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Lecture

Build less, build better: Winter Fellows reception with Beth West

Event organised by ICE

Date
09 December 2026
Time
18:30 - 21:30 GMT
Location
Institution of Civil Engineers
One Great George Street
Westminster
London, SW1P 3AA
United Kingdom
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Overview

The UK’s ambition is immense: 1.5 million new homes and hundreds of billions of pounds of infrastructure investment over the coming decade. Yet the industry continues to face familiar challenges, including skills shortages, an ageing workforce, supply chain constraints and increasing pressure on budgets.

For years, we have discussed these issues, but many are becoming more acute rather than being resolved. If delivering more projects in the same way is not overcoming these challenges, perhaps it is time to asking different questions.

Join us in conversation with Beth West at the London’s Regional Committee Winter Reception.

Dress code: Formal Business Attire (suit & tie) 

Venue

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Institution of Civil Engineers
One Great George Street
Westminster
London
SW1P 3AA
United Kingdom

Programme

18:30 - 18:45

Arrivals and registration

18:45 - 19:00

Build less, build better by Beth West

19:00 - 19:30

Conversation and Q&A

19:30 - 21:30

Drinks and networking

Speaker

Beth West

Beth West

Ramboll

executive advisor

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Beth West

Beth has been championing improvements to the infrastructure industry and built environment for over 25 years, with unique experience in developing and delivering some of the UK’s largest multi-£bn infrastructure programmes and commercial property developments.

Beth’s background is in finance, spending eight years working in project finance in New York and London.  She has worked in senior commercial roles for Transport for London, Thames Water and HS2 to transform their commercial performance.  From 2017-2021, Beth moved from infrastructure into the built environment, developing and implementing business strategies and standards to support major property portfolios and construct commercial and residential properties at Landsec and at Balfour Beatty.

Beth’s most recent role was as Interim Chief Executive at East West Rail where she secured central government financial support and a sustainable future for the Oxford to Cambridge railway corridor.

She is now an Executive Advisor at Ramboll in the Transport team and Director of Navigate Advisory, supporting private and public sector organisations to be more efficient, better performing and more sustainable.  

For more information please contact:

Maria Parsons-Karavassilis