BTS 2026 Speakers confirmed to date… full programme very soon!
Keynote speakers
MetroLink Dublin: Engineering the Future Beneath the Capital
David Hobson
Dublin MetroLink's Director of Engineering, Environment, Digital and Sustainability
Alan Morris
HS2 Construction Delivery Director
i3P and the UK Infrastructure Innovation Accelerator: Scaling Innovation Across UK Infrastructure
Joshua Thomas
i3P Head of Built Environment and Urbanism Technical
Speakers
Hard rock tunnelling for transport and power in Scotland
Andy Sloan
Executive Vice President, COWI
Industry Competence and Competence Frameworks
Faye Burnett
Super Sector Programme Director, Mace
Neil Hancox
TunnelSkills Chairperson
NBIF: Enabling Large-Scale Testing for Underground Infrastructure and Tunnelling
Dr Moura Mehravar
Deputy Director of National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF), Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Birmingham
Elephant and Castle Capacity Upgrade: Design Stage Carbon Optimisation.
Anastasios Skitzis
Dragados Environmental Lead
Bethan Haig
Dragados Design and Engineering Manager
Decarbonised Concrete for Tunnel Linings – Innovations, Real World Applications and Pathways to Large Scale Adoption
Augustin Morando
Project Director, BESSAC
Planning for Follow on Activities During Tunnel Ring Design
George Issit
Head of Technical at Bouygues Construction - Align JV HS2
Shaping the future – The AI & Digitisation Presentation and Panel Discussion Session
Dr Rich Laver
AI Lead | Senior Technical Manager Engineering, Maxwell GeoSystem – AI and Digitisation Panel Expert
New CIRIA Guidance on Tunnel Asset Management: Enhancing value and improving outcomes through the full asset lifecycle
Leo McKibbins
Technical Director Civil Asset Management, Mott MacDonald
New approaches to hyperbaric diving, protecting marine concrete pouring, and the dismantling of a sub sea TBM on Trunk Road T2, Hong Kong
Patrick Lo
Technical Manager of Trunk Road T2 Tunnel, Bouygues Travaux Publics
Challenging highway SEM tunnel design for the NEL Project in Melbourne
Charles Hunt
Principal at Delve Underground
Automation of shotcrete application: Achieving highly accurate tunnel profiles
Rainer Antretter
BEMO Tunnelling, Head of the Mechanical Department
Structural Integrity Monitoring using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing – An evolving process from scientific research to real-world implementation
Madeleine Winkler
Project Manager, ACI Monitoring
Dr. Christoph Monsberger
Managing Director, ACI Monitoring
Meeting the logistical challenge: Delivering the HS2 Euston tunnel in a busy urban environment
Janagan Nithiananthan
Project Manager, Euston Tunnel, SCS JV
Surrounded by rail lines and utilities - delivering HS2's sprayed concrete lined tunnels in Old Oak Common
Filipe Mello
Delivery Lead, Old Oak Common SCL Tunnel, SCS JV
Lower Thames Crossing: Preparing the way for Europe's largest TBM
Keith Bowers
Director COWI, Project Director LTC
The new PJA Design Guide: Raising the standard for pipejacking design
Sean Martin
Head of Tunnelling, Murphy
Pushing the boundaries of pipejacking: Delivering longer drives and larger diameters in the UK and North America
Bryn Phillips
Ward and Burke
Experiences in the use of EFC geopolymer concrete and the potential for its use in tunnel lining segments
Charles Allen
Director, OTB Concrete
Mark Culbert
Technical Lead, Murphy
