Construction World February 2018

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KEY GLOBAL ISSUES to be debated

About RICS RICS is a global professional body. It promotes and enforces the highest professional qualification and standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. Its name promises the consistent delivery of standards – bringing confidence to the markets it serves. The work of its professionals creates a safer world: it is proud of its profession’s reputation and guards it fiercely. for cities and the regions around them.” Attending the conference will provide insights enabling delegates to: • Understand the trends shaping the urban environment and the inter- connected sectoral risks in regional and global markets • Understand the market forces driving foreign direct investment in real estate and infrastructure • Gain valuable insight into real estate markets: location strategy, occupier needs, responsible investment • Learn best practices that make optimum use of available resources, and offer the best long term viability for cities to attract employers and meet citizens’ needs. For further information visit wbef.rics.org or email wbefbooking@rics.org or contact: TC Chetty, RICS Country Manager for South Africa on 031 7644645 or 083 264 3134 or email tcchetty@rics.org. 

On 23-24 April 2018, the Summit of the RICS World Built Environment Forum reconvenes in London, with two days of cutting edge debates focusing on the commercial strategies needed to harness the enormous potential of the 21 st century’s people and places.

U nder the title of ‘Our Changing World – Urbanisation, Innovation and Civilisation’, this Summit looks at the three driving forces of industrial transformation, urbanisation and digitalisation. Key themes include collaborative infrastructure, trade and knowledge

networks; the role of intelligent technology in driving productivity, and competition and co-operation between cities and regions. Says TC Chetty, RICS country manager for South Africa: “The World Built Environment Forum is a global network of professionals combining knowledge, skills and resources to shape the environment global populations need.” Delivering the opening keynote address is Tesla Chief Technical Officer and co- founder, JB Straubel. A global leader in large scale solar and energy storage and electric vehicles, Straubel will highlight the role of innovative technology in creating disruptive business models. Other speakers include Jonathan Ballon, vice president and group manager – Internet of Things, Intel Corporation; Guy Grainer, Europe, Middle East and Africa CEO for JLL; and Didier Bonnet, Senior Vice President and Global Practice Leader – digital transformation for Capgemini Consulting. Adds Chetty: “The two-day programme, developed in collaboration with internation- ally renowned and respected industry fig- ures, will explore the transformative impact of digitalisation on business models and the consequences

Main themes to be covered at the summit

• How development of collaborative infrastructure, trade and knowledge

networks can generate inclusive wealth and wellbeing and inspire deeper regional economic co-dependencies • The nature and scope of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the role of intelligent technology in driving productivity across both de-industrialised and industrialising global regions • Competition and co-operation between

cities and regions in pursuit of greater prosperity and economic versatility, enhanced public health and welfare, and improved levels of liveability and environmental sustainability.

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