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CONSTRUCTION'S LEADING FINANCIAL CONFERENCE
London, 13th May 2026
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Martin Nilsson, CFO - Carey Group

"You are building something great. The Construction CFO Summit is a fantastic gathering for financial leaders across the sector"

Where finance leaders shape construction

Bringing together CFOs, FDs, and senior finance executives from the country’s top contractors, developers, and suppliers. The summit delivers a full day of insight, connection, and strategic debate.

Join decision-makers from leading firms including Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall, Skanska, Kier, and Laing O’Rourke, alongside investors, advisors, and policymakers driving the next chapter of the sector.

2025 Speaker Panel

Andrew Dixon
Managing Director
STRABAG UK
Kate Fancourt
Group Finance Director
GMI Construction Group
Jeremy Askew
Group Finance Director
Briggs & Forrester
Ian Worboys
CEO & Co-founder
European Green Logistics Space
Niki Setchell
Partner
Gallagher
Michael Crouch
Partner
Gallagher
Max Jones (Moderator)
Director and Head of Construction, Infrastructure Coverage
Lloyds Bank
Andrew Gilder
UK Head of Construction and House Building
KPMG
Hannah Munro
Managing Director
ITAS - Sage Software Solutions
Matt Boddington
Director
Chartergates
Andrew Curtin
Founder & CEO
Construction Wave
Janak Vakharia
Group CEO
Algorithms Software - Xpedeon
Rory Butler (Moderator)
Editor
Construction Wave
Vivek Sharma
Executive Director
Xpedeon
Peter Dobson
Group Head of Tax
Amey
Mark Kershteyn
Partner
SIS

Event Highlights

Fireside Chat

UK Construction's Strategic Crossroads: Doing More with Less

Is the UK construction sector at an inflection point? Margin pressure continues, productivity is stuck, talent is in demand, the supply chain is volatile; and insolvency risk is still relatively high — could the sector’s maturing approach to technology and data be a driver of strategic change to ease these pressures. This opening session sets the strategic context for the day, making an assessment of where the sector stands and, drawing on lessons from the US market, where it can go next. We explore how construction-native technology and connected data move companies from firefighting to foresight, And what is truly takes to turn ambition into momentum.

Andrew Gilder
UK Head of Construction and House Building
KPMG
Panel

Stabilising Construction Businesses Beyond Finance

Surviving a difficult period is one thing, but building a business that never returns to that place is another challenge entirely. For many of us, the last few years have been defined by crisis management - survival mode. This goes beyond financial pressure; it fragments teams, erodes trust, and creates governance gaps that can quietly grow into future problems. This is for those who are out of survival mode but are asking the harder questions: How do we never come back?

Andrew Dixon
Managing Director
STRABAG UK
Rory Butler (Moderator)
Editor
Construction Wave

What Your Business Needs Before Technology Can Deliver

Construction continues to lag on industry level technological advances, but someday argue that there aren't many platforms specific to the industry & challenges. We all know the offers and features, but there still seems to be a disconnect between the true value and the need for it. In this session, we'll discuss the realities of finding the right tech for you and your business, alongside the business requirements that need to be in place for the tech to come in - it's a two way street.

Kate Fancourt
Group Finance Director
GMI Construction Group

Beyond the Chatbot: What Changed in 2026 and What CFOs Should Actually Do About It

Most finance leaders have used ChatGPT. Far fewer have a clear picture of what changed this year to make AI meaningfully different from the consumer tools they already know. This session cuts through the noise, Vivek, draws a clear line between the consumer AI tools most of us have already used and the agentic AI now operating inside mid-to-large contractors — reading invoices, maintaining live cost-value positions, and answering the CFO's questions directly from transactional data. No jargon. No roadmap promises. Just a plain-English account of what's running today, what it changes, and how to think about the numbers without falling into the efficiency trap.

Vivek Sharma
Executive Director
Xpedeon
Fireside Chat

Beyond the Balance Sheet: Building Trust, Credibility & Investment Confidence

In construction, credibility is currency - and the businesses that survive aren't just the ones that fix their numbers, but the ones that win back the trust of the people they work with. This session brings together two perspectives on what the real world looks like in practice: a lender who sits inside dozens of construction businesses, and a developer who has lived through the scrutiny of raising capital, while managing the investor relationship at scale. Join this session to hear the breakdown of what banks, lenders and clients are genuinely looking for beyond the numbers.

Max Jones (Moderator)
Director and Head of Construction, Infrastructure Coverage
Lloyds Bank
Ian Worboys
CEO & Co-founder
European Green Logistics Space
Fireside Chat

Scaling Without Breaking

Scaling at the wrong moment, or in the wrong way, doesn't just slow down business but could break it entirely. Growth can happen in many ways before it's externally seen to the industry. This session is for those looking for the "green flags" and understanding if you truly are ready for scaling.

Hannah Munro
Managing Director
ITAS - Sage Software Solutions

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