Shade the UK Ambassadors

Our ambassadors play a crucial role in amplifying our message and mobilising support for our initiatives. Most importantly, our ambassadors hold us to account to ensure we continue to create meaningful and lasting change.

Meet Our Ambassadors

  • ARB AADipl Level 5 Dipl in Retrofit Level 3 Traditional Buildings

    Kasang is the Founding Director of Ksquared, who work primarily within the social sector helping Social Landlords fund, design and deliver retrofit works to properties in line with 2050 Net Zero target. Kasang has +15 years of experience in the construction industry specialising in sustainability. She is a Chartered Architect, Project Manager and Retrofit Coordinator. Kasang is also a Trustee for BDGiving, a Design Council Expert and a Design Review panel member for both Hackney Design Review Panel & Folkestone and Hythe Place Panel. She has a passion for sustainability and social equity, both of which are strongly aligning with Shade The UK's mission to safeguard the health and wellbeing of vulnerable people during hot weather.

  • Susie is a partner at Inkling who are dynamic thermal modelling specialists. She has become an expert in the prediction of overheating risk in homes; she was a lead author on CIBSE TM59 ‘Design methodology for the assessment of overheating risk in homes’, now referenced by Part O within the Building Regulations, and the one-page early design GHA tool published in 2019, plus supported the retrofit version. She is currently leading other authors and researchers on an update to TM59 due out this year.

    Susie is determined that shading and other passive mitigations should be prioritised before mechanical solutions to overheating risk.

  • Alex Winterbotham is an experienced producer whose output spans television, live events and immersive experiences. As CEO of award-winning interactive studio OmBeond, Alex's main focus now lies at the intersection of emerging technology, storytelling and wellbeing. Previous clients have included PwC, Amazon and UKRI. Alex sits on the steering committee of the Mental Health Innovation Network, committed to furthering industry and research collaboration. He previously co-founded Echobubbles, a social venture committed to producing low-omission online events and conferences.