Bentley Illuminate Sydney 2024 | Agenda (23 May 2024)

Agenda for Bentley Illuminate Sydney 2024:

Morning Sessions

08:30 – Registration Open

09:00 – Welcome and Introduction | State Room

Rob Malkin, Senior Regional Director, ANZ, Bentley Systems

09:20 – Opening Address – State of Australia and New Zealand Infrastructure Industry | State Room

Steve Brogan, Chief of Policy & Research, Infrastructure Australia

09:35 – Trends and Challenges for Infrastructure in NSW | State Room

Rex Wightley, Chief Engineer, NSW Department of Planning

09:50 – 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

10:35 – Networking Coffee Break

11:05 – Change and Innovation Journey | State Room

Devon Middleditch, Executive Director Digital Engineering Services, Transport for NSW

11:25 – Simplifying Complexity with Technology | State Room

Paul Murphy, Chief Information Officer, GHD

11:45 – 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

12:30 – Lunch

Afternoon Sessions

13:30 – 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

14:15 – From Data to Decisions – Empowering Infrastructure Intelligence

Paul King, Director, Product Solution Engineering, Bentley Systems

15:10 – Starting with “Real” End in Mind

Steven Coyle, Mobility Digital Lead Australia, Arcadis

15:30 – Discovering Opportunities through Government Machinery

Ban Chee, Reality Data Capture Manager, Department of Transport and Planning (VIC)

15:50 – 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

14:15 – Elevating Australia and New Zealand’s Integrated Transportation Landscape

Stewart Smith, Solution Architect, Bentley Systems

14:40 – Networking Coffee Break

15:10 – Enterprise CDE Systems Implementation

Bob Freeman, Information Management Lead, WSP in Australia

15:30 – Use of Technology to Drive Real-time Cost Control

Franck Morin, Project Controls Manager, John Holland
Ernest Downes, Project Controls Manager, John Holland

15:50 – Project Excellence: Sydney Airport

Kim Cohen, Team Leader (Building Assets & Services), Sydney Airport

16:10 – Networking and Drinks