Bentley Illuminate Sydney 2024 | Agenda (23 May 2024)
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Agenda for Bentley Illuminate Sydney 2024:
Morning Sessions
08:30Â – Registration Open
09:00Â – Welcome and Introduction | State Room
- Rob Malkin, Senior Regional Director, ANZ, Bentley Systems
09:20Â – Opening Address – State of Australia and New Zealand Infrastructure Industry | State Room
- Steve Brogan, Chief of Policy & Research, Infrastructure Australia
09:35Â – Trends and Challenges for Infrastructure in NSW | State Room
- Rex Wightley, Chief Engineer, NSW Department of Planning
09:50Â – Keynote – Infrastructure Digital Twins: The Future of Project Delivery and Asset Performance | State Room
- Mike Campbell, Chief Product Officer, Bentley Systems
- Oliver Conze, SVP, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Bentley Systems
10:35Â – Networking Coffee Break
11:05Â – Change and Innovation Journey | State Room
- Devon Middleditch, Executive Director Digital Engineering Services, Transport for NSW
11:25Â – Simplifying Complexity with Technology | State Room
- Paul Murphy, Chief Information Officer, GHD
11:45Â – Panel Discussion #1 – Digitalizing Project Excellence: Transforming Infrastructure Development in Australia and New Zealand | State Room
- Moderator: Colin Ellam, Chief Executive Officer, Cohesive
- Panelists:
- Chloe Williams, Technical Director Roads, Aurecon
- Devon Middleditch, Executive Director Digital Engineering Services, Transport for NSW
- Julie Jupp, Associate Professor, Digital Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
- Katharina Gerstmann, Technical Director, WSP in Australia
12:30Â – Lunch
Afternoon Sessions
13:30Â – Panel Discussion #2 – Building a Better Tomorrow: How Digital Transformation is Shaping Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure | State Room
- Moderator: Pat McLarin, Segment Director, Civil, Seequent
- Panelists:
- Paul Murphy, Chief Information Officer, GHD
- Rebecca Dracup, Principal, Sustainability Team Leader, Stantec
- Steven Coyle, Mobility Digital Lead Australia, Arcadis
Parallel Tracks (14:15 – 16:10)
Track 1: Infrastructure Intelligence | State Room
14:15Â – From Data to Decisions – Empowering Infrastructure Intelligence
- Paul King, Director, Product Solution Engineering, Bentley Systems
15:10Â – Starting with “Real” End in Mind
- Steven Coyle, Mobility Digital Lead Australia, Arcadis
15:30Â – Discovering Opportunities through Government Machinery
- Ban Chee, Reality Data Capture Manager, Department of Transport and Planning (VIC)
15:50Â – Unified Platform for Enhanced Productivity
- Saloni Upadhyay, Applications Platform Manager, SA Power Networks
- Leigh Menzel, Senior Application Analyst, SA Power Networks
Track 2: Integrated Transportation | Room 2
14:15Â – Elevating Australia and New Zealand’s Integrated Transportation Landscape
- Stewart Smith, Solution Architect, Bentley Systems
14:40Â – Networking Coffee Break
15:10Â – Enterprise CDE Systems Implementation
- Bob Freeman, Information Management Lead, WSP in Australia
15:30Â – Use of Technology to Drive Real-time Cost Control
- Franck Morin, Project Controls Manager, John Holland
- Ernest Downes, Project Controls Manager, John Holland
15:50Â – Project Excellence: Sydney Airport
- Kim Cohen, Team Leader (Building Assets & Services), Sydney Airport
16:10Â – Networking and Drinks