The line-up of speakers for this month’s Circular Lighting Live 2025 on Thursday 25 September 2025 will feature world class designers, architects, product designers, policy makers and pioneers in business and technology.
Here’s our top 12 (from top left):
• Paul Beale
Paul Beale, principal of London lighting design practice 18 Degrees, asks the question: What if Cat A lighting could be rented and reused? It’s the starting point for an ambitious business model…
• Teresa Selvaggio
Teresa Selvaggio, director of public affairs at LightingEurope, will give us strategic advice to navigate the many Circular Economy rules coming down the track from both the EU and UK.
• Asela Rodrigo
Asela Rodrigo, founder of Prolojik, has returned from Everest and will explore what we can learn from sustainability practices there. He’ll share the principles and practices which can inspire us.
• Max Robson
Max Robson, Recolight environmental metrics manager, will ask: What does an Environmental Product Declaration actually tell you? And what does good look like?
• James Invin
James Ivin, environmental and sustainability manager at Overbury EOS, will join Tim Bowes of the Society of Light and Lighting to discuss how collaboration is the key to delivering true sustainability.
• John McRae
John McRae, director of Orms and member of the End Cat A Lighting Waste campaign, asks if we can stop the waste of new office luminaires, through outdated Cat A fit-out practices.
• Benz Roos
Benz Roos, associate partner at Speirs Major Light Architecture, shares his learnings and insights from the relighting of the Dom Tower in Utrecht where the practice reused 70% of the luminaires.
• Leela Shanker
Leela Shanker, sustainability chief of WAP’s Design Lab, will update us the IALD and the GreenLight Alliance’s Life Cycle Assessment Incubator which has calculated the environmental impact of luminaires.
• Hamish Angus McAndrew
Architect Hamish Angus McAndrew joins Asela Rodrigo in exploring what we can learn from the sustainability practices employed on Everest. He’ll share the principles and practices which can inspire us.
• Bradley Lord
Bradley Lord, team representative and chief communications officer of Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, will join chairman Ray Molony in a conversation over sustainability.
• Kristina Allison
Kristina Allison, lighting designer and co-author of the Cibse Society of Light and Lighting circularity metric TM66 which measures the circular performance of luminaires, updates us on the first full version.
• Emer Gillespie
Emer Gillespie, founder and principal of decorative luminaire maker Spark & Bell which puts sustainability and circular design at the heart of everything it does, shares her journey.
In addition to the headline acts, the event will also offer sponsored keynote presentations as well as case studies and interactive learning.
Circular Lighting Live 2025 is set to be the best yet.
This year’s gathering, the UK’s largest event dedicated to sustainable lighting, sees a host of new features all in a bigger and more prestigious venue in the heart of London.
These include the Build Back Better Awards 2025, the new Innovations in Sustainability track, exciting new formats such as the Just One Thing microtalks, a roster of expert speakers and the most expansive exhibition area ever.
These enhancements build on the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the 2024 event, which had a 13 per cent increase in specifiers including lighting designers, consulting engineers and architects.
The unanimous feedback from the 300 delegates attending in 2024 confirmed that Circular Lighting Live, now in its fourth year, provides essential information and clarity in what is a both a vital, but also a rapidly changing landscape.
‘CLL2024 was a fantastic event,’ said Greg Bristol of ASD lighting. ‘I came away awed by the challenge but inspired by the amazing people and companies working towards a more sustainable industry.’
Martin Wherry of Glamox added: ‘Circular Lighting Live 2024 was an inspiring and essential gathering. It showcased how the industry is coming together to innovate around circularity, pushing the boundaries of sustainable lighting design while embracing AI and digitalisation.’
• The Build Back Better Awards 2025 will celebrate and reward creativity, innovation, social purpose and environmental leadership in a spectacular presentation ceremony in the main arena.
• Innovations in Sustainability is a hands-on track which will focus on deep dives into technologies and innovations with a role to play in decarbonising buildings. These will include sustainable materials, components, controls platforms, luminaires and ground-breaking projects.
• New formats include the Just One Thing’ micro presentations which will focus on inspirational stories of sustainability in action and a Moonshot Panel tasked with exploring ambitious ideas will be complemented by expert discussions, keynote speakers and explainers on legislation, certification and more.
• The expanded exhibition space will allow delegates to get up close with the latest developments in luminaires, materials, components and controls from a wide range of leading brands, representing a unique opportunity to see sustainable lighting products under one roof.
Circular Lighting Live 2025 will take place on Thursday 25 September 2025 at the Minster Building Conference Centre in the City of London.
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