A changing world of risks in infrastructures and buildings

Dr Mike Webster from MPW R&R will present:

• What changes in risk to infrastructure have we seen?
• What are the changes to the financial, custodial and reputational risks of getting it wrong?
• The world of risk may be changing, but some organisations will manage that risk better than others – What do these organisation looks like?
       

Who should attend?

Any professionals who have a say or take part in planning, designing, constructing and using infrastructures and buildings. 

Also if you are asking yourself the following question you may want to attend to find out some answers: How is the decision or design I am making today going to influence the risk on these facilities tomorrow? 

Our Speaker

Dr Mike Webster is a chartered civil and structural engineer with over 30 years’ experience.  He specialises in construction and structural safety, CDM and risk, and founded MPW R&R to provide Consulting, Forensic and Expert Witness services in those areas.

Mike has worked on the design, appraisal and site supervision of building and bridge structures.  He has developed guidance for assessing the safety of existing structures.  Mike led an independent review of CDM 1994 and the independent evaluation of CDM 2007.  He also led the review of the use of CDM 2007 in the construction of London 2012.

Mike has been instructed as an expert witness by both defence and prosecution teams in cases involving allegations of gross negligence manslaughter, breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act and the CDM Regulations and the appeal of enforcement notices.

Timings

Arrivals and networking – 5.30pm

Talk – 6pm

Q&A – 6.30pm

Close – 7pm