The 2026 National Air Quality Conference
11th November 2026
We are delighted to announce that the 2026 National Air Quality Conference will be returning to Prospero House in London, taking place on 11th November. This will be our 7th edition of the event, and as ever, we will be bringing together some of the most important policymakers & leading academics who are working on solutions to the challenges created by air pollution and clean air provision. Our exhibition will also profile organisations who are offering solutions to the challenges we face in delivering improved air quality.
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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Zak Bond, Clean Cities
Zak is a Campaign Manager at Clean Cities, leading the Electrify London campaign. He previously worked at London Councils, the umbrella body for London’s local authorities, where he led policy development and advocacy on net zero and air quality. Prior to this, he worked at Asthma + Lung UK, campaigning for a stronger Environment Bill and greater action by cities to tackle air pollution.
Andrew Grieve & Kayla Schulte, Air Quality Communications Network
Andrew and Kayla are the Co-Directors of the Air Quality Communications Network (AQCN), an international organisation of researchers and practitioners focused on environmental health and air pollution. Operating out of Imperial College London, they specialise in community-led air monitoring such as the Breathe London Community Programme and Awair.
Jon Burke MIEMA CEnv
For six years, Jon was Councillor for the London Borough of Hackney, ending up as Cabinet Member for Energy, Sustainability, Transport and Public Realm. He delivered the largest urban tree planting programme in the UK, the UK’s largest number of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and School Streets, diverted 6,000 tonnes of black bag waste from incineration annually, adopted the World Health Organisation’s guidelines for particulate matter pollution, and delivered the UK’s first local authority green screen technical specification for deployment at pollution hotspots.
Prior to his time as a Hackney Cabinet Member, Jon spent almost a decade at the Greater London Authority advising Assembly Members on urban policy.
He is now Gloucester City Council Climate Change and Decarbonisation Lead, Climate Leadership Gloucestershire’s lead officer for climate change adaptation, and holds advisory roles with Climate Emergency U.K and Create Streets.
Professor Greg Marsden PhD. Meng, FCIHT, FHEA
Greg is Professor of Transport Governance at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds
He has researched issues surrounding the design and implementation of new policies for over 20 years. He is an expert in climate and energy policy in the transport sector and the governance of smart mobility. He leads the Place theme in the national Energy Demand Research Centre and is Director of the INFUZE project which is exploring post car-ownership futures.