EXECUTIVE REPORT28TH OF APRIL 2015

BIRMINGHAM, UKMIDLANDSINFRASTRUCTURE.COM

THE MIDLANDSINFRASTRUCTUREAND REGENERATION CONFERENCE & EXPO

28TH APRIL 2015BIRMINGHAM, UK

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EXECUTIVE REPORT

The Midlands Infrastructure and Regeneration Conference & Expo is Midlands’ leading infrastructure and regeneration event, designed to bring together the full spectrum of infrastructure industry stakeholders to discuss existing and future infrastructure developments in the area.

MIRCE 2015 focused on design, development and delivery of capital projects in Power Generation andDistribution, Transport Infrastructure as well as Social Infrastructure – Housing, Education andHealthcare. The event addressed Midlands’ Infrastructure in its entirety, showcasing projects as well as fostering debate on the sustainable and inclusive development of regional infrastructure to support indus-tries and local communities.

“This was a thoroughly well organised conference and I particularly appreciated the support especially as my diary was so committed that I had little time to engage with the early organisational arrangements. I also found the conference content very interesting, well chaired by Jackie Sadek and great opening speech by Albert Bore”

NICK EBBS, VICE CHAIR, IGLOO

THE MIDLANDSINFRASTRUCTUREAND REGENERATION CONFERENCE & EXPO

“Very useful event bringing together key representatives of the public and private sectors to talk about the future of the Midlands”ANDREW PRITCHARD, DIRECTOR OF POLICY & INFRASTRUCTURE, EAST MIDLANDS COUNCILS

“The Conference was well organised, topical, well attended with good interesting and varied speakers. The chair – Jackie Sadek was everything a good chair should be”

CHRIS JARMAN, PARTNER, BEVAN BRITTAN LLP

“A very useful conference – both to network and to fi nd out more about infrastructure opportunities across the Midlands. A good range of high caliber speakers, too”

GEIK DREVER, DIRECTOR OF PENSION, WEST MIDLANDS PENSION FUND

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AY SPEAKERS26 TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPANIES AND ORGANISATIONS REPRESENTED

98 TOTAL NUMBEROF ATTENDEES127

VENUE – MACDONALD BURLINGTON HOTEL

PROJECT PRESENTATIONS 5 PANEL DISCUSSIONS4

“The MIRCE conference is one of the most important events of the year, particularly in bringing together the various elements involved in economic and social regeneration to provide joined up solutions.”

CHAN KATARIA, GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE, EMH GROUP

“I was very impressed that the fi ve main areas for debate: transport, energy, housing, regeneration and investment, were all tackled in such depth in the one pacey day at the Midlands Infrastructure and Regeneration Conference. The delegates I spoke to all agreed it was a most worthwhile event. The content was excellent, and the buzz during the networking among the professionals involved was palpable. The organisers are to be congratulated on a conference which covered all the bases so very effectively. It was an honour to act as Chair, and I was delighted to be part of it.”

JACKIE SADEK, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, RIO UKTI

TESTIMONIALS:

“MIRCE 2015 was a truly inspirational event. It was great to see such positivity around the future and importance of infrastructure projects to the economic and social life of the Midlands. I left feeling as though I had learned an awful lot about a wide range of infrastructure issues from housing to energy to transport as well as having enjoyed some thought provoking and occasionally feisty debate on a number of challenges that impact different types of infrastructure project in similar ways.”

LIAM SUMPTER, AREA DIRECTOR, NETWORK RAIL

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MIRCE 2015 BREAKDOWN OF ATTENDEES BY INDUSTRY:

Legal fi rms2%

Government and Associations9%

Local Councils14%

Consultingfi rms 2%

Construction Companies 41%

Investors 22%

MIRCE 2015 ATTENDEES BY JOB TITLE:

Principal Civil Engineer1%

Senior Associate / Consultant8%

CEO/COO/CFO/CIO/Leader 12%

Manager (Project/Busi-ness Development/Investment)

28%

Director (Business Development/Pro-ject/Investment)

43%

Managing Partner/Partner8%

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MIRCE 2015 Chairman:

Jackie Sadek – Chief Strategy Offi cer, RIO UKTI

MIRCE 2015 Speaker List:Councillor Sir Albert Bore, Leader, Birmingham City CouncilCecily Davis, Partner, Field FisherPaul Kehoe, CEO, Birmingham AirportPaul Hanafi n, Director Infrastructure, Royal HaskoningDHVChristine Hamilton, Deputy Regional Director, UKTINigel Hailey, Director, ArupLiam Sumpter, Area Director, Network RailChristopher Jarman, Partner, Bevan Brittan LLPDr John McElroy, Director of Policy and Public affairs, RWE npowerPeter Braithwaite, Chairman, Sustainability West MidlandsRichard Simon-Lewis, Head of Finance, Capture Power LtdChan Kataria, Executive Director, EM Housing GroupMark Sitch, Senior Partner, Barton Willmore

Jonathan Turner, Partner, Bevan Brittan LLPPete Gladwell, Head of Public Sector Partnerships, Legal & General PropertyNick Ebbs, Chief Executive, IglooPaul Dalton, Associate Director, Mace GroupCllr Kevin Maton, Cabinet Member Business, Enterprise & Employment, Coventry City CouncilDarryl Eyers, Director of Place, Staffordshire County CouncilCllr Peter Bilson, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration and Prosperity, Wolverhampton City CouncilAlistair Cory, Head of UK Regions, GenslerDavid Bishop, Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director of Development, Nottingham City CouncilWouter Schuitemaker, Investment Director, Marketing BirminghamAndrew Pritchard, Director of Policy & Infrastructure, East Midlands CouncilStewart Towe, Managing Director, Black Country LEPMaria Machancoses, Economic Development Manager, West Midlands ITA Policy & Strategy Team

MIRCE 2015 SPONSORS:

The public services law firm

MIRCE 2015 MEDIA PARTNERS: