Annual Conference for Innovation on Infrastructure

As you all know this time of the year is always full of activities, alongside work related activities there have also been, final presentation of my children at school and also final exams at the MBA and everything has worked out smoothly.

Last week and this week I have been working on some overseas market introductory services (OMIS) for 3 British companies, 2 in the consultancy one for retail sector and the other on infrastructure and another in the rail sector.

Last Thursday we sponsored the Annual  Conference for Innovation on Infrastructure. There were around 500 people from the construction, consultancy, equipment and supplier and government sectors.

This photo was taken at the Annual Conference for Innovation on Infrastructure. Maria Pia Gazzella  with some of  delegates from private and public sector that visited the UK:Carlos Rubilar, Head of the Highways and roads from the Ministry of Public Works; Francisco Gatica, Advisor to the Minister of Public Works; Jorge Letelier Vice President of the Committee of Public Infrastructure of the Chilean Construction Chamber of Commerce, and Juan Carlos Leon  General Manager of the Technological Developement Corporation.

At the conference, the Chilean delegation that visited the UK in September to learn about  British capabilities in innovation in the infrastructure sector and, in particular, in roads, roads management, and PPP on road maintenance,  presented the main findings and suggestions on how they could be applicable in Chile. For example in 2004 the UK started PPP on road maintenance and Chile is currently developing a programme worth US$1 billion for road maintenance whose first phase will be on tender next year. This is a new challenge for Chile and the Construction Chamber invited as guest speaker  Divisional Technical Director Transport Management Consultancy at Mott MacDonald to present the British experience in this field.

Posted at 13:56 21 December 2007 by Maria Pia Gazzella  |