The Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards (YII 2024)

Join us online for the 2024 Year in Infrastructure live from Vancouver on October 9^th, 2024. 

Watch live or on-demand Bentley System's Keynotes and Industry Breakout Sessions and discover emerging trends, cutting-edge solutions, and visionary projects that are shaping the future of global infrastructure.

Register now to have full complimentary access to live and on-demand content as part of the Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards virtual event.

You will receive exclusive access to a wide range of content that is relevant to infrastructure professionals in every role and at every phase of the infrastructure lifecycle.

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Keynotes

CEO Keynote

“Sustaining Tomorrow’s Infrastructure Today: The Critical Role of Open Data”

Bentley Speaker: Nicholas Cumins, Chief Executive Officer

Infrastructure is at a watershed moment. 95% of the infrastructure that we will rely on in 2030 already exists today. The urgency to adapt and retrofit these systems is unprecedented. Join CEO Nicholas Cumins as he explores how a robust, open data ecosystem can revolutionize infrastructure. Learn how continuously updated digital twins, featuring AI, offer real-time insights, enabling infrastructure professionals to make smarter decisions to ensure sustainability and resilience, prevent costly issues, and optimize infrastructure.

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Time: 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. (GMT-7)

Duration: 30 min

Bentley Systems Technology and Product Keynote

“Making the Right Connections”

Speakers:

Bentley Speakers

• Mike Campbell, Chief Product Officer
  
• Julien Moutte, Chief Technology Officer
• Patrick Cozzi, Chief Platform Officer
• Chris Bradshaw, Chief Sustainability Officer
• Francois Valois, Vice President, Civil Engineering 
• Greg Demchak, Vice President, Emerging Technologies 
• Mike Schellhase, Vice President, Asset Analytics 
• Oliver Conze, Senior Vice President, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud
• Susanne Trierscheid, Vice President, Modeling and Facilities Engineering

Guest Speakers

• Jeffrey Campbell, Director of Virtual Planning, Project Controls Cubed
  
• Joseph Viscuso, Senior Vice President and Director of Strategic Growth, Pennoni
• Kelvin Saldanha, Associate Director, WSP

While infrastructure organizations have made great strides, the data, workflows, and stakeholders that underpin delivery and performance remain largely disconnected. By fusing all data, infrastructure digital twins unlock silos, enhance collaboration, and foster innovation.

Join Mike Campbell, chief product officer, and Julien Moutte, chief technology officer, as they showcase Bentley’s latest developments, as well as unveil new products and digital twin technologies, that make the right connections between data, workflows, and professionals across the lifecycle.

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Time: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. (GTM-7)

Duration: 60 min

Cecium Keynote

“Cesium’s Journey to Infrastructure”

Bentley Speaker: Patrick Cozzi, Chief Platform Officer

Cesium is the foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geospatial applications. Bentley’s recent acquisition of Cesium creates the best developer platform for the built and natural environment. Hear from Cesium founder Patrick Cozzi as he discusses Cesium’s journey from aerospace to geospatial to infrastructure. Discover how Cesium learned the values of openness, community, and an ecosystem approach and how those values will carry forward within Bentley to support the future of infrastructure engineering software.

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Time: 10:45 – 11:15 a.m. (GTM-7)

Duration: 30 min

Industry Breakout Sessions

These sessions present the opportunity to connect with people and organizations during social events to exchange ideas, spark collaboration, and shape the future of infrastructure innovation.

The sessions will be available for on-demand viewing.

• Cities Industry Breakout Session
  
• Energy Industry Breakout Session
• Transportation Industry Breakout Session
• Water Industry Breakout Session
  

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