Dr. Anil Kashyap
Director General & CEO, NICMAR
India
About
Dr Anil Kashyap is a Professor in Planning and Development and the Director General of National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR). He is an academic leader, eminent scholar, and expert in the field of Infrastructure, Urban Regeneration, and Real Estate Research. He has 28 years of experience in practice, academia and research – both in India and abroad. Dr Kashyap holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with distinction from NIT Kurukshetra, Masters in Urban Planning from School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi and a Ph.D. from University of Ulster, United Kingdom. Dr Kashyap is an Alumnus of Harvard University with training in Higher Education Leadership and Change Management. He is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom.
Dr Kashyap always had passion for academia from early career days and was awarded Ulster University Fellowship for his PhD. Ulster University appointed him Faculty in School of Built Environment with responsibility of Director Teaching and Learning in 2008. He has extensive experience of innovative curriculum design. Dr Kashyap has published over 100 papers in peer reviewed journals, international and national conferences till date. He has supervised 5 PhDs and been examiner for PhD students in India and the United Kingdom.
In his leadership roles, Dr Kashyap has been Head of UWE Bristol School of Geography and Environmental Management, Deputy Head of Coventry University School of Energy, Environment and Construction, and Founding Professor and Director of RICS School of Real Estate before joining NICMAR as the Director General in September 2021.
His vision for NICMAR is to raise the profile as a nationally and internationally recognised higher education institute offering specialist undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD and Executive education programmes.
To connect withDr. Anil, visit his LinkedIn profile.
Panel Speaker
Future of Construction & the Role of Project Controls
The construction sector plays a major role in driving economic growth in countries around the world and has a direct impact on global GDP. At the same time, construction is recognized as one of the least innovative sectors.
According to a study by McKinsey in 2017, this industry is plagued by high levels of inefficiency, with large construction projects typically exceeding their budgets and taking 20 percent longer on average than projected.
While the benefits of new digital technologies are significant, the construction sector has been slow to embrace these developments and innovation still lags behind other sectors. The construction industry has a steady growth trajectory with a projection that the industry will double in size between 2020 and 2030. However, the industry is facing some headwinds with global shortage of workforce, supplies and facing rising costs.
The need for innovation and technological advances is more important than ever. Technological advances, the pandemic, increased competition, and the demand for shorter construction times are, however, slowly but surely starting to transform the construction sector.
Join this esteemed panel to discuss the future of construction and how technology, innovation and data analytics can transform our industry.