The 9th edition of the Construction Risk Management Europe Conference will take place against a backdrop of sustained geopolitical instability, macroeconomic volatility, accelerating energy demand and increasingly complex megaproject delivery environments. The ongoing crisis in the Middle East alongside the continuing conflict between Ukraine and Russia is reshaping global supply chains, driving energy price uncertainty, and intensifying inflationary pressures across Europe’s construction sector. At the same time structural demand growth — particularly from data centres, defence infrastructure, energy transition projects and large-scale civil work is placing unprecedented strain on energy systems, materials availability and project delivery capacity. In this environment risk is no longer a peripheral consideration but a central determinant of project feasibility, financing, insurability and long-term performance.

Across two days of plenary sessions, expert panels, presentations and breakout discussions the conference programme will explore how these converging pressures are transforming the risk landscape for Europe’s construction and infrastructure markets. Key themes will include the economic and geopolitical outlook for construction investment, crisis-driven lessons from operating in high-risk environments, the increasing frequency and severity of megaproject failures and the growing importance of close collaboration between project owners, developers, contractors, insurers, brokers and capital providers. The agenda will examine how organisations can strengthen resilience through improved governance, real-

time risk monitoring, advanced analytics, and more adaptive risk transfer structures while also addressing emerging exposures in areas such as data centres, nuclear construction, climate-driven losses, cyber risk and environmental liability.

Risk management and insurance sit at the core of the programme with dedicated sessions on evolving policy wordings, underinsurance, claims complexity, alternative risk transfer solutions and the changing behaviour of global insurers in response to correlated, systemic risks. Alongside this the conference will highlight how technological innovation from AI-driven forecasting to digital risk platforms and early-warning systems are redefining how construction risk is identified, managed and mitigated across the project lifecycle. It will also explore the increasing influence of investors, regulators and boards in shaping risk appetite and governance standards, reflecting a broader shift in which risk management has become a strategic board-level discipline.

The Construction Risk Management Europe 2027 conference will bring together over 400 senior decision-makers from across the construction, insurance, legal and investment ecosystems to address a single defining challenge: how to deliver increasingly complex, capital-intensive projects in a world defined by volatility, interconnection and rapid change. The conference provides a forum to share experience, challenge assumptions and equip leaders with the insight and tools needed to navigate an era where resilience, adaptability and effective risk transfer are essential to successful project delivery and long-term sector stability.