2025 TechFest Speakers

The full list of TechFest speakers is coming soon and a preview of speakers is available below. Speakers will include the contractors, clients, consultants, and innovation leaders across the construction and engineeirng sectors.  If you are interested in speaking, please contact:

Lydia Katsipi

Portfolio Manager

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Adam Bear
Strategic Digital Manager
Wessex Water
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Alexander Kusterer
GSI Client Director
NVIDIA
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Andrea Gillarduzzi
Global Lead Sub-Surface Digital Modelling Initiative
Arcadis
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Andrew Victory
Global Head of Digital Design
Broadway Malyan
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Barry Gleeson
Technical Director BIM – Digital Lead Water, Energy, Earth & Environment
WSP
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Ben Vogel
Deputy Editor
Construction News
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Chris Kennedy
Head of Engineering
Balfour Beatty
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Dale Sinclair
Fellow, Head of Digital Innovation
WSP
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David Owens
Head of Digital Engineering and BIM
WSP
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Diego Guevara
Senior Manager
Deloitte
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Ed Wells
Head of Digital Construction
Galliford Try
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Eian Stedford
Digital Engineering Leader
Morgan Sindal Infrastructure
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Freddie Talberg
CEO and Founder
EMSOL
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Gavin Pearson
Editor
New Civil Engineer
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Ian Dean
Principal Engineer - Track Data AI & ML
Network Rail
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Ivana Tudja
Associate Director - IPMO Global Digital Design & Construction Technology Lead | HSBC Coorporate Services
Mace Group
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Jack Lomas
Business Lead - Digital Engineering, Transformation and AI
Severn Trent Water
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James Worthington
Head of Strategy and Transformation
Anglian Water
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Jan Masat
Innovation Manager
Balfour Beatty Vinci
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Jo Mortensen
Executive Vice President, Technology, Sustainability & Innovation
Skanska
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Joanna White
Director of Engineering
National Highways
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Joanne Parkes
Head of Asset Management
HS1
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Jon De Souza
Innovation and Research Lead
Galliford Try
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Jon Frost
Head of Digital Technology
Tony Gee and Partners
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Jonny Neville
Senior Digital Consultant
Mott MacDonald
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Lawrence Chapman
Director
TEMPLEGATE PROJECTS
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Lila Tatchi
Director of Engineering and Asset Management, Eastern Region
Network Rail
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Linden Stephens
Head of Smartbuilding Enablement
British Land
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Maurizio Pilu
Founder and Managing Director
Enexem
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Michael Rustell
Chief Executive Officer
Inframatic
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Mike Pitts
Deputy Challenge Director
Innovate UK
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Neil Woodfin
Chief Business Development Officer
Gravis Robotics
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Neil Hancock
Chief Marketing Officer
Twinview
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Nestor Saa
Account Executive
Project Works
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Nick Gregory
Digital Standards & Procedures Lead
Laing O'Rourke
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Scott Pritchard
Lead Digital Information Manager
SSEN Transmisson
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Simon White
Chief Digital Officer
Mott MacDonald
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Sotiris Kanaris
Features Editor
New Civil Engineer
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Stu Collins
Senior Manager
Deloitte
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Thomas Gould
Operational Efficiency Director - Building
Skanska
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Thomas Neighbours
Regional Manager - Digital Engineering
12D Synergy
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Tom Perritt
Energy Networks Digital Construction Lead
Bam
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Tom Bartley
Infra Spark Studio
Founder
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Will Rule
Partner
Allora
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Innovation Accelerator Presenters

Antoinette Yetunde Vandy
Co-Founder
Agreka Build
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Gabriel Walton
Co-Founder
Ultrabeam Hydrographic
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Mo Shana'a
Co-Founder and CEO
Morta
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Neil Hancock
Chief Marketing Officer
Twinview
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