BaseStone’s Construct//Disrupt, our event to bring together the construction industry and tech startups, took place on the 21st October in London. The theme was Transport to the Future and we invited the latest innovations disrupting transport infrastructure to showcase and present their vision of the future of transportation.
The keynote speaker was Bibop G Gresta, COO and Deputy Chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, the 760mph capsule-based transportation system pioneered by Elon Musk.
Gresta said “We see the UK as one of the first possible candidates for the construction of a full length Hyperloop. We at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies have the technology to connect London to Glasgow in as little as 30 mins. And we could build it within five years time.”
“We were very excited to be speaking at BaseStone’s Construct//Disrupt in London as part of our world tour, especially as it’s one of the very few events championing the intersection of technology startups and engineering”.
He added that “London and the UK are one of Europe’s leading tech entrepreneurship centres with a thriving startup ecosystem and world class innovative transport infrastructure projects – it’s great to be on the scene at such an exciting time.”
Sustainable Materials Specialist from High Speed 2 (HS2), Andrea Charlson, gave a thought-leader piece on how sustainability will be embedded into the UK’s £43bn rail project set to kick off in 2017.
Alex Siljanovski, founder of BaseStone, the latest in collaboration technology for construction projects, presented his vision for the future of the industry. Alex explained how their work on Crossrail with some of the largest construction companies has uncovered huge potential cost savings whilst empowering engineers.
A series of startup founders gave lightning talks showcasing the next generation of technology disrupting transport across construction, engineering, logistics and manufacturing sectors. Marcin Piatkowski showcased his innovation, Jivr Bike, the sustainable and foldable electric bike. James Swanson of Voyage Control presented the latest in fleet management technology. Suryansh Chandra of Automata presented Eva, the 3D printed robot set to democratise robotics across industries.
About BaseStone’s Construct//Disrupt
BaseStone is a revolutionary collaboration tool for construction professionals. It links the construction site to back to the office streamlining the review of information and reducing risk by flagging issues that occur earlier, enabling businesses to fix them sooner.
BaseStone’s Construct//Disrupt events bring together industry leaders and tech startups to showcase the future technologies in construction and engineering. Construct//Disrupt is created and powered by BaseStone with a vision to collectively move towards better collaboration between disciplines and across industry lines.
Construct//Disrupt was held at BASE Kings Cross, a creative incubator space recently opened by UCL Advances, University College London’s centre for entrepreneurship. Aptly located in the heart of King’s Cross, an area undergoing significant urban regeneration, capital and transportation infrastructure investment.