UK Construction Week, The Building a Safer Future Charter (BSF Charter) and the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) are delighted to announce a high-level one-day Conference on practical ways to achieve urgent and necessary culture change in the construction industry, focussing specifically on the issue on everyone’s minds: building safety.
Leadership and culture change to put building safety first is a key issue we are all too aware needs to be addressed. Few can dispute that building safety needs to improve across the built environment, including educational buildings, new hospitals, civic buildings and even the leisure sector. This conference addresses the topic head on, with policy makers from DLUHC, IPA, and industry leaders and stakeholders from across the sector.
9:00 – Coffee & Registration THE CHALLENGE 9:30 – Welcome Speaker: Aidan Walker – MA (Cantab), FRSA – UK Construction Week Conference Producer 9:35 – Introduction Speaker: Dame Judith Hackitt – DBE, FREng, FIChemE, FCGI – Chair of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety 10:00 – Message from the Government Minister Speaker: Lord Stephen Greenhalgh – Minister of State (Minister for Building Safety & Fire) 10:15 – Context from the IndustrySpeaker: Peter Caplehorn – Chief Executive, Construction Products Association / Chair, British Standard Institute’s Strategic Committee for Construction / Co-Chair, CLC Building Safety Workstream 10:35 – Tools and Drivers for Change: The Building a Safer Future Charter and The Code for Construction Product Information Speaker:Amanda Long – Chief Executive, Building a Safer Future Charter, Code for Construction Product Information and Considerate Constructors Scheme10:55 – Networking Break LEVERS FOR CHANGE 11:10 – Why Leadership and Cultural Maturity Matters Chair – Steve Elliott – Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association Panellists: Noel Chambers – Group Head of Fire Safety, Kier Group Stephanie Goad – Chief Executive, Golding Homes Graeme Whitty – National Product Director and Recladding Lead, Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd Martin Payne – Chief Executive, Genuit Group plc David Topliffe – Chair – Designate, Construction Product Information Ltd 11:55 – Supporting Regulation Chair – Aidan Walker – MA (Cantab), FRASA – UK Construction Week Conference Producer Panellists: Hywel Davies – Chairman, BRAC Graham Watts – Chief Executive, Construction Industry Council (CIC) / Co-Chair of CLC Building Safety Workstream Duncan Johnson – Deputy Director, Office for Product Safety and Standards Tim Galloway – Deputy Director, the Building Safety Regulation Programme, HSE 12:30 – Incentivising Change Chair – John Brett – Director of Health and Safety Compliance, Estates and Management (E&M) Limited Panellists: Mark Robinson – Chief Executive Officer, SCAPE John Welch – Deputy Director Construction, Crown Commercial Services Becky Rowell – Senior Legal Counsel, Multiplex Chris Jones – Director of Legal and Market Services, International Underwriting Association 13:05 – Lunch LEADERS OF CHANGE | |
Stream One: 13:50 – Housing and Housing Associations Chair – Jeremy Stibbe – Managing Director, Lampton360 Development Panellists: Ashley Hook – Chief Executive Officer, MHS Homes Group Wayne Cole – Group Director of Property Safety and Compliance, Places for People James Knight – Partner, Arcadis David O’Brien – Construction Director, Lampton Property360 14:35 – Principal Contractors, Designers and Supporting Professionals Chair – Gus Carroll – Chair, COMAH Strategic Forum / Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Empirisys Panellists: Benjamin Ralph – Partner, Head of Fire Safety, Foster + Partners Peter Bowe – Director, HAALO Ltd Andy Mullins – Group Head of Quality, Hill Partnerships Ltd Adrian Shilliday – Technical Director, Galliford Try Paul Bussey – Technical Design CDM/Fire/Access Lead, Allford, Hall, Monaghan & Morris Ltd. | Stream Two: 13:50 – Product Manufacturing Chair – David Frise – Chief Executive Officer, BESA Panellists: Iain McIlwee – Chief Executive Officer, FIS – The Finishes & Interiors Sector Adam Turk – Chief Executive Officer, Siderise Group Ltd Nigel Blacklock – Technical Director, Bauder Stuart Nicholson – Director – Roofing Systems, Marley Alex Coward – Head of Technical – Roofing, Sika 14:35 – Procurement and the Public Client Chair – Lucy Rowsell – Head of Information Management, Effiage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam (EKFB) Panellists: Daniel Maher – Managing Director, Arc Partnership Pete Sollitt – Health, Safety & Security Director, Technical Services Directorate | HS2 Ltd David Ashby – Head of Operations, South East Consortium Will Adie – Head of Building Safety Technical Services, Homes England |
REGROUP 15:30 – Rebuilding the Public Trust Chair – Aidan Walker – MA (Cantab), FRASA – UK Construction Week Conference Producer Panellists: Teresa Ocansey – Board Member and Resident of Wandle Housing Melissa Dillon – Resident Safety Engagement & Governance Lead, London Borough of Camden Kate Henderson – Chief Executive, National Housing Federation Gavin Skelly – Founder, Fire Aware Alison Hills – Lawyer, Leaseholder and Cladding Campaigner 16:10 – Networking Break 16:30 – Don’t Just Take Our Word for it: Success in other High-Hazard Sectors Chair – Diana Montgomery – Chief Operating Officer, Construction Products Association (CPA) Panellists: Steve Rae – Executive Director, Step Change in Safety Phil Scott – Director of Safety and Security, Chemical Industries Association (CIA) Philip Sayer – Head of Assurance and Challenge, Considerate Constructors Scheme / Formerly Head of Safety, Risk and Assurance, Centrica plc 17:15 – How will we know we have Changed? Speaker: Gus Carroll – Chair, COMAH Strategic Forum / Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Empirisys 17:30 – Call to Action Speaker: Amanda Long – Chief Executive, Building a Safer Future Charter and Code for Construction Product Information | |
Additional speakers will continue to be added to this programme, please check back for updates.
