Mark Davy founded Futurecity in 2007 (with offices in London and Cambridge) as a culture and placemaking consultancy and a platform for predominantly private sector involvement in culture-driven development of our urban centres. Under his leadership Futurecity has written over 50 cultural and arts strategies for large brownfield developments, regeneration areas and urban projects across the UK.

Rachel leverages her extensive management experience in the creative industry to coordinate business operations, drive results, and champion the integration of art and culture in projects. All while supporting the company's growth both within the UK and internationally, and fostering a dynamic, collaborative company culture.

Andy leads Futurecity's placemaking projects from strategic growth areas of UK cities to international creative districts, airport hubs and green belt communities. Andy directs research and engagement to craft narrative and cultural visions for new places. He also transforms strategic positioning into deliverable programmes of cultural infrastructure and partnerships, integrating social and economic priorities as sustainable placemaking strategy.

Fabienne has over 25 yrs of senior leadership, curatorial & producing experience delivering creative arts programmes and public art projects. In London, she established the Contemporary Art Society’s Consultancy, leading a team delivering major scale strategies, public art commissions and curatorial projects, including the first statue of a woman in Parliament Square and long-term public art programmes for LSE, Cambridge and Bristol universities. For Futurecity, Fabienne leads on the delivery of arts and cultural strategies and public art commissioning across the international project portfolio.

Anna develops and enhances Futurecity’s human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating all HR and employee relations strategies, policies and practices. She works closely with the team to plan resources and ensure all HR practices are legally sound. Anna is a fully qualified HR professional with over 20 years’ HR experience with 17 of those post-qualification (CIPD Advanced Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management).

George develops Futurecity’s activity in the arts and cultural sector and its network of cultural partners. He devises business structures and processes for cultural brokering and develops new business models for cultural collaborations. He has delivered several flagship cultural placemaking strategies and public artworks on a global scale and holds an MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths University of London.

Sinéad plans and manages the delivery across the public arts commissions, strategies and exhibitions, providing a curatorial perspective. With over 15 years contemporary arts experience, curating, commissioning and producing projects with Artangel, Barbican, Liverpool Biennial and Museum of the Home, she has worked with many artists, organisations and stakeholders initiating and shaping new partnerships and programming opportunities. She holds an MFA in Curating from Goldsmiths College.

Marek develops and directs large-scale projects and cross-sector partnerships that connect, transform, and inspire. He has orchestrated creative commissions, steered public art initiatives, and curated multifaceted projects with major institutions and public entities, including Riyadh Art, British Council, United Nations, Mayor of London, Misk Art Institute, Luma Foundation, Art Rotterdam, and European Parliament, among others. Operating at the intersection of art, design, and architecture, Marek shapes ecosystems where heritage and innovation synergise.

Alessandra is a highly skilled Curator who commissions and produces diverse projects within the creative, arts and media industries. Since 2010, she has worked with curator and exhibition-maker Judith Clark in the delivery and management of exhibitions of dress in museums, galleries and retail spaces worldwide. She previously worked in the film industry managing events to promote UK film culture and talent within the international marketplace.

Reema AlShaikh is a curator with extensive experience delivering large-scale art and culture projects across Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining Futurecity, she held senior roles within the Saudi cultural sector where she worked on museum development, curatorial planning, and cultural asset conceptualisation for major national projects. Reema works on curatorial strategies that foreground regional narratives and enable artist-led initiatives, with a focus on grounded and contextually responsive public art.

Don assists with the development of projects in Saudi Arabia for Future City. He brings unique experience to the role having served as Programme Director of the largest public art program in the world, Riyadh Art, implementing the masterplan developed by Future City. In this role he oversaw direct artist awards, artist competitions and architect/artist collaborative commissions for large scale pieces. He is very familiar with contracting, commissioning and procurement of public art in KSA. Prior to this role, he acted as Project Director for several museums and cultural projects in the Middle East, Egypt and India.

Karolina is a creative producer working at the intersection of art and design. Her extensive experience collaborating with both public and private institutions spans multidisciplinary cultural initiatives ranging from exhibitions and publications to research-based projects and marketing campaigns. Through her practice, she cultivates creative partnerships and explores the intersections of culture, design, and ecology.

Maheer provides support to both the arts and strategy teams and helps generates project content. She holds a BA in Architecture and has significant experience in community engagement, design, and management. Previously working as design assistant for a social enterprise, she is committed to demonstrating the complex and powerful role culture plays in cities, exploring the role of spirituality, cartography, sports, design and animation.

Lucy supports projects across public art and strategy at Futurecity. She holds a BA in Fine Art from the Glasgow School of Art and has a background in curating and managing projects within arts organisations and museums. Passionate about the power of the arts to create a sense of place, Lucy is dedicated to contributing to initiatives that create meaningful, global impact through culture and creativity.

Emanuele coordinates national and international projects within the Strategy team. Previously managing events programme in the public realm and for a several Business Improvements Districts in London, he is experienced in stakeholder engagement processes as catalyst for public-private partnerships. He is an active member of Placemaking Europe network and holds a BA in City Planning and Architecture from the University of Westminster in London with previous studies in business and marketing in Italy.

Sara Almutlaq is a curator and cultural strategist living and working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With a background in architecture and critical theory, her pedagogical approach merges the theoretical with the theatrical, transforming the experience of space into a stage set for speculative thought.

Almutlaq has contributed to strategy and cultural asset development for various institutions, including the Black Gold Museum, Fenaa Alawwal, and the newly launched Diriyah Art Futures. During this time, she has devised long-term exhibition strategies and public programs that highlight the ambitions of these cultural assets. Almutlaq has also led the commissioning, fabrication, and installation of public artworks with artists including Zahrah Al Ghamdi, Saddiek Wasill, and Ugo Rondinone.

Rob is a skilled and experienced producer and curator with a particular focus on the intersection of inclusive place-based engagement, environment, art and technology. He brings over twenty years’ experience of collaboration with artists to the development of ambitious artistic projects, leading the development of complex partnerships and strategic programmes across cultural, educational and third sector organisations. He has previously held positions at Arnolfini, Artangel, ICA London and Modern Art Oxford.

Vestalia focuses on Urban Planning and Cultural Strategy. Formerly at Sotheby’s, with a degree in Valuation and Auctioning of Fine Art and Chattels, she consults on significant permanent public art commissions in London. She leads the Kensington and Chelsea Art Week and Public Art Trail she co-founded in 2017, which brings together over 150 cultural public and private sector organisations guided by a 15-strong advisory board. Vestalia is currently pursuing a RTPI-accredited MA in Urban Planning and Resilience at the University of Kent.

Cara is an arts and placemaking expert. Her passion for and dedication to people and place has led her to specialise in practices that are socially-engaged, community-led, and in embedded in place, whether that place be a team, a city park, a national museum or a rural town high street, doing this as a consultant, practitioner, researcher and writer.

With over thirty years’ experience in the creative and cultural sector, Jez provides strategic advice across a broad spectrum of industries and sectors including music, culture, development, place-making and tourism. Founder of the Birmingham Music Archive, Co-Director of Un-convention and member of the Bearwood Promoters collective, Jez has spent a lifetime working and writing about popular music and its history, heritage and culture.

Phil is an accomplished placemaker and curator, with a background in marketing, communications, brand experience and design. He has extensive experience in writing and delivering place strategies as well as curating and enlivening destinations with programmes of tailored, narrative-driven content. His meanwhile strategies contributed to the creation of the UK’s biggest culture venues – Drumsheds London and Depot Mayfield.

Imran is a Director at THC/ Endeavour – a collaborative marketing communications agency. Previous work within the boutique hotel sector has included being Marketing Director for brands including My Hotels Group and the Great Northern Hotel. Clients such as The Pilgrm, The Zetter Group, Central Working, Gotham, citizenM, Bespoke Hotels and Shinola. Over the years Imran has worked with brands Somerset House, Coco de Mer, Film4, Tiffany & Co etc.

Rachel is an experienced cultural strategist and has developed place narratives and strategic frameworks for varied scales of mixed-use developments and cultural districts across the UK and internationally. She leads a social innovation lab at the University of the Arts London, focussing on co-design and placemaking.

Nicole is a Dubai-based advisor working across collection development, cultural strategy, and curatorial projects in the Gulf. She has consulted for government, institutional, and corporate clients on acquisitions, public art strategies, and creative industry planning, including cultural policy and public art initiatives in Riyadh, Jeddah, AlUla, and the UAE.

She began her career at a cultural communications consultancy in London in 2013 and relocated to Dubai in 2016, where she held full time positions at Art Dubai and Brunswick Arts before establishing her independent consultancy in 2021.

Drawing on an academic background in History of Art and Museum Studies, including a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge and a Diploma from the École du Louvre in Paris, Nicole provides industry-relevant and culturally responsive consultancy across a variety of projects.

Anna is an advisor and thought leader at the intersection of the arts and urbanism with academic institutions, industry and NGOs internationally, advocating for the role of culture in civic agency and human thriving. Anna brings wide-ranging expertise to broader publics and practice, including roles at Foster + Partners, Thriving Cities Lab, Thomas Heatherwick Studio, the Architectural Association, the Nighttime Foundation and the Humane Urbanism Foundation (2026).

Ariane is a leading international strategist, visionary thinker and creative producer in art, science, technology and ecology. She is well known internationally for initiating, designing, and implementing Arts at CERN at the world's largest particle physics laboratory and home of the Large Hadron Collider.

Ariane helps design and implement many transdisciplinary programmes around the world, working extensively with museums, galleries, foundations, science laboratories, universities, and private philanthropists. She is also a writer and mentor.

Tessa is a musician and entrepreneur working at the intersect of arts, health & business. She founded the award- winning company ‘Music in Offices’ in 2007 to bring people & businesses together through music, and increase the role that music can play. Tessa co- founded her own Festival bringing world class music to intimate venues in Surrey, and has been a consultant/producer on numerous projects and festivals globally.

David is an experienced producer, cultural leader, writer and trainer with a demonstrable track record in supporting artists, delivering significant arts projects and influencing policy. From 2007 until 2012 he was Joint Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Battersea Arts Centre, a ground-breaking theatre in South London. He currently works independently for a range of clients including Futurecity.

Benjamin is a place shaping consultant with 20 years’ experience across London’s built environment and cultural sectors. As former Director of New London Architecture, he led content, exhibitions, events and consultancy projects across multiple brands including One City the LFA and the London Centre. His expertise spans cultural programming, strategy, marketing, and inclusion, combining creative vision with practical delivery. He has chaired over 400 events in the UK and internationally and sits on boards focused on public space, culture, and sustainability. Earlier roles include the Garden Museum, White Cube, and Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Ben has 20 years’ experience in economic development and placemaking roles, including most recently as Chief Executive of the Waterloo Business Improvement District. With wide-ranging experience in programme development, policymaking and delivery, Ben’s work for clients focuses on place development through cultural activation, retail and street markets, neighbourhood planning and place branding.

Alice is Futurecity’s strategic advisor for craft and design. Prior to this she was a design curator at the British Council, publishing The New English Dandy with Thames & Hudson, and curating a series of international touring exhibitions. As Director Arts & Culture India, she commissioned Tim Supple’s seminal Midsummer Nights Dream, managed 13 staff across the continent and budgets up to 1 million.

Dr Jean Wainwright is an internationally recognised art historian, curator, critic, and broadcaster. She has conducted over 2,000 interviews with artists, curators, and filmmakers, many archived at the Tate Gallery, making her one of the foremost voices in artist oral history. She is Professor Emerita at the University for the Creative Arts, and has published extensively.