Expert Conference Chairperson & Keynote Lectures

Dr Paul Toyne brings global subject matter knowledge to moderating conferences on a wide range of built environment issues resulting in engaging, insightful, and impactful experiences for delegates. Paul is regularly asked to provide keynote lectures for conferences and private briefings for boards and supply chains. 

Paul Toyne moderating a meeting at the GLA's City Hall to promote a London Borough Council's bid for funding.

Paul moderating The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association (TEPPFA) members conference in Brussels.

Why ask Paul to chair your conference, event or private meeting?

Paul is highly skilled in chairing, moderating and facilitating, these skills with subject matter expertise means that he can curate insightful discussion and get to the heart of the issues. His expertise ensures impactful sessions, valuable networking, and innovative ideas that drive sustainability forward.

Paul is a sought after keynote speaker able to engage with audiences breaking down often complex issues to stimulate discussion and action.

Paul did an excellent job in chairing and moderating our TEPPFA Forum, attracting participants from all over Europe.
As an expert in climate resilience and sustainability, especially in the built environment, he added great value to the outcome of the discussions and as chair he kept the focus on the 3 major themes of the conference sessions.
His preparation for the panel discussions resulted in high level, open discussions and plenty of information for the participants to take away. He is an exceptional speaker and above all an excellent time keeper.

Ludo Debever, General Manager TEPPFA

Publications and Conference Lectures

Published work covers sustainable construction, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility conservation, the management of natural resources – including forest management. Author of:

  • 18 peer-reviewed journal papers and 15 chapters in various books
  • 50+ non-peer-reviewed journal and popular articles 
  • 10+ reports, including three high profile WWF reports and numerous policy briefings, for example The timber footprint of the G8 and China, and The UK Forest Footprint. As well as author of sustainability reports for Bovis Lend Lease, WSP, and Cory Riverside Energy.
  • Numerous keynote addresses on the environment and sustainable development at conferences for government and business audiences, for example, with UKTI in Vietnam,  at Greenbuild (US GreenBuildingCouncil). 
  • Visiting lecturer, University College London, 2013: Lecturer at the School of the Built Environment and Architecture on the subjects of future cities and citizen’s quality of life. Lectured to MSc Sustainable Built Environment course University of Oxford and Prince’s Trust (2013).
2025:
  • GLA Environment Committee. 9 January 2025. Briefing on COP 29 (Baku, Azerbijan) to committee members as part of London Sustainability Development Commission role.
  • Innovation Zero World Congress. Chair of panel discussion in the aviation forum with panelists from Airbus, Beyond Zero and ICF. From concept to take-off: commersializing R&D in Aviation. Olympia, London. 29 May 2025.
  • London Climate Action Week. Living Future Europe and Architects Declare. Regenerative futures: Shaping design for a resilient planet. 25 June 2025. Chair of expert panel discussion with Humanscale, Architects Declare, Cambridge University and International Living future Institute, USA).
  • MECLA Spotlight on navigating the world of embodied carbon, online. 17 March 2025. Introducing Minoro. (MECLA is the materials embodied carbon Leadership network run by WWF Australia).
  • Biophilia Summit 2025. Living Future Europe online conference. 25th September 2025. Biomimicry: emulating nature’s engineering. Chair of expert panel including from Biomimicry Institute, CEEBIOS and Grimshaw.
  • New York Climate Action week. Grimshaw, NYC, USA. 25th September 2025. Scaling building decarbonization and regenerative design through synergies. Chair of expert panel including Architecture 2030, Arup, Atelier 10 and Grimshaw.
  • Living Future Europe Regenerative Design in digital practice: tools for ecology, carbon and Health. Online conference 6th November 2025. Keynote presentation on the Minoro web platform.
  • CEE Property Forum, Vienna 24-25th November 2025. Moderator of conference on ESG trends in central and eastern European property sectors.
2024:
  • Reile 2024, Amsterdam, NL. 20th February 2024 – Designing urban logistic hubs (panel discussion.

  • Moderator of the Prague Property Forum. 16 April 2024.  Organised by the CEE Property Forum. 

  • Keynote lecture: Circular economy, sustainability and information management.

    Nima virtual spring conference. Maximizing the value of data for better whole life outcomes. 18 April 2024.

  • Keynote lecture: Resource efficiency and the circular economy in construction. 23rd April 2024. Romania Construction Forum 2024. Radisson blu, Bucharest, Romania. Online 

  • Panel discussion on “What makes a sustainable airport’ with Teesside International Airport, Oliver Wyman, ICF and others at Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024: To accelerate the industry’s progress towards reaching Net Zero, 15-16th May 2024.  Farnborough, UK

  • Moderator of Poland ESG Forum 2024, 4 June 2024. Organised by Green Forum and Property Forum, 3rd Edition. Warsaw, Poland.
  • Minoro: accelerating the decarbonization of buildings. 16 July 2024. Decarbonising construction Construction News conference.16-17 July 2024. Keynote lecture.
  • Construction News conference: Decarbonising construction 16-17th July 2024 online. Procurement strategies to drive circular economy (Chair panel comprising of Great Portland Estates, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE). 17th July 2024.
  • Moderator of the European Property Investment Update 2024. 19th September 2024 at RICS, Parliament Square, London, United Kingdom. Organised by RICS and CEE Property Forum.
  • Minoro: accelerating the decarbonization of Buildings. New York Climate Action Week, hosted by Grimshaw in New York. 25 September 2024.

  • Moderator of Balkans property forum, Belgrade, Serbia.10th December 2024. CEE Property Forum.

  • Keynote lecture: Minoro.org – The resource for building decarbonization in the construction sector. 2nd October 2024.Baku Climate Action Week.

  • Baku White City: climate action in its regeneration. Keynote public lecture in the Green Zone of UNFCC’s COP 29 Baku, Azerbaijan. 14 December 2024.