Keynote Speakers

Alan White

Bid Manager
Morgan Sindall Construction

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

Alan White

Bid Manager
Morgan Sindall Construction

Alex Clarke

Performance Optimisation and Applications Manager
Finning UK & Ireland

Annie Platts

Construction Sector Development Lead
GM Business Growth Hub

Caroline Grainey

Social Value and Events Executive
Seddon Construction

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

Dee Airey

Owner & Founder
Construction Professionals HR & Recruitment Ltd

Diane Elebert-Morgan

Property & Construction Manager
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

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

Matthew Mather

Founder
Steel Futures

Mauro Escorcia

Industry Manager - Infrastructure, ETS & Technology
Finning UK & Ireland

Mike Tyler

Business Development & Client Liasion
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

Subrahmaniam Krishnan-Harihara

Director of Business Policy & Research
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Timber Barker

CEO
Boom Interactive

Tom Higgins

Director
Laing O'Rourke