Digitising the Construction Sector: Collaborating in Digital Construction

Speakers

Mike Brown CBE MVO

Mike Brown CBE MVO was appointed as the Chair of the Restoration & Renewal Delivery Authority for the Houses of Parliament in mid-2020. This long-term programme will see the Palace of Westminster modernised and brought up to the standards needed for it to continue as the home of the UK's democracy for generations to come. He is also an Advisor to Mott MacDonald and an Independent Member of their Shareholder Committee. Mike was the Commissioner for Transport for London, until July 2020. He was responsible for delivering all public transport in the capital as well as overseeing one of Europe’s largest and most complex major investment programmes. He led the transport network’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring that critical workers were able to get to and from work and successfully negotiated with the Government the emergency funding necessary for the continued operation of services. Before becoming Commissioner, Mike was Managing Director of London Underground and London Rail for five years. During this time, he planned and delivered the public transport services required for a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. Prior to this he was Managing Director of Heathrow Airport. Mike is passionate about the skills agenda, both in his current roles and previously as Chair of the UK Government’s Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (helping to create new high quality apprenticeships, from across the country and from every community).

John Noone

John is the co-founder and CEO of Joule Group, a specialist Fire Engineering and technology solution provider. John is a visionary force in the creation of Joule Group and sets the strategic goals and objectives of the company. John is a Chartered Fire Safety Engineer, and he holds a BSc Hons in Fire Safety Engineering. The business has a team of 30 staff with 4 offices across Ireland, UK and Middle East. John has gained a wide range of experience in fire safety in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. John is a former visiting lecturer at Trinity College Dublin on the fundamentals of fire safety science and fire dynamics (2007-2017). John’s passion is for improving the status of fire safety through the digitalisation of fire compliance in live operational buildings across the built environment. John has led Joule Group to bring to market an innovative digital fire compliance solution – called TFS-Compliance.