The idea of the UK National Infrastructure as a 'network of networks' has moved rapidly from the initial exposure in the CST report of June 2009 to embedding of the systems approach to infrastructure in the NIP2011.

 

This event at the Systems Centre, Bristol is designed to build on that early achievement and to stimulate debate from a position where ideas of interdependence, systemic interaction and emergence are core to the debate. Brief papers will be presented in the early part of the day as a stimulus to themed workshops after lunch.

 

We are extending this invitation to friends, colleagues, associates and partners who we believe can contribute to a wide-ranging, challenging and enjoyable debate with the hope and expectation that by the end of the day we will have shared some insights and experiences, inspired some fresh thinking and begun collaborative relationships which will help make infrastructure a vibrant entrepreneurial space.

We do hope you will be able to join us on the day!

Event facilitators: John Beckford, Colin Taylor, Ges Rosenberg

Event organiser: Oksana Kasyutich

 

Schedule

10.00-10.10	Welcome and greetings	Patrick Godfrey
10.10- 10.30	Surfing the Waves: Infrastructure Interdependency, Economic Growth and Investment	John Beckford
10.30 – 11.00	Sustainability and Interconnected Infrastructure – Visions of a Future Railway	John Dora
11.00-11.20	Coffee break
11.20- 11.40	Integration governance – a challenge to the status quo	Brian Collins
11.40 – 12.00	Infrastructure performance measurement– a process of learning	Colin Taylor
12.00 – 12.15	Developing systems for structure monitoring – EngD in Systems research with Imetrum	Paul Waterfall, Imetrum
12.15- 12.30	Second RE presentation - tbc	Ellie Cosgrave, Arup
12.30-13.30	Lunch
13.30 – 15.30	Workshop in 4 parallel themes: Infrastructure Investment: Dealing with Complexity and Barriers to Investment Infrastructure: Resilience, Measurement, Telemetry The Infrastructure Agenda, Governance and Stakeholders Bridging Knowledge Gaps
15.30-16.30	Plenary session, conclusions

 

Please note registration for this event is by invitation only.