General information

Provisional schedule

Day 1: Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Time Session Presenter
08.30‑09.00 Registration and Coffee  
09.00‑09.30
 Welcome & Introductory Comments

Professor Washington Yotto Ochieng, CBE, EBS, CEng, FREng
09.30‑10.00 Programme Overview - Need for a Systems Approach Professor Seema Alim, PhD, PE
10.00‑10.35 Outcome Focused Systems Thinking Professor Mark Enzer, OBE, FREng
10.35‑10.45 Coffee  
10.45‑11.20 The role of policy in managing complexity and interdependencies in sustainable infrastructure delivery. Mr. Richard Ploszek
11.20‑11.55 Policies aimed at sustainable, innovative and resilient infrastructure Ms. Hariom Newport, MSc
11.55‑12.30 Current policies and their impacts on sustainable infrastructure development. Mr. Fergus Harradence
12.30‑13.15 Lunch  
13.15‑13.50 Say it with Flowers! – Leadership concepts for complex integrated system delivery, theory and practice. Mr. Tom Wilne, BEng, MSc, CEng, MIMechE
13.50‑14.25 The importance of leadership in a systems approach to infrastructure implementation – an insight from military mission command. Mr. John Pelton, MBE, FICE, FAPM, FInstRE
14.25‑15.00 Infrastructure Financing Dr. Raffaele Della Croce, PhD
15.00‑15.35 Infrastructure Networks and Economics Professor Bilal Ayyub, PhD., PE
15.35‑16.10 Role of emerging technologies and contribution of start-ups in infrastructure implementation. Professor Mireille Elhajj, PhD, FRIN, MCIHT
16.10‑16.45 Infrastructure Programme Delivery - Bringing it together with a Systems Approach Mr. Chris Darton, BSc MSc FICE
Day 2: Thursday, 3 September 2026    
Time Session Presenter
08.45‑09.00 Recap of Day 1 Professor Seema Alim, PhD, PE
09.00‑09.35 Achieving successful delivery at Thames Tideway Mr. Roger Bailey, FICE
09.35‑10.10 Structuring a P3 transit infrastructure program – case study from Denver, CO Mr. Damian Carey, CE
10.10‑10.45 Lessons from mega projects - a people systems approach Dr. Sian Thomas
10.45‑11.20 Case Study - Bridge Design & Const Mr. Adam Locke, MA, MSc, MBA, Ceng, FICE
11.20‑11.55 A Systems Approach to Transit-oriented Development Mr. Bruno Carr
11.55‑12.25 Infrastructure Financing Professor Michael Mainelli, KStJ OMRI FCCA FCSI(Hon) FBCS FRSA 
12.25‑13.25 Lunch  
13.30‑15.00

Panel 1:  “Adding value through a Systems Approach to Pre-award and Bidding Phases of Infrastructure Programs”. 

Panel:

  • Dr. Hugo Rosemont, Director of Government Affairs at BMNT Ltd.
  • Professor Mereille ElHajj, CEO, Astra-Terra Ltd and Visiting Professor, Imperial College London
  • Ms. Jessie-Hamill-Stewart, Cyber Security CDT (PhD) researcher at University of Bristol and University of Bath
  • Ms. Helene Galy, Research Network Director, WTW; Commissioner, UK National Preparedness Commission
  • Mr. Laurence Marzell (Moderator), WholeSystems Approach and Honorary Research Fellow: Institute for Security Science and Technology | Imperial College London.
  
15.00‑16.30

Panel 2: “Achieving long term sustainability and resilience through systems thinking in post-award management of infrastructure programme delivery".

Panel:

  • Lord Toby Harris, Chair of National Preparedeness Commission.
  • Mr. David Reed, Member Parliament, Exeter and Exmouth, UK
  • Mr. Roger Bailey, Chief Technical Officer, Thames Tideway
  • Mr. Steve Lowry, Sr Vice President, AECOM
  • Dame Dervilla Mitchell, Director of Arup Group (Former)
  • Professor Mark Enzer, Strategic Advisor, Mott MacDonald; Visiting Professor, Imperial College London.
  • Professor Seema Alim, Vice President Jacobs, Visiting Professor, Imperial College London (Moderator)
  
16.30-17.15 Certificates, photographs   All
17.30-20.00 Reception  
Day 3: Friday, 4 September 2026  
Time Session Presenter
08.45‑08.55 Assemble for Site Visit  
09.00‑12.00 Site visit: Thames Tideway