Speakers


If you are interested in joining the speaker panel, for 2026 please contact:

Lydia Katsipi
Portfolio Manager
Lydia.Katsipi@emap.com

2026 Speakers

Alex Lee
Partner
HKA
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Angus Maxwell
CEO
Maxwell Geosystems
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Anthony Fisher
Senior Design Manager
Skanska
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Ben Gilson
Ground Engineering Global Digital Leader
Arup
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Carol Matthews
Geotechnical Software Lead
Oasys
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César Tejada Fernández
Lead Geotechnical Engineer
ScottishPower Renewables
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Duncan Moore
Editor
Ground Engineering Magazine
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Eric Downey
Associate Director
Structural Soils
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Eszter Berta-Marinov
GIS Consultant
Mott MacDonald
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Geraint Williams
Associate Technical Director
HKA
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Guy Swains
Geotechnical Engineering Team Manager
National Highways
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Hassan Alhasan-Warman
Ground Engineering Lead
Costain
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James Codd
Technical Director
Mott MacDonald
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James Houghton
Principal Geotechnical Engineer
Canal and River Trust
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Joanna White
Engineering Director
National Highways
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John Harrison
Chief Engineering Geologist and Discipline Lead for Engineering Geology
AtkinsRéalis
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John Bartley
Director
Soil Consultants
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Kamal Mattash
Engineering Geologist
Mott MacDonald
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Kouakou N'Guessan Moïse
Geotechnical engineer
Bouygues Travaux Publics
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Marisa Soares
Lead Geotechnical Engineer
Scottish Power Renewables
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Mark Ireland
Senior Lecturer in Energy Geoscience and Associate Director Research and Innovation
School of Natural and Environmental Sciences – Newcastle University
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Matic Rifl
Geotechnical Engineer
Mott MacDonald
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Nader Saffari
Professional Head - Geotechnical Engineering
Transport for London
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Peter Hewitt
Geo-environmental Leader
Laing O’Rourke
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Philip Adshead
Infrastructure Asset Manager
Canal & River Trust
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Rich Laver
Head of AI
Maxwell Geosystems
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Ronnie Li
Senior Engineer (Geotech)
Network Rail
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Shridhar Jaiswal
Senior Engineering Manager
Taylor Woodrow
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Simon Roberts
Lead Digital Engineer
Laing O'Rourke
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Tom Ingleby
Head of InSAR Projects
SatSense
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Ying Chen
Principal Engineer
Transport for London
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Yitan Lu
Senior Principal Engineer
Mott MacDonald
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