Emma Frost is an international economic development specialist with expertise in innovation ecosystems and integrated urban regeneration. She played a leading role in delivering the London Olympic and Paralympic Legacy, overseeing innovation, sustainability, community and business development across Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park over a ten‑year period.

Emma led the formation of SHIFT, the inclusive innovation district at the Olympic Park, and continues to work globally as a strategic advisor on place‑based innovation systems. She is Chair of the UK Innovation Districts Group, an Honorary Professor of Practice at UCL, and an associate of The Business of Cities and Connected Places Catapult. Emma brings extensive experience across urban development, governance and sustainable growth.

Emma Frost
Vice Chair of Imagine Liverpool

Lord Stewart Wood has worked at the highest levels of Westminster and Whitehall for nearly two decades, combining senior political leadership with academic expertise. He served as a senior special adviser to Gordon Brown at HM Treasury and No.10, leading work on major economic, cultural and international policy issues, including the London 2012 Olympic bid and the response to the global financial crisis.

He later led Ed Miliband’s Labour leadership campaign and served as his chief adviser after appointment to the House of Lords. Lord Wood is a senior Labour member of the House of Lords EU Committee and previously served on the International Relations Committee. Alongside his political career, Stewart is an Oxford academic and Harvard PhD graduate, writing and lecturing internationally on politics and public policy.

Lord Stewart Wood

Andy Hunt is a regeneration, planning and placemaking specialist with over 30 years’ experience shaping policy and delivering complex development projects across the UK. His career spans senior roles in government, consultancy and industry, advising public and private sector clients on major housing, infrastructure and economic development schemes.

Andy has played a key role in shaping and implementing national planning and regeneration policy, with a strong focus on evidence‑based delivery and community benefit. He co‑founded a consultancy advising organisations including LandSec, British Land, Berkeley Homes and the Mayor of London. Andy now leads Quod’s Infrastructure and Economics team, specialising in urban regeneration and major infrastructure projects, and is currently Interim Bid Director for Anglesey Freeport.

Andy Hunt

Louise joined NHS England in November 2024 as Regional Director for the North West, overseeing healthcare for more than 7 million people in the region.

She was Chief Executive at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust for 16 years, successfully leading the Trust through a major transformation into Europe’s only Children’s Health Park. Previously CEO of Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Louise first joined the NHS as Director of Business Development at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital in 1993 from KPMG.

A graduate of the University of Cambridge, Louise has a life-long interest in the Arts, was appointed Chair of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Board in November 2022 and plays violin for the Liverpool Mozart Orchestra. She was awarded a CBE for services to healthcare in 2017 and became an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University in 2023.

Louise Shepherd

Jimmy Mulville is a leading figure in the UK’s creative industries and a founder of Hat Trick Productions, established in 1986. Under his leadership, Hat Trick has grown into one of the country’s most successful independent production companies, producing acclaimed comedy, drama and entertainment for UK and international audiences.

In the United States, Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the first British television format recreated for American network television by a British producer. Jimmy received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Creative Contribution to Television and is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society. Before moving into television, he worked in BBC Radio, producing the award‑winning Radio Active. He recently received an honorary doctorate from the University of Liverpool.

Jimmy Mulville

Mitchell Silver is an internationally recognised urban planner, thought leader and strategic advisor with over 40 years’ experience in planning, parks and placemaking. He is widely respected for his leadership on contemporary urban challenges and for delivering people‑centred planning solutions in cities across the United States and internationally.

Mitchell has served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Chief Planning Officer in Raleigh, North Carolina, and President of both the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners. His work has been recognised globally, including being named among the world’s most influential urbanists. He is a Professor of Practice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a contributing author to leading planning publications.

Mitchell Silver