I am Professor of Built Environment Foresight at University College London as well as an Honorary Professor of Civil Engineering at the same university. I recently moved to UCL following a career in industry, and have substantial experience as corporate director of technology, innovation and sustainability for globally operating engineering design consultancies, including both Atkins and Halcrow. In addition I was CEO of construction industry research body CIRIA from 2002 to 2007. Within my new role I work with leading individuals in industry and government to understand and prepare for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. This recently included responsibility for the ‘foresight’ input to the UK Government’s new Construction Industry Strategy as well as currently leading the strategic planning of the UK’s development and implementation of BIM.

I am a Fellow of both the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Civil Engineers and a Visiting Professor at both the University of Reading and the University of Dundee. I have maintained an active engagement in the development and deployment of BIM techniques for over a decade, am Vice Chairman of BuildingSmart (UK) Ltd and sit on the UK Government’s BIM Task Force. I am also a Director of CEEQUAL Limited. I became Vice President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in November 2011, with particular responsibility for Public Voice and Policy, and am scheduled to be President in 2016/7.

Martin is the founder of the Project Data Analytics community and has been a driving force behind the project data analytics initiative. He is a Chartered Project Professional, Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the APM. He has led a $1bn project and a $10bn portfolio office and has a deep understanding of project delivery, data science and analytics.

“We are at the beginning of a new era in project delivery. One full of immense opportunity. I am delighted and honoured to be elected as Co-Chair of the Task Force to help drive forward this agenda, building on the deep foundations that we have developed in collaboration with the project data analytics community. Never before have we have such societal pressure to reform how we deliver projects combined with the emergence of advanced capabilities to deliver this change. Opportunities like this don’t come along very often”

Dr Alexander Budzier is a Fellow in Management Practice at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Alexander’s research focuses on the challenges of managing projects, not only in the field of IT but also in hard and soft infrastructure, energy, mega events and organisational change.
He teaches and develops courses on project and programme management, risk management, and systems thinking. At Oxford, he regularly teaches on the MSc for Major Programme Management, the MBA and MPP programme and at the Major Project Leadership Academy, a leadership development programme for the top project managers in the UK civil service.
Alexander works with private and public sector organisations to build their individual and organisational capabilities to master the challenges of working with, in and around projects and programmes.
He completed his doctoral studies at Saïd Business School in 2014. Prior to joining Oxford he worked at T-Mobile International and was a consultant with McKinsey’s Business Technology Office in Düsseldorf and Chicago, where he advised clients on IT and operations issues.

Stuart is the Business Development Director at the ODI. He is passionate about opportunities for people to use technology, data and machines to learn new skills and shape a better future.

Stuart has a diverse entrepreneurial and executive leadership background, with experience in venture-backed, publicly listed and mission-led high growth technology, training and consulting organisations. He had raised venture funding as well as built several businesses from cashflow.

He is proud to have been founding Commercial Director at the Open Data Institute from 2012 to 2014, and is delighted to have returned to support the leadership and team amidst an exciting new phase of growth in 2020.

In his 20 plus year Engineering, Procurement and Construction career, Alex has managed some of the largest capital projects and asset support contracts in the North Sea. Alex now brings strategic thinking to the full lifecycle project delivery and has a passionate focus on technology development, business intelligence and analytic reporting to improve project performance and outcomes.

“This is a really exciting opportunity to re-evaluate what good looks like in delivering projects and improve project outcomes. Innovation is happening across the full project lifecycle and across all industries, but no single organisation or individual holds can ever hold all the keys to success. Being part of a journey to map out a future end to end delivery model to support our profession and help enable better predictable outcomes are rare – I’d encourage you to roll up your sleeves and join in.”

Ben has over 15 years experience within Project Controls delivery both on supply chain and client sides.  His controls experience started on Heathrow Terminal 5 and he is currently Head of Infrastructure PMO at Heathrow.

“Data analytics and how we can share the data we all have is key to ensuring how we are progress and improve how we create and then deliver projects with the correct budget and schedule.”

Greg is the co-founder and CEO of Nodes & Links – a venture capital-backed technology company that exists to improve the delivery performance of projects. The company does this by empowering project professionals with the latest science and technology. Greg began life as an Astrophysicist, but found his way into major project delivery with BAE Systems. As the CEO of Nodes & Links he now spends his time understanding how Project Management roles will change in the face of emerging global pressures. He lives in Switzerland and enjoys Mountain Biking in the Summer and Skiing in the Winter.”

“We live in an era of rapid social, technological and environmental change. The demands on projects are becoming more complex. As a result, the demands on Project Managers are becoming more complex. Information and technology have the potential to support this change, but only if we use them to empower and not replace. The Project Data Analytics Task Force exists to empower Project Managers with the information needed to make good decisions. By pushing forward this change we will empower people to deliver better projects. Better projects will ultimately transform the world.”

Jo is a Deputy Director at the Environment Agency and leads a team of programme and contract managers, and a team of environmental and sustainability managers. Delivering mainly asset management projects to reduce flood risk, digital tools are an essential part of bringing together knowledge and data to develop the best delivery programmes, to integrate a range of socio-economic and environmental benefits for communities. Jo is an advocate of making best use of data analytics to improve the productivity of project delivery.

Prior to joining the Environment Agency Jo worked in groundwater and contaminated land consultancy, after completing her PhD in Geophysics at the University of Birmingham.