Efficiency and quality: can we have our cake and eat it? Colin Coleman, ISC Best Practice Consultancy


1.00 Lunch - Ladies Smoking Room


Afternoon agenda – business practice 2.00


Masterclasses (choose one of three) The afternoon sessions are opportunities to discuss and explore practical issues of business management and development.


International markets - Hansom Hall Speakers:


Phil Dowrick, UK Trade and Investment Patrick Crawford, Export Credit Guarantee Department Keith Howells, chairman, Mott MacDonald


Mergers and acquisitions - The Exchange Speakers: Sam Toulson, PricewaterhouseCoopers Geoff French, URS Scott Wilson Sandy Fraser, Brewin Dolphin


Legal developments - The Quaters Speakers: Michael Archer, Beale and Company Michael Salau, Berrymans Lace Mawer Manus Quigg, Brodies


3.00 3.30


Break - Ladies Smoking Room


Think tank – low carbon construction - Hansom Hall November 2010 saw the publication of the Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team report. Led by chief construction adviser Paul Morrell, the report focuses on the challenges and opportunities in reducing the carbon footprint of the UK construction sector. This panel discussion explores how the industry can respond to the challenges set out in the report, and invites discussion and responses from conference delegates.


Panellists: Alex Tosetti, URS Scott Wilson (panel chair) Paul Morrell, Chief Construction Adviser Bill Bordass, Usable Buildings Trust Hannah Collie, CIC and IGT 2050 Group


4.30 4.50 5.00


Keynote speech: Ian Ballentine, Network Rail What Network Rail’s new operating structure will mean for suppliers.


Closing remarks Graham Nicholson, Tony Gee and Partners Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, ACE


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