
Lily Scarponi is a researcher, engineer and architect with a particular focus on urban planning. Her thesis focused on the urban regeneration of a green area in the city of Rome, a project carried out through a process of participatory planning and public space design.
From 2021 to 2023, she worked as a Transport Consultant in Florence, with a particular focus on the development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. Since 2023, Lily has been active as a Researcher at Transform Transport, with a focus on spatial equity issues analysed through the lens of intersectionality. In 2024, she completed a Masters Degree in Urban Planning on Gendered Cities at the University of Florence and developed a thesis based on an internship at the Municipality of Umeå (Sweden).
Ian is working to drive forward the strategic direction of the visitor economy in NewcastleGateshead and the wider North East.

Frank Styles is a multimedia artist and large scale mural specialist.
