NEC3/NEC4 Management Consultant
Introduction Address
An introduction to the day’s proceedings, welcoming attendees to this year’s event and looking back at the past year and the past ten years of NEC People conferences and the growth and successes within the group.
Partner at K&L Gates
NEC4 Legal Update
A review of the new net zero secondary option clause and a review of case law in the past two years since our last conference.
Commercial Strategy Manger - Environment Agency
Building collaboration with Consultants and Contractors
This presentation will share experience and thinking which has informed the decisions within the Environment Agency, how they have adapted (in a minor way) the NEC to suit their particular requirements and circumstances and how they use NEC to support their business direction.
Commercial Director of Transportation - Costain
Covid-19 Past and Future, and NEC Contracts
Matthew will consider and reflect on a number of covid-related questions: How was Covid dealt with by clients / contractors when it all initially happened? What did a global pandemic teach us about how we can perform? How should contracts deal with any future Covid restrictions?
Director & Founder of Sodak Limited
Behaviouralising Trust and Cooperation: Insight in the Workplace
This presentation will explore one of the more infamous clauses within the NEC contracts: the obligation to act in a spirit of mutual trust and cooperation. It was brought in to try to encourage a culture and an obligation to act in this way, but what does it really mean? Bob will explain how we can use some simple principles from behavioural science to greatly increase the likelihood of trust and collaboration through pinpointing and behaviouralisation.
Co-Founder & Exec Director at th3rdcurve
Delivering the Covid 19 Mega Laboratory
Th3rdcurve supported the UK Government on its COVID-19 testing programme. In response to the pandemic, they were engaged to lead the project management, PMO and controls for the rapid design and build of the UK's first 'megalab'.
NEC3/NEC4 Management Consultant
Z Clause of the Year Award
Back by popular demand, this final session will award the Z clause of the year, and then go on to consider the cultural and behavioural issues that can exist on projects and explores the contractual/practical answer to a series of issues that might occur as real-life issues.