Join the four steps to nima’s digital whole-life conference

Justin Stanton

Editor, DC+

10 November 2026

Nima’s annual conference on 3 December will focus on digital whole life – but before it starts, nima is holding four webinars to gather industry’s experiences, which will inform the conference’s content.

Digital whole life image from nima. Image: nima — Image: nima

The conference, entitled One Voice for the Digital Whole Life, takes place on 3 December from 10am to 12.40pm. It will feature: Fergus Harradence, deputy director, construction, logistics, airports and water at the Department for Business and Trade; vignettes from Yorkshire Water’s Andrew Boyd and the National Hospital Programme’s Chris Jeffers; and details from the facilitators of the four themed sessions.

A panel of experts – including clients, asset operators, contractors and those from infrastructure and education – will respond to the outcomes of the four themed sessions, and conference attendees will have the chance to challenge, add to and shape what comes next.

The four themed webinars are:

Session 1: The Right Ask, Tuesday 17 November

Session 2: One Language, Thursday 19 November

Session 3: Right to Left, Tuesday 24 November

Session 4: Building Capability, Tuesday 1 December

Nima said: “Our recent community survey told us that people want to stay involved, and that they want to see emerging themes tested before agendas are set. That is why this conference is built the way it is: the sessions gather the views of the community first, and the conference is where those views meet the experts and are tested in the open.

“Respondents also told us that problems start early but are felt late, and that the people who run and use assets are often brought in too late. The conference is a chance to bring those voices to the same table.”

Nima wants not just information management and BIM practitioners to attend the webinars and the conference, but also clients, owners and senior managers who set expectations for information, and representatives of insurers, regulators, education and the wider supply chain.

“The industry has many communities, each with its own language and priorities. This is a chance to bring them together, to contribute to the future standard requirements checklists, glossary and other resources that nima and its communities could develop, and to find out how to keep contributing after the day,” nima said.

“The discussion will also contribute to our wider work on defining Digital Whole Life, ensuring that information requirements support meaningful outcomes from initial investment through to operation and asset management.”

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