Prof. Jessica Lamond
Professor in Real Estate and Climate Risk; College Dean of Research and Enterprise, College of Arts, Technology and Environment, UWE Bristol
Jessica is currently Professor in Real Estate and Climate Risk at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research interests include the fields of flood and climate risk management, real estate, land and property valuation and land management and she has recently led projects for a wide variety of funders including EPSRC, DFID, Defra, RICS and Flood Re. Jessica led the land planning and management of the DFID funded Urbanisation Research Nigeria research programme which spanned land planning and registration, climate resilience, municipal service delivery and valuation of urban development.
At LINK Jessica is responsible for the Research stream. If you are interested, please e-mail jessica.lamond@uwe.ac.uk, visit Jessica’s UWE page or visit our Research page.
Robin Bloch
Urban Development and Planning Specialist, Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Robin Bloch is an urban planner who specialises in spatial and land use planning and management at all territorial scales, in local economic and industrial development, and in environmental management, sustainability and urban resilience, with emphasis on flood risk management. He has a 35-year planning career with experience from over 30 countries across four continents, leading diverse teams for the majority of multilateral and bilateral development partners. These teams have worked with a wide range of counterparts and stakeholders at municipal, regional and national government levels, as well as those within the private and community sectors. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
At LINK Robin is responsible for the Knowledge Exchange stream. If you are interested, please visit our Knowledge Exchange page.
Grazyna Wiejak-Roy
Senior Lecturer in Urban Economics and Real Estate, UWE Bristol
Grazyna is a Senior Lecturer in Urban Economics and Real Estate at the School of Architecture and Environment at the University of the West of England. Her teaching centres around real estate finance, investment, and strategy. Her research is on investment strategies, transaction risk, the changing nature of the retail real estate market, and land management. She has nearly 20 years of experience in real estate consultancy gained at EY, PwC, and KPMG in the UK, Europe, and Australia. She is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Chartered Valuation Surveyor, RICS assessor, past member of RICS governing bodies in Poland and Australia, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She holds MA in Economics, MSc in Property Appraisal and Management and PGCert in Academic Practice.
At LINK Grazyna is responsible for the Education and Professional Development stream. If you are interested, please e-mail grazyna.wiejak-roy@uwe.ac.uk or visit our Education Page. You might also be interested in Mrs Grazyna Wiejak-Roy – UWE Bristol and (1) Grazyna (Wiejak) Wiejak-Roy, FRICS | LinkedIn
Prof. Chryssy Potsiou
Professor at National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Dr Chryssy Potsiou is a Professor teaching Cadastre and Land Management, Property Valuation, and BIM at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. Having served the International Federation of Surveyors as Commission Chair(2007-2019), Vice President (2011-2014), and President (2015-2018), she is now an Honorary President of the organization. Until recently she has been a bureau member of UNECE/Working Party on Land Administration and UNECEWPLA Vice-Chair. She cooperated as a consultant with the World Bank and the Norwegian Mapping Agency for the compilation of research on Land Administration and on the formalization of informal settlements in the UNECE region. She served as a member of the board of directors at the Hellenic Mapping and Cadastre Organization and the agency responsible for the implementation of the Hellenic Cadastre, Hellenic Association of Rural and Surveying Engineers, and the Hellenic Societies for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, and for Geographic Information Systems. She currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the UN GGIM Academic Network (2023-2024). To learn more about Chryssy see: : http://users.ntua.gr/cpotsiou/
Former / founding team members
Dr Richard Baldwin (co-founder)
Prof. Stig Enemark (former team member)