nima Autumn Virtual Conference 2024

Information Management Initiative:
the refreshed approach to information management for the built and
managed environment

Thursday 7 November 2024

The third nima Virtual Conference will take place on Thursday 7 November 2024 and will once again be held in our immersive conference environment, where the audience, speakers and exhibitors interact through a series of virtual spaces for presentations, demonstrations and networking.

New for Autumn 2024 is the thread running through all the conference content from the main stage to our networking rooms – a new approach to information management.

Throughout 2024, nima has been leading work to build upon the pioneering ‘UK BIM Mandate’ and the current ‘Information Management Initiative’ contained in the Transforming Infrastructure Performance Roadmap to 2030. This work is also a response to a key recommendation of the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) September 2023 Productivity Report to stimulate innovation and digital transformation.

Ensuring the new Information Management Initiative (IMI) is relevant across the whole built and managed environment, both now and for the future, the aim is to make the message less ambiguous, more achievable and beneficial for everyone. The CLC is supporting the nima Autumn Virtual Conference and will be joining us on the day!

Register now to secure your virtual front row seat to hear everything you need to know about the new Information Management Initiative. 

Programme

08:00 – 10:00	Open Networking
10:00	Welcome from nima Virtual Conference Chair Fiona Moore, Vice Chair, nima & Director, Cirrus Consultant Services
10:00 – 10:15	Keynote: “Why? Why now?” – sponsored by XD House Richard Robinson, Deputy Co-chair, Construction Leadership Council & President UK and Ireland, AtkinsRéalis
10:15 – 10:30	Introduction to the Information Management Initiative Dr Anne Kemp OBE, Chair, nima & Fellow and Technical Director for Digital Engineering (DE), BIM Strategy and Development, AtkinsRéalis
10:30 – 11:00	Head 2 Head: Industry Leader Insights – “Focusing on the Golden Thread” – sponsored by Bluebeam Dr Anne Kemp OBE, Chair, nima and Fellow and Technical Director for Digital Engineering (DE) and BIM Strategy and Development, AtkinsRéalis  Dr Bola Abisogun OBE, Founder & Chief Excitement Officer, Digital Twin Skills Academy
11:00 – 11:45	Panel Discussion: “What has the Information Management Initiative got to do with manufacturing?” – sponsored by Egnyte Patricia Massey, Digital & Technology Leader, BEAMA (CHAIR) Golnaz Ighany, Sustainability Director, BDP Jamie Mills, Global BIM Manager, Xylem Jo Jolly, Director of Environment, Ofwat Pavlina Nikolova, AEC Practice Leader, Egnyte
11:45 – 11:50	Morning round up from nima Virtual Conference Chair Fiona Moore, Vice Chair, nima & Director, Cirrus Consultant Services
11:50 – 14:00	Networking Break
14:00 – 14:45	Panel Discussion: “The case for signing up to the Information Management Initiative” – sponsored by Trimble John Roberts, Chief Engineer, McGee (CHAIR) Trevor Graham, Chief Property Officer, Orbit Group Hannah Howard Jones, Director of Asset Management, Home Group Anthony Burd, Head of Built Environment, BSI Mo Shana’a, CEO & Founder, Morta
14:45 – 15:15	Head 2 Head: Industry Leader Insights – “Will it deliver?” – sponsored by Morta Chris Lees, CEO Data Clan & Technical Director, OSCRE Justin Stanton, Editor, BIMplus
15:15 – 15:45	Keynote: “The call for action!” – sponsored by BDP Fergus Harradence, Deputy Director, Infrastructure, Construction & Rail, Department for Business & Trade
15:45 – 16:00	Closing Remarks Dr Anne Kemp OBE, Chair, nima & Fellow and Technical Director for Digital Engineering (DE), BIM Strategy and Development, AtkinsRéalis
16:00 – 18:00	Open Networking

nima Virtual Conference leads

Keynote Speakers

Networking Rooms

Each networking room is open from 08.00 to 18.00 and will be facilitated through a combination of subject matter experts, thought leaders and future thinkers! This means there will be an abundance of people to talk to and connect with throughout the whole day. The full agenda for each networking room is coming soon!

If you would like to talk to us about being a facilitator or sponsor, please contact us at events@wearenima.im.

Everything you need to know about the Information Management Initiative (IMI) in partnership with nima	Networking Room 1	08:00 – 18:00
Understanding the benefits of information management in partnership with Construction Products Association	Networking Room 2	08:00 – 18:00
Public Sector Information Management in partnership with Binnies	Networking Room 3	08:00 – 18:00
Implementing the Golden Thread in partnership with Bentley	Networking Room 4	08:00 – 18:00
Data driven decisions with the GIIG in partnership with GIIG	Networking Room 5	08:00 – 18:00
Building a powerful collaborative network in partnership with Women in BIM	Networking Room 6	08:00 – 18:00

For all nima Virtual Conference enquires, contact: events@wearenima.im

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Conference Partners