Steve re-joined the RMB/RAC in 2018 after a long “break”, having previously served on the regional committee back in the 2000s. For next year, he is taking on the role of East Midlands representative on the RTPI’s Nations and Regions Committee. Based in Lincoln, Steve heads up the plan-making and placemaking studio, OpenPlan, which operates mostly in two strangely diverse regions: the East Midlands and the West Indies (Caribbean). Steve is particularly interested in developing the application of spatial planning skills and insights to build resilience and adaptation to the impacts of climate change. He sees national and international knowledge sharing and transfer as being crucial to effective planning.