Neil Gibson IPWEA International Public Works Conference 2025

Neil Gibson

A prominent Place leader in the UK and former President of ADEPT, Neil advises the public and private sectors on strategies that will improve collaboration and drive better business outcomes. Between 2021-2024 Neil was appointed Highways Commissioner by the then Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities as part of the government intervention in Liverpool City Council at that time. Passionate about nurturing talent Neil supports leaders in the public and private sectors to thrive and realise their potential through action learning and mentoring. He facilitated the ADEPT/Amey Excellence in Place Leadership Programme 2020-22 and the successor PACE Programme from 2023. Neil remains a member of ADEPT’s Leadership Team, promoting ‘Live Labs’ as a model to test innovation, and chairs ADEPT’s public/private sector ‘Decarbonising Local Roads’ Live Labs Commissioning Board.