21st- 23rd July 2015, Novotel Sydney Central, Sydney, Australia

Maidenhead, UK. 12 May 2015 – Sword Active Risk, a supplier of specialist risk management software and services, is a key sponsor at the forthcoming Infrastructure Project Risk Management Summit 2015, to be held this July at the Novotel, Sydney Central, Sydney, New South Wales. Key speakers at the event include Patrick Gallagher, Manager Risk and Resilience at Sydney Water and Bryce Dalton Risk Specialist at Sydney Trains as well as other leading practitioners from high profile transport and oil and gas infrastructure projects. Attended by General Managers, Directors and project heads from the construction and engineering industry, the summit provides an opportunity to discuss approaches to identifying and managing corporate risks early in a project life cycle and learning how to embed a risk culture.

Keith Ricketts, European VP Marketing said; “A recent global survey of the construction industry found that many projects underperformed due to delays, poor estimating and failed risk management, despite having has heavily invested in risk management procedures. This summit will help those in the industry improve risk management to ensure projects are completed on time and in budget. Our experts will be on hand to meet with delegates and discuss how using Active Risk Manager (ARM) can show the real impact of risk and enable better-informed decisions during critical infrastructure projects.”

The 2015 Summit provides attendees the opportunity to meet industry peers, participate in workshops and meet with exhibitors to discuss how to embed a risk culture in an organization and best practice for risk management.

For more information, please visit: https://www.infrastructure-project-risk.com.au/

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NOTES TO EDITORS

About Infrastructure Project Risk Management Summit 2015
Infrastructure Project RISK Management 2015 will bring together stakeholders from across the construction and engineering industry to discuss the strategies that attendees can utilize to create a stronger risk culture across their project. It will help project managers to evaluate potential risks to ensure problems are identified at an early stage to avoid costly delays during construction where reworks and delays cause cost blowouts. Attendees will include: General Managers of Risk, health & Safety, Project Directors, Project Risk Manager and Technical Directors from many industries including: Construction, Engineering, Public Sector, Oil and Gas, Rail, Utilities and Financing.

For more information, please visit: https://www.infrastructure-project-risk.com.au/
About Sword Active Risk
Sword Active Risk makes risk management simple, valuable and personal. Sword Active Risk provides the world’s first risk management software that drives business performance by enhancing visibility, accountability and confidence at project, program and enterprise levels. Active Risk Manager (ARM) is the first solution available which integrates Risk Management, Cost Management and Schedule Management to show the real impact of risk, to enable better-informed decisions, and the ability to leverage risk to create competitive advantage.

Sword Active Risk is the project risk software provider of choice for the world’s leading Energy, Infrastructure and Defense projects, working with organizations like the US Air Force, Bechtel, Crossrail, US Federal Aviation Administration, Lockheed Martin, Rio Tinto and Skanska to manage project risk worldwide.

Sword Active Risk has offices in the UK, USA and Australia, servicing customers worldwide directly and through a growing network of partners.

In September 2013 Active Risk was acquired by Sword Group. For more information please visit:www.sword-group.com

For further information and a detailed view of Sword Active Risk and ARM please visit: www.activerisk.com
Editors Contacts
Andreina West/Mary Phillips
PR Artistry
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andreina@pra-ltd.co.uk