British Tunnelling Society Conference & Exhibition 2026
6 October 2026 – 7 October 2026
Queen Elizabeth Ii Centre, London, United Kingdom
26 sessions · 35 speakers
Organiser (1)
Media Partner (1)
Sponsors (5)
LBA London · OTB Engineering Ltd · Gall Zeidler Consultants · Dr. Sauer & Partners Limited · Herrenknecht AG
Exhibitors (56)
GScan Ltd · Victaulic · Associated Polymer Service Ltd · Minova International Limited · ArcelorMittal · Joseph Gallagher Ltd · Master Builders Solutions · Tradecc nv · Cooper and Turner Ltd. · TCOMET · Brokk UK Ltd · British Tunnelling Society · KERN Tunneltechnik LTD · ACOCHEM, Advanced Construction Chemicals · Tracey Concrete · Maxwell Geosystems · Tunnelling Accessories · ALGAHER S.A. · Normet UK · Aironn Fan Engineering · Pipe Jacking Association · J3M Construction Training Limited · British Hydropower Association · Orica · Banagher Precast Concrete · TunnelSkills · CREG TBM Germany GmbH · FAMA S.r.l. · ITA WTC2027 Antwerp · Newton Waterproofing Systems · XL Industries · OTB Engineering Ltd · VIPO · TotaLite · STM Industriale SpA · Mapei · CEMEX UK Operations Ltd · WJ UK · VIP-Polymers Ltd · Tunnel Engineering Services (UK) Ltd · Gall Zeidler Consultants · PPS – Poltinger Precision Systems GmbH · Dr. Sauer & Partners Limited · TECHNICAL TUNNELLING COMPONENTS (TTC) · Herrenknecht AG · Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals UK Ltd · Alvenius Industrier AB. · x-Glo · Specialist Plant Associates · CFT GmbH Compact Filter Technic · RVT Group · Shay Murtagh Precast Ltd · Concrete Society · Optimas Solutions · NRC Plant Ltd · Tekinject UK & IRL
Speakers (35)
- Keith Bowers Director; Project Director, LTC, COWI
- Emily-rose Garnett Connected Places Catapult
- Alan Morris Construction Delivery Director, HS2
- David Hobson Director of Engineering, Environment, Digital and Sustainability, MetroLink
- Bill Grose Bill Grose Consulting
- Christoph Eberle Technical Director Tunnels, Mott MacDonald
- Ross Dimmock Whyte Rock Consulting
- Alastair Smith BTS Chair and Director Tunnels Europe, Jacobs
- Andy Sloan Executive Vice President, COWI
- Augustin Morando Project Director, BESSAC
- Bethan Haig Design and Engineering Manager, Dragados
- Bryn Phillips Ward and Burke
- Charles Hunt Principal, Delve Underground
- Chris Dulake Independent Consultant
- Dr Moura Mehravar Deputy Director of National Buried Infrastructure Facility (NBIF), Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Birmingham
- Dr. Christoph Monsberger Managing Director, ACI Monitoring
- Faye Burnett Super Sector Programme Director, Mace
- Filipe Mello Delivery Lead, Old Oak Common SCL Tunnel, SCS JV
- George Issit Head of Technical, Bouygues Construction - Align JV HS2
- Janagan Nithiananthan Project Manager, Euston Tunnel, SCS JV
- Leo McKibbins Technical Director Civil Asset Management, Mott MacDonald
- Madeleine Winkler Project Manager, ACI Monitoring
- Mark Culbert Technical Lead, Murphy
- Neil Hancox Chairperson, TunnelSkills
- Neil Moss Technical Director – Tunnels, Gall Zeidler Consultants
- Patrick Lo Technical Manager of Trunk Road T2 Tunnel, Bouygues Travaux Publics
- Rainer Antretter Head of the Mechanical Department, BEMO Tunnelling
- Sean Martin Head of Tunnelling, Murphy
- Yuan Le Civil Structural Engineer, Gall Zeidler Consultants
- Ala Hammad Construction Manager, Strabag UK
- Dr Rich Laver AI Lead - Senior Technical Manager Engineering, Maxwell GeoSystems
- John Nicholas Tunnels Group Manager, National Highways
- Naomi Wheeler Reed Associate Director of Digital Innovation and Sustainability, OTB Engineering
- Paco Lluna Digital Engineering Lead (EWE) Sizewell C, Balfour Beatty
- Rosa Diez European Tunnels Lead, Mott MacDonald
Agenda
- MetroLink Dublin: Engineering the Future Beneath the Capital 6 October 2026
- i3P and the UK Infrastructure Innovation Accelerator: Scaling Innovation Across UK Infrastructure 6 October 2026
- Breaking Ground: The Tunnelling Challenge of HS2 6 October 2026
- Q&A and Panel Discussion 6 October 2026
- New Approaches to Hyperbaric Diving, Protecting Marine Concrete Pouring and the Dismantling of a Subsea TBM on Trunk Road T2, Hong Kong 6 October 2026
- Toulouse Metro — Decarbonised Concrete for Tunnel Linings: Innovations, Real-World Applications and Pathways to Large-Scale Adoption 6 October 2026
- Brenner Base Tunnel — Structural Integrity Monitoring Using Distributed Fiber Optics 6 October 2026
- North East Link Melbourne: Lessons from the Design and Construction of Large-Span SEM Tunnels 6 October 2026
- Experiences in the Use of EFC Geopolymer Concrete and the Potential for its Use in Tunnel Lining Segments 6 October 2026
- The Digital Nozzleman: Automated Shotcrete Application on Live Tunnel Projects 6 October 2026
- Elephant and Castle Capacity Upgrade: Design Stage Carbon Optimisation 6 October 2026
- Prop-less Openings in Segmental Tunnel Linings: Design and Delivery on the Silvertown Tunnel Project 6 October 2026
- Panel Discussion — The Future of SCL: Safer, Greener… or Simply More Conservative? 6 October 2026
- BTS October Evening Lecture – The future of the ‘Engineer’? 6 October 2026
- David Wallis Paper 7 October 2026
- Industry Competence and Competence Frameworks 7 October 2026
- NBIF: Enabling Large-Scale Testing for Underground Infrastructure and Tunnelling 7 October 2026
- New CIRIA Guidance on Tunnel Asset Management 7 October 2026
- Meeting the Logistical Challenge: Delivering the HS2 Euston Tunnel in a Busy Urban Environment 7 October 2026
- Surrounded by Rail Lines and Utilities – Delivering HS2’s Sprayed Concrete Lined Tunnels in Old Oak Common 7 October 2026
- HS2 — Planning for Follow-on Activities During Tunnel Ring Design 7 October 2026
- Hard Rock Tunnelling for Transport and Power in Scotland 7 October 2026
- Lower Thames Crossing: Preparing the Way for Europe’s Largest TBM 7 October 2026
- The New PJA Design Guide: Raising the Standard for Pipejacking Design 7 October 2026
- Pushing the Boundaries of Pipejacking: Delivering Longer Drives and Larger Diameters in the UK and North America 7 October 2026
- Panel Discussion: AI, Automation and the Future of Tunnelling 7 October 2026