Climate Change & Resilience
Climate Change & Resilience
Climate Change & Resilience
Inclusive & Sustainable Development Consulting
MEET THE TEAM
UrbanEmerge was established in 2017 by a core group of co-founding partners. We now comprise a wider group of partners, lead consultants, business development specialists and, most importantly, our network of carefully selected, UrbanEmerge affiliated independent consultants, located around the world. As well as offering high quality expertise and deep experience, UrbanEmerge consultants apply a shared set of values to every assignment.
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MANAGING PARTNERS
Naji is a co-founder of UrbanEmerge and an Associate Professor at UCL (co-director Msc. Urban Economic Development). He is specialised in inclusive and regenerative urban and regional development. He has over 20 years of professional experience, ten years of which has included consultancy and research in Nigeria, Pakistan, the UK, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Peru and Mexico. He has conducted research projects for the World Bank, the FCDO, UNIDO and the GSMA as well as other private sector clients. Read more
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Contact for:
Inclusive Economic Development
Ecological & Circular Development
Strategy & Framework Design
Poverty Reduction
Industrial Development
Dr Naji Makarem
Managing Partner
London, UK
Andreas Beavor
Managing Director
Hangzhou, China
Andreas has 14 years of experience as a consultant and manager in the international development sector and is a co-founder of UrbanEmerge. He provides expertise in linkages between and sustainable urban and regional planning, low-carbon and resilient development, circular economy solutions and emerging digital technologies. He is experienced in project scoping, design, management, evaluation and learning and in carrying out evidence-based research and analysis that leads to a rigorous understanding of how an initiative or programme can deliver maximum impact. Read More
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Contact for:
Land, Transport & Infrastructure
Inclusion & Empowerment
Environmental Risk & Resilience
Digital & Smart City Solutions
Sustainable Urban Systems
OUR CORE TEAM
Jonathan is a seasoned finance professional with 20 years CFO experience. Read More
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Contact for:
Jonathan is the Finance Director of UrbanEmerge. ​
Jonathan Wilkes
Finance Director
London, UK
Allen J Scott
Senior Advisor
Los Angeles, USA
Allen J. Scott is a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of California – Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous books and scientific papers on issues concerning urbanisation, regional development, the cultural economy, and globalisation. Read More
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Contact for:
Economic Development
Land, Transport & Infrastructure
Inclusion & Empowerment
Ashley Richardson is UrbanEmerge’s Business Development Lead. She has experience working with both public and private companies searching to enhance opportunities for the urban poor and reduce inequalities. Read More​
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Contact for:
Business Development​
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Ashley Richardson
Business Development Lead
London, UK
Samia Khan
Consultant
Jeddah, KSA
Samia Khan is a consultant at Urban Emerge. She has a diverse professional background to support projects that align with her vision for a sustainable, inclusive and just future for the world. Samia is curious about urban processes, particularly the influence of spatial and social relations in the built environment. Read More
Fizza Fatima is a full-time consultant with Urban Emerge. She is an architect and urban planner originally from Pakistan, passionate about community uplifting and supporting sustainable urban environments. Read More
Fizza Fatima
Consultant
Barcelona, Spain
Anna Koch
Junior Consultant
Budapest, Hungary
Anna Koch is a junior consultant at UrbanEmerge. She has years of volunteering experience working with various NGOs in London, Budapest, and internationally as well.
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