CIF Annual Conference
Building a resilient industry
6th October 2022
Croke Park, Dublin
8:30
Welcome from the Chair

Ivan Yates
Entrepreneur & Broadcaster
8:40
Welcome and opening address from the CIF

Frank Kelly
President, Construction Industry Federation
8:50
MINISTERIAL ADDRESS:
Ireland’s national construction skills strategy

Simon Harris TD
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
9:05
Economic and Market outlook

Danny O’Shea
Managing Director, Building Information Ireland
Residential delivery
9:20
Accelerating Housing Delivery: An international case study
The UK has experimented with a multitude of housing delivery methods at the local, regional and national level over the last 20 years – with mixed results. Pia examines what’s worked, what hasn’t and the key success factors in models with the potential to create a step change in the Irish context.

Pia Feeney
Director, Government & Infrastructure, Strategy and Transactions, EY Ireland
9:35
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Making Residential delivery viable
Soaring construction costs could threaten the delivery of new homes in Ireland. Viability has become a key issue for the sector. Our panel discusses how developers can ensure residential delivery is viable.

Fiona Cormican
Chief Commercial Officer, Clúid Housing

Pia Feeney, Director
Government & Infrastructure, Strategy and Transactions, EY Ireland

John Downey
BA, MRUP, MBA, Dip. Law (kings Inns) MRTPI MIPI, Director, Downey Planning

Michael Kelleher
Group Operations Director, O'Flynn Group
10:10
Morning break
Delivering Ireland’s vital infrastructure
10:40
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Delivering on the National Development Plan
We’ve gathered a range of perspectives from stakeholders – government, transport, water and energy – to discuss the renewed NDP that was published last October and discuss the priorities for investment between now and 2030.

David Moloney
Secretary General, Department of Public Expenditure & Reform

Eoin Gillard
Head of Public Transport Investment, National Transport Authority

Gus McCarthy
Director, MKO – Planning & Environmental Consultants

Niall Gleeson
Chief Executive Officer, Irish Water
Reforming Procurement and the Public Works contract
11:15
Introduction: Modernising procurement: Refocusing on outcomes instead of lowering costs

Paul Sheridan
Director of Main Contracting, CIF
11:30
Reforming public procurement
He discusses the reforms the Office of Government Procurement is working on that includes risk management, liability, inflation, project management, performance management, BIM, sustainability and life cycle costing. Plus, a range of measures relating to the procurement process itself.

David O'Brien
Construction Advisor, the Office of Government Procurement
11:50
Cost Reimbursable Contracts – Challenges and Opportunities

Tom Carey
Chairperson, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Director Advisory/Contract Services, Turner & Townsend
12:05
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Reforming the Public Works contract and international experience

Brian Collier
Procurement Lead Construction, Dublin Airport Authority

Gary Wright
BEng, CEng, MICE, FCIHT, Director, Rowsell Wright Ltd

Karen Killoran
Partner, Construction and Engineering, Arthur Cox LLP

John G. Murphy
Director, Murphy Ireland and Former President, CECA

Mark McGreevy
Chief Commercial Officer, Sisk Group
1:00
Lunch
2:00
Welcome back from the Chair

Ivan Yates
Entrepreneur & Broadcaster
2:00
MINISTERIAL ADDRESS:
Supporting capacity and innovation to deliver on the National Development Plan 2021-2030

Michael McGrath TD
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Recruitment, upskilling and modernising the construction workforce
2:15
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Recruitment and apprenticeships in the construction sector
Our panel discusses the current strategy for apprenticeships, training and skills development in the construction sector.

John O'Shaughnessy
Managing Director, Clancy

Dr Mary-Liz Trant
Director of the National Apprenticeship Office (NAO)

Joanne Cluxton
HR Director, Mercury

Derek Byrne
General Manager, Way to Work Ireland
Creating a sustainable and digitally enabled construction industry
2:55
A Digital Roadmap for Ireland’s Construction Industry: An Architectural Approach to Construction

Jonathan Reinhardt
Chartered Architectural Technologist, Diatec
3:10
Towards net-zero buildings – How to build smart, zero carbon buildings and why it matters.
While the decarbonisation challenges for buildings are significant, so are the opportunities. Hear how efficient, zero carbon buildings can take advantage of available, cost-effective technologies to reduce emissions while increasing health, equity and economic prosperity in local communities

Kas Mohammed
Vice President of Digital Energy and leading Smart Buildings, Schneider Electric UK and Ireland
3:25
PANEL DISCUSSION:
The future of construction: The industry’s journey to digital transformation
Taking stock – where are we now and where are we headed?

Rob Fox
CEO, Site Passport Supply Chain

Ross O’Colmain
Manager High Tech and Construction, Enterprise Ireland

Sean Downey
Director, Specialist Contracting, CIF

Prof Jamie Goggins
Director, National Construction Technology Centre
3:55
Closing remarks and conference close

Tom Parlon
Director General, CIF