Australasia Commercial Management of Construction Conference 2025

Overview

In 2025, we saw a variety of industry and sector trends impacting the commercial success of major construction projects across Australasian markets. This year’s conference examines several of the key issues impacting the management of commercial contracts in the region. Session highlights include: 

• Effective dispute resolution - attendees will benefit from pertinent case studies from leaders in the Australian and NZ legal profession. Hear from the professional experts leading the  charge in dispute avoidance strategies, and explore alternative dispute resolution  methods. Take an in-depth look at the accessibility of Program Delay Analysis, and  consider the factors that make a successful delay claim. 
• Strategies for attracting and retaining more women in the commercial management profession.
• Dealing with project cost over-runs - examining international examples of Should Cost Modelling.
• Assessing case studies in collaborative contracting, and better understanding the variety of benefits this can bring to a project.

Commerical Management professionals:

• Hear expert speakers offer consistent approaches to improving the design and delivery of your project outcomes.
• How can your firm recruit and retain the best talent  – the conference will examine strategies for systemic improvement of the representation of women in CM, as well as methods for upskilling more widely

Infrastructure & Construction professionals:

• Hear the latest case studies in dispute resolution, involving use of construction experts.
• In Australia and New Zealand, the construction sector struggles to gain interest in career pathways, and current taskforces require sufficient upskilling. Join us as our expert panelists delve into potential solutions, including the possibility training packages to incentivize progression.