59% of line managers do not know how to make a reasonable adjustment to support a neurodivergent employee (ACAS, 2025)
The Purple Pound: £247 Billion Reasons to Design for Inclusion
The Purple Pound represents the annual spending power of disabled and neurodivergent people in the UK. Much of this potential remains untapped because workplaces and public spaces still do not meet everyone's needs.
Join us in unlocking the true value of neuroinclusion.
Because when spaces work for every mind – it's not just good design, it's good business.
Founding Supporters & Partners
What is NeuroPlaces?
At NeuroPlaces, neuroinclusion isn't just a small cog in a large design fair - it's the front and centre.
NeuroPlaces is the first cross-sector conference and exhibition dedicated to neuroinclusive design across built and digital environments. Bringing together venue operators, employers, and neuroinclusive solution providers to explore practical solutions that make spaces and systems truly neuroinclusive.
Spanning across environments that people move through every day – whether physical or digital – such as workplaces, transport hubs, shopping centres, sport stadiums and so on. NeuroPlaces creates a unified marketplace for innovation, collaboration, and most importantly — change.
Our mission? Making spaces truly inclusive for all brain types.
Jean Hewitt
Buro Happold
“I have high hopes of this being a game changer for many businesses and, most importantly, neurodivergent people who deserve places where they feel welcomed and enabled to flourish."
Christine Flintoft-Smith
National Austic Society
"When inclusion is built into the experience, autistic people and their families can enjoy days out with confidence and comfort. We applaud those leading the way and encourage all venues to follow their example in creating spaces where everyone feels welcome."
Amy Edgar
Transpot for London
“The NeuroPlaces conference will be a fantastic opportunity for us to exchange new perspectives with other organisations and individuals, that will help build on the actions in our customer inclusion plan."
87% of autistic adults experience difficulty in public spaces. Inclusive design isn't optional - it's essential.
National Autistic Society
Why It Matters
Neuroinclusion isn't a side note - customers, regulations, and common sense demand it, and the business opportunity is huge.
An entire community of people, up to 15-20% of the UK, are at risk of facing exclusion from the majority of public spaces and workplaces.
Because so few places are designed with neurodivergent people in mind, silent discrimination often arises unintentionally - from design bias, lack of awareness or systemic neglect. But times are changing. Customers, communities, employees and regulators increasingly expect true inclusivity, and even small changes can make a big difference.
Neurodivergent people represent a significant share of the £247 billion 'Purple Pound' - a market too large to ignore. Every day the UK loses out because of the inclusion gap. Legal and regulatory pressure is also mounting: from the European Accessibility Act (2025) to current UK equality laws. Neuroinclusive design is no longer optional - it's a requirement.
After all, when we design for neurodivergent people, we create better places for everyone, boosting the economy and creating a win-win situation for all.
Who It's For
If you create or operate a
public space or workplace, NeuroPlaces is your place to be.
Attendees include:
- Workplaces and employers
- Retail, leisure & hospitality groups
- Events & cultural venues
- Museums & cultural spaces
- Local authorities & public space planners and many more...
Exhibitors include:
- Sensory & assistive tech providers
- Neuroinclusive consultancy for the workplace or built environment
- Inclusive architects and interior designers
- Wayfinding & signage consultants
- Accessibility training specialists and many more...
Neuroinclusive design isn't just a luxury - it's essential public infrastructure... if a space isn't accessible to the mind, it isn't accessible at all.
British Standards Institution
What To Expect
London is the perfect city for NeuroPlaces: a global hub of innovation, culture, and inclusion, with world-class transport links and a central, accessible venue at Business Design Centre.
Why London?
World-class transport links - 4 airports, excellent rail, bus, underground and taxi services.
Innovation & business hub - in design, tech and urban planning. London fosters cutting-edge solutions for neuroinclusion with its leading architects, designers, accessibility consultants and urban innovators.
Cultural & venue diversity - boasting many cultural institutions and public spaces, hotels and retail sectors in London are at the forefront of inclusive design.
Commitment to inclusion - strong track record on accessibility initiatives.
Networking & visibility - attracts more policy makers, business leaders and high profile exhibitors and attendees.
