Stephen Fry to be special guest at Ecobuild 2016

Writer, actor and campaigner Stephen Fry has been announced as a special guest at Ecobuild 2016.

Fry joins a strong lineup of industry visionaries, leaders and experts at the event. He will be interviewed by BBC arts editor Will Gompertz at the culmination of the day’s conference programme on Wednesday 9 March.

The audience can expect to hear Fry’s forthright and entertaining views and insights around issues close to his heart – areas that the show organisers say will “resonate with the Ecobuild audience”. The session will afford audience members a rare opportunity to ask questions in a Q&A session.

Martin Hurn, director of Ecobuild, said: “Stephen personifies the spirit of Ecobuild to inform, entertain and inspire the industry. He is the most exciting speaker we have welcomed in Ecobuild’s history of thought leadership. We couldn’t have hoped for a better conclusion to what promises to be a fascinating day on the Ecobuild Arena.”

After the discussion, Fry will go on to host the prestigious BD Architect of the Year Awards dinner held at ExCeL that evening. Recognising excellence across 13 categories, the awards celebrate the very best practices currently operating in the UK.