It was wonderful to welcome many old friends and new amongst the 140 delegates, and conversations were wide and varied across the two days.

The keynote speaker, Rachel Smalley, Head of Inclusive Design at Jacobs, started proceedings off with a bang, her questions about what defines inclusivity were thought provoking and will carry on being talked about for a long time.

After a heartfelt tribute to the late great Dr Gina Barney, where it was pointed out that one Gina is being replaced by 5 others on the revisions for the 2025 edition of CIBSE Guide D - we were in to the first session, chaired by Philip Hofer from Jardine Schindler. Kevin Vinson from Otis has undoubtedly sold many tickets for Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station as he took us on the journey in today's great glass elevator.

Adam Scott, SWECO, chaired the next session on IoT & Technology with fascinating papers on technology, connectivity and AI, followed by a session on Traffic Simulation & Dispatching chaired by Len Halsey.