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The 2025 judging panel

WILLIAM BAKER-JONES

Digital Construction Lead,
Kier
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William Baker-Jones

Digital Construction Lead, Kier

William has been recently appointed to Digital Construction Lead at Kier, in the Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks sector. where he leads the digital engineering and information management team for major infrastructure projects, and previously was at Babcock International, as Digital BIM Lead for 4 Years, as well as being the IT Lead representative for NIMA.

His true passion lies in transforming construction through open data standards that ensure seamless information flow. A strong believer in data interoperability, he sees automation and data-driven decisions as the key to revolutionize the industry. This approach, he argues, fosters collaboration, streamlines processes, and promotes sustainable practices. William actively champions these methods, hosting events to explore data's potential for empowered decision-making.

Matt Beveridge

Head of Innovation & Partnerships (Estates office),
University Of Birmingham
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Matt Beveridge

Head of Innovation & Partnerships (Estates office)
University Of Birmingham

Matt is honoured to be an Innovation Thought Leader Finalist (2024).
He is passionate about the crucial role universities play in generating and applying knowledge to enhance our world.

At the University of Birmingham, Matt is responsible for shaping the strategy, vision, and ongoing development of Estates Innovation. With six years of experience as a Non-Executive Director at Sustainability West Midlands, his expertise spans business, strategy, innovation, and people.

Matt believes in thinking outside the box, creating inspiring and exciting spaces, driving impact, helping others, and making the world a better place.

Rob Charlton

CEO,
Space Group
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Rob Charlton

CEO, Space Group

Rob is CEO of Space Group, which comprises Space Architects, BIMTechnologies, bimstore, and, more recently, Twinview. All four businesses share a vision where the built environment positively impacts society using creativity, innovation, and technology.

Rob is a Chartered Architect with over 25 years of experience. He is passionate about improving project outcomes while addressing cultural issues across the sector.

In recent years, he has focussed on operational aspects of buildings and how to reduce carbon and cost through data and Machine Learning.

He has been a pathfinder in developing Digital Twins in the property sector. He is actively involved in research and development in this field, using his experience in design, construction, and operation.

Dr Shadan Dwairi

Principal Consultant BIM
and Digital Engineering,
COSTAIN

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Dr Shadan Dwairi

Senior BIM and Digital Engineering Consultant at COSTAIN

Prior to becoming a BIM expert, Shadan’s background was in Architectural Engineering in which she obtained her BSc and MSc and worked since 2006. Her experience as an Architect covers a variety of projects which include large scale commercial, educational, residential and hospitality projects.

She entered the world of BIM in 2014 and obtained her PhD in the same area in 2019. As a BIM expert she has been working on high profile projects such as the Houses of Parliament and HS2, in addition to other infrastructure and defence projects.

Her main role is interfacing with clients and understanding their needs to deliver and implement digital strategies that would work for their organisation and requirements.

Shadan is also a Senior Lecturer in the University of the West of England in Architecture and BIM, and a researcher with many publications in BIM and digital construction. Her area of expertise is in automation and digitisation, digital transformation in addition to smart BIM.

Her skills as an academic and researcher in addition to her experience in the AEC industry, helps her in identifying gaps in the industry, and support clients in solving them.

Mairead Gallagher Morgan

BIM Lead Europe + Middle East, Women in BIM Regional Lead & WIB Mentor,
Grimshaw Architects

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Mairead Gallagher Morgan

BIM Lead Europe + Middle East, Grimshaw Architects. Women in BIM Regional Lead & WIB Mentor

Mairéad is a leading figure in digital construction, known for her deep expertise in architecture, information management, and BIM. With nearly two decades of experience in the built environment, she currently serves as BIM Lead for Europe and the Middle East at Grimshaw, where she oversees the digital delivery strategy across the practice’s London, Paris, and Dubai studios. Her career has spanned a wide range of sectors, from education and justice to high-end residential, commercial, and interior design, bringing a versatile and strategic lens to every project she leads.

Before joining Grimshaw, Mairéad held the role of Specialist UK BIM Innovation Lead at Buro Happold. There, she led a multidisciplinary BIM team focused on BIM and digital innovation across 14 specialist services including façade engineering, fire strategy, acoustics, security, and lighting design. Her work not only drove efficiencies but also enabled the successful delivery of complex international projects through integrated digital workflows and close collaboration with global design teams.

A long-time champion of diversity and inclusion in construction and design, Mairéad has been actively involved with Women in BIM since 2020, serving both as a mentor and speaker. She is now a Women in BIM Regional Lead, helping to shape its global impact while supporting the next generation of female digital professionals.

Her commitment to industry engagement stretches back more than a decade, from her time as Vice Chair of YEP Bristol, where she helped expand the You & Everyone in Property network into the South West, to her earlier board membership with Women in Property South West. Mairéad is also an ambassador for The Eagle Project, an initiative run by the Bristol Sport Foundation to promote education and leadership among young people through sport and mentorship.

As a regular presence on the conference circuit, Mairéad is a sought-after voice on digital innovation, AI, automation, and the evolving role of data in the AEC sector. She has spoken and chaired panels at London Build from 2021 to 2024, taken the stage at UK Construction Week in both 2023 and 2024, and most recently as a panellist at UKREiiF in 2025. In the same year, she chaired a panel discussion at Futurebuild, sharing insights on the digital future of construction.

Since 2023, she has served as a judge for the Building Innovation Awards, helping to spotlight the most forward-thinking ideas shaping the industry today. Earlier in her career, Mairéad was recognised as a UK Construction Week Role Model in 2018, receiving a Highly Commended mention for Role Model of the Year.

LILIAN HO

Associate Director, Digital & BIM and Regional Lead & Mentor, Women in BIM

AECOM

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Lilian Ho

Associate Director - Digital & BIM, AECOM & Regional Lead & Mentor, Women in BIM
 
Experienced AEC Professional with BIM and Digital Transformation Focus. With over 20 years of dedicated service and experience in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, she has consistently driven excellence. Her expertise spans large-scale international public and private projects. As a visionary with a decade-long focus on technology, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence, she has cultivated unique insights and perspectives. Her active engagement in researching, collaborating and participating in the latest technologies, digital trends and policies positions her at the forefront of industry innovation.

Jackie Maginnis

CEO,
The Modular & Portable
Building Association (MPBA)

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Jackie Maginnis

CEO of the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA)

Jackie is CEO of the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA) – a great ambassador for MMC with 35 years experience in the volumetric/modular industry.

Prior to her role with MPBA she worked for a manufacturing and hire company.

With her passion for the industry sector and the help of the committees from within the member companies, part of her role is to promote the features and benefits of the use of offsite volumetric buildings.

George Mokhtar

Director,
Digital Services Lead,
Turner & Townsend

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George Mokhtar

Director, Digital Services Lead at Turner & Townsend

George Mokhtar is the Strategic Director of Digital Advisory at Turner & Townsend, specialising in major programmes with expertise ranging from asset lifecycle information management and BIM analytics to strategic digital transformation and project delivery. George currently oversees advanced digital project delivery in property, natural resources and infrastructure sectors globally.

PARVEEN RAI

Founder,
Rai
Investment Group

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Parveen Rai

Founder, Rai Investment Group

A Chair and board member with over 20 years of property expertise and governance experience in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Parveen combines strategic, commercial, and digital experience with a solid understanding of financial oversight, risk management, and culture. Broad developmental and management experience in the real estate industry spanning nationally with a record of delivering growth at the leading edge of innovation and services. Parveen focuses on building customer loyalty and effective and resilient teams.  

David Shepherd

Project BIM Lead,
Estate Information Management,
UK Parliament

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David Shepherd

Project BIM Lead, Estate Information Management

Dave Shepherd is a Product Manager in the Houses of Parliament.

In this role, he is responsible to UK Parliament for assuring that supply chains deliver improved and more sustainable asset outcomes through innovation and the collaborative use of BIM.

In conjunction with AECOM, he wrote the BIM implementation strategy for the Restoration and Renewal of the UK Houses of Parliament.

Dave is also the RIBA-commissioned author of the widely acclaimed BIM Management Handbook

Mike Tofton

BIM and Digital Construction Lead,
BRE Academy
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Mike Tofton

BIM and Digital Construction Lead, BRE Academy

As the BIM and Digital Lead at BRE Academy, Mike brings 12 years of expertise in implementing BIM processes and authoring BIM tools, complemented by 19 years of collaboration with architects and expert digital consultants.

With a deep understanding of digital design technologies and international BIM standards, Mike’s responsibilities include creating and delivering training, developing accompanying documentation, and providing consultancy and advisory services to ensure compliance with ISO 19650 standards.

Mike also oversees various additional areas of expertise, including the Building Safety Act and Golden Thread, Digital Twins, and improving BRE products through the application of BIM.

Peter ball

Director, Global Design,
Greystar
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Peter Ball

Director, Global Design, Greystar

Peter is the Design Director for Greystar's Global Design team and is a qualified interior architect with over 15 years industry experience.

He is responsible for the production and management of Greystar’s global design standards, supporting local teams across the UK, Continental Europe, Asia Pacific, South America and the United States in delivering successful development projects through design, strategy and product innovation.

Prior to joining Greystar, Peter held a senior position as an interior architect working closely with developers and project design teams to deliver successful high-end residential developments, specialising in apartment and amenity design.

Peter holds a First-Class BA(Hons) Degree in Interior and Spatial Design from the Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London.

James Bishop

Digital Technology Manager,
National SES Centre
(Wates)

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James Bishop

Digital Technology Manager, National SES Centre (Wates)

Specialist in procurement, standardisation, and technological implementation, James drives strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and innovation within the construction industry.
 
With a robust background in establishing company-wide ISO19650 standards, James now focuses on leveraging advanced technologies at the enterprise level to streamline processes and support organisational growth.

Robert Claridge

Europe Learning Solutions Owner,
Laing O'Rourke
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Robert Claridge

Europe Learning Solutions Owner, Laing O'Rourke

Robert Claridge is Laing O’Rourke’s European Learning Solutions Owner, overseeing the transform ation of its learning and development strategy. Known for his entrepreneurial spirit and his passion for solving problems by combining the new and the old, his time in the financial sector was marked with several awards, including the 20th Banking Technology Awards’ Rising Technology Star.

Now back in construction, Robert oversees the L&D of several new innovative products and projects including immersive learning and augmented and virtual reality. His work to date on the reimagining of the “Working at Heights” course saw the project honoured at the Building Construction Awards in late 2022 in the field of Virtual Reality. Since then Robert has held talks on The Metaverse, VR and AI – to showcase the innovations that Laing O’Rourke are working with right now.

Henry Fenby-Taylor

CEO & Founder,
Athenophilia Ltd

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Henry Fenby-Taylor

Head of Information Management,
Centre for Digital Built Britain

As the Head of Information Management for the Centre for Digital Built Britain, Henry brings with him a breadth of experience from research to implementation that includes everything from getting his hands dirty on projects to leading programmes of work for large clients. Henry began his digital career as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate bringing the benefits of BIM to Colour Urban Design Limited. He acted as Group BIM Implementation Manager at WYG where he was responsible for critical projects as well as developing and implementing the company’s BIM policy. Since then Henry has been a digital consultant working on diverse projects in sectors from Nuclear to Water. Henry’s experience across the built environment in the Information Management space allows him to represent the interests of clients, consultants and constructors that is grounded in his own experience and reality. Henry is committed to providing technical leadership and Information Management policy in a transparent and collaborative way so that it can meet the needs of the many stakeholders that it affects.

Henry is a passionate supporter of developing early career professionals and wants to enable and facilitate their career growth to build the resilience of this emerging profession. Henry is also a firm believer in the power of entrepreneurialism and innovation to solve many of the problems facing the built environment today and that this innovation can help to deliver greater sustainability and profitability for the great value that the built environment delivers to society.

Ciaran Garrick

Associate Director and
Head of Design Technology,
Allies and Morrison

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Ciaran Garrick

Associate Director and Head of Design Technology, Allies and Morrison

Ciaran Garrick is an architect, lecturer and Head of Design Technology at Allies and Morrison, an architecture and urban planning practice based in London, UK. He has over 14 years of experience implementing BIM and design technology workflows on large-scale projects in the UK and internationally.

Ciaran also leads a number of practice research in the area of sustainable design processes and digital technologies, including circular economy principles in the design process and building energy performance transparency.

Andrew Johnson

Associate
Okana UK

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Andrew Johnson

Associate, Okana UK

 

Andrew is the Learning & Development Lead for BIM Academy, authoring and delivering training to high-profile global businesses. He is also responsible for delivering BIM implementation projects alongside designing and developing digital transformation programmes for construction industry clients. Andrew specialises in digital strategy development through information management on live projects and through research.

In 2019 Andrew left the Corps of Royal Engineers after a full 24 years’ service leaving as a senior soldier. Prior to leaving the military Andrew completed his postgraduate MSc in engineering management, with a thesis that investigated the cultural impact of implementing BIM in the UK construction industry.

Mara-Tafadzwa Makoni

Consultant - Ingenuity & Engineering
PA Consulting

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Mara-Tafadzwa Makoni

Consultant - Ingenuity & Engineering
PA Consulting

Mara is a consultant with international experience (USA, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, SA) and over 10 years of professional experience. She is a qualified Systems Engineer who has managed and implemented complex projects in energy and transport, from feasibility to completion.  She brings a wealth of experience of operation monitoring and due diligence advisory across sustainable development, renewable energy and transport.  Mara is an active and contributing Member of the Institution of Engineering Technology and plays an active role in Intelligent Transport Systems UK.

Fran Parkins

Digital Service Lead
- Built Asset Consultancy,
Rider Levett Bucknall

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Fran Parkins

Digital Service Lead -Built Asset Consultancy, Rider Levett Bucknall

Fran is Digital Lead for the Built Asset Consultancy service at RLB UK. She is responsible for digital and data transformation within the team and owns the service’s digital strategy.

After graduating from UCL with a Masters in Geospatial Surveying, Fran achieved Chartered status with the RICS in 2009 and focussed her early career on an expertise in measured building surveying and ‘scan-to-BIM’ services.

Over the years, she transitioned into roles focussed on BIM, information management and digital technologies and to become the accomplished leader in digital transformation that she is today. She loves collaboration and creating connections to deliver value-driven outcomes through a requirements-led approach and structured, interoperable data.

Fran is a member and mentor for Women in BIM, part of nima’s network of volunteers, and is an APC Assessor for the Geospatial Chartership pathway at the RICS.

Dr Melanie Robinson

Associate and Strategic
Advisory lead,
Okana

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Dr Melanie Robinson

Associate and Strategic Advisory lead at BIM Academy

Melanie is an Associate and Strategic Advisory lead at BIM Academy, specialising in Building Information Modelling (BIM) and information management according to ISO 19650. 

She manages several projects across multiple sectors within the UK and internationally, and works closely with clients to develop bespoke digital strategies for project and asset management.

Melanie’s interests include change management, standardisation, and digital collaboration, and also acts as Regional Lead for Newcastle-upon-Tyne for Women in BIM. She also sits on the Special Interest Group for the Golden Thread for the Building Safety Alliance and the Industry Advisory Board for the School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University.

Melanie holds a PhD from Edinburgh Napier University, which investigated the micro-level factors to an effective macro-level diffusion of BIM, including the gap between perceived and actual efficacy of BIM understanding and skills.

Dr Anita Soni

Head of Digital Construction,

AtkinsRéalis

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Dr Anita Soni

Head of Digital Construction at AtkinsRéalis

Anita currently works in the Infrastructure sector, overseeing BIM delivery in Rail, Highways, Water & Energy.

She is also the preconstruction BIM lead where she is responsible for delivering and implementing the BIM and digital strategy for tenders for large infrastructure projects.

She continues to pursue her passion in the collaboration and integration of BIM, Survey and GIS teams and their data throughout the design and build project lifecycle to improve project productivity and digital efficiencies through automation.

Faye Whiteoak

Regional Director,
Northern Procurement Alliance
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Faye Whiteoak

Regional Director, Northern Procurement Alliance

A seasoned housing architect and regeneration specialist, Faye has vast experience in estate renewal, housing-led regeneration, and Public Private Partnerships. She brings invaluable expertise from senior roles at major house builders which, coupled with her background as a Non-Executive Director for RP’s, positions her as a leading figure in the housing and regeneration sector.

With her expertise in both social and private housing delivery, Faye has been instrumental in the design and development of thousands of homes throughout her career. Notable among her accomplishments are the Plymouth Grove PFI and Beswick Regeneration programmes in Manchester, where she led the creation of 2000 new homes and the refurbishment of another 600, alongside new infrastructure and amenities. These projects transformed previously neglected neighbourhoods into vibrant, thriving communities.

Colin Bell

Digital Construction Director,
Kier
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Colin Bell

Digital Construction Director, Kier

Recently promoted to Digital Construction Director, Colin has over 22 years' experience in engineering, design, BIM Software and Digital Construction. Colin has been a leader with Kier Group for over 2 years, having worked at major contractors like Sir Robert McAlpine and Robertson previously.


Colin learned his trade with Arup as a Senior Engineer working with 3D construction Documentation and linking design and modelling software right at the start of his career.

ANDREW CARPENTER

Chief Executive

CE Midlands

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Andrew Carpenter

Chief Executive, Structural Timber Association (STA)

Andrew joined the UK construction industry in 1977 with the manufacturing giant CRH and held a series of sales and business development roles in his early years. It was the groundbreaking Rethinking Construction Report of 1998 that was to change Andrew’s career path as he became involved in change management and best practice, first within CRH and then later as a Board Member and Director of Constructing Excellence.

During this time he was the inaugural chair of the national ‘Best Practice’ Club network and the public face of Constructing Excellence being responsible for marketing, events, communications and membership.

From 2008 – 2010 he worked as a consultant in ‘lean’ measures, which included Andrew helping to set up and then become one of the first fifteen students of the CWA (Collaborative Working Academy).

Andrew was delighted to be asked to become Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Association (then the UKTFA) in January 2011.

Andrew is now helping to spearhead the drive for Sustainable Construction by the use of more structural timber in building with a ‘Fabric First’ approach.

Andrew was appointed Chief Executive of Constructing Excellence South West in September 2013, stepping down in 2022, and Chief Executive of Constructing Excellence Midlands in May 2018.

In 2011 Andrew was rewarded for his services to best practice within the UK construction industry by being awarded the ‘Achiever Award’ in the 2011 CIOB/CESW South West Built Environment Awards.

Andrew is currently a member of the Construction Leadership Council Construct Zero Board and sits on the Government’s Timber in Construction Working Group.

Maria Coulter

Coach, Speaker & Trainer,
Construction Coach
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Maria Coulter

Coach, Speaker & Trainer
Construction Coach

Maria Coulter is a Building Consultant with a difference, and has been part of the construction industry since she was 16 years old. She’s seen it all - good, bad, and everything in between. From starting as a quantity surveyor to managing multi-million-pound projects, and eventually stepping into the world of business coaching, being driven always by fairness.

In 2009, right in the middle of a recession, Maria reached a turning point. She was a project manager, knee-deep in stress and surrounded by behaviour that just didn’t sit right with her. She was trying to survive in a system that expected her to be someone else, so she started her own revolution, eventually creating a purpose and mission — to make the Building Industry better, fairer, and more human.

Simon Foulds

Editor, Build in Digital
www.buildindigital.com

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Simon Foulds

Editor, Build In Digital
 
Simon is the editor of Build in Digital. He has a wealth of experience as a project manager and editor, senior editor, sub-editor, senior writer, and publicist with 36 years’ experience in compiling profitable high-quality B2B publications in both print and online formats.

He has extensive media experience ranging from newspapers to B2B magazines and online (SEO and content writing), and photography, plus hosting community radio shows. He is adept at driving projects and assisting sales in achieving targets. Focus areas include industrial sectors: IT, transportation, logistics, export & import, infrastructure, municipal engineering, construction and water & sanitation.

Georgios Grigoriou

Senior Intelligent Buildings Systems
and Data Analyst
IBOS
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Georgios Grigoriou

Senior Intelligent Buildings Systems and Data Analyst
 

Georgios is a Building System Integration Consultant and Practitioner Ontologist, specialising in energy efficiency, smart buildings, and building data engineering analytics. With a strong background in these areas, Georgios is leading the technical and data-driven initiatives at Arcadis Intelligent Buildings Team centred around building system integration and driving activities on building energy and data intelligence. In addition to that, Georgios designs, advises and oversees activities related to master system integration (MSI), converged networks (IT/OT), ICT, Digital Twins, and human-building interaction.

Georgio's aim is to drive tangible and measurable impact for people, places, and the planet to improve quality of life with the mission to contribute towards net zero and sustainability targets.

 
Georgios has been recognized for his contributions, having been nominated and shortlisted for the Best Digital Engineer Award by the Society of Digital Engineering, part of CIBSE, in both 2022 and 2023. He is an active member of the CIBSE Intelligent Buildings Group and leads Project Haystack Ontology Working Group #1071: BIM/Haystack, demonstrating his commitment to advancing industry standards and collaboration.

Allister Lewis

Founder,
Automated Data Driven Design

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Allister Lewis

Founder, Automated Data Driven Design

Allister Lewis is an Architect, BIM Manager and the founder of Automated Data Driven Design (www.addd.io).

Allister is a specialist in new Construction Technology (ConTech) software for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC). He is a passionate advocate of digital tools in the construction industry and the opportunity that this offers to be better, faster, and more profitable.

Allister is working on the ADDD Marketplace which will be the central resource for AEC ConTech software in the future. The vision for this is to provide seamless access to all ConTech software through a digital marketplace.

Anthony Martin

Principal Digital Engineer,
Laing O'Rourke
 
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Anthony Martin

Principle Digital Engineer, Laing O'Rourke

An accomplished and versatile BIM manager with far-reaching and varied experience in the construction industry. Vast knowledge of BIM software and industry standards and techniques. 30 years experience in the management and production of CAD/BIM data. Skilled in implementing organisation-wide protocols and technical operating procedures.

Recognised as a highly focused and committed manager, Anthony is exceedingly resourceful with a proven track record of delivering effective solutions within challenging timescales. His ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships, at all levels of seniority, motivates teams towards the successful execution of shared objectives.

David Philp

Chief Value Officer
- Advisory Services,
Bentley Systems
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David Philp

Chief Value Officer - Advisory Services,
Bentley Systems
 

Dave is a figurehead in digital engineering with over 30 years of global experience creating value for governments and infrastructure clients. His career, spanning major contractors and consultancies like Balfour Beatty, Mace, and AECOM, has focused on mapping digital developments to critical business objectives across all sectors.

As CVO at Bentley Systems he is responsible for driving customer-centricity and creating sustainable value for clients across their asset lifecycle and portfolios.

Dave has been involved in delivering innovative projects, digital change strategies and digital asset management strategies across the globe from UK, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Australia and the Baltics.

He was seconded in the UK Cabinet Office in 2011 as Head of BIM Implementation and has been a key contributor to the UK public sector BIM mandate (GCS 2011-2016) he was also Chair of the Scottish BIM Delivery Group through the Scottish Futures Trust delivering the BIM requirements of the Scottish Government.

Out with the day job he continues to shape the industry as a Professor (Honorary) at Heriot-Watt University and Chair of the Chartered Institute of Building's (CIOB) Digital and Innovation Advisory Panel.

Kay Rogage

Assistant Professor in Digital Human
and Building Interactions,
Northumbria University

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Kay Rogage

Assistant Professor in Digital Human and Building Interactions, Northumbria University

Dr. Kay Rogage is Assistant Professor in Digital Human and Building Interactions in the School of Computing Information Sciences at Northumbria University and an active member of Northumbria’s BIM Academy Research Team.

She is an applied researcher who’s work spans across the disciplines of computer science and the built environment. Kay’s research focuses on the developing technical solutions that allow data integration across technologies enabling the interoperability of building models to overcome the technical barriers around data exchange in the built environment.

As a software developer in industry predominantly working in the digital construction sector, Kay has integrated her practical industry knowledge with academic research on a number of industry collaborations to overcome issues around disparate, fragmented data sets such as BIM data and sensor data, for developing knowledge from the data to support building operation and improve occupant well-being.

Her work involves using machine learning techniques to explore feature selection and pattern matching across data to improve data retrieval and interoperability.

Sam Stacey

CEO,
Stacx International

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Sam Stacey

CEO, Stacx International

Sam Stacey is a construction industry leader and writer on construction innovation. He has a unique perspective and a deep heritage in the built environment, having served on various boards, including the BRE, Construction Innovation Hub and Active Building Centre, and advised UK government and leading construction companies. He combines technical know-how with degrees from some of the world’s leading universities: in Architecture from the University of Cambridge, Engineering from Imperial College, London and an MBA from Henley Business School. From 2018 to 2022 Sam was Challenge Director for Transforming Construction at UKRI, and is now CEO of Stacx International.

Rachel Witcherley

Technical Manager - Sustainability,
Homes England
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Rachel Witcherley

Technical Manager - Sustainability, Homes England
 
Rachel is a Chartered Engineer with a background in built environment consultancy and modular homes design and manufacturing.
Rachel joined the Homes England’s Sustainability and Design Team to promote innovative practices within the Agency’s programmes.
 
Homes England supports the UK Governments MMC housing innovation strategy, which seeks to improve construction productivity, quality, sustainability, and safety through offsite and industrialised construction.

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