ICG Live programme

Theme 1: 11.00-13.10

➜ ICG Live Theatre (& Interchange Keynote Stage where indicated)

Delivering on the 10 Year Infrastructure Plan

11.00-11.05

Welcome from your host

Mark Hansford, ICG Live Editorial Director & Event Host

11.05-11.10

The Infrastructure Client Group in five minutes: The people, the programmes and its impact

Jason Tucker, chair, Infrastructure Client Group Management Board and Director of Commercial Operations for Anglian Water Services

11.10-11.25

The 10 Year Infrastructure Plan: The priorities, the challenges and the ask of the UK infrastructure sector in making it happen

Becky Wood, Chief Executive Officer, National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) (invited)

11.25-11.40

Keynote: How are we really performing now, and how can we improve? The CEO view

Mark Thurston, Chief Executive Officer, Anglian Water

11.40-11.50

Interview and Q&A with Mark Thurston and Becky Wood

11.50-12.30

The Big Debate: Putting climate action at the heart of every project

Rachel Skinner, Managing Director, Transport & Mobility, WSP and Past President, Institution of Civil Engineers
Stephen Elderkin, Director of Environmental Sustainability, National Highways (invited)
John Russon, Director of Portfolio Management, Assurance and Commercial, Environment Agency (invited)

12.30-12.45

The role of AI in reshaping the industry

Mark Coates, Vice President Bentley IPA
Jason Tucker, Director of Commercial Operations, Anglian Water Services

12.45-13.10 (Interchange Keynote Stage)

Keynote: The future of transport in London

Andy Lord, Commissioner, Transport for London

Theme 2: 13.15-14.45

➜ ICG Live Theatre (& Interchange Keynote Stage where indicated)

Making the big projects happen: winning over the public, stakeholders and getting planning & funding

13.15-13.35

Major Project Keynote: The £3bn Haweswater Aqueduct Resilient Programme (HARP) - a UK first and a bold new approach to delivery

Tim Jones, Chief Executive, Cascade Infrastructure
Neil Gillespie, Director of strategic programmes, United Utilities

13.35-14.15

The Big Debate: The challenge of securing public support, finance and planning for nationally significant infrastructure projects

Tim Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Cascade Infrastructure
Neil Gillespie, Director of strategic programmes, United Utilities
Laura Doughty, Head of strategy, major projects, Sellafield
Harbinder Birdi, Design Champion for Grand Union Water Transfer Project, Affinity Water & Severn Trent
Samer Bagaeen, Vice President, Royal Town Planning Institute
Darryl Murphy, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Debt, Aviva Investors

14.15-14.40 (Interchange Keynote Stage)

Launching England’s Economic Heartland's Integrated Transport task force

Naomi Green, Managing Director, England’s Economic Heartland

Theme 3: 14.45-15.30

➜ ICG Live Theatre

Tackling the big, emergent issue: resilience and ageing assets

14.45-14.55

Keynote: Reviving our Ageing Infrastructures: exploring the Royal Academy of Engineering's seminal report

Steve Denton, Technical Director, WSP and Royal Academy of Engineering Vice President

14.55-15.30

The Chief Engineers' Debate: where do we go now to build resilience and manage our ageing assets

Ian Hodge, Chief Engineer, Environment Agency
Hazel MacDonald, Chief Bridge Engineer, Transport Scotland David Porter, Chief Engineer, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland
Isabel Coman, Director of Engineering & Asset Strategy, Transport for London
Andrew Pierce, Co-Secretary, Adept National Bridge Group

Theme 4: 15.30-16.40

➜ ICG Live Theatre (& Interchange Keynote Stage where indicated)

Improving delivery through Enterprises and driving productivity through tools, guides and standards

15.30-16.00

Enterprises in action - today and into the future. Project leaders share their perspsectives

Liz Baldwin, Southern Integrated Delivery Director, Southern Renewals Enterprise
Andy Sharples, Major Projects Delivery Director, Sellafield
Jon Stokes, Head of Yorkshire Storm Alliance, Yorkshire Water
Tony Slater, Enterprise Director, United Utilities
Dale Evans, Chair of Project 13

16.00-16.40

Driving productivity with technology, strategies and standards. Programme leaders share their perspectives and practical updates

David Coles, Chief Engineer, Department for Transport
Andy Alder, Managing director, major infrastructure delivery, Anglian Water
Kelachi Amad-Echendu, Infrastructure Performance Consulting, Expedition Engineering
Alistair Hitchcock, Head of Engineering & Development, Northern Powerhouse Rail Mark Coates, Vice President, Bentley IPA

Theme 5: 16.45-17.45

➜ Interchange Keynote Stage

Moving forward together (ICG Live joins the Interchagne Keynote Stage)

16.45-17.10

Coventry's Very Light Rail scheme: a first of a kind for the UK infrastructure sector

Nicola Small, Coventry VLR Programme Director, Coventry City Council and Regional Programme Director, Transport for West Midlands 
Iain Anderson, Managing Director, Colas Rail Urban & Industries (invited)

17.15-17.45

Shared experience as the golden thread linking vision to reality

Adam Scott, founder, Experience Foundation
Hiro Aso, Transport Hubs Sector Lead, Jacobs