in culture and heritage policy, strategy and delivery, as well as a range of roles in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Alongside her role at Historic England, Claudia is Chair of the Board of Trustees at Battersea Arts Centre in London.

Alex and Oli Khalil-Martin
Making the Case for Private Income Generation

Built in 1395, The Crooked House in Lavenham, Suffolk, is said to be the inspiration for the old English nursery rhyme There was a Crooked Man. Today, The Crooked House is home to two ‘Crooked Men’ - husbands Alex and Oli Khalil-Martin - who share their 600-year-old home’s remarkable story through events, experiences, art and gifts. From sell-out Black tie Dinners to The Crooked House Story - an immersive and theatrical house tour - the Crooked Men bring history to life, attracting audiences from around the world to join their ‘Crooked Community’ of over 50,000 supporters.
Find out more at crookedhouselavenham.com and follow the adventure on Instagram @crookedhouselavenham.

Laura Carter
Considering Risk with New Sources of Income

Laura Carter had worked in the insurance industry for almost 20 years and joined Ecclesiastical Insurance in 2017. Laura is responsible for developing and maintaining products and propositions to meet the needs of specialist target markets including heritage. Laura’s interest in heritage began when she attended Royal Holloway University and she is passionate about supporting Ecclesiastical’s heritage customers through insight and thought leadership.

Stephen Anderson
Exploring Social Investment Opportunities

Stephen leads Buttress' heritage team, specialising in projects that involve listed buildings and heritage assets and responding to their impact on place and local communities.

An architect since 2003, and with specific qualifications in architectural conservation, he is a passionate and enthusiastic project lead. From strategic plans to reversing issues of condition, new design and project management, many of Stephen’s projects are complex, sensitive and involve numerous stakeholders. His team are currently working on projects at World Heritage Sites, Scheduled Monuments, Heritage Action Zones, and listed buildings of all grades.

In addition to his role as architect, Stephen is also a National Lottery Heritage Fund Mentor and chair of a Heritage Development Trust.