Panel Sessions and Summaries

LEADERSHIP CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Facilitated by

Professor Michael Kagioglou

Professor and Dean of Engineering, Design and the Built Environment
Western Sydney University

Panellists

Professor Vahan Agopyan (Keynote)

Departamento de Engenharia de Construção Civil
Escola Politécnica
Universidade de São Paulo

Jessica Qiu

Major Projects Executive
WSP Australia Pty Limited

FUTURE LEADERS – THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

Facilitated by

Professor Lucio Soibelman

Fred Champion Estate Chair in Engineering est. 1967 and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Spatial Sciences Institute
University of Southern California

Co-Moderator

Dr Nora El-Gohary

Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Panellists

Dayana Bastos Costa

Associate Professor
School of Engineering, Department of Structural and Construction Engineering
Federal University of Bahia - Salvador-Bahia-Brazil

Timo Hartmann

Professor for Civil Systems Engineering
Civil Engineering Institute
TU Berlin

Nan Li

Associate Professor
Department of Construction Management
Tsinghua University

Saeed Talebi

Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying
Course Leader for BSc Quantity Surveying
School of Engineering & the Built Environment
Birmingham City University

Jun Wang

Lecturer in Construction Management
School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment
Western Sydney University

LEADERSHIP IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGMENT

Facilitated by

Professor Patricia Tzortzopoulos

Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise and Director of the Innovative Design Lab at the School of Art, Design and Architecture
University of Huddersfield

Panellists

Associate Professor Kathy Michell

Deputy Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
University of Cape Town

Professor Doris Kowaltowski

Department of Architecture and Building
School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design
University of Campinas, UNICAMP

Joanne Carmichael

Principal at Arup
Regional Transport Planning Lead and Skill Lead for Australasia
South East Asian Executive Member

SCIENCE AND THEORY OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

Facilitated by

Professor Makarand Hastak

Professor and the Dernlan Family Head of Construction Engineering and Management as well as Professor of Civil Engineering
Purdue University

Panellists

Marton Marosszeky

Business improvement specialist and durability expert
Mandalong, New South Wales, Australia

Lauri Koskela

Professor of Construction and Project Management
University of Huddersfield

Milan Radosavljevic

Vice-Principal, Research, Innovation & Engagement
Construction Innovation and Built Environment Research Group
Institute of Engineering and Energy Technologies
Institute of Youth and Community Studies
University of West Scotland

Iris D. Tommelein

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC COLLABORATION

Facilitated by

Professor Hans-Joachim Bargstädt

Professorship for Construction Management and Construction Processes
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

TRENDS, KPIs AND BENCHMARKING

Facilitated by

Associate Professor Dayana Bastos Costa

Associate Professor of Construction Management
Universidade Federal da Bahia

Panellists

Professor Jan Wium

Construction Engineering and Management
Department of Civil Engineering 
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Professor Zoubeir Lafhaj

University Professor of Civil Engineering
Central Lille

Srinath Perera

Director of Academic Programs Post Graduate Construction Management
Professor - Built Environment/Construction Management
Director at c4SMC
School of Engineering Design & Built Environment
Western Sydney University

Professor Charles T. Jahren

Morrill Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering 
Iowa State University

SUMMARY

Professor Charles T. Jahren

Morrill Professor and Associate Chair
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering 
Iowa State University