Dr. Will Cavendish

Global Digital Services Lead · Arup · company speakers →

Dr Will Cavendish is Arup's Global Digital Services Leader He is responsible for leading Arup’s work to support clients to take advantage of the major transformation in their world that is being brought about by digital and AI, including meeting critical sustainability challenges. While at Arup, he has worked at senior level with clients around the world, and in sectors as varied as, cities, built environment, aviation, rail, highways, energy, the natural environment, and technology. Previously he was Applied Strategy Lead at DeepMind, responsible for understanding the groundbreaking developments taking place in AI and working with key partners to apply them for public good in areas such as health and energy. Before that he was a senior civil servant, including roles as Director General for Innovation, Growth and Technology at the Department of Health; Director General, International Energy and Climate Change at DECC, and head of the Prime Minister’s Implementation Unit, working directly to then-PM David Cameron.

digital-transformationsoftware-saaswater-managementsustainability-greentechpower-utilitiesbuilding-constructioninfrastructurearchitecture

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Speaking history

London Tech Week

8 June 2026 London, United Kingdom “Harnessing Data and AI to Power High-Impact Digital Twins”

World Water-Tech Innovation Summit

23 February 2027 London, United Kingdom

International Built Environment Week

2 September 2026 Singapore, Singapore “Plenary 3: Designing the Future: Considerations for Developers, Architects and Contractors to Build Smarter and Faster”

Topics this speaker covers

digital-transformationsoftware-saaswater-managementsustainability-greentechpower-utilitiesbuilding-constructioninfrastructurearchitecture

Sectors

software_saasenergy_utilities_sustainabilityconstruction_engineering_real_estate

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