BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - ICE Learned Event\n\nEvent Type: Technical Lec ture\n\nIndustry Sector: Construction & building services\n\nSpeak Details : David Balmforth \nExecutive Technical Director\, MWH and President\, In stitution of Civil Engineers\n\nDescription : Overview \nDavid&rsquo\;s pr esentation will set out the future mega- challenges that the world faces u sing recent events to illustrate likely impacts. He will explore the chall enges for civil engineers globally as to what role civil engineers should play as a profession in helping to tackle these challenges. He will go on to demonstrate why business as usual cannot meet the future needs of socie ty in this context and therefore why civil engineers must be a lot more in novative. This will culminate in a more detailed exploration into the trut hs and myths surrounding innovation. Whilst there are plenty examples of i nnovation\, the profession does not innovate as a general rule on a day to day basis to the extent it should. David will share his ideas on how civi l engineers can unlock innovation in the industry\, ranging from personal contributions through to the structures of the industry and the way projec ts are procured and delivered. \n \;\nAbout the Speaker \nDavid Balmfo rth is an Executive Technical Director with the international engineering company MWH\, which he joined in 1999. He is an accomplished civil enginee r specializing in flood risk management and urban pollution control. Forma lly an academic\, his recent work ranges from the delivery of £\;mult i-million engineering programmes\, to flood advisory work for municipaliti es in the UK and overseas. He has acted as an advisor to governments on in frastructure development\, and has recently worked to alleviate flooding i n London\, Glasgow and Singapore. His novel approaches to managing urban r iver pollution have been widely adopted and he has exhibited at the Design Centre in London. Formally a non &ndash\;executive director of the Constr uction Industry Research and Information Association and Editor of the Jou rnal of Flood Risk Management\, David is now a visiting professor at Imper ial College and President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. \nRegiste red charity number 210252 Charity registered in Scotland number SC038629 \ n \;\nThe lecture will start promptly at 11:30am with refreshments ser ved from 11:00am\n \;\nIf you would like to speak at a future ICE Lear ned event or have topic suggestions\, please contact Phil Todd: Philip.Tod d@atkinsglobal.com\n \;\n\n\nContact Details: DTEND:20151024T130000 DTSTAMP:20261006T000455Z DTSTART:20151024T110000 LOCATION:American University of Dubai - Engineering Building - 4th Floor\, Sheikh Zayed Road\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:ICE Learned Event UID:f91bcfd2-3253-47e7-bca0-91430dccfe83 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR