Programme

Pre-event

Monday 15 - Wednesday 17 May

Cycle Challenge

A three day ride from Bilbao to Madrid
Sponsored by EC Harris, Brookfield Multiplex, Dome Consultants, Hilson Moran, ISG and Jones Lang LaSalle

Day 1

Wednesday 15 May

All day

BCO Golf Cup

Club de Golf de la Moraleja
Sponsored by Brookfield Multiplex

1500

Cycle Challenge

Cyclists arrive in Madrid

1900-2030

Reception

Casino de Madrid
Sponsored by Mace

Day 2

Thursday 16 May

1000-1130

Session 1

Plenary
A Brave New World
Chairman: Neil Thompson, Great Portland Estates
Speakers: Lord Norman Lamont, Former Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord Paul Myners, Former Financial Services Minister in HM Treasury and former Chairman of Land Securities; Sir Stuart Hampson, Chairman of The Crown Estate and former Chairman of John Lewis

1130-1215

Morning Coffee

Sponsored by WSP

1215-1345

Session 2

Plenary
Transport and Offices - Crisis, Delusion or the British Way?
Chairman: Richard Kauntze, British Council for Offices
Speakers: Lord Adonis, former Secretary of State for Transport; Dame Helen Alexander CBE, Chairman of United Business Media, and of the Port of London Authority; Professor David Begg, Director of the campaign for High Speed Rail

1345-1500

Lunch

Sponsored by Troup Bywaters + Anders

1500-1630 or
1500-1845
 

Session 3

Seminars or Tours

[1500-1630]
3A  Changing culture to maximise value
3B  Cancelled
3C  Vanity to Sanity
3D  Where next for the BCO Guide to Specification?

[1445-1630]
T1  Endesa
T2  City Hall
T3  Tower Tour 1

[1500-1845]
T4  Santander & Telefonica
T5  Santander & 4 Towers Urban Realm
T6  BBVA New & 4 Towers Urban Realm
T7  Classic Buildings
T8  Repsol

1630-1715

Afternoon Tea

Sponsored by WSP

1715-1830

Session 4

Seminars or Tours

[1715-1830]
4A  Innovation in Austerity
4B  Survival of the Fittest: Lessons from Other Countries
4C  Building Information Modelling (BIM)

[1715-1830]
T9 Sanitas
T10  City Hall
T11  Tower Tour 1

2000

Pre-Dinner Drinks

Sponsored by Argent

2100

Conference Dinner

Sponsored by Argent

Day 3

Friday 17 May

1000-1200

Session 5

Seminars or Tours

[1030-1200]
5A  Breakfast with the Contractors

[0945-1200]
T12  Santander
T13  Telefonica
T18  Tower Tour 2
T19  this tour has been cancelled
T20  Repsol

[1000-1200]
T14 Sanitas
T15 Endesa
T16 City Hall
T17 Classic Buildings

1200-1245

Morning Coffee

Sponsored by WSP

1245-1415

Session 6

Plenary
Architects: Celebrity Chefs or Good Cooks?
Chairman: Paul Finch, Chairman, Design Council Cabe
Speakers: Rafael de La-Hoz, Rafael de La-Hoz Arquitectos; Simon Allford, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris; Glenn Howells, Glenn Howells Architects

1415-1515

Lunch

Sponsored by Troup Bywaters + Anders