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Annual event will include final of the Institute’s Global Student Challenge.
The CIOB is gearing up to host its annual members’ forum in Hong Kong from 10-15 July. It will also feature the final of the institute’s third Global Student Challenge.
This year’s event, which will see the induction of incoming president Paul Nash (see profile, p16-17), will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong (above). It aims to bring together leading construction professionals from across the globe to represent the interests of all members.
The five-day forum will also provide delegates with a number of activities to develop strategy, build working relationships and plan the future of the institute.
Among other events that will take place is the final of the third CIOB Global Student Challenge. The challenge is an online interactive game in which each team of four students runs a “virtual” construction company in a simulated environment using MERIT software – the name of which stands for Management Enterprise Risk Innovation and Teamwork.
The six teams to reach the finals this year are: Cali Construction (Glasgow Caledonian University), BRE Team 4 (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Oath Keeper (Chongqing University), Prestige Worldwide (University of Cape Town), Bond Agents (Bond University) and AGBA (Deakin University).
The forum will be topped off by the CIOB presidential dinner, attended by officers, trustees and members of the institute as well as other senior industry professionals.
It provides an opportunity to hear the president’s inaugural speech and his ideas for the year ahead, as well as to connect with some of the top influencers in global construction.
