Keynote Speakers Included:
Alan White
Bid Manager
Morgan Sindall Construction
Chair: Diane Elebert-Morgan
Property & Construction Manager
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Drilon Baca
Econimist
Glenigan
Patrick Connolly FCIOB
Director
Connolly Construction & Management Ltd on behalf of CIOB
Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara
Director of Business Policy & Research
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
2026 Speakers Included:
Alan White
Bid Manager
Morgan Sindall Construction
Alex Clarke
Performance Optimisation and Applications Manager
Finning UK & Ireland
Andy Batty
Legal Director
Pinsent Masons LLP
Annie Platts
Construction Sector Development Lead
GM Business Growth Hub
Caroline Grainey
Social Value and Events Executive
Seddon Construction
Chair: David Cottrell
Mental Health Speaker & Coach
Mindset By Dave
Chair: Dee Airey
Owner & Founder
Construction Professionals HR & Recruitment Ltd
Chair: Diane Elebert-Morgan
Property & Construction Manager
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Chair: Peter Bartley
Head of Sustainability
AEW Architects
Charles Entwistle
Associate Director
Bruntwood SciTech
Chris Fletcher
Executive Director of Skills Policy
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Ciaran Morgan
Application Specialist - Construction
Graphene@Manchester
David Chilton
Chief Executive Officer
Rowlinson
Dr Nathan Wood
Senior Scientist & Carbon Co‑lead
Tunley Environmental
Drilon Baca
Econimist
Glenigan
Emma Ratcliffe
Head of Business Development
Morgan Sindall Construction
Jen Heil
Director of Business Development
Smith Goodfellow Ltd
John Pryor
Commercial Director
Laing O'Rourke
Martin Lockham
Head of Engagement
Mates in Mind
Matthew Mather
Founder
Steel Futures
Mauro Escorcia
Industry Manager - Infrastructure, ETS & Technology
Finning UK & Ireland
Mike Tyler
Business Development & Client Liaison
North West Construction Hub
Patrick Connolly FCIOB
Director
Connolly Construction & Management Ltd on behalf of CIOB
Paul Chapple
Director
Bailey Partnership
Rebecca Russell
Research and Development Coordinator
Galliford Try
Renée Preston
CEO & Founder
Gallaway Construction Limited & Construction for Women
Russell Bridge
Architect Director
Bridge Architects
Sarah Allen
Apprentice Recruitment Team Leader
Salford City College
Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara
Director of Business Policy & Research
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Timber Barker
CEO
Boom Interactive
Tom Higgins
Director
Laing O'Rourke
