When
March 5, 2026
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Where
Emirates Old Trafford
Manchester, Manchester, M16 0PX
Manchester, Manchester, M16 0PX
Event Type
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the construction industry, driving innovation in design, planning, surveying and project delivery. This year’s lecture explores how AI is reshaping roles, workflows and the built environment itself – offering insights into the fears, technologies and trends that are redefining the future of construction.
- Date: Thursday 5 March
- Time: 9.30am – 4:00pm
- Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0PX
Welcome by Alex Pearsall, CICES President
Speaker introductions: Ken Salmon, Consultant solicitor, CIArb accredited and panel mediator
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
- Keynote speaker: Mark Coates, Vice President of Infrastructure Policy Advancement at Bentley Systems
- Lauren Holland, Business Manager – Education Sector at Leica Geosystems ‘Reimagining geospatial: The Role of AI in Shaping the Future’
- Dr Bola Abisogun OBE, Founder & CEO at AI-QS
- Joseph Spiteri and Callum Saville, Metroun
- ‘How to navigate the new world of AI as a QS’
- Guy Beaumont, Digital Leader at Turner and Townsend
- Adrian Bell, CMS