The Infrastructure Podcast


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Data transforming infrastructure with James Lee, Chief Operating Officer, Bentley Systems


Architecture for public good with  Chris Williamson, President of RIBA, the Royal Institute of British Architects


Sizewell C investor insights with Jamie Hossain, Senior Investment Director at Amber Infrastructure and lead portfolio manager at International Public Partnerships (INPP)


Reducing unproductive variabilitywithPeter Jones, Operations Director, Skanska - Episode 133 - October 6, 2025


Bioenergy plus carbon capture with Alex Young, head of development at Evero Energy- Episode 132 - September 29, 2025


British Steel - a new future with Ben Holmes, head of sustainability at Elliot Wood- Episode 131   - September 22, 2025


Private capital for public assets with Charlotte Madden, Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure, Clifford Chance- Episode 130   - September 15, 2025


Cement - a critical UK resource with Dr Diana Casey, executive director, Mineral Products Association - Episode 129 - September 8, 2025


HS2 - Off the Rails with Sally Gimson, author of the inside story of HS2 - Episode 128 - September 1, 2025


Commissioning is not testing with Paul Turner, chief executive, Institute of Commissioning and Assurance - Episode 127 - August 18, 2025


Nuclear waste solutions with Mike Pigott, Director of Waste Operations and Sites at Nuclear Waste Services - Episode 126   - August 4, 2025


Water sector reset with Blair Mitchell, managing director for water, WSP - Episode 125   - July 28, 2025


Infrastructure investment strategies with Mark Gilligan, head of infrastructure, AXA IM Alts - Episode 124 - July 21, 2025


A 10-year infrastructure strategy with James Corrigan, managing director, infrastructure, Turner & Townsend - Episode 123   - July 14, 2025


Sizewell C nuclear realities with Julia Pyke, managing director, Sizewell C project - Episode 122 - July 7, 2025


Lessons from HS2 with James Stewart, chair of Agilia Infrastructure Partners - Episode 121 - June 29, 2025


Grading US infrastructure   with Tom Smith, executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers - Episode 120 - June  23, 2025


A new nuclear "golden age" with Tim Stone CBE, non executive director, Great British Energy - Nuclear - Episode 119 - June 16, 2025


Rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge with Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, Maryland State, USA - Episode 118 -   June 9, 2025


The future of precision technology with Ivan Di Federico, President and CEO, Topcon Positioning Systems - Episode 117  -   June 2, 2025


Engineering leadership with Claire Gott MBE, Head of Structures, WSP- Episode 116   - May 26, 2025


Decommissioning for the future with Stuart Miller, Programme Director, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority - Episode 115 - May 19, 2025


The water investment challenge with Siân Thomas, Director of Strategic Asset Management, Anglian Water- Episode 114 -  May 12, 2025


Zero-carbon buildings with Lord Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission - Episode 113 - May 5, 2025


Infrastructure's AI realities with Tom Bartley, Director of Civil Infrastructure at AI scale-up Mind Foundry- Episode 112   - Apr 28, 2025


UK's hydrogen future with Brett Ryan, Head of Policy and Analysis, Hydrogen UK - Episode 111 - Apr 21, 2025


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

Episodes 50 - 100


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


A manifesto for growth with Kate Jennings, chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering - Episode 72 - Jun 31, 2024


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


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

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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