Riccardo Cosentino

Navigating Major Programmes

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Have you ever wondered why 80 percent of major programmes are late and over budget? Are you skeptical about the pace of adoption of technology in the infrastructure industry? Is your leadership as a major programme professional different from leadership of other professions? Welcome to the Navigating Major Programmes podcast, the elevated conversation dedicated to the world of infrastructure and major programme management. Join Riccardo Cosentino, a Major Programmes Senior Executive with over 20 years experience, along with the industry’s thought leaders as they delve into your disconcerting q...

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Practical Major Programme Leadership with Jim Bernard | S1 EP 7 31.07.2023 38:30

In this episode of Navigating Major Programmes, Oxford Saïd Business School alumni Riccardo and guest host Corail, interview fellow alumnus, Jim Bernard. Jim specializes in real estate investment programme design, structured finance, risk conceptualization and strategic partnership formation. With an impressive track record spanning over 25 years, Jim has accumulated more than 4 billion dollars in...

Cultivating Collaboration in Major Programmes with Vicente Cunha | S1 EP 6 17.07.2023 25:59

In this episode, Riccardo Cosentino is joined by Oxford classmate, Vicente Cunha, to discuss his MSc in Major Programme Management dissertation on early completion payment as a mechanism to incentivize collaboration in major programmes. The pair dive into the importance of trust and transparency in major programmes and our industry’s struggle to implement either. Cunha explains why a shift in mind...

Meeting Gender Bias with Shormila Chatterjee | Building Bridges: Women in Infrastructure | S1 EP 5 03.07.2023 27:32

In episode five of Navigating Major Programmes, Riccardo sits down with Shormila Chatterjee, Acting Director at Government of Canada Infrastructure on the high-speed rail project. With 14 years of Canada-wide expertise in large-scale public private partnership (PPP) projects, Shormila has led various aspects of several high profile P3 pursuits and design engineering projects in Canada. She also ac...

When Labels Limit with Divya Shah | Building Bridges: Women in Infrastructure | S1 EP 4 19.06.2023 22:55

In this very special episode of Navigating Major Programmes, Riccardo is joined by Divya Shah, a prominent name in Canada's infrastructure network through her work as a project finance professional focusing on investment and infrastructure—and Riccardo’s wife. In their conversation, Riccardo and Divya discuss her unique perspective on the intersection of private and public sectors for effective d...

Initiating An Inclusive Industry with Hannelie Stockenstrom | Building Bridges: Women in Infrastructure | S1 EP 3 05.06.2023 25:48

In this episode of Navigating Major Programmes, Riccardo sits down with Hannelie Stockenstrom, Senior Vice President Legal Major Projects & Canada Legal Centre Of Excellence at SNC Lavalin, for a in-depth conversation on her experience as a woman in in the male-dominated industry and her hope for the industry as a whole. Key Takeaways: Why diverse participants in infrastructure is the onl...

The Importance of Allyship with Corail Bourrelier Fabiani | Building Bridges: Women in Infrastructure | S1 EP 2 22.05.2023 27:26

Is technology the answer to delivering major programmes on time? Is the infrastructure industry moving towards equality? In this episode of Navigating Major Programmes, Riccardo and Corail Bourrelier Fabiani discuss all this and more. Corail is an accomplished programme manager with expertise in delivering ambitious urban and cultural programmes with budgets ranging from £2 million to £5 million f...

Being The Only Women In The Room with Mariska Pinto | Building Bridges: Women in Infrastructure | S1 EP 1 08.05.2023 23:45

In this episode of Navigating Major Programmes, Riccardo sits down with Mariska Pinto, who has spent the last decade successfully navigating the male-dominated infrastructure industry. With a mechanical engineering background from McGill University, Marishka now leverages her technical and commercial background as she works cross-functionally amongst various teams at Crosslinx Constructors as a S...

Navigating Major Programmes | Trailer 19.04.2023 2:33

Why are 80% of major programmes delivered late and over budget? How can AI truly transform infrastructure or will it simply accelerate the same problems we already have? And what does it all mean for the people responsible for delivering multi-billion-dollar projects? Welcome to Navigating Major Programmes, the elevated conversation surrounding infrastructure and major programme management. This p...