Roundtable Brainstorming

CIB TG129 · CIB W107 · WCS 2026

Roundtable Brainstorming: Sustainable Supply Chains for Resilient Construction Industries in Developing Countries

A joint CIB TG129* – CIB W107^ roundtable, held during the 14th World Construction Symposium (WCS 2026), bringing together researchers and practitioners on construction supply chain resilience.

CIB TG129 · CIB W107 · WCS 2026 Roundtable

Sustainable Supply Chains for Resilient Construction Industries in Developing Countries

  • DATE/TIME: During the 14th World Construction Symposium (WCS 2026)
  • VENUE: Hilton Colombo — with Zoom access for online participants
  • ORGANISED BY: CIB TG129 (URBANES)* and CIB W107^
  • WITH: University of Moratuwa and the Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB)
  • SYMPOSIUM: 14th WCS 2026

* CIB Task Group on Urban-Rural Built and Natural Environment Synergies (URBANES)

^ CIB Working Commission on Construction in Developing Countries

Roundtable Brainstorming Agenda

  • Welcome & Introduction of the Panel

  • Introduction to WCS 2026 Roundtable Brainstorming

    Moderator: Prof. Mohan Kumaraswamy

    Background, aim and objectives of the Roundtable Brainstorming.

  • Opening Statements by Panelists on Their Main Focus Areas

Moderator:

Prof. Mohan Kumaraswamy

Leads the introduction and moderates the roundtable brainstorming discussion throughout the session.

Panelists and Their Focus Areas:

Assoc. Prof. Hemanta Doloi

Optimising construction industry supply chains in developing countries — how risk management and resilience planning can address supply chain disruptions and challenges from natural and human interventions.

Sen. Prof. Ananda Jayawardane

Strengths, weaknesses and improved approaches to construction supply chain management in developing countries — policy and regulatory frameworks that can help boost supply chain sustainability and resilience.

Dr Josephine Vaughan

Building and sustaining construction supply chains to proactively contribute to the circular economy, decarbonisation, energy saving and related issues — and their potential contribution to built environment resilience.

Ch.QS Lalith Rathnayake

Innovative procurement strategies for improving performance and resilience of construction supply chains — “Carrots & Sticks,” including incentives in contractual risk allocation and management.

  • Moderator-Led Brainstorming with Panelists

    Moderator: Prof. Mohan Kumaraswamy

    Panelists: Assoc. Prof. Hemanta Doloi, Sen. Prof. Ananda Jayawardane, Dr Josephine Vaughan, Ch.QS Lalith Rathnayake

  • Audience Q&A and Brainstorming Suggestions

    Moderator: Prof. Mohan Kumaraswamy

  • Summary of Key Insights and Closing Remarks

    Moderator: Prof. Mohan Kumaraswamy

    Rapporteur: Dr Suranga Jayasena (TG129 Lead Coordinator)

Join the Session

Free for online participants. Please join by 3:00 PM Sri Lanka Time to help stagger online joining traffic.

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  • More information: Full details on the 14th World Construction Symposium (WCS 2026) are available at ciobwcs.com.

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