Who's Speaking?

Antony has edited New Civil Engineer, the best read weekly magazine in construction, for eight years and recently led a highly successful redesign to bring the magazine and website bang up to date with readers needs.

Simon is a Chartered Surveyor and heads up Davis Langdon's 20 strong Research and Development team. He became a Partner in 1999.

Neven was born in Zagreb and educated in the UK. He studied Architecture at Nottingham University, qualifying in 1978. Since joining Grimshaw in 1981, he has been responsible for 14 major completed projects, 6 of them international. He devotes the bulk of his time to design and leads the internal design review process.

Neil joined LandSecurities in 2004 following 10 years with both Mace and Project Management International.

David Partridge joined Argent Group PLC in 1990 and was appointed Joint Chief Executive in October 2006.

Peter Thompson is the Technical Director of Buro Happold Facades Group. He has 39 years experience of building envelope design, which includes many years of window and curtain wall product system design and twenty two years experience of design in the specialist cladding contracting industry.

Jonathan Joined Great Portland Estates in May 2004 and as Head of Projects Jonathan has been responsible for the procurement and delivery of all of Great Portland Estates new build and refurbishment projects.

Stefano Cammelli received his Master degree in Structural Engineer from the University of Genoa (Italy) in 2003. He became Chartered Professional Engineer in Italy in 2004, Chartered Engineer in the UK and a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2008.

Joe Sumners is an Arup Director & Building Services Team Leader specialising in large multi-disciplinary projects. His experience covers the development of strategic processes, conceptual designs and the translation of these into appropriate implementation plans 

After graduating with honours in Electrical Engineering & Electronics from Salford University and obtaining a Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in the early 1980’s Adrian worked first for General Electric Co., Hirst Research Centre, one of the UK’s premier research laboratories and then for Lift Design Partnership.