Digital Construction Week (DCW), the UK’s leading event for innovation and technology in the built environment, returns to Excel London on 4-5 June 2025. This year’s Main Stage line-up brings together influential voices from across the construction and infrastructure landscape, showcasing industry-shaping projects, bold ideas, and powerful personal stories. 

Spotlighting the sector’s most influential voices 

The DCW Main Stage is where the big names tackle the big issues. With sessions covering everything from mental health to modern methods of construction and digital infrastructure transformation, this year’s speakers promise to spark ideas and conversations that will shape the future of the built environment.

Here are just a few of the of the sessions planned for the highly anticipated Main Stage.

From awareness to action: Tackling the mental health crisis in construction 
Fred Mills (The B1M), Samantha Downie (Mates in Mind), Jenny McLaughlin (Heathrow Airport), Sasha Reed (Procore) 

The construction industry is grappling with a serious mental health crisis. This panel will explore how we move beyond raising awareness and into meaningful action. With voices from mental health advocacy, major infrastructure, and industry leaders, the session will spotlight practical, proven approaches to building a healthier workforce.
Attendees will take away:

• How industry campaigns have reached global audiences and raised critical funds
• How major clients like Heathrow are embedding mental health into their delivery strategy
• Practical ways organisations can create more supportive environments on site and off

Programmes + Productisation = Productivity² 
Az Jasat (Autodesk) and Dale Sinclair (WSP) 

What’s holding the industry back from fully embracing industrialised construction? In this myth-busting session, experts explore the mindset shift needed to boost productivity at scale.
They’ll explore:

• Why programmes and productisation are critical to construction’s future
• The enduring myths limiting adoption of industrialised approaches
• How a manufacturing mindset unlocks productivity, safety and sustainability benefits

Digital transformation in infrastructure: Tackling the UK’s multi-billion-pound ambitions 
David John Varghese (AtkinsRéalis), Marie-Claude Hemming (CECA), Mark Beardmore (Jacobs), Jalpesh Patel (Bluebeam) 

The UK’s infrastructure pipeline includes over 150 major projects with tight timelines, budgets and sustainability targets. In this session, a panel of infrastructure powerhouses share how they’re leveraging digital tools to deliver better, faster, and greener.
Learn from the best:

• How leading firms are transforming their tech stacks for complex delivery
• Ways that digital solutions support cost control, collaboration and sustainability
• Lessons from real-world case studies across UK infrastructure

Where AECO’s future takes the stage 

From global campaigns to game-changing technologies, the Main Stage at DCW 2025 offers a front row seat to the biggest conversations shaping AECO. With access to renowned experts and real project insight, attendees will leave with practical ideas to take back to their teams and fresh inspiration for what’s next.

Alongside the content programme, DCW 2025 will also feature 150+ cutting-edge exhibitors showcasing the latest digital tools, solutions, and services – plus plenty of opportunities to connect with peers from across the built environment.

View the programme at https://go.pardot.com/e/465882/programme-/3jtjg1d/6468850172/h/qNXFflbAFcj8ILxboLfitt6lqKHQaZAM8_v4H9A06iE 

The event is free to attend – join the industry’s brightest minds on 4-5 June at Excel, London by registering today.

Register free now at https://go.pardot.com/e/465882/eek25-aspx-TrackingCode-DCW300/3jtjg1h/6468850172/h/qNXFflbAFcj8ILxboLfitt6lqKHQaZAM8_v4H9A06iE  

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