Festival Agenda
MAIN FESTIVAL STAGE
09:15 – 09:25
Welcome
Mark Hansford, editor, New Civil Engineer
09:25 – 10:05
Keynote talk, followed by Q&A
Fostering innovation, embracing technology – A view from outside
10:05 – 10:45
Discussion
Collaboration, culture and change – How are major industry bodies driving the innovation agenda?
15:45 – 16:10
Industry address, followed by Q&A
Reinventing the industry and boosting productivity
16:10 – 17:10
PechaKucha style
The StartUp session
TECH FEST AWARDS: LIVE JUDGING HUBS
11:15 – 12:45 and 13:45 – 15:15
Live-judged awards:
- Best Use of Technology: Carbon Reduction
- Best Use of Technology: Driving Efficiency through Design
- Best Use of Technology: Enabling Smart Infrastructure
- Best Use of Technology: Health, Safety & Wellbeing
- Best Use of Technology: Productivity in Delivery
FRINGE CAFÉS (pre-registration only)
11:30 – 12:15
Fringe Cafés
Choose from the following café topics:What are the blockers to…
- Rolling out drones and robotics across construction sites
- The adoption of AI in construction
- Building offsite factories?
Fringe Cafés
Choose from the following café topics: What are the blockers to…
- Embracing big data?
- Enabling smart infrastructure?
- A better whole life approach?
GRADUATE CHALLENGE
08:00 – 08:10
Graduate challenge welcome
08:10 – 12:45
Graduate challenge part 1
13:45 – 15:45
Graduate challenge part 2
16:00 – 17:00
Pitches and judging
17:00 – 17:10
Winners announced
17:15 – 18:30
TechFest networking drinks
19:00 – 22:30
TechFest Awards
22.30 – 01:30
TechFest After Party