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GEORGE CLARK 

Is an architect and the Creative Director of George Clarke + Partners. He is also a writer, lecturer and TV presenter. Passionate and outspoken about building safety and net zero, George will be our opening keynote speaker.

     
     
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PROFESSOR CATH NOAKES OBE, FREng, FIMechE, FIHEEM,
PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FOR BUILDINGS, LEEDS SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Professor Cath Noakes is a chartered mechanical engineer, with a background in fluid dynamics. Her teaching and research expertise is in building physics and environmental engineering and she leads research into ventilation, indoor air quality and infection control in the built environment. 

Professor Noakes will kickstart Day Two with a keynote address on the growing role being played by ventilation and its importance to the well-being of building occupants.

     


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Speakers And Panelists
     
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DAVID FRISE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BESA

David worked as an M&E contractor for 25 years, before branching out into renewable energy systems. After a long association with BESA David was appointed Chief Executive in 2018. He is a frequent speaker on competence and compliance, energy efficiency, system integration, low carbon initiatives, the future of the sector and the gap between design and performance in buildings.

     
     
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GRAEME FOX
HEAD OF TECHNICAL, BESA

Graeme is a chartered engineer with over 30 years’ experience of building services engineering. He is a former President of AREA – the European association of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump contractors – and previously served as a member of BESA Council. He is also currently a Director of ACRIB and of the Institute of Refrigeration.

     
     
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RICHARD NORMAN,
MANAGING DIRECTOR, INDEPTH SERVICES

Richard has operated in the ventilation hygiene and fire damper testing industry for over 30 years. He has served as Chairman of BESA’s Ventilation Hygiene Group and helped create the original TR/19 standard and updates. He helped author the original VH001 and the second edition.

On behalf of BESA he assisted with the update of European ISO BS EN 15780 Ventilation for Buildings – Ductwork – Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems standard.

     
     
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ANNA LEECH,
DEPUTY CHIEF ECONOMIST, CBI

THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ ECONOMY 

The CBI will update the conference on the latest economic situation and highlight the green opportunities and barriers that await firms in our sector seeking to rebuild in the wake of the pandemic.

     
     
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MARK ENZER,
HEAD OF NATIONAL DIGITAL TWIN PROGRAMME, CDBB and Mott MacDonald

VISION FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

A built environment which enables people and nature to flourish together for generations. The vision is about describing the future we want. Making better decisions now will create a better future.

     
     
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TIM GALLOWAY,
HSE’s DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BUILDING SAFETY PROGRAMME

THE REGULATORY REGIME

The new regulatory regime and how it will work and how it will help to transform building safety culture. Tim will reflect on the theme of competence and compliance and explain what best practice looks like for BESA as an industry body and our members.

     
     
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FERGUS HARRADENCE,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, INFRASTRUCTURE & CONSTRUCTION, BEIS

THE CONSTRUCTION PLAYBOOK

The Construction Playbook sets new mandatory standards for public sector projects and challenges contractors to set realistic prices. Fergus will update us on how this is changing procurement and what contractors need to do to comply.

     
     
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HELEN CARTER,
LEAD CONSULTANT, ACTION SUSTAINABILITY

Helen Carter is an experienced procurement professional. After working in Direct mail, manufacturing and then Infrastructure construction Helen embarked on a journey of supporting Carillion in its quest to embed the flexible framework and drive more sustainable procurement practices.

After a few years of this challenging but successful endeavour she discovered an appetite to learn more and joined Action Sustainability as a consultant.

Helen will hold a session on wider employment issues such as modern slavery and how to tackle this growing problem for many supply chains.

     
     
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KEVIN MITCHELL,
CIBSE PRESIDENT-ELECT

Holding an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Masters in Energy Engineering, and an MBA, Kevin Mitchell is the Mott MacDonald Practice Leader for Building Services Engineering, leading the activities of the Practice throughout the UK and Europe.  Kevin started his career with Hoare Lea where, in addition to being involved with the design of building services systems in various sectors, he also spent four years in research and development working on the link between thermal comfort and wellbeing in the built environment and productivity, during which time he was heavily involved with the modelling and development of various displacement ventilation and chilled beam schemes.

Kevin Mitchell will chair a session on the COP26 climate conference with a panel of young engineers discussing how we can hold our politicians to account and set out a series of long-term challenges for the building services industry.

     
 
Watch this space for more speaker announcements over the coming weeks.
 

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