Connect to Change 2026
About this Event
Launched in July 2025, the Built Environment Connective's manifesto 'Connect to change' articulated the need for systems thinking and systemic approaches across the built environment. The message has received resounding support. Government, leading organisations and individuals are turning the 'Connect to change' recommendations into actions.
This event - the Connective's second Connect to Change event - will chart industry's progress and provide a view of our shared ambition. It is about progress, practice and momentum – not just why systems thinking matters, but how it’s being applied and what’s next.
What to expect:
- Updates from government and industry on the systemic challenges facing the built environment
- Early insight from the Built Environment Systems Review, our first recommendation in Connect to Change.
- Evidence of the industry’s progress in adopting systems thinking
- Space to connect, challenge thinking and shape the next phase of change
The agenda is being developed around positive systems change – not just talking but doing. A full agenda, along with speakers and case study topics, will be announced shortly.
Agenda
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Registration
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:10 AM
Welcome and introduction
Host: Alexandra Bolton OBE
🕑: 02:10 PM - 02:30 PM
Preparedness in a changing world: why systems thinking is essential (Keynote)
Host: Lord Toby Harris
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Update from NISTA (Keynote)
🕑: 02:45 PM - 02:55 PM
The Built Environment Systems Review
Info: Provide the context and process behind the Review.
🕑: 02:55 PM - 03:20 PM
Systems Thinking in Practice: Case Studies
Info: Introduce five case studies in Built Environment Systems Review
🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:40 PM
Panel Discussion
Host: Mark Enzer OBE
Info: Discuss early insights from infrastructure owners as part of the Built Environment Systems Review.
🕑: 03:40 PM - 03:55 PM
Audience Q&A
🕑: 03:55 PM - 04:15 PM
Break
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:35 PM
Fireside chat: Measuring the impact of systems thinking
Host: Jessica Hollidge
🕑: 04:35 PM - 04:55 PM
Fireside chat: Building capability for systems change
Host: Jessica Hollidge
🕑: 04:55 PM - 05:15 PM
Panel Discussion with the Connective's Steering Group
Host: Built Environment Connective Steering Group
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:20 PM
Close & Next Steps
Host: Alexandra Bolton OBE
Where is it happening?
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