RICS Singapore Commercial Management of Construction Seminar

Singapore's construction sector is navigating a period of unprecedented disruption. Volatile material costs, fractured supply chains, geopolitical uncertainty and the rapid rise of AI are reshaping how projects are financed, procured, delivered and — when things go wrong — disputed. Against this backdrop, commercial professionals are being asked to do more with less: manage greater risk, protect tighter margins, and deliver increasingly complex mega projects with confidence. Building Success: Commercial Excellence in a Disruptive Market is a full-day seminar dedicated to the commercial skills and strategies that make the difference.

The programme spans the complete commercial lifecycle. The morning opens with a construction market outlook and an employer's perspective on master planning and development, before examining supply chain resilience, new developments in procurement and contract management, and the complexities of commercial management in mega projects — from cashflow and risk to stakeholders and contracts. The afternoon turns to collaborative contracting in practice, including NEC4 and Early Contractor Involvement, the responsible use of AI in commercial management, the role of the expert in dispute resolution, delay analysis techniques, and the common causes of construction contract nightmares. Offering 6 CPD hours and closing with an extended networking session, the seminar is designed for quantity surveyors, commercial managers, contractors, developers, consultants and construction lawyers seeking practical strategies to build commercial excellence in a disruptive market.

Programme:

8:30am-9.00am- Registration

9.00 am-9.10 am- Welcome address by RICS

9.10am-9.30am

Topic: Construction Market Outlook(Presentation + Q&A)

Speaker: Jasper Wong, MD, Head of Construction & Infrastructure, Sector Solutions Group, UOB

9.30 am-9.50 am

Topic: TBC (Presentation + Q&A)

Speaker: TBC

9:50am-10.40 am:

Topic: Supply Chain Resilience: Addressing material shortages, logistics disruption, and localisation strategies.(Panel Discussion + Q&A)

Speakers:

-Jasper Wong, MD, Head of Construction & Infrastructure, Sector Solutions Group, UOB

-Speaker 2-TBC

10.40am-11.00 am- Tea Break

11.00 am-11.30 am

Topic:New Developments in Procurement & Contract Management in the construction industry (Presentation & Q&A)

Speaker:Tay Ter Long, FRICS, Chief Procurement Officer, Ministry of Finance

11.30am-12.00 pm

Topic: Complexities of Commercial Management in Mega Projects. Managing risks, cashflow, stakeholders, contracts, procurement. ( Fireside chat +Q&A)

Speakers:

-Scott Halyday, Regional Director, SEA, Linesight

-Ho Kong Mo, MRICS, Senior Executive Director for Project and Cost Management, Surbana Jurong

12.00 pm-12.50 pm

Topic: Collaborative Contracting in Practice: NEC 4, Early Contractor Involvement, and Project Initiation. (Panel Discussion + Q&A)

Speaker: TBC

12.50 pm-1.50 pm-Lunch Break

1.50pm-2.20 pm

Topic:Responsible use of AI in Commercial Management (Fireside Chat + Q&A)

Speakers: TBC

2.20 pm-3.10 pm

Topic: The role of the expert in dispute resolution and best practices when acting as an expert (Panel Discussion + Q&A)

Speakers:

Paul Taplin, FRICS, Senior Managing Director, Construction Disputes and Advisory, Ankura

Speaker 2: TBC

3.10 pm-3.40 pm

Topic: Analysis of delays – how to do delay analysis? (Fireside Chat 2 + Q&A)

Speakers: TBC

3.40pm-4.10 pm:

Topic: Common causes of construction contract nightmares (Fireside Chat + Q&A)

Speakers:

-Andrew Oddie, FRICS, Managing Director, FTI Consulting

-Christopher Chuah, Managing Director, Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC

4.10pm-6.00 pm: Drinks networking session.

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