Today’s Agenda

Today’s event is hosted
by Sarah Travers

8.15am - 9.00am 

Registration, Breakfast and Networking 

8.30am - 8.55am 

CEF AGM (CEF Members Only) 

9.00am 

Conference Start and CEF Chief Executive Welcome KPMG Headline Sponsor Welcome 

9.15am - 9.45am 

Session 1: Elected Representatives Discussion: CEF 2027 NI Assembly Election Manifesto 

MLA Guests 

  • Chris Hazzard MP 

  • Peter Martin MLA 

  • Peter McReynolds MLA 

  • John Stewart MLA 

  • Matthew O’Toole MLA 

9.45am - 10.30am 

Session 2: Carbon Reduction and Net Zero in Construction 

  • Karen McShane, Karen McShane Ltd 

  • Barry McCarron, KORE RetrofitW 

  • Orla Crothers, NI Water 

  • Liam McEvoy, Sustain IQ 

10.30am - 11:00am 

Coffee Break and Networking 

11.00am - 11.45am 

Session 3: Construction Skills and the Future Workforce 

  • Kathleen O'Hare, NI Skills Council 

  • Fionnuala McKenna, Construction Futures 

  • Graeme Wilkinson, DfE 

  • Barry Neilson, CITB NI 

  • Rachel Tohill, Farrans Construction 

11.45am - 12.15pm 

Suzanne Hill: AI Opportunities and Challenges for Construction 

12.15pm - 12.45pm 

Session 4: Digital and Al in Construction: A Changing Landscape 

  • Suzanne Hill, AI for SMEs 

  • Fiona Graham, Payapps 

  • Peter Monaghan, Southern Regional College 

  • Brendan Rogers, Concara 

12.45pm 

Networking Lunch