Sunday 13 September
Global Challenges, Sustainable Solutions
12.00-17.00 Registration, Grosvenor House Hotel
13.30-16.30 Optional City Tour, leaves from Grosvenor House Hotel
19.30-21.30 Welcome Reception, Royal Courts of Justice
Monday 14 September (morning)
Industry Challenges and Responses
Coffee: 10.30-11.00 & 15.30-16.00; Lunch: 12.30-14.00
09.00-10.30 Opening Ceremony, QE II Conference Centre
Sponsored by
Guest of Honour: HRH, The Princess Royal, Princess Anne
Dee Doocey, London Assembly
11.00-12.30 Plenary Session, QE II Conference Centre
Opinion Leaders
Leading experts will analyse social, economic and environmental issues, with a moderated plenary session to further explore the main aspects, notably the consultancy and engineering sector’s awareness of society’s needs and how it can respond to today’s major challenges.
John Boyd, President, FIDIC (chair)
Brian Bruce, Group Chief Executive, Murray & Roberts, South Africa
Keith Clarke, Chief Executive, Atkins Plc, UK
Petter Eiken, Executive Vice President, Skanska, Norway
Ian Tyler, Chief Executive, Balfour Beatty Group, UK
Monday 14 September (afternoon)
Industries Challenges and Responses
14.00-15.30 Business Sessions, QE II Conference Centre Global Challenges and Response - featuring Jean Venables, President, ICE, UK
Mobilising Engineering Resources - featuring John Dionisio, President and CEO, AECOM, USA
Funding Infrastructure - Christopher Deacon, Non Executive Director, Thames Water Plc
16.00-16.30 Plenary Wrap-Up Session, QE II Conference Centre
16.30-17.30 Regional Reports, QE II Conference Centre Young Professionals Forum, QE II Conference Centre, BST Seminar
18.30-21.30 Optional Evening Dinner Cruise
Tuesday 15 September (morning)
Geographic Sector Hotspots
Coffee: 10.30-11.00 & 15.30-16.00; Lunch: 12.30-14.00
09.00-10.30 Plenary Session, QE II Conference Centre
Clients’ Views
Prominent regional clients, politicians and sector specialists examine the regions and sectors where the challenges and growth will be greatest, and where there are the best opportunities for consultants and engineers to lead.
Geoff French, Chairman, Scott Wilson, UK (chairman, ACE)
John Armitt, Chairman, ODA, UK
Chris Cole, CEO, WSP, UK
Shirong Li, President, CIOB
A.P. Mull, CEO, Tata Group, India
Doug Oakervee, former Chairman and Chief Executive, Crossrail, UK
11.00-12.30 Business Sessions, QE II Conference Centre
Regional and Country Hot Spots - featuring A P Mull, Tata, India
Sector Hot Spots - featuring David Nickols, President, MWH Europe, Middle East & Africa
Localised Mega Projects - featuring Peter Wickens, Chairman, Mott MacDonald
Sponsored by
Tuesday 15 September 2009 (afternoon)
A More Agile, Responsive, High-Profile Industry
Business sessions will explore key areas for improvement if consultants and engineers are to raise the industry profile and ensure that engineers take the lead in solving global challenges. Sessions will examine ways to promote the consultancy and engineering industry and to strengthen skills and standards to be able to meet future challenges.
14.00-15.30 Business Sessions, QE II Conference Centre
A Place at the Political Table - featuring the Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP
Promoting Skills and Raising Standards - featuring Siv Axelsson, Group Human Resources and Communications Director, WSP GROUP, Sweden
A Coordinated, Unified Approach - featuring Akihko Hirotani, President, ACK Group
Sponsored by
- A Coordinated, Unified Approach
16.00-17.00 Plenary Wrap-Up Session, QE II Conference Centre
17.00-18.00 Future Leaders Workshop, QE II Conference Centre
Wednesday 16 September (morning)
Coffee: 10.30-11.00 & 15.30-16.00; Lunch: 12.30-14.00
09.00-10.30 Plenary Session, QE II Conference Centre
Industry Perspective
The roles FIDIC, its member associations and member firms should play to position the consultancy and engineering industry at the forefront of delivering sustainable solutions to global challenges.
Gregs Thomopulos, CEO and Chairman, Stanley Consultants, USA (chair)
Chris Cole, CEO, WSP UK
John Dionisio, President and CEO, AECOM, USA
Flemming Pedersen, CEO, Ramboll, Denmark
Paul J. Zofnass, President, EFCG, USA
11.00-12.30 Action Seminars, QE II Conference Centre
- FIDIC - featuring Peter Gammie, Chief Executive, Halcrow, UK
- Member Associations - featuring Dave Raymond ACEC, USA
- Member Firms - featuring Hugh Blackwood, Group Chief Executive, Scott Wilson, UK
Wednesday 16 September (afternoon)
The Action Plan
As a final conference report the session chair, reporters and senior industry representatives will capture the key outcomes of the conference in formulating a plan of action that summarises policies, tools, the responsibility for implementation, timeframes, milestones, and reporting.
14.00-15.30 Plenary Session, QE II Conference Centre Gregs Thomopulos, FIDIC President-Elect
16.00-17.30 FIDIC General Assembly Meeting QE II Conference Centre
Young Professionals Activities
FIDIC 2009 Young Professionals Management Training
Programme (YPMTP) working sessions
Friday-Sunday, 11-13 Sep. 2009; ROSL
FIDIC Young Professionals Forum Meeting
Sunday, 13 Sep. 2009: 11.00-12.30;
Grosvenor House Hotel
Networking Get-Together
Sunday, 13 Sep. 2009: 17.30-19.00
FIDIC Young Professionals Forum
Monday, 14 Sep. 2009: 16.30-17.30;
QE II Conference Centre
Future Leaders Workshop
Tuesday, 15 Sep. 2009: 17.00-18.00;
QE II Conference Centre
Organised by the FIDIC 2009 YPMTP
Technical Tour
Tuesday, 15 Sep. 2009: 18.30-23.30
