Global growth at scale: Turning UK digital expertise into opportunities

IAND CEO Elspeth Finch speaking at the Connected Places Summit. 19th March 2026

The Connected Places Summit is the UK’s leading event for showcasing the innovation, talent, and technologies shaping the future of transport and construction. Bringing together SMEs, industry leaders, investors, and government, the Summit spotlights how collaboration drives business growth. From cutting-edge solutions in sustainable transport and construction to the data and infrastructure enabling them, the Summit is where ideas meet opportunity and where the next generation of UK innovators scale to success.

Our CEO, Elspeth Finch MBE is delighted to be joining Ben Raybould, Sarah Crawley, Hadeel Saadoon and Mohammad Shana'a talking about Global Growth at scale, and how to turn UK digital expertise into opportunities. We will be the opportunites that can be unlocked by connecting innovative SMEs to established industry leaders to turn UK's digital construction expertise into interational opportunity.

PANEL Global growth at scale: Turning UK digital expertise into opportunities

19th March 2026 | 12:20-13:00

Sarah Crawley Director and Co-founder, SymTerra

Elspeth Finch MBE Chief Executive and Founder, IAND

Ben Raybould Digital Lead, New Hospital Programme, Turner and Townsend

Hadeel Saadoon, Digital Construction Technical Lead, Connected Places Catapult

Mohammad Shana'a Chief Executive Office, Morta

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Connected Places Summit - 18-19th March | London

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