FT Future of Construction Summit 2018 | Financial Times | 16 May 2018 | One Great George Street, Westminster London SW1P 3AA United Kingdom

WHY ATTEND
• Learn from industry leaders about the game-changing trends and technologies impacting construction
• Discover how the technological and digital transformation of the industry can boost efficiency and profitability
• Explore how the next-generation of energy efficient buildings will look like and whether it’s time to fully embrace the Circular
Economy model in construction
• Understand why achieving cultural change across the industry as well as building and retaining a talented workforce is key for a successful digital and technological transformation
• Identify the best investment opportunities in the fastest-growing global construction markets
• Find out how project owners are managing risk in an rapidly evolving industry
• Participate in the debate led by global top-notch industry leaders through keynote presentations, foresight panels and insightful
interviews
• Network with your industry peers in an unsurpassed environment for exchange and collaboration

WHO ATTENDS
FT Live has a reputation for delivering senior level audiences to attend a wide range of world class thought-leadership events across the globe for nearly 40 years.
The FT Future of Construction Summit will be attended by (but not limited to):

• Heads/Directors of Development
• Heads/Directors of Planning, Cost Planning and Project Management
• Partners/Associates/Directors at Architecture firms
• Heads/Directors of BIM
• Heads/Directors of Design
• CEOs/CSOs/COOs/MDs/Directors/Heads at Global Engineering, Construction and Building companies
• Directors/Heads of Sustainability at Construction/Engineering/Material companies
• Management Consultants, Technology suppliers, Insurers, Accountants
• Partners/CIOs/CEOs/Directors/Heads at banks, private equity firms, funds
• Government representatives and regulators

Digital transformation within the construction industry is imperative and no longer an option. However, many in the sector still find themselves stuck in the slow lane, as a consequence of internal resistance to change, an unyielding leadership mindset, budget constraints, skills shortages and a very fragmented environment.

These barriers to digital transformation must be overcome to ensure the construction industry can effectively catch up with technological innovation and digitalisation, thus creating new business models that embrace productive, collaborative and profitable strategies. With the utilisation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology fast becoming the industry standard, what’s next in the digital roadmap? What impact will additive manufacturing, robotics, automation, drones, artificial intelligence or the IoT have on the way in which building projects are planned, funded, designed and delivered? How will digital transformation help accelerate collaboration in the construction supply chain? Which cultural environment will enable real change?

The FT Future of Construction Summit will bring together developers, planners, architects, engineers, contractors, material and solution providers, and other key stakeholders pivotal in the global construction supply chain to explore best strategies and solutions to embrace digital transformation for a more productive and profitable future.

2018 Speakers

David Barwell
Chief Executive, UK and Ireland, AECOM

Coen van Oostrom
Chief Executive Officer, OVG Real Estate

Elizabeth Heider
Chief Sustainability Officer, Skanska US

Dominic Thasarathar
Strategist - Construction, Energy and Natural Resources, Autodesk

Kai-Uwe Bergmann
Partner, BIG

Stephen Fox
Chief Executive, BAM Nuttall

Andreas Schierenbeck
CEO & Executive Chairman thyssenkrupp Elevator AG

David King
Former Senior Vice President | Director, HOK

Maria João Ribeirinho
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Jussi Aho
CEO, Fira Group Oy

Will Cavendish
Global Digital Advisory Leader, Arup

John Pelton
Programme Director, Jacobs

Alexander Hewitson
Programme Executive – Strategy and Operations, AstraZeneca

Shaun Kenny
General Manager, Europe, Africa & Middle East, Bechtel

Lourdes Gavilanes
Executive Vice President, Design & Architecture, Salusbury & Co - New York

Beth West
Head Of Development, London Portfolio, Landsec

Teodoro Alvarez
Global Head of Innovation, Ferrovial Agroman

Hubert Rhomberg
Managing Director, Rhomberg Holding

Justin Davies
Head of Development Operations, Europe, Lend Lease

Magdalena Pyszkowska
Head of BIM Deployment, Bouygues Construction

Mike Grice
Chief Construction Officer, Battersea Power Station Development Company

Nick Bertram
Associate Partner, McKinsey

Matthew Gough
Director of Innovation and Winning Work, Mace

Steve Radley
Director of Policy, CITB

Richard Baldwin
Head of Development, Derwent London

Mike Pitts
Interim Challenge Director - Transforming Construction, Innovate UK

Andrew Barraclough
Group Design Director, Wates Group

Maxime Trocmé
Director of R&D Innovation, VINCI Construction

David Savage
Partner and Head of Construction & Infrastructure, Charles Russell Speechlys

John Higgins
Chairman, Global Digital Foundation

Alain Waha
Global Head of BIM | Digital Transformation, BuroHappold Engineering

Carl Benedikt Frey
Co-Director, Programme on Technology and Employment, Oxford Martin School, Oxford University

CHAIR:

Daniel Thomas
Deputy Companies Editor, Financial Times

MODERATORS:

Edwin Heathcote
Architecture and Design Critic, Financial Times

Michael Skapinker
Contributing Editor and Columnist, Financial Times

Elaine Moore
Lex Deputy Editor, Financial Times

ADVISORY BOARD:

Dominic Thasarathar
Strategist - Construction, Energy and Natural Resources, Autodesk

Terri Wills
CEO, World Green Building Council

Teodoro Alvarez
Global Head of Innovation, Ferrovial Agroman

2018 Sponsors and Partners

LEAD SPONSORS:
• AUTIDESK
• thyssedkrupp

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• McKinsey & Company

LEGAL PARTNER:
• Charles Russell Speechlys

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR:
• CITB

INNOVATION PARTNER:
• Innovate UK

SUPPORTING PARTNERS :
• National Association of Women in Construction
• Construction Industry Council (CIC)
• Specialist Engineering Contractors (SEC) Group

EXHIBTOR:
• Salusbury & Co.