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Industry Professionals Invited to Join an International Workshop Journey on Integrity in Infrastructure Projects
Delays, cost overruns, weak risk management and integrity failures are challenges that infrastructure and construction projects face across the world. While some problems only become visible when they have already caused financial, legal or reputational damage, international experience shows that many risks can be detected earlier – if project teams know what to look for, which questions to ask and how to respond.
To support infrastructure professionals in strengthening this practical capability, CONSTRUCTIVE in cooperation with Resolve B4 is launching The Integrity Express – an international online workshop series focused on identifying, preventing and responding to fraud, corruption and wrongdoing risks in infrastructure projects.
Designed as a three-stop practical learning journey, The Integrity Express is is an interactive experience where participants will work with real-life inspired scenarios, identify red flags, discuss practical dilemmas and learn alongside international professionals with hands-on experience in infrastructure, investigations, project governance, procurement and risk management.
The key value of the series lies in the opportunity to join a shared professional journey with international experts and peers – moving beyond theory and focusing on practical situations that public and private clients, engineers, consultants, contractors, project managers, funders, auditors and control bodies may face in real projects.
“The Integrity Express offers infrastructure professionals a chance to look at project risks through an international and very practical lens. Our aim is to create a space where participants can work together with experienced professionals, challenge their assumptions and strengthen their ability to spot issues before they become expensive, damaging or legally complex,” says Zanda Zariņa, representative of CONSTRUCTIVE.
The title The Integrity Express reflects the central idea of the series: infrastructure projects need to stay on track. Fraud, corruption, conflicts of interest, inflated costs, unjustified variations, weak controls or formalistic risk management can derail a project – financially, legally and reputationally. The series focuses on how to protect projects by recognising warning signs early, following the evidence and taking action when problems emerge.
The programme consists of three connected sessions:
1st Stop: Think Like a Thief, 20 August, 2026
The first workshop will explore how wrongdoers think, which weaknesses they look for in infrastructure projects and why formal control procedures alone are often not enough to prevent fraud or corruption risks.
2nd Stop: Follow the Money, Find the Red Flags, 24 September, 2026
The second session will focus on money flows, costs, payments, variations and other warning signs that may indicate possible wrongdoing, manipulation or poor project governance.
3rd Stop: Resolve, Repair, Reinforce, 22 October, 2026
The final workshop will address what happens after concerns have been identified — how to respond, repair weaknesses, strengthen internal processes and prevent similar problems in future projects.
The series is particularly relevant for public and private clients, municipalities, state-owned companies, infrastructure project teams, construction companies, engineering consultants, designers, lawyers, procurement specialists, funders, auditors, investigators and professionals involved in planning, procuring, delivering, supervising or controlling infrastructure projects.
The Integrity Express is not designed for passive listeners. It is an opportunity to take part in a discussion, test one’s thinking against practical examples and gain a stronger understanding of how to protect infrastructure projects from risks that can affect costs, timelines, quality and public trust.
