Vision London 2015: UK Construction Media exclusive interview – part three

Launching this year, Vision London is a new event that will give a platform to architects, suppliers, specifiers and clients who want to debate and showcase developments in architecture, design and the built environment. 

In the first two parts of this interview, Matt Underhill, Director of VL Events Ltd, who organise the event, spoke about the origins of the exhibition as well as the benefits and organisational challenges. 

In the final part, Matt discusses the timetable of the event, the rewards of organising, and plans for the future.

Could you give us a rundown of the itinerary for the event?

Vision London comprises an exhibition of 100 innovative companies, alongside two days of seminars, workshops, debates and case studies. 

Over 100 key figures are set to speak at the event’s two-day seminar programme; covering the four prime themes of Future Materials & Systems, Technology, Innovative Architecture & Design, and Building for Health & Wellbeing. Some of the topics covered include ‘Healthy Buildings, Healthy People’, ‘Building London Offsite’, and ‘Amphibious and Flood Resistant Homes’. 

Influential names participating include British Land Executive Matthew Webster, Monomoy Company Principal Richard Francis, DSDHA Partner Debra Saunt, Heath Design’s Oliver Heath, Arup’s Michael Stych and Chris Jofeh, Laing O’Rourke’s Engineering Excellence Group’s John Roberts and Stewart Milne Director of Product Development Stewart Dalgano.

We also have Keynote addresses from speakers such as Paul Morell (Paul Morrell Consulting and Former Chief Construction Adviser, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills) and Josef Hargrave (Arup Foresight), as well as sessions run by NLA and the Design Council.

Alongside the seminars we have a whole raft of workshops (including accredited CPD content) and live debates. At the end of day one will be a networking drinks reception, the perfect opportunity for visitors and exhibitors to meet and discuss ideas and solutions in an informal setting.

How are the speakers and those who conduct seminars decided upon?

It’s essential to have the very best and most knowledgeable speakers to head up any seminar programme. For Vision London, content is vitally important in providing worthy learning opportunities and we have a team of highly experienced seminar programme producers, with access and knowledge to each sector of our highly topical programme covering innovation and wellness to materials for future construction, CPD and more.

To ensure the highest calibre of debate and discussion we have secured the participation of some of the industry’s most influential figures.

In your experience, what is the most rewarding part about organising the event?

Simple: launching a new brand and creating something that people view as valuable to learning and providing a veritable channel for exhibitors to the architects, clients and specifiers.

How do you see Vision London changing in the future? Are there any plans going forward?

2016 is going to be bigger and even better, with more innovation on display and backed up with more opportunities for learning through the seminar programme.

Is there anything else you would like to mention?

No, we think we have covered it all. Apart from register now for Vision London at http://ift.tt/1IRdqFs. You can also check out the full seminar programme on the Vision London website.

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