ICG Data and Digital Benchmarking 2026: tracking progress and sharpening focus

Ashleigh Rastall

Ashleigh is a strategic infrastructure advisor at Allora and chair of the Data and Digital Task Group for the ICG, specialising in digital transformation, data strategy, and innovation management across major infrastructure programmes.

She has led enterprise-wide change initiatives, including designing and delivering data and digital strategies, establishing governance frameworks, and implementing collaborative platforms that enhance efficiency, strengthen security, and improve user experience. 

Laura Doughty

Laura has over 25 years' experience in designing, building and leading multi-agency teams to achieve results from strategy, inception and planning through to infrastructure delivery and operations.

As head of strategy for major projects at Sellafield, Laura is leading the strategy to realise the benefits of the 20-year multi-billion Programme and Project Partners (PPP) model, that will deliver a series of complex major projects as part of a 100-year decommissioning programme.

She is also co-chair of the Infrastructure Client Group’s Project 13 Adopter Group, facilitating learning across largest infrastructure programmes in the UK.

Prior to joining Sellafield, Laura led the delivery of the national transport centre for London 2012 Games, developed and delivered community and stakeholder strategies for HS2 Ltd’s unprecedented national engagement programme and set up a pan-Government office for the $107 billion (AUD) 20-year South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program. 

Miranda Sharp

Miranda Sharp works with people to solve data problems and focuses on creating and capturing sustainable value from the sharing of data. She is part of the Department for Transport College of Experts, the Mayor of London’s Infrastructure Advisory Panel, a trustee to the Centre for Cities think tank and advises clients on financially resilient and well-governed ways of sharing data.  

She has also acted as a non-executive director at the Transport Research Laboratory, secondee to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on the value of data policy, and worked with the National Digital Twin programme, Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail on data as infrastructure.

Roy Dahl

Roy has 25 years water industry experience, with roles across operations, delivery and digital transformation.

Roy is responsible for digital strategy and investment in Scottish Water, supporting business outcomes for our customers. 

He has led the recent digital enablement of Scottish Water’s new enterprise delivery model ahead of our next regulatory period commencing in 2027.

He chairs the Digital Leadership Hub a collaborative forum across Scottish Water and supply chain partners to grow the collective digital maturity of delivery teams, share best practice and realise the value from emerging technologies. 

Rahul Sehgal

Rahul leads digital transformation for asset information and delivery across Heathrow’s capital programmes, working within a complex environment involving multiple delivery partners, stakeholders, and operational constraints.

The focus is on turning programme challenges into practical outcomes by ensuring asset data is trusted, accessible, and reusable across the organisation. High-quality information enables better decision-making, reduces risk, strengthens governance, and improves the performance of our capital investments. 

The goal is not just to implement digital solutions, but to embed new ways of working that create long-term value for Heathrow and partners.