CONFERENCE 2021
Construction and Project Management Combatting climate change, improving project performance and building resilience for our future.
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Course Level
Advanced
Type of Event
Online
CPD Hours 6 Formal
Included in
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In the wake of COVID-19, the global construction industry has seen turbulence in adjusting forecasts and changing expectations, with the impact of lockdowns most acutely felt. At present, some regions have seen quicker recovery in terms of increased workload and market activity, while forward movement is a mixed picture for other regions.
As a consequence of the pandemic, a step change in the way people think about work and travel has been instigated, consequently forcing policymakers to rethink the structure of their economies and organisations to re-evaluate present trends and systems to mitigate against future industry-wide and environmental risks.
Join us at the Construction & PM Conference 2021 as we delve into key developments across the profession, with focus on present trends and key topics; Latest economic outlook, rising material costs, improving construction performance via effective contracts and dispute resolution and mediation.
Hear first-hand from leading industry speakers as we deliver future insights via panel discussions, keynote addresses and case studies; New digital business models, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and industrialisation, optimising environmental sustainability with new ICMS3 standard, de-carbonisation and emerging challenges, procuring for value, and ultimately, culturally diverse and inclusive workplaces with the view to carry out these new initiatives to the best effect.
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Registration and virtual networking
Welcome remarks from Conference Chair
Amanda Clack, Executive Director - CBRE
Opening keynote: A Greener Future for the Construction Sector
• Construct Zero
• Sustainability and decarbonisation
Fergus Harradence, Deputy Director, Construction - BEIS
Virtual networking break
Construction in a new era: Economic outlook, market forecast, and ongoing impact of COVID-19
• Latest economic outlookSimon Rubinsohn, Chief Economist - RICS
Virtual networking break
Procurement & Supply Chain: another race to the bottom on price?
The construction sector has experienced various setbacks: COVID-19 inflation, difficulties obtaining materials and lack of labour with prerequisite skills. How is the industry reacting to this? Is the solution to accept the lowest pricein tendering and procurement? How can this be avoided? in the future. What works and what doesn’t in practice? And will alternative methods work?
• Building resilient supply chains
• Avoiding a race to the bottom on price
• Using a wider lens to procure construction works
Edna Benavides, Senior Cost Manager – Gleeds David Drake, QS/Cost Management Lead – Jacobs
Time Zone:
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Programme Day 1
EMEA & Americas
27 September 2021
11:30
12:00
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12:25
12:40
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13:40
06:30
07:00
07:10
07:25
07:40
08:20
08:40
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Virtual networking break
Virtual networking break
Closing remarks from the Conference Chair
Amanda Clack, Executive Director - CBRE
End of Conference Day 1
Managing, benchmarking and improving construction performance Across the industry there is an overarching demand for systemic improvements in the sector with focus on outcomes such as social value, contributions to post-pandemic recovery, lower emissions, faster delivery and lower life cycle costs. How do you accomplish these drivers? What is the role of benchmarking, data, and standards?
• How to improve project performance Collaboration
James Arrow, Principal, Project Risk Management Practice Petroleum Projects - BHP
WBEF Construction Disputes and ADR: Is prevention better than cure?
• An update of post COVID construction disputes
• Evaluative mediation for construction
• A more pro-active stance on mediation
• How will remote mediation work in a post-COVID world?
Dr John Fletcher, Head of the RICS Dispute Resolution Service – RICS Shy Jackson, Partner – Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Peter Collie, Construction Law Barrister – 3PB Barristers Jennifer Shafer, Associate Vice President of Dispute Resolution - Black & Veatch Sue Barrett, Commercial & Contracts Director - Urban Growth Company
LionHeart global support
LionHeart is the charity for RICS professionals, past and present, and their
families. Hear how LionHeart continues to support members from APC
candidates right through to retirement.
Juliet Smithson, Head of Operations – LionHeart RICS
14:20
14:50
15:30
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16:50
09:20
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11:20
11:30
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11:50
Bauder Sponsored Session: Estimating Energy Loss in Flat Roofs John Llewellyn, Northern Divisional Director – Bauder
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Registration and virtual networking
Welcome remarks from Conference Chair
Bola Abisogun OBE FRICS, Founder and Chairman – DiverseCity Surveyors
Opening keynote Justin Sullivan, Chair – Construction Industry Council
Virtual networking break
Industry 4.0 Impact; Is Digital Technology Helping the Construction Sector?
The what, why and how of ConTECH. Focus on project performance rather than technologies for the sake of technology.
Bruno de Carvalho Matos MRICS, Civil Engineer – Engexpor James Chambers, Regional Director UKI+ / VP Business Development UK – Bluebeam Pierpaolo Franco, Vice President, International Markets Development – Glodon Olivier Lepinoy, Global Business Development Manager - Autodesk
Virtual networking break
Industrialised Construction: Should we rethink how we construct?
Modern Methods of construction (MMC)
• Product and digital platforms
• DfMA and productisation
Jaimie Johnston MBE, Director, Head of Global Systems – Bryden Wood
Virtual networking break
Time Zone: BST ET
Programme Day 2
EMEA & Americas
28 September 2021
11:30
12:00
12:10
12:40
12:50
13:30
13:40
14:20
06:30
07:00
07:10
07:40
07:50
08:30
08:40
09:20
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15:10
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16:00
16:10
16:50
17:00
09:30
10:10
10:20
11:00
11:10
11:50
12:00
Virtual networking break
Virtual networking break
Closing remarks from the Conference Chair
Bola Abisogun OBE FRICS, Founder and Chairman – DiverseCity Surveyors
End of Conference Day 2
Decarbonising the Construction Sector
• Environmental issues and emerging challenges
• De-carbonisation
• Circular carbon economy 4 Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and
• Remove Carbon emission measurement
• Targets, reporting framework, measurement, and carbon databases
• ICMS 3
Lars Christian Fredenlund, Co-founder – Cobuilder Chris Fry, Managing Director – Accelar Philippe Moseley, Policy Officer – European Commission Alan Muse FRICS, Head of Construction Standards - RICS
Innovating project procurement and delivery: Procuring for Value
Industry best practice delivered through standardisation and digital
technologies. Ann Bentley, Global Board Director – Rider Levett Bucknall
Building a Diverse and Inclusive Profession
The wake of COVID-19 has brought about a renewed focus for a diverse workforce in the construction sector.
Tammy Harrison-Round FRICS, Operational Sales Lead – Jacobs Paul Pandergast, Founder - Paul Pendergast Consulting Group Barry Cullen, Diversity Analyst - RICS
Delivering confidence We are RICS. Everything we do is designed to effect positive change in the built and natural environments. Through our respected global standards, leading professional progression and our trusted data and insight, we promote and enforce the highest professional standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. Our work with others provides a foundation for confident markets, pioneers better places to live and work and is a force for positive social impact.
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