The Australian British Infrastructure Catalyst (ABIC) comes back to Australia with a handpicked British leadership group to inject the latest thinking, from policy and planning reform to advanced manufacturing.

Aims & Objectives

• Build on the strong base of trade, investment and knowledge sharing in infrastructure and transport
• Unpack the growth agenda and policy priorities in the UK and Australia
• Reset thinking on lifting productivity and driving affordable cost outcomes
• Find investment to drive both economic and social outcomes
• Tackle the housing crises, from investment, to planning and progress on Modern Methods of Construction
• Spotlight on builds for airports and major event infrastructure
• Future focussed thinking to reduce supply chain risks, and grow skills and jobs

Across Sydney and Brisbane, ABIC offers knowledge exchange on lifting productivity in transport and infrastructure, tackling housing, placemaking and social license and major projects from airports to stadia.

The confirmed speakers are:

• Howard Collins OBE, Coordinator-General, Transport for New South Wales
• Dale Connor, COO and CEO, Construction, Lendlease
• Leon Daniels OBE, President, UK Chartered Institute of Transport
• Stephanie Graham, Managing Director, Construction, Lendlease
• David Hughes, CEO, East West Rail
• Lord Peter Hendy CBE, UK Rail Minister
• Nicole Lockwood, Chair, Infrastructure WA
• Andy Lord, Commissioner, Transport for London
• Henri Murison, CEO, Northern Powerhouse Partnership
• Jennifer Westacott AO, Western Sydney University; Chair, Western City & Aerotropolis Authority
• Jeroen Weimar, Secretary, Victorian Department of Transport and Planning
• Plus many more still to be confirmed

To discuss this further, including enquiring about Sponsorship please contact Jenny Garber: jgarber@britishchamber.com