DANNY KENNEDY, Ocado’s Senior Property Strategy and Development Manager, opens with “Place, People, Power” — a look inside how one of the UK’s most operationally demanding logistics businesses actually chooses and designs its sites to work in practice, not just on a site plan.

Stephen Lankfer of Ennovus Solutions follows with a pointed message on energy: years of market volatility have pushed costs to levels that are now eating directly into margins, and waiting longer to act — rather than moving toward renewables — is itself the most expensive option on the table.

Sam Arthur, Senior Director – Ecology, FPCR Environment and Design, then turns to a compliance issue increasingly landing on developers’ desks: Biodiversity Net Gain on brownfield sites. Using three contrasting case studies, Sam will show what a 10% BNG uplift looks like in practice, why the habitat baseline drives cost more than any other factor, and what’s changing as government consultation on brownfield BNG reform concludes.

Together, these three speakers cover the pressures that now sit alongside rent and location in every site decision: operational design, energy exposure and environmental obligation. Few events bring an occupier, an energy specialist and an ecologist onto the same stage to address them together.

Why attend: Energy costs and BNG requirements are no longer side issues — they’re becoming central to site viability. This session, followed by a full panel Q&A, gives property and logistics decision-makers a practical, current-state briefing on both, alongside a rare look at how Ocado approaches site strategy.

Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester takes place at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground on 30 September. Entry is free, food and parking are included, and attendees can earn CPD points while networking with peers.

Register free here: https://registration.tomorrowswarehouse.live/register