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Cadventure launches its Digital Intelligence Conference
Cadventure is launching its first Digital Intelligence Conference, in partnership with Bentley Systems,
which will take place on Wednesday 28 February at one of the City of London's most sustainable
towers, 8 Bishopsgate
Collaboration is the core theme to the
Cadventure Digital Intelligence
conference, which will connect and
equip the minds of decision makers with
the best digital tools and resources
available to help elevate the digital
intelligence of the built environment.
Together with their conference partner,
Bentley Systems, Cadventure will share
critical knowledge and expertise vital for
project and process success, plus discuss
the challenges, experiences and solutions
that are impacting on the digital future of
construction industry.
The Chairperson steering the content and
conversations for the day will be Ian
Gordon, Data and Advanced Analytics
Lead at Arup and former Head of Data for
Houses of Parliament Restoration &
Renewal. In his own words: "I get excited
about realising meaningful change using
data and digital technologies such as
cloud, ontologies, digital twins, data
models interoperability, open data
standards and automation. I even
sometimes remember that people are
involved!". Ian will open the conference with
his insights on what the future holds for
data in the next 12 months, setting the
scene for the rest of the day on the
transformative power of data.
Following Ian will be Cadventure
Managing Director, Elaine Lewis who will
introduce the conference's Collaboration
theme. "We have curated the content to
inspire and improve collaboration as an
enabler for growth. Our keynote
presentations, case studies and panel
discussions will each take aspects of this
theme to illustrate how people, process
and technology work together," said Elaine.
Some of these presentations and panels
will look at high profile projects such as
National Highways and HS2, with talks from
Bentley Systems, Balfour Beaty, AECOM,
Siemens, Arup and Atkins.
Elaine continued: "In 2024 Cadventure
celebrates its 35th anniversary, and a key
partner that has been instrumental in our
longevity is Bentley Systems - for which
2024 is also a landmark year as it
celebrates its 40th anniversary. The
Cadventure Digital Intelligence Conference
is an opportunity for us to thank everyone
who has supported Cadventure for the past
35 years and reward them with new
knowledge and new thinking.
"We also wish to share this knowledge
and thinking with the wider industry and
generate a new type of collaboration, one
which powers project success and
stimulate new ideas, particularly through
the use of Bentley Systems' technology and
ingenuity. Over the past 12 months many
people have told us that they miss being
together for the sharing of best practice,
therefore networking will be a big part of the
conference experience."
This live, one-day conference will share a
series of presentations and panel
discussions focusing on full lifecycle
information management, digital twin
development, how to turn data into
knowledge, sustainable smart cities and
the next generation of digital construction
professionals. As well as featured case
studies on major national and international
infrastructure projects.
The UK is one of the largest markets for
Bentley technology but what has been
missing is an active forum for users to
meet, learn and share. Two of the best
examples of this worldwide are in Denmark
and Sweden. Cadventure has invited the
Chairs of these well-established User
Forums to discuss what works for their
users and how this success can be
replicated in the UK.
This conference will connect Bentley users
and technology game-changers to gain
never before seen or heard insight and
guidance, designed to increase
performance and productivity.
The venue has been carefully chosen for
two reasons, 8 Bishopsgate is the new
London home for Bentley Systems, which
has taken residence on the 43rd floor, and
during the conference guests will have the
opportunity to witness some of the Bentley
ProjectWise, SYNCHRO and iTwin Capture
technologies in action. This 50-storey tower
on the corner of Bishopsgate and
Leadenhall Street is the first tower to
achieve BREEAM Outstanding and EPC A
rating in London. During construction, zero
waste went to landfill, with 5,000 tonnes of
C02 being saved. Now complete, 100% of
the building's electricity comes from
renewable sources.
Elaine added: "8 Bishopsgate has, what
some would argue, are the best views in
the capital. The Lookout is 8 Bishopsgate's
50th floor viewing gallery with uninterrupted
views of London's iconic landmarks,
impressive skyscrapers and historic
architecture. For the Digital Intelligence
Conference, we have secured private
viewing access to The Lookout during our
networking drinks reception."
To find out more and to register for the
Cadventure Digital Intelligence conference
www.cadventure.co.uk/cadventure-digitalintelligence-conference-2024/
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January/February 2024