Conference Online

CIOB ACADEMIC SUMMIT: Creating an inclusive global community

by The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

    Event details

    • Online
    • 10 September 2024
    • 08:30 AM - 01:00 PM BST

    Event fees

    CIOB Member

    Free

    Non Member

    Free

    CIOB Staff

    Free

    Student

    Free

    CIOB Assist Optional Donation

    CA$5.00

    Summary

    We are pleased to launch our annual CIOB Academic Summit on Tuesday 10 September 2024.

    This accessible virtual conference will lead the way to transform our academics connectability on a global scale - leading the way for cross collaboration, sharing of cutting-edge research, knowledge, education, and most importantly building a strong sense of community. This conference will aim to create a community that problem solves and creates partnerships through engaging discussions.

    The summit aims to bring together academic leaders, researchers, policy makers and professional services staff within the built environment education arena, to share knowledge, and evidence agility, innovation and inclusivity.

    Why should you attend?

    • The summit will bring together a global representation of education institutions from the CIOB network and wider.

    • Lead the conversation, share your research, policies, and thought leadership with an engaged audience on topics including:

    - Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

    - Ethics

    - Quality & Safety

    - Future of Construction

    - Skills Gap

    - Environmental Sustainability

    - Health and Wellbeing

    • Network and meet like-minded academics, researchers, and practitioners

    • Hear case studies of best practices in student experience, industry partnerships, and research impact

    • It will be the place to share ideas, research interests, and discover new collaborative opportunities

    • Discover learning and teaching best practices for an increasingly digital-first learner mindset

    • Join the CIOB academic community and actively support the transformation of the built environment education and the sector in general.

    Agenda

    • Agenda
      09:00
      Welcome Address
      • Caroline Gumble , CEO, CIOB
      Caroline has been with CIOB since 2019 and is responsible for the Institute’s leadership, supported by a team of directors and senior staff who are subject matter experts in their field. This appointment followed the extensive business leadership experience Caroline gained in the UK and overseas, within the automotive and capital goods sectors, and membership organisation leadership within EEF Ltd / Make UK. Caroline also serves as a Director of the Board of Trustees for the Institute of Export & International Trade, a Trustee of CIOB Assist (CIOB’s benevolent fund) and has been appointed as Visiting Professor of Global Engagement and Transformation – Built Environment at Loughborough University’s School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering. She also received, in 2023, an Honorary Doctor of Science award from the University of Wolverhampton Caroline is leading a member-focussed global transformation of the Institute, with the support of CIOB’s Trustee Board.
      09:10
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      • Dr Gregg Watts
      • Nicky Harris, Lecturer & Programme Leader ,UoS
      Dr Gregg Watts is the DSBNE Lead for Research and Knowledge Exchange , University of Salford. He has been the Programme Lead for Quantity Surveying, and worked in the construction industry for many leading main contractors managing a range of multi-million pound projects prior to moving into academia. To date Greg has over 50 publications, including in conferences, journals, and textbooks, and he regularly works with industry partners across a range of subjects. Nicky Harris is a Lecturer & Programme Leader ,University of Salford.
      09:40
      The socio-legal dimensions of responsible AI and its role in improving health
      • Dr Andrew Agapiou
      Dr Andrew Agapiou is an Associate Professor, in Construction Law and the Academic Lead, Construction Procurement & Law Research Cluster, Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde. He has been a construction law management researcher for over 25 years and has held over £1m worth of research and knowledge exchange awards within the construction law management field from the EPSRC, ESRC, ARC, the UK government, the Scottish Government, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and private sector organizations. Andrew has well-honed social science research skills and works on the interface between law, technology and the constructed environment with over 100 + high-impact publications, including recent work on integrating AI technologies to support remote building inspection process. Andrew is the coordinator of the CIB Law and Dispute Resolution Working Commission, in addition to being an Innovation Champion for the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre.
      10:10
      I don't like pink nail polish...
      • Jennifer Owen
      Jennifer Owen is the Assistant Director of the Building Safety Fund, Homes England
      10:40
      Break
      10:50
      Research-led teaching: Green and sustainable business models for the BE
      • Amal Abuzeinab
      Amal Abuzeinab is a senior lecturer at the Institute Head of Research Students, De Montfort University
      11:20
      The politics of the self
      • Efrosyni Konstantinou
      Dr Efrosyni (Effie) Konstantinou is an Associate Professor in the Strategic Management of Projects, UCL. A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UKHEA and Director of Ethics, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, UCL. Effie has developed the notion of the politics of the self and leads an interdisciplinary programme of research on the politics of the self in connection with ethics, professionalism and Grand Challenges. With more than 20 years of experience, Effie helps people and organisations shape and achieve their vision, and more specifically how to make difficult decisions at the strategic level. Her talk is focusing on: The politics of the self at the intersection of ethics, professionalism and governance for Grand Challenges.
      11:50
      The true cost of construction materials waste
      • Professor Billy Hare
      Professor Billy Hare is the Deputy Director of the BEAM Research Centre, at Glasgow Caledonian University
      12:20
      The Changing Role of the Quantity Surveyor in the North Sea Energy Transition
      • Dr Michele Victoria
      • Campbell Davidson
      Dr Michele Victoria Lecturer and Course Leader at the Robert Gordon University and Campbell Davidson is a Quantity Surveyor from Cummings Group.
      12:50
      Closing Remarks
      • Ros Thorpe
      Ros Thorpe, our Director of Education and Standards, joined the Institute in 2009 as an accreditation officer and took on the role of Head of Education in 2011. Prior to that, Ros worked as a teacher of English and corporate courses manager at the British Council in Moscow, where she lived for 10 years. Ros has a degree in English and a post-graduate diploma in Russian, as well as various teaching qualifications. Ros is a Chartered Member of the CMI. Ros is responsible for managing the Institute’s regulated qualifications and exams, the accreditation process, and maintaining the Institute’s published standards, the Education Framework.

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