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Episode 110 - Apr 14, 2025 - Global Project Delivery with Jake Mumm, General Manager for Infrastructure , Bechtel,

Episode 109 - Apr 7, 2025 - Building tall with Kamran Moazami, WSP’s managing director for property and buildings

Episode 108 - Mar 31, 2025- Sponge cities to tackle urban flooding with Lee Pitcher MP for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Episode 107 - Mar 24, 2025 - ALARM25: the local roads crisis with David Giles, Chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance

Episode 106 - Mar 17, 2025 - Planning: decoding the Bill with Robbie Owen, Partner at law firm Pinsent Masons

Episode 105 - Mar 10, 2025- Embodied carbon assessment with Adrian Campbell, founder, Change Building

Episode 104 - Mar 3, 2025- Retrofitting: the future of housing with Anna Moore, co-founder and chief executive of Domna Group

Episode 103 - Feb 24, 2025- The affordable housing crisis with Anette Simpson, Director of Development and Partnerships at Legal & General Affordable Homes

Episode 102 - Feb 17, 2025 - Beyond academic with Jeni Giambona, Associate Dean of Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise, University of Southampton Business School

Episode 101 - Feb 10, 2025- Parliament’s infrastructure insider with Mike Reader MP for Northampton South, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure

Episode 100 - Feb 3, 2025- The 100th episode with Construction Minister Sarah Jones MP

Episode 99 - Jan 27, 2025- Modern contracting with Katy Dowding, President and Chief Executive, Skanska UK

Episode 98 - Jan 20, 2025- LA wildfires + Trump's USA with Steve Burrows, ICE Representative for the West Coast of the USA

Episode 97 - Jan 13, 2025- Infrastructure for a sustainable future with Prof Jim Hall, President of the ICE

Episode 96 - Jan 6, 2025- The critical role of open data with Nicholas Cumins, Chief Executive, Bentley Systems

Episode 95 - Dec 23, 2024- Turning policy into delivery with Sir John Armitt - part 2

Episode 94 - Dec 16, 2024- Turning policy into delivery with Sir John Armitt - part 1

Episode 93 - Dec 9, 2024- Planning: the case for reform with Robbie Owen, Partner at law firm Pinsent Masons

Episode 92 - Dec 2, 2024- Sustainability: the courage to transform with Hannah Pathak, chief executive Forum for the Future

Episode 91 - Nov 25, 2024- Creative solutions to global challenges with Paula Gough, UK Development Director for Infrastructure, Buro Happold

Episode 90 - Nov 18, 2024- New homes in new ways with Jez Sweetland, founder of the Housing Festival

Episode 89 - Nov 11, 2024- She Leads; Step into your value with Alex Oliver, executive coach, OliverBoo

Episode 88 - Nov 4, 2024- Budget aspiration to infrastructure reality with Hannah Vickers, Global Head of Advisory, Mace

Episode 87 - Oct 28, 2024- Inside the digital twin with Greg Demchak, Vice President for Emerging Technologies at Bentley Systems

Episode 86 - Oct 21, 2024- Design a Jamie Oliver restaurant with Alison Watson, CICES president and founder of Class of Your Own

Episode 85 - Oct 14, 2024- Artificial Intelligence revolution with Julien Moutte, Chief Technology Officer at Bentley Systems

Episode 84 - Oct 7, 2024- Toronto's transit transformation with Kirsten Watson, Vice President of Government Relations and Transit Market Sector Leader at AECOM

Episode 83 - Sep 30, 2024- Making infrastructure accessible with Meg Ginsberg, Founder of Construct Ability

Episode 82 - Sep 23, 2024- Commissioning for success with Paul Turner, chief executive of the Industrial Commissioning Association

Episode 81 - Sep 16, 2024- High Speed lessons with Kay Hughes, former HS2 design director and Andy Murray, exec. director, Major Projects Association

Episode 80 - Sep 9, 2024- Solving the housing crisis with Mark Farmer, founder and chief executive of Cast Consultancy

Episode 79 - Sep 2, 2024- Modern ports for a sustainable future with Francis Paonessa, Capital Projects and Engineering Director, Associated British Ports

Episode 78 - Aug 26, 2024- Artificial Intelligence vs Infrastructure with Rene Morkos, chief executive of ALICE Technologies

Episode 77 - Aug 12, 2024- Building growth by solving problems with Alex Gilbert, managing director, Amey Consulting

Episode 76 - Jul 29, 2024- Water investment realities with Tom Williams, non-exec director at British Water, chief executive of water technology consultancy Enebio

Episode 75 - Jul 22, 2024 - Getting Britain building with Alasdair Reisner, chief executive, Civil Engineering Contractors Association

Episode 74 - Jul 15, 2024- Things can only get better - again, with Antony Oliver

Episode 73 - Jul 8, 2024- New thinking for infrastructure delivery with Andy Beard, Managing Director for Infrastructure at global consultancy and construction firm Mace

Episode 72 - Jul 1, 2024- A manifesto for growth with Kate Jennings, chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering

Episode 71 - Jun 24, 2024- Harnessing the power of small business with Julie White, managing director of D-Drill and chair of Build UK

Episode 70 - Jun 17, 2024- Retrofitting our built environment with Sara Edmonds, co-director, National Retrofit Hub

Episode 69 - Jun 10, 2024- The power of professional engineering with Sir Jim McDonald, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Episode 68 - Jun 3, 2024- The public transport tech journey with Thomas Ableman, former Director of Strategy & Innovation at Transport for London

Episode 67 - May 27, 2024- Architecture for better infrastructure with Clare Donnelly, director at architecture practice Fereday Pollard and NIC Design Panel member

Episode 66 - May 20, 2024- CRASH - changing lives with Francesca Roberts, former cheif executive, CRASH

Episode 65 - May 13, 2024- The Project 13 community with Dale Evans, Chair of the Project 13 Strategy Group and partner at Allora Infrastructure

Episode 64 - May 6, 2024- Transforming public transport with Colette Carroll, Managing Director for Transportation at consultant AtkinsRéalis

Episode 63 - Apr 28, 2024- Designing for economic growth with Charlie Hodgson, Executive Managing Director, Transport & Infrastructure, WSP

Episode 62 - Apr 22, 2024- Defining the digital twin with Alex Luck, Head of the National Digital Twin Programme

Episode 61 - Apr 15, 2024- Rethinking rail ticketing with Milda Manomaityte, Innovation Director at the Railway Industry Association

Episode 60 - Apr 8, 2024- Automotive lessons with Chetan Kotur, Head of Technology and Innovation for Europe at Laing O’Rourke

Episode 59 - Apr 1, 2024- Beyond Mission Zero with Rt.Hon. Chris Skidmore, former MP and author of the Mission Zero review

Episode 58 - Mar 25, 2024- Circular thinking with John Twitchen, founder, Stuff4Life

Episode 57 - Mar 18, 2024- The future of road transport with Steve Gooding, Director, RAC Foundation

Episode 56 - Mar 11, 2024- Rethinking project delivery with Ali Mafi, founder of Timist

Episode 55 - Mar 4, 2024- Building careers that count with Dervilla Mitchell CBE, Deputy Chair, Arup

Episode 54 - Feb 26, 2024- Championing design with Harbinder Birdi, Creative Director, Birdi and Partners

Episode 53 - Feb 19, 2024- Driving a UK nuclear renaissance with Tim Stone, chairman, Nuclear Industry Association

Episode 52 - Feb 12, 2024- The global net zero carbon challenge with Faustine Delasalle, chief executive, Mission Possible Partnership

Episode 51 - Feb 5, 2024- Rebuilding and rethinking our prison estate with Sue McElroy, Commercial Director, New Prison Capacity programme, MOJ

Episode 50 - Jan 30, 2024- Better cities for better lives with Stephen O'Malley, founder and chief executive, Civic Engineers

Episode 49 - Jan 22, 2024- French thinking for UK rail with Mike Muldoon, Business Development Director, SYSTRA UK & Ireland

Episode 48 - Jan 15, 2024- Election year challenges with Simon Rawlinson, Head of Strategic Research and Insight, Arcadis

Episode 47 - Jan 8, 2024- Hot topics for 2024 with FT's Gill Plimmer

Episode 46 - Dec 31, 2023- Looking back, looking forward with Antony Oliver

Episode 45 - Dec 18, 2023- Powering up the UK with Julia Prescot, deputy chair, National Infrastructure Commission

Episode 44 - Dec 11, 2023 - Finding a safe place to charge with Kate Tyrrell, founder of ChargeSafe

Episode 43 - Dec 4, 2023- Everton's new 4D stadium with Simon Beards, Principal Planner, Laing O’Rourke

Episode 42 - Nov 27, 2023- Transport for humans with Rory Sutherland, vice-chairman, Ogilvy UK

Episode 41 - Nov 20, 2023- A visit to HS2's Old Oak Common station with Huw Edwards, HS2 Project Client Director for Old Oak Common Station

Episode 40 -Nov 13, 2023 - Infrastructure’s journey to net zero with Chris Lewis, Global Infrastructure Leader, Government & Public Sector, EY

Episode 39 - Nov 6, 2023- How data and IOT can transform infrastructure with Meredith Hodgman, Policy Lead, Internet of Things Alliance, Australia

Episode 38 - Oct 30, 2023- Setting the UK's infrastructure priorities with James Heath, chief executive, National Infrastructure Commission

Episode 37 - Oct 23, 2023- Going digital - towards infrastructure intelligence with Greg Bentley, former chief executive, Bentley Systems

Episode 36 - Oct 16, 2023- Beyond HS2 north: Unpacking Rishi’s Network North with Alasdair Reisner, chief executive CECA

Episode 35 - Oct 9, 2023- Living better connected with Gareth Elliott, Director of Policy and Communications at Mobile UK

Episode 34 - Oct 2, 2023- Half a century of engineering in half an hour with Mark Whitby, engineer, designer and founding director of Whitby Wood.

Episode 33 - Sep 25, 2023- Open for digital business with Patrick MacLeamy, founding chairman, buildingSMART International.

Episode 32 - Sep 18, 2023 - The future of transport with Iain Stewart MP, chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee

Episode 31 - Sep 11, 2023- Engaging communities with Martin McCrink, Managing Partner, Copper Consultancy.

Episode 30 - Sep 4, 2023- Stories to communicate change with Teresa Jolley and Sir Nic Cary, founders of transport communication specialist DEFT153

Episode 29 - Aug 28, 2023- Modernising UK construction with Mark Reynolds, Group Chairman and Chief Executive, Mace and Construction Leadership Council co-chair.

Episode 28 - Aug 14, 2023- Reforming the railway with Anit Chandarana, Lead Director, GBR Transition Team

Episode 27 - Jul 31, 2023- The power of employee ownership with Simon Light, chief executive, EMEA, GHD

Episode 26 - Jul 24, 2023- A circular economy for the built environment with Mark Enzer, Strategic Adviser, Mott MacDonald

Episode 25 - Jul 17, 2023- Infrastructure for Good with Pratima Singh, Principal, Policy & Insights at Economist Impact

Episode 24 - Jul 10, 2023- Building the EV revolution with Asif Ghafoor, chief executive and founder, Be.EV

Episode 23 - Jul 3, 2023- The art of brilliant client behaviour with Nirmal Kotecha, Director of Capital Programmes at UK Power Networks.

Episode 22 - Jun 26, 2023- See.Sense - cycling towards better data with Irene and Philip McAleese, founders of cycling light and data business See.Sense

Episode 21 - Jun 19, 2023- The power of public infrastructure with Michelle de Franca, Bechtel managing director UK & Ireland.

Episode 20 - Jun 12, 2023- Managing risk; protecting reputations with George Hutchinson, chief executive and founder of reputation risk and crisis management consultancy River Effra.

Episode 19 - Jun 5, 2023 - Accelerating 5G mobile connectivity with Belinda Fawcett, Director of Property & Estates and General Counsel, Cornerstone

Episode 18 - May 29, 2023 - Busting the hydrogen myths with Dr Angie Needle, Director of Strategy, Cadent Gas

Episode 17 - May 22, 2023 - Engage minds early to drive project success with Simon Kirby, Managing Partner, The Nichols Group

Episode 16 - May 13, 2023 - Training the workforce for a modern railway with Neil Robertson, chief executive, National Skills Academy for Rail

Episode 15 - May 8, 2023 - Fixing the North's transport with Martin Tugwell, chief executive, Transport for the North

Episode 14 - May 1, 2023 - An integrated systems approach to transport with Sue Kershaw, Managing Director for Transportation, Costain

Episode 13 - Apr 24, 2023 - Infrastructure at the heart of UK economic recovery with Marie Claude Hemming, Director of Operations, Civil Engineering Contractors Association

Episode 12 - Apr 17, 2023 - Infrastructure for people with Harbinder Birdi, Creative Director, Birdi & Partners

Episode 11 - Apr 10, 2023 - Designing sustainable and resilient transport solutions with Rachel Skinner CBE, Executive director, ESG and Government Relations, WSP

Episode 10 - Apr 3, 2023 - Creating infrastructure fit for the future with Beth West, Chief Executive, East West Rail

Episode 9 - Mar 27, 2023 - Recruiting and retaining construction’s future talent with Suzannah Nichol MBE, Chief Executive, Build UK

Episode 8 - Mar 20, 2023 - Navigating the UK's infrastructure priorities with Sir John Armitt, Chairman, National Infrastructure Commission

Episode 7 - Mar 13, 2023 - The role of the trusted adviser with Patricia Moore, UK managing director, Turner & Townsend

Episode 6 - Mar 9, 2023 - New talents to meet new infrastructure challenges with Alison Watson, founder and chief executive, Class of your own

Episode 5 - Mar 6, 2023 - Managing complexity and risk with Mark Thurston, chief executive, HS2

Episode 4 - Mar 2, 2023 - The role of the modern engineering consultancy with Richard Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, UK & Europe, Atkins

Episode 3 - Feb 27, 2023 - Transforming performance, moving beyond productivity with Andy Mitchell, chief executive, Tideway

Episode 2 - Feb 23, 2023 - Setting up major projects for success with Michele Dix, Major Projects Association and Non-Exec Director, Crossrail International

Episode 1 - Feb 20, 2023 - Major projects delivery - getting the basics right with Nick Smallwood, chief executive, Infrastructure and Projects Authority

Episode 0 - Feb 14, 2023- The Infrastructure Podcast trailer