25 NOVEMBER 2024 PROGRAMME

 

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From 08.00

Registration and networking, tea and coffee in the Great Hall

Telford Theatre

Morning moderator: Professor Jim Hall, President, ICE | Professor of climate and environmental risks, University of Oxford

09.00-09.10

Welcome

Professor Jim Hall, president, ICE | Professor of climate and environmental risks, University of Oxford

09.10-09.25

Keynote – Embedding value and outcome across the lifecycle of infrastructure

Nick Smallwood, CEO, Infrastructure and Projects Authority

09.25-10.00

Fireside chat: How can the industry meet the challenges facing infrastructure delivery?

Ed McCann, founding director: Expedition Engineering and past president of the ICE in conversation with Professor Jim Hall

10.00-10.30

How can the public sector support better productivity in infrastructure projects

Gemma Tetlow, chief economist, Institute for Government

10.30-11.00

Coffee and networking in the Great Hall

11.00-12.30

Stream A (Telford Theatre) – Integration and systems thinking

What does good looks like? Short presentations from each speaker followed by panel and audience Q&A
Andrew Page, head of commercial services, Anglian Water
Eloise John, director of energy, AECOM
Anthony Kolanko, commercial manager for the UK and Ireland, Wavin
Ed Udon, programme director, Environment Agency

Stream B (Smeaton Room) – Design champions

Interactive session exploring the role of a design champion and how they can drive better outcomes and design in infrastructure projects. Led by:
Harbinder Birdi, creative director, Birdi & Partners
Judith Sykes, member, NIC Design Group

12.30-13.30

Lunch and networking in the Great Hall


Afternoon moderator: Janet Greenwood, Director, Major Projects Advisory, KPMG

13.30-15.00

Stream A (Telford Theatre) – Modernisation and industrialisation

What does good looks like? Short presentations from each speaker followed by panel and audience Q&A

Richard Lennard, executive commercial director, New Hospital Programme
Eva MacNamara, director, Expedition Engineering and Useful Simple Trust
Michael Burgess, senior project engineer, TfL
David Buttigieg, senior project manager, TfL

Stream B (Smeaton Room) – Outcomes and value

Interactive session exploring how the industry can design and build with outcomes and value at the heart of projects, to ensure the needs of communities are put first.

Tim Chapman, partner and director – transport, cities and infrastructure, BCG
Natalie Cropp, sustainability group director, Tony Gee and Partners

15.00-15.30

Tea and networking in the Great Hall


15.30-16.25

Industry panel – infrastructure in 2035

How are you modernising practices to meet the demands of the public, society and the economy?

Jason Tucker, Director of Strategic Delivery, Anglian Water and Chair of the Infrastructure Client Group’s Management Board, member CLC
Judith Sykes, senior director, Expedition Engineering | member, NIC Design Group
Alasdair Reisner, Chief Executive, CECA
Mark Coates, Vice President of Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
Brittany Harris, CEO and founder, Qualisflow

16.25-17.00

The Big Interview

How can leaders cascade and drive better performance across infrastructure?
Rachel Ellison, managing director of advisory, Mott MacDonald
Jo Jolly, director, director of environment and innovation, Ofwat in conversation with Janet Greenwood

17.00-18.00

Drinks reception in the Great Hall