Toby Buchanan

Commercial Director, APAC - nPlan

Toby started his career as a project manager at Lendlease. He worked on major schemes in Australia and the UK including Barangaroo and International Quarter London. He completed an MBA at London Business School which sparked his interest in technology and its applications in the construction industry, and ultimately led him to join nPlan where he has held a number of roles.nPlan has developed a new and ambitious AI-first approach to the way we plan and execute construction projects. Their software understands uncertainty and risk using machine learning technology and the world’s largest dataset of construction programmes. nPlan works with the world’s largest owner operators, contractors and government organisations across infrastructure, oil & gas and buildings. They are backed by GV (formerly Google Ventures, investors in Slack, Stripe, and Uber).After 4 years in London, Toby relocated back to Sydney in 2021 to grow the nPlan business in this region.

Takes part in

  • Future of Construction SummitView Full Event
  • 12:30 - 13:15

    Innovation showcase: ConTech in the spotlight

    In this session, we hear from 6 leading ConTech start-ups who are each delivering solutions to meet the ever-evolving challenges of modern construction. The founders will share their insights into why they have developed their tech solutions and how they transform key aspects of the construction industry: 

    ConTech 1:  Daniel O’Donoghue, Founder & Director, Conqa 

    ConTech 2:  Alastair Blenkin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ProcurePro 

    ConTech 3:  Derick Markwell, Founder, Roborigger 

    ConTech 4:  Toby Buchanan, Commercial Director, APAC, nPlan

    ConTech 5: David Porter, Managing Director, OctantAI

    Facilitated by: Janelle Kerrisk, Director, Helix Legal

    Panellists include:
    Daniel O’Donoghue Co-Founder & Director, Conqa Construction Software
    Alastair Blenkin Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ProcurePro
    Derick Markwell Founder, Roborigger
    Toby Buchanan Commercial Director, APAC - nPlan
    David Porter Managing Director, OctantAI 
    Richard Fifita Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Veyor
    Moderated by:
    Janelle Kerrisk Director, Helix Legal

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