FIS Conference and AGM: Reframing Construction, building a resilient industry

Agenda

09.30 Registration and refreshments

10.00 FIS and the finishes and interiors landscape – Philip Brown, FIS President

The political and economic backdrop

10.05 Keynote: A New Government and what this means for UK construction – Fergus Harradence, Deputy Director, Infrastructure & Construction – Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

10.30 Prospects for the UK construction industry – Dr Noble Francis, Economics Director, Construction Products Association

11.00 Break

How we need to adapt to the new regulatory landscape

11.30 The developing regulatory framework for construction products – Geoffrey Brown, Assistant Director – Construction Products: Sector Compliance Team, Office for Product Safety and Standards

11.45 The competence conundrum: How we need to adapt to manage individual competence

• Jon Vanstone, Chair, Industry Competence Committee, Competence, Regulation and how the Regulatory Approach to Competence is changing
• Faye Burnett, Mace, Super Sector Chair, Installer Competence and Super Sectors

12.15 Getting  to grips with organisational capability – Paul Stevens, Aviso Consultancy

12.25 Panel discussion and Q&A (joining the panel will be James Parlour, FIS Vetting Manager).

LUNCH 12:40

Rethinking supply chains – The Responsible No

13.40 Building Resilient Businesses and Supply Chains – Richard Bartlett, Willmott Dixon

14.05 Conflict avoidance and better supply chain working – Len Bunton, Bunton Consulting

14.20 Standard form contracts, just  what the DOCTOR ordered: – Anthony Armitage, Thirdway

14.30 Panel discussion and Q&A

14.45 Break

A postcard from the future

15.00 Panel discussion hosted by the FIS Fit-Out Futures Network.  What construction nightmares do we need to consign to Room 101? Open debate on competency, risk changes to the construction landscape and the future of the fit-out sector.

15.50 We haven’t modernised yet, so how do we avoid dying…?  – Mark Farmer, CAST Consultancy

16.15 FIS Annual General Meeting, including the announcement of the elected Board members and new FIS President

16.30 Close and drinks reception