Dafydd Wyn Owen

Partner | Advisory Lead for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region

Dafydd Wyn Owen leads the Advisory practice for the Europe, Middle East and Africa Region.

About Dafydd Wyn Own

Dafydd has over 25 years of international experience providing strategic advice on the development, procurement and delivery of major infrastructure programmes and managing the implementation of complex change. He has particular experience in the government, transport, infrastructure, water, energy and entertainment sectors.

Dafydd has worked in the public and private sectors as a client, a consultant and a contractor. This means the strategic advice he provides is based on practical lived experience. He has exceptional communication skills with particular experience in advising senior executives in Government.

Dafydd has been at the forefront of driving industry change, particularly around increasing industry productivity, collaborative contracting and innovative procurement.

Among others, he supported Sydney Water to embed the principles of Project 13 into its market leading Partnering 4 Success initiative, Project 13’s first International Early Adopter, has led the creation of innovative delivery models for numerous major asset owners globally, and led the development of the landmark Delivering Outcomes report for Infrastructure Australia, which sets out a roadmap to increase the productivity of the infrastructure sector over the next 15 year.

He has also undertaken strategic reviews of some of the world’s largest and most complex projects and been Partner in Charge for the delivery of numerous mega projects.

“I’m passionate about the future of infrastructure and how it can influence the development of cities and cultures and how they contribute to positively shaping the future of transport and precinct development.”

What do you love about what you do?

I love how infrastructure can make a genuine difference to the places where we live, work and play. I’m passionate about what we do, but it can be frustrating to see how badly it’s done in some instances, especially with billions of taxpayer or investor dollars at stake. I am committed to driving a positive change in the industry and the communities in which we work, both through what is delivered and how it is delivered.