We are delighted to announce that Jamila Bolton-Gordon has been confirmed as the fifth Speaker at the 2026 National Air Quality Conference, at Prospero House in London on 11th November.
Jamila is a lifelong member of the North Kensington community, with deep family roots in local activism, including her father being a member of the Mangrove Nine Trial, Carnival and community enterprise around the Westway. Her background combines environmental science, property experience and grassroots organising, with a strong focus on air pollution, equality, and social justice.
She has worked with local groups, residents, and partners such as Imperial College to deliver community-led education and projects, including workshops and a podcast celebrating local history and voices. She is committed to strengthening community relationships, supporting younger and older generations, and helping create healthier, greener, and more inclusive opportunities for North Kensington residents.
Her immediate focus is on reducing and preventing outdoor and indoor air pollution, alongside promoting best practice recycling and upcycling across offices, schools and homes, and advancing environmental management of waste-to-energy solutions.
As a former Westway Trustee, she consulted on air pollution observations across the estate and developed a recycling policy and bin system for staff and local residents. She has also worked in partnership with RBKC and Lancaster estate residents on air quality management in relation to Grenfell.
Early bird tickets are available until the end of next week (18th September) Click here to book your place now.
Jamila joins a line-up of speakers that also include the following:
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.
Kayla Schulte & Andrew Grieve, 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.
Since 2021, he has overseen the city of Gloucester’s climate change programme and has held advisory roles with Climate Leadership Gloucestershire, Key Cities, and Climate Emergency U.K.
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.
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