Meet the mentors
Solutions for the planet
Meet our Big Ideas Programme 2026 mentors!
Maya Bowles
Assistant Engineer
Pipeline Industries Guild
Andrew Jones
Head of Operational Delivery
Cadent
Megan Yeoman
Sales Specialist
Cadent
Karl Stinchcombe
Customer Change and Insights Specialist
Cadent
Brett Hudson
Technical Specialist
Cadent
Anika Raihan
Mechanical Engineer
Pipeline Industries Guild
Eliza Adamson
Energy Systems strategy Engineer
Northern Gas Networks
Eloise Mainstone
Assistant Civil Engineer
Pipeline Industries Guild
Zenab Ali
Portfolio and Governance Manager
Northern Gas Networks
Joseph Foxton
Gas Service Layer | Team Leader
Northern Gas Networks
Adam Spence
ORE
Northern Gas Networks
Brian Mackay
Head of Professional Services
Pipeline Industries Guild
Kev Booth
Gas Engineer
Cadent
Andrew Mee
Network Specialist
Cadent
Simon Bridger
Operational Response Engineer
Northern Gas Networks
Jessica Panter
Customer Service Specialist
Cadent
Zuhumnan Dapel
Senior Economist (Regulation & Strategy)
Northern Gas Networks
Lewis Payne
Development Director
IM Properties
Matt Sutton
Director
IM Properties
Sian Fletcher
Communications Lead
Northern Gas Networks
Andrew Simcoe
Technical Manager
Northern Gas Networks
Olivia De Vine
Internal Communications Manager
Northern Gas Networks
Olivier Sanga
Environmental Consultant
IM Properties
Elle Griffin
Digital Communications Manager
Northern Gas Networks
Paul Kirby
Insight Manager
Northern Gas Networks
Phil Shiels
Commercial Manager
Pipeline Industries Guild
Dawid Lenczewski
Graduate Electrical Engineer
Pipeline Industries Guild
Rachel Harris
Compliance Manager
ISS / PSR
Binal Kotecha
Design Engineer
Pipeline Industries Guild
Catherine Burns
Materials
Siemens
Dale Stones
Technical Manager
Northern Gas Networks
Alex Stuart
Senior Business Development
Siemens
Joanne Dixon
Services Beyond The Meter Project Lead
Northern Gas Networks
Carys O’Shea
Design Manager
Pipeline Industries Guild
Melissa Onoghaife
Section Engineer
Pipeline Industries Guild
Olivia Burnett
Energy Systems Strategy
Northern Gas Networks
Tom Goodwin
Energy Systems Strategy
Northern Gas Networks
Fiona Romankiw
Principal Architect
IM Properties
David Smith
Director, Planning & Communities
IM Properties
Nick Baxter
Associate Director
ISS / PSR
Stevie McCrae
Project Manager
Siemens
Tom Docker
Managing Director
IM Properties
Alexis Birchall
Hydrogen Blending Manager
Northern Gas Networks
Claire Whitehouse
Project Manager
Siemens
Brian Madden
HSQE Director
ISS / PSR
Simon Wakefield
Warehouse Operative
PAM Building
David Howells
Pattern Setter
PAM Building
Tom Gault
Planning Analyst
Cadent
Ewan Bradley
Signalling Design Engineer
Siemens
Jordane Joannides
Planning & Scheduling Specialist
Cadent
Ishah Zainab
Graduate Electrical Engineer
Pipeline Industries Guild
Chantelle Cowgill
HSQE Associate director
ISS / PSR
Alex Smith
HSQE Systems Manager
ISS / PSR
Ewan Bradley
CEO
ISS / PSR
Joanne Sandy-Colclough
HRD
ISS / PSR
Megan Brown
Senior Planning Analyst
Cadent
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