FIDIC gathered global infrastructure leaders in Geneva earlier this month to set a collective path on decarbonisation, skills and cyber-security. IG had exclusive access to interview them on the key issues that matter and their insights can be found below.
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Innovator, chair, Solar Impulse
Share experience and embrace change
Modernising sustainably will be profitable
Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE
CEO, FIDIC
Global problems need global solutions
Industry must reach climate outcomes
Estelle Monod
Senior VP, Schneider Electric
Collective buy-in crucial to tech adoption
Hard to navigate sustainable tech alone
Chris Lewis
Global head of infrastructure, EY
Decarbonisation needs collaboration
Developing world can leapfrog carbon
Malani Padayachee-Saman
CEO MPAMOT
Skills need repurposing for sustainability
Net zero skills a global not national issue
Tony Barry
President, FIDIC
Impact, influence and insights set direction
Global standards need to be set
Claire Rutkowski, CIO Champion,
Senior VP, Bentley Systems
Finding avenues for industry to collaborate
Raising industry’s digital maturity
Jens-Peter Saul
Group CEO, Ramboll
Early decisions key to decarbonisation
Clients demanding carbon accountability
Diane Holdorf
Executive VP, WBCSD
Industry alignment needed on climate
Must determine material climate risk
Bill Cox
CEO, Aurecon
Cyber-risk: People, systems, process
Collective action needed on cyber threats
Catherine Karakatsanis
President-elect, FIDIC
Industry to advocate for climate solutions
Visionary leaders influence others
André Schneider
CEO, Geneva Airport
Cyber vigilance must become natural
A collective approach to cyber-solutions
Benoît Clocheret
President, EFCA
No one sector has all the climate solutions
Industry must demonstrate collective action
Robert Spencer
Global Head of ESG Advisory, AECOM
Projects must assess people, planet, profit
Collective leadership vital to net zero
Professor Peter Guthrie OBE
University of Cambridge
Competitors competing on climate change
Real commitment to improve and influence
