Programme

GLF Advisory Board

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CEST)
 
 
 
Time Zone: (UTC+01:00) Berlin, Bern [Change Time Zone]

Full Programme

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM (CEST)
 
 
 
Time Zone: (UTC+01:00) Berlin, Bern [Change Time Zone]

Day 1

Thursday, April 10, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM (CEST)
 
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM (CEST)


Master of ceremonies:

  • Sara Lipscombe, Advisor, FIDIC - Switzerland 

Welcome remarks:

  • Catherine Karakatsanis, President, FIDIC - Canada
 
Catherine Karakatsanis Sara Lipscombe
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM (CEST)

 

Speaker(s):

  • William Cox, GLF Advisory Board Chair and CEO, Aurecon - Australia
 
William Cox
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM (CEST)

 

Our speaker will explore how, in a global crisis, actions were achieved at a pace previously unimaginable. What can we learn from his experience to help our sector speed up progress in areas such as climate change, growth, AI and addressing the sector skills shortage?

About our speaker:
Jonathan Van-Tam is a public health specialist with a clinical background in emergency medicine, anaesthesia, and infectious diseases. He is an expert on respiratory viruses and pandemics and was Senior Strategy Advisor in Medicine, and Health Sciences, at the University of Nottingham. His career has also taken him to Public Health England, the World Health Organization, and the pharmaceutical and vaccine industries.


Jonathan was seconded to the Department of Health and Social Care as Deputy Chief Medical Officer. He is well-known for his leadership role during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly his straight, no-nonsense, communication style from the podium at number ten Downing Street, and for the acquisition and rollout of vaccines and antiviral drugs in the UK.


After stepping down as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England he returned to the University of Nottingham as its Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Medicine & Health Sciences. He has also taken on a part time role advising vaccine manufacturer Moderna.


Jonathan received a knighthood from Her Majesty the Queen in her New Year’s Honours List, for services to public health. He has also been awarded the Royal Society’s Attenborough Award and Lecture for outstanding public engagement in science.

Speaker(s):

  • Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam MBE, Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer, UK 

 

 
Jonathan Van-Tam
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM (CEST)
 
 
 
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (CEST)

 

In 2024, the GLF programme and industry report included a debate about the role of AI in infrastructure and its potential to transform the sector by optimising processes, reducing costs and enhancing safety in infrastructure projects. This year we consider the next chapter.  What frameworks and training can we provide to help us navigate this technological revolution. 

 

 
 
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (CEST)
 
 
 
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CEST)

 

A discussion which will include feedback from the latest research from the American Council of Engineering Companies Research Institute.  

Facilitator:

  • Sara Lipscombe, Advisor, FIDIC - Switzerland

Speaker(s):

  • Michael J Carragher, Chair and CEO, VHB - USA
 
Sara Lipscombe Michael Carragher
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (CEST)
 
 
 
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (CEST)


 

 
 
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CEST)
 
 
 
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (CEST)


 

 

 
 
Time Zone: (UTC+01:00) Berlin, Bern [Change Time Zone]

Day 2

Friday, April 11, 2025
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM (CEST)
 
 
 
9:15 AM - 9:20 AM (CEST)


Master of ceremonies:

  • Sara Lipscombe, Advisor, FIDIC

 
Sara Lipscombe
9:20 AM - 10:45 AM (CEST)


This session will present the next phase of the work of the Global Leadership Forum’s Carbon Collaboration Initiative, which was conceived by members of the GLF.  This work is being spearheaded by the CEOs from some of the world’s largest consulting engineering firms. The aim to develop a common, replicable and standardised process of calculation and disclosure of embodied and operational CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions related to infrastructure projects. ​  

Speaker(s):

  • Jens Peter Saul – Group CEO, Rambøll Group - UK
  • Mike Haigh – Former Chief Executive, Mott MacDonald - UK 
 
Michael Haigh Jens-Peter Saul
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM (CEST)


 

 
 
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM (CEST)


A panel discussion between a global construction products manufacturer, a trade association representing construction product merchants, a consulting engineer, architect and contractor. 

Speaker(s): 

  • Fidel Angel Saenz de Ormijana, Ferrovial Construction - Spain
  • Angel Sanchez Bartolome, Chief Technical Officer, Ferrovial Construction - Spain
 
Fidel Saenz de Ormijana Angel Sanchez Bartolome
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM (CEST)


Closing remarks:

  • William Cox, GLF Advisory Board Chair and CEO, Aurecon
  • Catherine Karakatsanis, President, FIDIC
 
Catherine Karakatsanis William Cox
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (CEST)
 
 
 
Time Zone: (UTC+01:00) Berlin, Bern [Change Time Zone]

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