Christian has worked in the industry since 2010 when he founded tenant referencing company Van Mildert. The business grew to working for about 1,000 or so letting agents, carrying out over 200k references a year. Rightmove acquired the business, now known as Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services (RLTS) in 2019. Since then, Christian has worked for Rightmove as Head of Lettings Proposition, Director of Agency Partnerships and continues to be on the board of RLTS.

Stuart began his career as an estate agent in Bath in 2003 and made the switch to land and property auctions in 2008. Due to his experience within different auction houses throughout his career, he has developed a deep understanding of the auction market and understands the strengths and weaknesses of each discipline whether it be ballroom auctions, traditional or conditional online auctions.

Having worked for and with some of the best auctioneers in the UK, he launched his own traditional online auction house My Auction in 2019. My Auction aims to create a fairer market place for buyers and sellers with the ultimate goal of changing the general perception of auctions within the UK property market.

Timothy joined Propertymark in July 2015 and leads on the organisation’s policy and campaigns activity across Westminster, the devolved parliaments, and local authorities. He authored Propertymark’s The Future of Renting position paper and wrote Propertymark’s best practice guidance to help agents operate during the pandemic. Timothy also created the policy proposals for the Leasehold: A Life Sentence research report.

Before Propertymark, Timothy worked as a political advisor in Westminster for a former Business Minister and Government Whip and spent a period of time as a Caseworker and Researcher for Members of the European Parliament.

Ian has 35 years experience in the Norfolk property market. He works as an Associate and Senior Valuer at Watsons, and is the Vice-President of NAEA Propertymark.

Ollie is the senior policy and strategy advisor for estate agent business and letting agent business within Economic Crime Supervision in HMRC, and has been with Economic Crime Supervision since 2021. He worked for other government departments previously and had a legal career between 2014 – 2018. A lot of his role revolves around interpretation of the regulations, policy advice requests and improving and developing HMRC’s guidance.

Starting her career as a property manager when she was just 18, Kim is now a Group Director responsible for a team of over 500 property managers across the country. Her passion, integrity and drive have led her to really understand what consumers want from their agencies, but also how to support people coming into the industry to start their career. Kim wants to raise awareness of the importance of choosing a professional agent, and ensure everyone in the sector has access to qualifications. 

With over 25 years’ experience across operations, people and performance, Danielle has built a reputation for bringing calm, clarity and delivery to complex businesses. Former Managing Director of Property Academy and EA Masters, she shaped organisational direction, built high-performing teams and delivered flagship national events for 1,200 delegates. More recently, Danielle founded Diomed Consulting to help leaders navigate complexity, build strong cultures and grow their businesses in a clear, practical way.