Programme Committee

Kay joined HS2 as Design Director in 2019 and leads a multidisciplinary team of architects, landscape architects, urban designers, design managers and art and culture specialists within HS2. The team works to deliver the Design Vision for HS2 and establish a legacy vision.

Kay was has worked with the National Infrastructure Commission, the GLA and was the Principal Design adviser and Head of Design for London 2012, Senior Sponsor at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and part of the Major Projects team at Sport England as well as chairing design review panels for Otterpool Park Garden Town and Havering Borough Council.

Kay believes that the design strategy for infrastructure projects and the quality of design delivery is fundamental to achieving social, economic and environmental benefits. She more recently studied Infrastructure Investment and Finance at UCL and is a keen supporter of active travel and environmental sustainability.

As a Director within the Major Projects division of Balfour Beatty, Sabina is on the Senior Leadership team for the Civil Works Alliance working on Sizewell C.

With experience of managing complex and large-scale infrastructure projects such as HS2 and AWE at various stages of the project lifecycle, she is experienced at navigating and managing relationships at the most senior levels and across Government.

Sabina is an active STEM ambassador and passionate about the future skills workforce.

Andy is the Executive Director of the Major Projects Association, prior to which he spent 30 years as a practitioner, consultant and assurer of complex projects and programmes for public, private and third sector organisations both domestically and internationally. He has a focus on project governance, the treatment of inherent project complexity and organisational development of project capability.

Andy is a respected author, having worked with HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, the Association for Project Management (APM) and Axelos to develop best practice guidance on their behalf. Publications include PRINCE2, P3M3, Routemap and the Governance of Co-Owned Projects. He was cited in the Sunday Telegraph’s business supplement as one of the most influential people in project management. He is the Chair of the APM’s Governance Special Interest Group, the Chair of the IPA’s independent project advisory group for the Project Initiation Routemap and is the engagement workstream lead for the Project Data Analytics Task Force.

Andy is a collaborative and inclusive senior leader with a track record of building high-performing teams both within his organisation, across partnerships and with voluntary groups.

Outside of work Andy spends his time mountain biking or helping out Willaston FC (a community football club) as treasurer and manager of the Under 14s team.

Eleanor joined the Major Projects Association in 2015, following the completion of her degree in Geography. Over the past decade, she has steadily built expertise in event management and communications, progressing through a series of roles that reflect both her commitment and capability. She began in an events and data role before becoming Events Manager, where she played a pivotal part in shaping and delivering a dynamic and growing events programme.

In 2024, she was appointed Head of Events and Communications. In this capacity, she oversees the development and delivery of the Association's extensive calendar of events as well as its communications strategy. She also serves as secretariat for the Programme Committee, working closely with committee members and the Executive Director to ensure the Association's events programme delivers the topics and insights most relevant to the major projects sector and member needs.

Blending operational precision with strategic vision, Eleanor is passionate about driving innovation in how the Association engages its members, communicates its purpose, and delivers its impact.

Alistair is actively involved in the profession of project management and has served as a Director and Deputy Chairman of the UK Association for Project Management (APM) for 13 years. He has also served as a Director of the Major Projects Association and currently sits on their programme committee. Alistair has chaired conferences and authored several chapters on ethics for project management books, sections of the APM Body of Knowledge. He is the UK council member of the International Project Management Association and chairs their Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the ICE Project 12 working group, designing new ways to deliver infrastructure programmes. In 2014 he was made an Honorary Fellow of the APM for his contribution to project management.
Alistair is a Director with The Nichols Group, with over 30 years’ programme management experience. His programmes range from large multi-disciplinary high integrity safety related systems in regulated environments, building and relocation, through organisation wide business change and IT projects in aviation, education, rail, nuclear and mining in the UK, Australia and Brazil. He advises companies on improving their project control and delivery effectiveness and leads the setting up programme management offices, project control systems and processes with their accompanying governance, skills and behaviours. He also reviews major projects and programmes, providing feedback and advice to sponsors, clients and project teams.
Alistair is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management, Institute of Engineering and Technology and the Royal Society of Arts Manufacturing and Commerce. He is also a Registered Project Professional and Chartered Engineer.

Janet Greenwood is a specialist in major and mega project and programme development, delivery and assurance. She has experience in carbon and sustainability at both strategy and project delivery levels and is a member of leading industry forums.

Janet is a Director in KPMG’s Major Projects Advisory practice and has over 25 years experience developing and delivering major infrastructure programmes, having worked in the water, wastewater, flood defence and transport sectors.

She was a member of the Institution of Civil Engineer’s Carbon Project, is a member of the ICE’s Productivity Community Advisory Board and is a founding member of the Cambridge University Centre for Smart Infrastructure in Construction’s Achieving Net Zero Roundtable.

A Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Janet has extensive experience in shaping and delivering major construction projects and supporting infrastructure clients to deliver their most challenging programmes.

Catherine brings over 20 years of experience in advising on multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects across the globe, including eight years in the Middle East. As a leader in EY's UK&I Sustainable Infrastructure team, leading Social Infrastructure, she has advised on multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects across a wide range of sectors: Social Infrastructure (and place-making programmes), Transport (roads, rail, ports and airports), Energy and Energy Transition, and Defence.

Her expertise lies in structuring major projects to benefit all stakeholders—from beneficiaries and investors to the supply chain. She focuses on building operational organizations that inspire confidence and successfully deliver on their goals.

Catherine graduated from University College of London with a degree in Project Management for Construction and is an active member of the Infrastructure Diversity Charter, launched by the National Infrastructure Commission in February 2025.

Kerry (MAPM, FCILT) is WSP’s Major Projects Director with over 25 years’ experience in a wide variety of transport, advisory and major project roles in the UK and Australia. Kerry particularly enjoys dealing with the challenge of high-profile infrastructure projects in complex and politically-charged environments, with multiple stakeholders where priorities and objectives compete. She has held senior roles on HS2, Crossrail, airport expansion projects, and Cambridge’s ambitious road user charging scheme. She is currently WSP’s Programme Director for Sizewell C.

Kerry is particularly passionate about bringing forward the next generation of major project professionals and ensuring better representation of women in the industry. She is a STEM ambassador and mentor and speaks frequently at conferences and All-Party Parliamentary Groups on transport, infrastructure and diversity.

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Sascha started her role as Events Coordinator at the Major Projects Association in August 2022 and was promoted to Events Manager in August 2024 following a successful year acting up in the role. In her current position, she is responsible for running the Association’s events programme, which includes planning, coordinating, and delivering a wide range of events that support members in improving the delivery of major projects across the UK. She works closely with members, to ensure high-quality experiences and smooth event operations from start to finish.

At the beginning of 2025, Sascha achieved the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Accounting and hopes to continue her studies further in the future, with the aim of applying these skills to support event-related finance and organisational processes.

Prior to working at the Major Projects Association, Sascha worked as a Meetings and Events Coordinator in a hotel after graduating from Bournemouth University in 2020 with First-Class Honours in Events Management. She completed three years of study and a one-year placement at a local theatre.

Florence is an industry leader with deep expertise in major capital programmes, asset management and complex infrastructure delivery. She works with senior leaders across regulated and asset-intensive sectors to strengthen governance, improve delivery confidence and maximise long-term value from major projects.  A Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET) and the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI), Florence actively champions better decision-making, systems thinking and capability building in the delivery of asset and capital projects. Her experience sits at the intersection of strategy, assurance and execution, aligning closely with the Major Projects Association’s mission to improve outcomes through knowledge, leadership and collaboration. She brings a strong focus on practical impact, learning from delivery, and translating insight into measurable performance improvement at portfolio and programme level. Florence has featured on expert panels, published, and is a spokesperson for the IET.

Paul Chapman is a leading expert on the learning and development of executives, especially those responsible for leading the delivery of major programmes/major projects typically valued at more than $1 billion.
Paul is Academy Director for the UK Government’s “Major Project Leadership Academy” (MPLA), a one-year part time programme for the Major Project Leaders responsible for delivering the UK Central Government’s portfolio strategic projects valued at over £440bn. In this role he also designed and directs the “Sponsoring Major Projects” programme for UK Government Ministers.
At Oxford Paul also set up the MSc in Major Programme Management, a two-year, part-time programme that attracts senior programme leaders from around the world (50% are based outside the UK) who lead programme across a range of sectors.
These programmes involve working closely with client organisations and participants to understanding their potential for development and growth through to realising these opportunities. These roles also include engaging teams of faculty and experienced practitioners to create the design and content required to ensure an engaging learning experience. For example, in addition to the MPLA, Chapman’s work with the UK Government extends to include developing and delivering workshops for the Civil Service’s Permanent Secretaries and also for particular departments that bring together Ministerial teams and their Senior Civil Servants. This means that the insights and capabilities Major Project Leaders develop on the Academy receive better support and can be implemented more effectively in the workplace, which is leading to notable improvements in Major Project delivery.

Paul’s research takes concepts at the heart of operations management, especially engineering and production, and blends these with other insights. This includes developing an approach to reducing new product development lead times that enabled organisations to improve market sensitivity and return on capital. Another strand of research brings together operations management with criminology to address product loss through theft and errors. The outputs from this work have been adopted internationally, saving retailers in Europe and the Americas over $2 billion in recent years.
Before joining Saïd Business School, Paul was a Senior Research Fellow at Cranfield School of Management and previously was a member of the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick. Paul took his BEng, MSc and Engineering Doctorate at the University of Warwick.
Paul is also Vice President of the Association for Project Management (APM), the Chartered body for the project profession, and previously served six years as a Board Member and Chair of the Professional Standards and Knowledge Committee.

Isabelle Adams is the Director for the Great Grid Partnership (GGP) at National Grid.

GGP sits at the heart of the UK energy transition and will initially support the delivery of nine major onshore infrastructure projects of the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI).

Pioneering collaborative ways of working together, the GGP - which includes two design and five construction partners - represents £4.5 billion worth of network infrastructure, the biggest upgrade to the National Grid in several generations. The partners have been specifically selected to adopt new and innovative delivery approaches.

Isabelle has planned and delivered major infrastructure for over 20 years for some of the world's most cutting-edge programmes including Transport for London and Auckland Rail. She uses a strategic approach and democratic style to lead and create cohesive teams to deliver complex programmes.

Chad Colesby was appointed as the PMO lead in February 2024 for a major transition programme within the Land Business Unit of Babcock International. Chad is the lead for project controls in a customer facing programme consisting of over 30 projects.
Chad has been instrumental in developing project templates and controls for this major, strategically important Programme. He brings innovative solutions to problems that the PMO, Programme Managers and Workstream Leads face. Chad has developed an original way of reporting on Risks, Issues and Schedule adherence that the customer has commended and used to inform senior decision making.

Chad joined Babcock International Ltd. in 2019 as a Supply Chain Management Apprentice and after successfully completing the 3-year apprenticeship with a Distinction grade, entered a full-time role as a Project Support Officer. In less than 12 months Chad was promoted to Associate Project Manager responsible for delivery of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul projects leading an Integrated Project Team of 6 people. In doing so, he received multiple ‘Ovation’ recognition awards, stepping into challenging situations covering for senior colleagues who were out of office.

Lee-Anne Murray is an experienced auditor of major projects and programmes. She has worked at the National Audit Office (NAO) for more than 20 years examining projects, programmes and spending across government departments, including Transport, Home Affairs, HM Revenue and Customs, and the Ministry of Defence.
Lee-Anne has directed reports on major programmes such as High Speed Two, the Thameslink programme, Crossrail an the A303 Stonehenge Tunnel. She also directed the NAO’s work on learning lessons from major programmes, which drew together insights from programmes across government on the root causes of the issues they see most often.
Lee-Anne has a masters degree in International Relations, specialising in Research Methods.

Jeanette is Head of People Capability for the major delivery functions for BAE Systems. She started her career at BAE in 2000, and has worked initially as a Finance Professional, and then a Project Management Leader across numerous projects within the Defence industry.
Jeanette has a passion for people being able to maximise their potential and has a strong interest in the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion agenda. She has designed, developed and delivered the Inspiring Women employee resource network within the Air sector, which now has over 1000 members, both men and women and offers pragmatic and practical support. Jeanette has also been part of the Women in Defence Leadership team, and the Henley Management College Women in Leadership team.
Jeanette has a keen interest in people, leadership, delivering results, and performance management. She owns a private coaching company supporting professional women and is a Chartered Fellow of the Association of Project Management. She holds an MBA from Henley Management College.