Paul Astle
Ramboll
Paul is the Decarbonisation Lead for Ramboll Buildings globally. As a chartered structural engineer Paul has worked on a large variety of concrete structures and is involved in many initiatives to decarbonise concrete. Paul is a member of the UK Low Carbon Concrete Group and has co-authored several industry documents including, the Low Carbon Concrete Routemap, the Institution of Structural Engineers' book on Circular Economy & Reuse, and the updated RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment guidance. Paul also sits on the advisory groups for the ConcreteZero initiative and the forthcoming Flex350 concrete standard.
Brogan McDonald
Ramboll
Brogan MacDonald is a Head of Sustainability in Ramboll UK Building Structures division. She is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist and champions material reuse, reducing embodied carbon and regenerative principles. Her recent work has included the imaginative design of Westbury Hotel to secure its retention, saving 5,000 tonnes of demolition material. She also co-authored the Institution of Structural Engineers' book on Circular Economy & Reuse.
She is part of the edie 30 under 30 2024 cohort, the winner of ‘Best Young Woman Engineer’ in 2020 Women in Construction and Engineering Awards and she was also awarded the Women’s Engineering Society: Top 50 Women in Engineering & Sustainability 2020.
Vincent Teissier
Holcim
Vincent Teissier is Head of Circular Construction in Holcim Marketing. He holds a PhD in Chemistry. He joined Holcim in 1999 and has more than 20 years of experience working in various business segments from Roofing and Ready Mix to Cement and Circular Construction. He had also previously been part of the Holcim Innovation Centre. Vincent has an international profile with large multicultural experience, having worked on global scopes in the UK, Malaysia, and France.
