Welcome to the first UDG Summer Conference!

A one-day conference on how to address the housing and placemaking crisis across building, neighbourhood and town scales.

We’re excited to bring everyone together to exchange ideas, gain new perspectives, and help shape what comes next.

<aside> <img src="/icons/location_gray.svg" alt="/icons/location_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Depot, Lewes

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<aside> <img src="/icons/calendar_gray.svg" alt="/icons/calendar_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Friday 5 June, 2026

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Schedule

Registration

Tea, Coffee & Pastries

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome and Introduction to Lewes

Leo Hammond, UDG Executive Committee Member and Past Chair

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Session 1: Building-scale

9:05 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2: Neighbourhood Scale

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

Tea & Coffee

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Session 3: Town Scale

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Thanks from UDG

Hannah Smart, Chair of the UDG

Naike Zambotti, UDG Executive Committee Member

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM