Bridges 2019 - Annual Conference and Exhibition

See who is attending Bridges 2019

Over 250 delegates have already registered for Bridges 2019! For 26 years, the Bridges conference has driven technical knowledge, debate and discussion at the heart of Europe's bridge community.

The 2019 conference will deliver up-to-date information through a number of technical sessions and case studies. The annual event brings together some of the sharpest minds in the bridge sector to debate and discuss all the latest challenges and opportunities for bridge engineers and managers.

With recent shocking events in the bridge industry, the issues of safety and the importance of effective inspection and maintenance regimes are high on the agenda, alongside a timely consideration of the impact that new developments in data management and machine learning are likely to have on the industry in the near future. An independently-curated session on innovation in bridge management will provide a showcase for new technologies in the industry, and as always our comprehensive exhibition zone offers delegates access to the latest specialist services and products for the bridge market.

2019 Speakers include:

* Richard Fish, Bridge Owners' Forum * Ewan Angus, Amey * Neil Loudon, Highways England * Keith Harwood, Hertfordshire Council * Graham Cole, Independent Consultant and lead BICS Assessor * Hamish Harvey, Bill Harvey Associates * David Hester, Queens University Belfast * Kevin Dentith, Devon CC * Dr Paul McNulty, Structural Safety * Dr Lee Canning, Jacobs * Martin Halpin, APB Group * Jason Worrall, Taziker Industrial *

Finalised programme highlights include:

Bridge collapses – inevitable or unacceptable? Learning lessons from catastrophe
Structures standards – an update on the DMRB review
Pecha Kucha innovation in bridge management
Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme – an update on its introduction
Photogrammetry for masonry condition recording and inspection
Advanced sensors and modelling for next-generation bridge management
Suicide prevention and the role of bridge engineering
The importance of bridge inspections – we don’t know what we don’t know!
Assuring the whole-life safety of bridge infrastructure
The conservation of the world-famous Iron Bridge in Telford