Nicola Duncan-Finn is a passionate and committed heritage professional with 20 years of experience working in the management of complex historic buildings and heritage estates portfolios. She leads English Heritage’s multidisciplinary Estates Team in the East of England and has a particular interest in the collaborative alignment of conservation agendas with forward-thinking (technologically-enabled) approaches to sustainable and holistic heritage management. She is an enthusiastic sectoral advocate for the critical alignment of heritage skills training initiatives with preventive maintenance agendas.