Talking Infrastructure

James Banks is joined by chair of the Future Leaders Group for Project 13, Lucy Howard - UK Head of Transport at Turner & Townsend, Future Leader for Project 13, Miranda Sharp - Director of Innovation at the Ordnance Survey and AECOM’s Head of Strategy for Civil Infrastructure, Dave Beddell.

Launched in May 2018 by the ICE and the Infrastructure Client Group (ICG), Project 13 aims to improve the way high-performing infrastructure is delivered and managed. They discuss why it’s needed, the journey so far and what success looks like.

James Banks and Roma Agrawal are joined by AECOM’s Chief Executive, EMEA, Lara Poloni and founder of the award winning ‘Built by Us’ social enterprise, Danna Walker. They discuss the future of our engineers, what skills will they possess and how should industry prepare?

In the midst of a Conservative Party leadership contest to find the next UK Prime Minster, James Banks and Roma Agrawal are joined by AECOM’s UK&I Chief Executive, David Barwell and former MP Charles Hendry to set out the infrastructure priorities for the next PM.

James Banks discusses the future of retail with AECOM’s UK&I Commercial Sector Lead, John Lewis and Property Director and Co-Founder of Ellandi, Mark Robinson.

Is the retail sector in crisis? How are our High Streets and Shopping Centres changing and what does the future hold?

James Banks and Roma Agrawal discuss the definition of Social Value with AECOM’s Zac Dixon and Guy Battle from the Social Value Portal. How does Social Value differ from CSR, its impact on the procurement landscape, what ‘good’ Social Value looks like and the need for a standard method of measurement.

Recorded on the 12th March 2019, the day after the UK Government published a consultation on how government should take account of social value in the award of central government contracts.https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/social-value-in-government-procurement

James Banks discusses the subject of Transport Oriented Development (TOD) with AECOM’s Director, Advanced Structures, Mike Pauley and Jonathan Bray, Director of the Urban Transport Group. Recorded in AECOM’s London Office, they tackle subjects including; the benefits of TOD, its role in solving the housing crisis, the use of offsite and modular construction, and the challenges we face in implementing such strategies.

Transport-oriented development — costing the complexities https://www.aecom.com/without-limits/article/transport-oriented-development-costing-complexities/

AECOM 2019 Future of Infrastructure Report – https://infrastructure.aecom.com/

Urban Transport Group - The place to be: How transit oriented development can support good growth in the city regionshttp://www.urbantransportgroup.org/resources/types/reports/place-be-how-transit-oriented-development-can-support-good-growth-city

James Banks and Roma Agrawal are joined by Hannah Vickers, Chief Executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering, and Colin Wood, AECOM’s Chief Executive, Civil Infrastructure (EMEA). In front of a live audience they discuss AECOM’s 2019 Future of Infrastructure report, which asked over 1,000 people in London for their views on the city’s infrastructure and their ambitions for its future.

James Banks and Roma Agrawal are joined by key influencers from the world of infrastructure and engineering to discuss how our infrastructure’s planned, how it’s funded and at times where it’s going wrong. Brought to you by global Infrastructure company AECOM.