May 2023 

• Ibiza – HDE Hospitality Conference – Keynote Speaker / 2 May

April 2023 

• KBB Awards Cardiff  / 20 April
• Eco Sterling – Design Meeting for electric motorbikes Business Development / 26 April

March 2023 

• House of Commons – Breakfast Meeting – SME (representing SBID) / 8 March
• Construction Council Meeting / 16 March
• British Trading Standards Partnership Meeting (SBID) / 21 March

February 2023

• KBB Review Magazine    Awards Judging / 7 February
• Bauer Radio – Bus Development / 10 February

January 2023

• Main Theatre – Speaker & Panel Speaker – Domotex Hanover Flooring Show / 11-13 January
• British Ambassador’s residence – Paris / 10 January

December 2022

• KBB Focus Awards – Ceremony guest & recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award
• Stone Federation Awards – Ceremony guest
• KBB Review Awards – Judging

November 2022

• Journalists Awards – Ceremony guest as Judge of National Newspapers/Journals and Sustainability, Property & Interiors
• Tour of Italian tannery, processing and manufacturing in Milan

October 2022

• Stone Federation Judges Meeting
• Meeting with Elle Décor (Ukraine) Editor in Chief for SBID
• Podcast Drinks Event

September 2022

• Attended Hotel Expo in Paris
• Judging: Stone Awards site visit – BAFTA London
• Podcast interview with Dulux Paints

May 2022

• Attend RIBA International event
• Attend Guild of Architectural Ironmongers
• Meeting Dept. of Trade – Belgium – Interior Design Products
• Event at the Chelsea Flower Show
• Judge – Stone Federation Awards

April 2022

• Podcast interview with CIDQ announcing SBID Exam partnership for UK interior design

March 2022 

• Unity Legal Conference
• University Course Accreditation Assessment (BA Interior Design)
• VBF and Unchain Ukraine collaboration announced – Forbes Magazine #3 Charity in Ukraine

February 2022

• Kew Gardens event / 13 February
• Initiate Vanessa Brady Foundation (VBF) Collaboration with Ukraine

January 2022

• Vitra Showroom, London / 10 January
• Government Construction Leadership Council  / 17 January
• Watches Photo Shoot – Design – Bluebird Café / 21 January

November 2021

• Creative Industries Working Group government meeting – (representing Interior Design) / 2 November
• USA Education Meeting – Collaboration exchange UK Dept. Education for interior design with UK / 18 November
• Create Britain – Government campaign launch / 24 November

October 2021

• Collaboration with Art In: Book Launch, Assouline  – Piccadilly. London / 7 October
• Judge for the Fit Out Awards – Dublin, Ireland / 10 October
• Board – London Press Club Ball  / 10 October
• Speaker, Designers and the Law for Unity Legal – Gray’s Inn, Old Court Room / 13 October
• SBID panel discussion moderator with Zaha Hadid / 14 October
• SBID International Design Awards – Presenter / 22 October

September 2021

•  FIS Webinar / 1 September
• Kohler – talk at Clerkenwell Open for SBID / 9 September
• SBID & Zaha Hadid Architects Webinar Series – Workplace design – Moderator / 14 September
• DIT Campaign Launch – Made in Britain sold around the world / 20 September

August 2021

• SBID CSR – Meeting with the RAF Memorial Fund – 10 year Anniversary Plans / 11 August
• Speaker at FIS Construction and Design Conference / 18 August
• SBID Construction Council Meeting – merge design and build knowledge-share style guide / 19 August

July 2021

• Business development meeting with Salone / 13 July
• Government Meeting with Design Group representing the Interior Design Profession for SBID / 14 July
• Host SBID SpeakEasy webinar for series collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects / 22 July

June 2021

• Construction Leadership Meeting / 7 June

May 2021

• SBID Ukraine Meeting / 5 May
• Government Meeting with Design Group representing the Interior Design Profession for SBID / 18 May

April 2021

• Government Meeting representing Interior Design Industry / 6 April
• Art-In – HNW Client meeting for UK Art / 8 April
• Construction Leadership Meeting / 16 April

March 2021

• Architecture & Interior Design Global Industry Outlook 2021 – Webinar Moderator with HBA & Zaha Hadid Architects / 4 March
• Construction Leadership Council – Government Briefing Call representing SBID for the Interior Design sector / 5 March
• Woman & Entrepreneurship – Podcast interview with Giovanna Melfi, Founder of Metamorphosis Biz / 15 March
• Construction Sector Call COVID-19 with MP & Minister, Anne-Marie Trevelyan / 16 March
• Salone Trade Show, Milan – Consultation by ZOOM for UK Interior Design / 23 March
• Government Call – UK Market representing Interior design sector / 25 March
• Bank of England (electronic meeting) SME update on the outlook risks and opportunities of business in the next six months with 19 alternative industry bodies of the Genesis Initiative / 30 March

February 2021

December 2020

• No public appearances

November 2020

• Meetings with Governmental Departments as industry representative for Interior Design (SBID) / November
• AGM with the ECIA / 7 November
• Interview with Jim Dooley for Living Pictures / 11 November
• Recording for SpeakEasy podcast episode with Chris Godfrey / 18 November

September 2020

• Education Talks – International Webinar with Deans and International SBID Ambassador
• UK Design orgs conference with government sectors representing interior design

August

• Cosentino online webinar (virtual)

July 2020

• Accouter online webinar (virtual)
• Filming for SBID SpeakEasy with Charlie Smallbone
• Filming for SBID SpeakEasy with De Mario Cookery School & Sub Zero Appliance

June 2020

• Cosentino online webinar (virtual)
• SBID Awards 2020 Launch
• SBID Executive Board Meeting (virtual)

May 2020

• Live Instagram Q&A with Accouter Design / 28 May
• Podcast Interview with Cosentino – The Future of Design after Lockdown / 27 May
• Judge for Young Designer under 16 category in kbb review Retail & Design Awards 2020: Lockdown Special / 23 May
• Podcast with The Building Inspector / 21 May
• KBB Review – Judging under 16s KBB Lockdown Design Competition / 20 May (online)
• Government Virtual Meeting (representing Interior Design Industry) Dashboard Update – Business / 19 May
• Judge for A&D Awards / 15 & 17 May (online)
• Judge for the Property Press Awards – Interior Design sector – Property Category sponsored by Knight Frank / 12 May (online)

April 2020

• All event appearances cancelled due to COVID-19.

March 2020

• All event appearances cancelled due to COVID-19.

February 2020

• Cover Magazine Judge – Carpet Awards – Domotex Hanover/ 12 January
• Hanover local-  TV News interview – Domotex, Hanover/ 11 January

• Interview for the Daily Express / 21 August
• Site Inspections for the NAS Awards / 17 August
• Interview – Press Launch / 12 August

July 2017

• Judge for the ABB Leaf Awards / 11 July
• Judge for the Hotel Design Brit List / 10 July
• Judge for the NAS Awards / 6 July

June 2017

• Speaker at  the Digital Design in Architecture Conference: Building the Future, Salford University / 27 June

May 2017

• SBID Business Breakfast Meeting at Dyson London showroom/ 25 May
• Chelsea Flower Show, Sub Zero Private Event/23 May
• Guest speaker at Cosentino City London Private event, Clerkenwell Design Week, /23 May
• Judge for IBP Journalist Awards/ 22 May
• Guest speaker at 10×10 London Philanthropy Dragon’s event / 18 May
• Guest speaker at Homes & Garden Panel Series- Launch/ 12 May

March 2017

• SBID Business Breakfast Meeting at Christopher Peacock London Showroom/ 29 March
• KBB review awards – Present award/ 27 March
• NSA Annual General Meeting – iod with apprenticeship award/ 14 March

February 2017

• KBB Review – Judge bathroom designers awards at RIBA/ 21 February

January 2017

• Member of the Jury for the Carpet Design Awards – Domotex, Hanover/ 15 January
• Speaker at Maison&Objet , Paris / 22 January

December 2016

• Judge for kbbdaily awards 2016/ 1 December

November 2016

• SBID 20:20 Meet The Buyer Event- Dorchester Hotel, London / 23 November
• Key note speaker at the SBID House of Lords Networking Event- House of Lords, London / 23 November
• SBID International Design Awards 2016- Dorchester Hotel, London / 25 November

October 2016

• SBID Student Competition; Get me 2 the Top opening, Ukraine / 6 October
• SBID ON TOUR South West Networking Event, Poole / 27 October

September 2016

• Guest Speaker at Cosentino Elite Honours Event, Oxfordshire / 1 September
• Speaker at International Association Meeting at Maison&Objet, Paris / 4 September
• Guest speaker at SICIS networking event – The Ritz, London / 15 September
• SBID Regional Director AGM, London / 21 September
• Moderator for Laufen at London Design Festival / 23 September

August 2016

• Judge at the Red Carpet Awards 2016 – Claridges, London / 25 August
• Judge at Fit Out Awards 2016, Dublin, 5/August

July 2016

• Speaker at the UK FLA office Launch – Italian Cultural Institute, London / 13 July
• Built Environment meeting at Southampton Solent University,  Southampton 26 July

June 2016

• Siematic Mailbox VIP Launch, Birmingham / 1 June
• SBID ON TOUR South West Networking Event, Poole / 9 June
• SBID Business Breakfast meeting in association with Siematic, London / 21 June

April 2016

• Speaker at Salone del Mobile; Design Talk, Milan / 14 April
• MIX Magazine roundtable debate in association with Hansgrohe, London / 26 April

January 2016

• Speaker at International Association Meeting at Maison&Objet , Paris / 24 January
• Speaker at Innovations@DOMOTEX forum Hall 6 – Domotex, Hanover/ 16 January

November 2015

• Southampton Solent University – Presentation Speech to delegates at Graduation Ceremony / 17 November
• SBID International Design Awards 2015- Dorchester Hotel/ 25 November

October 2015

• Speaker at Downtown Design Dubai – Inaugural joint venture; SBID &  IIDA USA – Design Awards/ 26 October
• Keynote Speaker at SBID Launch of Satellite Office in Ukraine/ 21 October
• Speaker at UK Construction Week – Birmingham NEC; Investment and Design/ 8 October
• Speaker representing the UK at Abitare Il Tempo; Design in Stone. Verona Italy /1 October

September 2015

• Speaker at The Flooring Show, Harrogate; Design and Marketshare / 21 September
• Speaker at the Kitchen & Bathroom Specialists Association (KBSA) AGM at The Welcombe Hotel – Stratford Upon Avon/ 16 September
• Opening speaker at the Hotel Design Summit; Hilton Hotel, Wembley, London/ 14 September
• Speaking at MAISON&OBJET Global Design Organisations Meeting, Country Representative Body; representing the UK and Society of British and International Design (SBID)- Paris/6 September
• Representing the UK in the European Council of Interior Architects (ECIA) General Meeting – Oslo/5 September

July 2015

• Judging National Shop-fitters Association (NSA) Awards / 13 July

June 2015

• Speaker at HISPEC – Italy  / 23 – 26 June
• Speaker at Carpet Recycling UK conference – Birmingham / 11 June
• AIS FPDC President’s Lunch – The Dorchester / 9 June

May 2015

• Judging the Hub Design Competition of the Independent Hotel Show / 28 May
• Clerkenwell Design Week / 19 May
• The Diana Award ceremony – Belgian Embassy / 12 May
• Speaker at Grand Design Live, London’s ExCeL / 10 May
• Speaker at Grand Designs / 3 May

April 2015

• Adoreum Breakfast – Cafe Royal / 28 April
• SBID Breakfast meeting – So Far So Near / 21 April
• Buyers Networking Club Ball – Dorchester / 15 April
• UKTI CPA’s Annual Lunch –Dorchester / 14 April
• The Luxury Yacht, Jet & Prestige Car Show / 8 April

March 2015

• Attended Miele launch Party – Village Underground, Shoreditch / 26 March
• Award Presenter at KBB Awards, Hilton London / 16 March
• Host opening presentation of the Interiors Summit – Hilton London / 11 March

February 2015

• Speaker at Natuzzi New Collection Unveiling – Tottenham Court Road Showroom / 26 February
• National Association Shopfitters AGM / 11 February
• Judging KBB Review Awards /  11 February
• Diana Award Ceremony – Barclays Corporate HQ /  10 February

January 2015

• Attended Retail Trust Ball – Old Billingsgate /29 January
• Chairing panel discussion at Maison & Objet – Paris Business Lounge Hall 5 @ 4:00pm /25 January
• Attended celebration of Anthony Downey’s book “Art and Politics Now” /21 January
• Speaker at Lady Taverners Lesley Balls Beauty Day at Mosimanns /19 January
• Judging J Rotherham Design Competition /9 January

December 2014

• Guest speaker for Meet the Buyer, Earls Court Redevelopment – Kensington Town Hall / 1 December
• Guest speaker for WiBSE London Role Model Series – CIBSE / 2 December
• Royal Yacht Club Knightsbridge – Business Construction & Development Lunch / 4 December
• Guest speaker for Ripples – ‘Designer Day’, The Cumberland Hotel / 13 December

November 2014

• Presenter of Amara Interior Blog Awards 2014 -Rosewood Hotel London / 5 November
• Shopfitting Excellence Awards 2014 – Hilton Hotel Park Lane / 6 November
• Unveiling of Unknown Soldier Sculpture by Mark Humphries – Trafalgar Square / 7 November
• Kitchen & Bathroom Awards 2014 Gala – Supernova, Embankment Gardens / 12 November
• Hosting SBID International Design Awards Network & Tour – House of Lords / 13 November
• Hosting SBID International Design Awards Ceremony Luncheon – Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane / 14 November
• Video link Speaker at Annual Conference of CIDQ (Council for Interior Design Qualification) Albuquerque, USA / 15 November
• British Ambassador for EQuip’Hotel Paris – Inspirational Business Speech, VIP Lounge – EQUIP Hotel Exhibition, Porte de Versailles, Paris / 17 November
• Sleep Awards / 25 November
• FX Awards Judge – Ceremony Grosvenor House Editors Guest / 26 November
• Motivational speech for RICS at Pecha Kucha – DROM Showroom / 27 November
• Lucas ProTools event – The McLaren Technology Centre / 27 November
• Business Ambassadors Breakfast, Diana Award – Kensington Roof Garden / 28 November

October 2014

• Press launch in association with Fiera Milano, Savoy / 3 October
• Keynote speaker on behalf of Breast Cancer Campaign at Office Show – London Olympia / 7 October
• The London Press Club Ball, The Journalists Charity / 9 October
• Closing speech at HISPEC 2014, Istanbul / 10-12 October
• The Independent Hotel Show, Design Debate panel, Olympia / 22 October
• Opening speech for Built Environment week, Technopop, TIQ Stratford City / 22 October
• Design Industry Roundtable – V&A Museum / 27 October

September 2014

• Chairing panel discussion at Maison & Objet, Paris Business Lounge Hall 7 @ 4:30pm / 7 September
• Poppy Waddilove’s Art Exhibition – Strand Gallery / 9 September
• Patrons Club Dinner – Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane / 11 September
• ECIA Presidents Dinner – Counterpart organisations from across Europe / 18 September
• ECIA AGM / 19 September
• ECIA General Assembly at 100% Design / 20 September
• Webinar, Gaining Confidence in a Digital World, BRE Webinar / 22 September

August 2014

• Guest of Honour speaker; Planning Department, Kensington & Chelsea Town Hall / 14 August
• Judging for the Red Carpet Awards, Claridge’s / 21 August
• Judging for Designer Magazine – Kitchen category for Kitchen & Bathroom Awards 2014 / 27 August

July 2014

• SBID on Tour, Yorkshire / 17 July
• New Zeland Trade and Enterprise event / 23 July

June 2014

• ViSpring and Vanessa Brady event, Kettner’s / 5 June
• Human Nature Lunch, The Natural History Museum / 18 June
• Promemoria Summer Party, Pimlico Road / 24 June
• IBP Awards, London / 26 June

May 2014

• NAS Awards, Institute of Directors / 15 May
• Kids in Museums & Historic Royal Palaces, Tower of London / 22 May
• SBID on Tour, Manchester / 29 May

April 2014

• Judging a Design & table top category at the Innovation Awards, Hotelympia / 28 April
• Interviewing Patrick Reardon & Conrad Smith at Hotelympia / 28 April
• Guest of honour, “Design for wellbeing” at Natuzzi event / 28 April
• Charing a Critic Panel at Arts University Bournemouth / 30 April

March 2014

• KBB Awards, Birmingham / 4 March
• French Design Forum / 6 March
• Murray & Willis 25th Anniversary / 6 March

February 2014

• Annual General Meeting Luncheon, The NAS, Institute of Directors / 12 February
• SBID event, Marshalls Launch / 19 February
• Chairing “Designers or Decorators”, Saint Gobain Innovation Centre / 25 February
• A celebration of British design, craftsmanship, engineering and innovation, Linley / 26 February

January 2014

• Year of Creativity, Design Council / 16 January
• Chairing Lighting Seminar, Roca Gallery / 23 January
• Speaker at “New Surfaces”, Maison Objet Paris / 26 January
• KBB Judging, RIBA / 29 January

November 2013

• Event FX Awards / 27 November 2013
• Judge at World Interiors Awards Ceremony / 28 November 2013
• Co-present with Jonathan Brummer FyFFashion launch / 28 November 2013
• SBID Awards, Dorchester / 28 November 2013

October 2013

• Chairing a judging panel at HISPEC 2013 / 01-04 October 2013
• Event Blueprint Magazine 30th Anniversary & Awards Party / 09 October 2013
• Senate Meeting, House of Lords / 16 October 2013
• Panel speaker at Malmaison Event KBB Event, Oxford / 16 – 17 October 2013
• Motivational speech at LEAF Awards, Berlin / 18-19 October 2013
• Present at LEAF Awards Ceremony, Berlin / 18-19 October 2013
• Chair a judging panel at LEAF Awards, Berlin / 18-19 October 2013
• Chair a judging Panel at Surface Design Awards / 24 October 2013
• Receive a Women in the City Award – Celebration Evening / 24 October 2013
• Workshop at Royal Academy of Engineering / 31 October 2013

September 2013

• Motivational speech at Flooring Show / 2 September 2013
• Motivational speech at World Interiors Event 2013 (ECIA) Amsterdam / 05 – 07 September 2013
• Motivational speech at Maison & Objet Event, Paris / 08 – 10 September 2013
• LEAF Architects Awards Gala Dinner / 20 September 2013
• ARIDO Awards Gala, Toronto / 25 September 2013
• Finalist announcement for SBID International Design Awards at IIDEX Toronto / 26 September 2013
• IDC Reception, Toronto / 27 September 2013

July 2013

• German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce / 01 July 2013
• Judging at World Interiors News Annual Awards / 19 July 2013

June 2013

• Speaker at Natwest event – “Women in Business” / 11 June 2013
• Event IBP Awards Summer Party / 20 June 2013

May 2013

• IBP Awards – Live interviews / 15 May 2013
• National Association of Shopfitters Networking Event/ 16 May 2013
• Panel chairman at May Design Series Seminars / 19 May 2013

April 2013

• Presentation speech at Careers Day – SBID & Arts Thread / 19 April 2013

March 2013

• Inspirational speech at Lend Lease International Women’s Day – “The Gender Agenda; Gaining Momentum / 7 March 2013

February 2013

• Roca London Gallery – Laufen Bathrooms, Vanessa Brady interviews Roberto Palomba / 12 February 2013
• Inspirational speech at May Design Series – “Industry talk” / 15 February 2013

January 2013

• B2B presentation for May Design Series “Manufacturer talk” – SubZero & Wolfe Showroom / 10 January 2013
• Inspirational speech at Hospitality Show – “Increasing Business through Design” / 22 January 2013