2023 Programme
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Programme Partner
| Keynote | Workshop Stream A | Workshop Stream B |
Bid Better Theatre |
07:30
| Networking Breakfast - Local not London Is that too much to ask? |
| Cheryl Causebrook - an Associate Director of GVE Commercial Solutions, chair of Constructing Excellence Kent Club and co-chair of the Kent Construction Focus Group Phil Webb - Managing Director of Kent based main contractor Walker Construction Andrew Metcalf - Managing Director, Maxim PR Adam Bryan - Director of Place, Medway Council |
| Clive Emson Building Breakfast places cost £30+VAT |
09.30
| Welcome & Introduction |
| Jo James OBE - Chief Executive, Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce |
| Astor Suite |
09.40
| Opening Keynote: Where are the Development and Construction Opportunities across Kent |
| Simon Dudley - EDC Chair, Ebbsfleet Garden City Natalie Bonnick MCIPS (CS) - Senior Supply Chain Manager at Lower Thames Crossing |
| Astor Suite |
10.15
| Exhibition & Comfort Break |
10.30
| Designing Out Waste | Future Building Energy - 2025 and beyond | Do you NEC or JCT? | An Introduction to Public Procurement & How to Work for Public Sector |
| Duncan Baker Brown - Founder & Owner, BakerBrown | Alex Hill - Managing Director, Whitecode Consulting Ellen Huelin - Associate Director Sustainability, Whitecode Consulting | Josh Smith - Quantity Surveyor, Kent Construction Consultants | Louise Free - South East Consortium, Chair Peter Searle - Director, Searle Management Consulting Andrew Baldwin - Pre-Construction Director, Baxall Bradley Webster - Partner, Baily Garner |
| Astor Suite | Telford Room | Brunel Room | Bid Better Theatre (10.30 - 11.15) |
11.00
| Exhibition & Comfort Break |
11.15
| Market Volatility: A View From a Contractor, Project Manager and Framework | Is Suicide The Answer? | H&S Incident Case Studies |
| Joshua Armstrong - Senior Framework Manager, Willmott Dixon Luke Turner - Managing Director - Cost Consultant & Project Manager, Playle & Partners Vanessa Good - Business Development Manager, Scape Group Limited | Connor Styche - Managing Director, The Digital Lookout | Mark Chandler - Managing Director, Stonewells |
| Astor Suite | Brunel Room | Telford Room |
11.45
| Exhibition & Comfort Break |
12.00
| Building Safety Act - All Change - the end of the Status Quo | Encouraging Social Value | Understanding a Public Buyer's Journey |
| Geoff Wilkinson - Managing Director, Wilkinson Construction Consultants | Chelsi Payne - Bid Manager, Walker Construction | David Smith - South East Consortium, Chair Katie Williams - Procurement Business Partner, Southern Housing Gavin Wolstenhulme - Head of Procurement & Commercial, Kent Fire & Rescue Service |
| Telford Room | Brunel Room | Bid Better Theatre |
12.30
| Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce Chief Executives Reception | Lunch & Networking |
| Astor Suite Invitation Only. | Exhibition area |
13.00
| How to Make ESG Initiatives a Reality on Your Projects | Development Planning Lessons | Writing Better Quality Submissions |
| Annabel Thorne - Regional Director and Sustainability Lead, Faithful+Gould | Joe Martin - Managing Director, MKA Planning & Architecture Paul Considine - Managing Director, Civil & Structural Engineers & Transport Planners, Considine | Louise Free - South East Consortium, Chair Steph Harris - Owner, Steph Harris Consulting Lee Maskell - Equity Partner, FFT Heather Syers - Managing Director, Delego |
| Brunel Room | Telford Room | Bid Better Theatre |
13:30
| Lunch & Networking |
| Exhibition area |
14.00
| Afternoon Keynote - Living Architecture: Innovative Approaches to the Built Environment |
| Rachel Armstrong - Sustainability Innovator, Professor of Regenerative Architecture, Vice Chair Supervisory Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Culture & Creativity (KIC), and |
| Astor Suite |
14.45
| What’s The Future of the Planning System in England? | More New Legislation for Building Safety | Resolving Construction Disputes in the Real World | Bid to Win, Dont Bid Everything |
Jonathan Buckwell - Director, DHA Planning Mark Bewsey - Director, DHA Planning | Adam Dodd - Operations Director, Harwood Building Control Danny Coomber - Head of Health and Safety, Harwood Building Control | Duncan Hughes Phillips - Managing Director, Advisory, SOCOTEC Chris Kirby Turner - Partner, Construction & Engineering, Thomson Snell and Passmore | David Smith - South East Consortium, Chair Dan Hollis - Apex Contractors Gaz Summers - Locarla Suzanne Shaw - Director of Training, Kent Trainers |
| Astor Suite | Telford Room | Brunel Room | Bid Better Theatre (14:45 - 15:30) |
15.30
| Operational Carbon Monitoring |
| Malcolm Clarke - Managing Director, Baxall Construction |
| Astor Suite |
16:00
| Bar Opens |
| (Open to all) |
17:00
| Drinks Reception - sponsored by DHA |
| Clive Emson Building (Ticketed) |
18:00
| Gala Dinner - Sponsored by Willmott Dixon |
| Clive Emson Building Ticketed Networking Dinner. |