Speakers and Panelists

Leonard is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency in Jamaica. Mr Francis is a trained environment and planning professional with over 30 years of experience.

He has done and supervised research in a number of areas including noise, parking, the development approval process, green and open spaces, masterplans, densification of the Kingston Metropolitan Area, Green Development Principles, Development Standards, Urban Development Policy, Restrictive Covenants, Sustainable Development, and issues related to Climate Change amongst others.

He is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Technology in the Urban and Regional Planning Programme. Also, he has been a Member and Chairman of the Urban and Regional Planning Advisory Committee at the University of Technology, and has been a regular presenter at several Local and Regional Workshops and Conferences.