First @BE2Talks speaker unveiled....

With three weeks to go to the Be2Awards and @Be2Talks event (at London's Building Centre on 26 September, during London Social Media Week), we are firming up the speaker programme. And today we can reveal our first speaker....

Richard Saxon CBE - "Growth through BIM"

Richard Saxon is an architect and urban designer. He now works as a client adviser after a career at BDP (chairman 1996-2002), the RIBA (Vice-President 2002-8) and Be, Collaborating for the Built Environment (chairman, 1999-2005). He was made a CBE in 2001 for services to architecture and construction. He is on the board of the Construction Industry Council, is currently advising BIS on the growth potential of BIM and was recently appointed the CIC's "BIM Ambassador".

Watch this space for more speaker announcements (we are planning one a day....)