EVENT OVERVIEW
Australia’s construction has seen a setback, with at least 16 firms going bust. The pressing complication that needs to be addressed is skyrocketing demand with very limited resources and time. The modern methods of construction (MMC) which includes Modular, Prefab and Precast brings together a number of different themes and practices with the aim of creating a high productivity, high value solution that efficiently tackles supply demand issue. The labour shortage will be dreadful by 2023 as there will be more than 100,000 unfilled roles in the sector. With Modular Construction, on-site labour can be reduced by 40% to 50%, as the building time in total for a modular home is an estimated three to four months, half the time it takes to build a traditional house.
The national construction cost has increased by 7.3% over the 2021 calendar year. Comparatively the cost of building a base modular project is 30% lesser than traditional building cost. This is attracting a hefty amount of investment into the industry as recent research by Fortune Business Insights states the global modular construction market is expected to see extensive growth from USD 75.89 billion in 2021 to USD 114.78 billion in 2028. The number of companies venturing modular construction is booming with rapidly advancing companies in the industry looking to manufacture one-house-an-hour from the prefab manufacturing and assembly facility. Modular manufacturers are capable of completing modular primary school in half the time than traditional schools, while modular hospital wards are becoming a common solution for Supply-Demand gap in the medical field.
LIST OF SPEAKERS

David Foxley
Director
HKA, Australia

Adam Strong
Chief Executive Officer
Viridi Group, Australia

Jesse Miller
Digital Engineering Lead
Rail Projects Victoria,
Australia

Christian Pallaria
Digital Engineering
Manager
AECOM, Australia

James West
Project Manager
Canam Commercial Ltd,
New Zealand

Andrew Duffin
Director, Architect
NBRS, Australia

Ali Baluwala
Project/Design Manager
Delta Group Pty Ltd,
Australia

Paul Thabet
Planning and project
controls manager
Laing O'Rourke, Australia

Johann Betz
Founder and Principal
Offsite Design Ltd, New
Zealand

Pete Morrison
MMC Senior
Project Manager
Jacobs, Australia

Kerrie Verbart
Senior Project Manager
Turner & Townsend,
Australia

Mohamed Nada
Cost Control Manager
John Holland, Australia

Francesca Greco
Senior Design Manager
Lendlease, Australia

Alicia Maynard
Group Executive,
Transformation
ISPT, Australia

Adam Jordan
Asia- Pacific Lead
Bryden Wood, Australia

Dino Vrynios
Director
Das Studio, Australia

Valentino Gareri
Founder Architect,
Valentino Gareri Atelier,
Australia

Ashley Rayner
Managing Director
GWS Engineering &
Construction, Australia

Mitchell Grygorcewicz
Project Manager
Modscape, Australia

Jacyl Shaw
Global Director- GHD
Digital D- Lab
GHD, Australia

Dean James
Digital Design Manager
Richard Crookes
Constructions, Australia

Benny Cheah
Associate Director
Cundall, Australia

Thomas Cooper
Director - Bridges,
Maritime and Structures
WSP, Australia

Padraic Mellett
Founder & Director
OFFSITE, Australia

Adam Jones
Technical Manager -
Engineering & DfMA ANZ
XLam, Australia