Global McKinsey infrastructure guru to headline at ACE international conference

McKinsey principal Julian Mills, co-founder and chief executive of the Global Infrastructure Initiative is to kick off the 2015 ACE International Conference on 20 May.

Antony Oliver
06 February 2015

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The new “Maximising Global Infrastructure Opportunities” one day conference is designed as the annual gathering for UK-based global infrastructure experts and professionals and will feature a range of powerful and influential speakers and panellist from across the global market.

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Mills’ keynote delivery will set the scene for the conference and draw on his experience of leading thinking at the Global Infrastructure Initiative. This group marshals the world’s 150 most influential infrastructure leaders controlling much of the $20 trillion that the world will spend on infrastructure over the next decade. 

Other speakers and panellist from across the global industry will bring delegates from the unique insight on current and future global business opportunities, post-recession drivers of change, investment strategies and successful approaches to navigating market entry risks and barriers.

The conference is supported by the ACE’s International Business Group and follows last year’s half day event during the ACE annual conference.

“The first ACE International Conference in May 2014 was an outstanding success,” explained Gavin English managing director of IMC Worldwide and chair ACE International business group. “Building on last year, the quality of the high profile speakers and discussions planned on the growing global infrastructure opportunities this year is tremendous.”

“The quality of the high profile speakers and discussions planned on the growing global infrastructure opportunities this year is tremendous.” Gavin English managing director of IMC Worldwide and chair ACE International business group

Alongside Mills, speakers already confirmed include:

• Mike Haigh, UK managing director, Mott MacDonald
• Malcolm Bairstow, senior partner, EY
• John Horgan, AECOM, managing director, EMEA and India
• Gavin English, MD IMC Worldwide, chair ACE International business group
• Bernard Obika, managing director, Roughton Group
• Mark Whitby, Whitby Mulhair
• Henry Kerali, World Ban
• Julia Prescot, chief strategy officer, Meridiam
• Ben Mellors, partner, Beale and Company
• Ailie MacAdam, senior vice president, Infrastructure, Bechtel
• Paul Westbury, group technical director, Laing O’Rourke

Delegates from across the range of businesses across the sector will be given insight into how to take advantage of the growing global infrastructure opportunities available to UK infrastructure professionals around the world.

Other topic to be covered include manage the risk of overseas business opportunities, the international role for small and medium sized businesses, overcoming barrier to market entry, understanding the global infrastructure growth hot spots, UK global success stories and learning from mistakes made in the past.  

“Seems a must for anyone serious about developing  international business in infrastructure.” Bernard Obika, managing director, Roughton Group

In particular the conference will also be a critical event to help young professionals to understand the complex and exciting career opportunities on offer around the world of infrastructure. To assist, concessionary pricing is offered to ACE Progress Network members. 

For details of the conference, programme and speakers and to book your place at the event on 20 May, visit the International Conference website at www.ace-international-conference.co.uk

“Maximising Global Infrastructure Opportunities” 

20 May 2015 – 1VS Westminster Conference Centre

Reasons to attend

• Understand how you can take advantage of the growing global infrastructure opportunities available to UK infrastructure professionals around the world.
• Join in the debate about the how best to manage the risk of overseas business opportunities. 
• Does size matter – what is the international role for small and medium sized businesses? 
• Gain insights into where the global infrastructure growth hot spots are and in what sectors
• Hear case studies from UK global success stories and learn from mistakes made in the past.  
• Understand the benefits and challenges of establishing a local presence for your business when chasing international clients.
• Learn about how both large and small businesses can overcome the barriers to international market entry.
• Gain expert insight into how to effectively negotiate the regulatory and bureaucratic challenges of building businesses abroad.
• Contribute to the debate about the challenges of market consolidation in consultancy so as to understand the global opportunities that different sized businesses can benefit from.
• Network with ACE members, their partners and supply chain.

Who should attend?

Engineering consultants 

• Business development director
• Designers and specifiers
• Cost managers
• Graduates and trainee

Contractors and subcontractors

• Business development directors
• Cost managers

Law firms 

• International business specialists

Financiers

• Banks
• Funding institutions

Management consultants

• Ppp advisors
• Economists

Technology firms 

• Business development director

Material and building product manufacturers and suppliers 

• •Business development directors
• •International specialists

Public and private sector infrastructure owner/operators 

• Property and asset managers
• Finance directors

Academics 

• International business specialists

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