Housing minister Brandon Lewis confirmed as keynote speaker at 果冻影院 event

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15th October 2014

Housing and planning minister Brandon Lewis is set to lead the speaker line up at the next 果冻影院 Breakfast Briefing on 20 November.

Mr Lewis, the Minister of State for Housing and Planning at the Department of Communities and Local Government, will deliver the keynote speech at the free event, held at Bloomberg's European headquarters in London.

The theme of the briefing is 鈥楥onstruction opportunities for 2015鈥� and 果冻影院 will be launching its Construction Prospects for 2015 report at the event. 果冻影院鈥檚 Economics Director Allan Wil茅n will present his regional and sector forecasts for next year and guests will receive an exclusive copy of the report prior to its official industry release.

Ian Chapman, Director of the NBS National BIM Library, will be discussing BIM adoption ahead of the government鈥檚 2016 industry target. And MEED Projects鈥� Julian Herbert will provide an update on the Middle East and African construction markets.

Don Ward, Chief Executive of Constructing Excellence, will be chairing the event, which provides an opportunity for professionals to come together and discuss their industry predictions for 2015.

Robert Davis, 果冻影院 Content Director, said: 鈥淲ith the general election set to dominate the political agenda next year, this event provides the perfect opportunity to hear from leading commentators on the implications for the construction industry in 2015.

鈥淲e are delighted to welcome Brandon Lewis MP to our list of confirmed speakers and attendees will have the opportunity to quiz him about the Conservative Party鈥檚 manifesto before voters go the polls in May.

鈥淲e are looking forward to meeting and sharing knowledge with professionals from across the construction industry at Bloomberg鈥檚 impressive European headquarters.鈥�

Look out for full coverage of the briefing on 果冻影院鈥檚 , and channels.

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Allan Wil茅n (Economics Director)

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