Join SWiFT for an engaging Evening with Becky Wood, Chief Executive Officer of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA), hosted by AECOM.
Becky will share insights into NISTA’s current projects, innovation in rail infrastructure, and the future of sustainable transport. Becky will share insights into NISTA’s current projects and strategic priorities, highlighting how the organisation is driving innovation across the UK’s rail infrastructure — from digital signalling and decarbonisation initiatives to modernisation of the passenger experience. She will also discuss the future of integrated and sustainable transport, exploring how NISTA is supporting a more connected, efficient, and low-carbon transport network that meets the UK’s long-term mobility and environmental goals.
Date: Wednesday 11th March 2026
Time: 5pm – 9pm
Venue: AECOM ,16th Floor, Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London E1 8FA
About Becky
Before taking up this role, she was a partner at the consultancy firm EY, and prior to that was a Commercial Advisor at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority. For ten years Becky oversaw major infrastructure developments at the Department for Transport, serving as the Senior Responsible Officer for the Crossrail, Thameslink and Intercity Express programmes. She also has valuable international experience, having worked on significant infrastructure programmes across both public and private sectors in Australia and New Zealand.
The Chief Executive Officer leads the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority, which reports jointly to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. This includes overseeing the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, which contains projections of £600bn of public and private infrastructure investment, and supporting the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio, which contains around 150 of the Government’s most complex and high-risk projects. The Chief Executive Officer also leads the professionalisation of the Project Delivery community in Government.
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