Oradores
Learn from top experts and innovators shaping the future of infrastructure
See our lineup of Bentley and guest speakers.
Oradores
Learn from top experts and innovators shaping the future of infrastructure
See our lineup of Bentley and guest speakers.
Bentley speakers
Nicholas Cumins
Chief Executive Officer
Bentley
Biografía del orador
Nicholas Cumins se desempeña como Board Director y Chief Executive Officer de Bentley Systems. En este puesto, es responsable de la estrategia general y el crecimiento de la empresa. Ejecutivo de software con amplia experiencia, ha ocupado puestos de liderazgo tanto en empresas consolidadas como emergentes durante más de 25 años. Recientemente, se desempeñó como Chief Operating Officer de Bentley. Antes de unirse a Bentley como Chief Product Officer en el año 2020, Nicholas fue General Manager de SAP Marketing Cloud, una plataforma integral de automatización de marketing. También se desempeñó como Chief Product Officer de Scytl, una plataforma de votación en línea, y como Senior Vice President de productos en OpenX, una empresa pionera en publicidad programática. Antes de trabajar para OpenX, Nicholas ya había ocupado diversos cargos de alto rango en SAP, incluidos los de gestión de productos, estrategia corporativa y desarrollo comercial. Cuenta con maestrías en Derecho y en Administración de empresas otorgadas por la Universidad Panthéon-Assas (Paris II). Nicholas tiene doble nacionalidad: francesa y estadounidense, y reside en Francia.
Julien Moutte
Chief Technology Officer
Bentley
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Julien Moutte es Chief Technology Officer de Bentley y es el arquitecto principal de las direcciones tecnológicas de la empresa. Cuenta con más de 20 años de experiencia en liderazgo tecnológico en empresas emergentes, empresas en expansión y grandes organizaciones. Antes de unirse a Bentley como Vice President, Technology en 2021, Julien se desempeñó como responsable de tecnología en SAP Marketing Cloud y fue miembro del equipo de dirección de tecnología en SAP Customer Experience. También se desempeñó como Chief Technology Officer de Scytl, una plataforma para la votación en línea, y de Fluendo, expertos de software libre para multimedia, empresa que cofundó en el año 2004 en Barcelona, España. Julien es licenciado en Ciencias de la computación de la Université Claude Bernard en Lyon, Francia.
Angela Harvey
Chief customer officer
Seequent
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Bibhuti Aryal
Senior Director, Transportation
Bentley
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Bibhuti Aryal es Senior Director, Transportation en Bentley, donde lidera los esfuerzos para abordar los desafíos emergentes para los usuarios que utilizan todo el portafolio de Bentley y los últimos desarrollos tecnológicos, como AI y gemelos digitales. Ha brindado consultoría técnica y de gestión a organizaciones de diversas industrias, entre ellas logística, comercio minorista, servicios financieros, seguros e infraestructura, y colabora con Bentley desde hace más de 10 años, con un enfoque en soluciones para el sector del transporte. Es licenciado en Ciencias de la información por la Universidad Robert Morris y tiene una maestría en Administración de empresas otorgada por la Universidad Carnegie Mellon.
Brad Johnson
Director, Electric Utilities
Bentley
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Brad Johnson, Director, Electric Utility Solutions de Bentley, cuenta con más de 15 años de experiencia en los sectores de servicios públicos y energía, que abarca desde el uso temprano de la tecnología LiDAR para resolver problemas de gestión de la vegetación, hasta aplicaciones emergentes empleadas para tecnologías de gemelos digitales. En su cargo actual, Brad se centra en la estrategia de Bentley para el sector eléctrico y en el fomento de relaciones sólidas con usuarios, socios, líderes gubernamentales y responsables de políticas públicas.
Cecilia Correia
Senior water solutions manager
Bentley
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Cecilia Correia is part of Bentley’s water team with a focus on digital solutions and partnerships, and aims to support empowering water utilities to achieve their strategic goals in water efficiency. She has 18 years of experience in the water sector, with experience in governmental river basin administration, engineering consultants, water utilities, and software providers for water solutions.
Francois Valois
Senior Vice President, Open Applications
Bentley
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Francois Valois se incorporó a Bentley en 2004 y actualmente es Vice President, Civil Engineering. Es responsable del funcionamiento general de la unidad, lo que incluye estrategia, finanzas, recursos humanos, desarrollo de software, desarrollo empresarial y éxito del usuario. Anteriormente, Francois se desempeñó como Vice President, Portfolio Development y fue responsable de fusiones y adquisiciones, así como de la división de Accelerated Development de Bentley. Sus otros cargos en Bentley incluyeron el de Senior Director, Software Development for Reality Modeling, y Director, Product Management para las áreas civil, minería, modelado de realidad, geoespacial, servicios públicos, comunicaciones y geotecnia.
Marion Bouillin
Senior product marketing manager
Bentley
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Marion Bouillin is a senior product marketing manager at Bentley Systems. She leads marketing efforts for SYNCHRO–Bentley’s digital construction delivery software.
Mark Coates
Vice president of infrastructure policy advancement
Bentley
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Mark Coates is Bentley’s international director of public policy and advocacy, where he helps to inform and guide government, policymakers, business leaders, and decision-makers globally on the benefits of digital transformation. A former quantity surveyor with an extensive background in global project delivery, Mark began his career in the construction sector 33 years ago. He has worked with Thames Water, United Utilities, ICI, Highways England, The Olympic Delivery Authority, and Crossrail. For the past 10 years, Mark has been working in digital transformation and has seen the great advances made by inspectors by adopting digital ways of working. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and recently served as vice-chairman and chairman of the British Water Forum. Mark also serves on the Strategic Board of the UK’s Digital Twin Hub and is a member of the Institute of Government and Public Policy’s advisory board.
Patricio Cozzi
Chief Platform Officer
Bentley
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Patrick Cozzi es Chief Platform Officer de Bentley Systems. En este puesto, apoya a los equipos dedicados a la comunidad global de desarrolladores de software que crean experiencias para el entorno natural y construido con una plataforma abierta impulsada por Cesium e iTwin. Patrick es el fundador y exCEO de Cesium, la principal plataforma geoespacial 3D abierta, antes de su adquisición por parte de Bentley Systems en 2024. Obtuvo una maestría en la Universidad de Pensilvania, donde también enseñó programación y arquitectura de GPU durante casi una década.
Richard Vestner
Vice President, Cities & Water
Bentley
Biografía del orador
Richard Vestner ejerce el cargo de Vice President, Industry Solutions para ciudades, aeropuertos, puertos y campus industriales en Bentley. Posee una maestría y un doctorado en Ingeniería civil. Luego de su carrera militar como oficial del ejército alemán, Richard comenzó su carrera profesional como consultor de negocios para la gestión inmobiliaria pública y corporativa. Luego se unió a un grupo alemán de ingeniería de infraestructura y dirigió empresas nacionales e internacionales en carácter de director general. Richard se incorporó a Bentley en 2020, luego de desempeñarse como miembro del consejo ejecutivo del grupo responsable del negocio de EMEA, además de Chief Digital Officer.
Sharon Soler
Solution manager, energy
Bentley
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Sharon Soler is a solution manager for energy at Bentley. She has over 14 years of experience in the energy sector, with a primary focus on oil and gas. Her career spans field operations, R&D, and technology, with an emphasis on digital transformation and innovation. Sharon holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in petroleum engineering and a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in reservoir management.
Guest speakers
Alberto Iniesta Serrano
Director, digital twin EMEA and APAC
Worley Consulting
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Andrius Jurelionis
Chief Technology Officer
Bentley
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Andrius Jurelionis is dean of the faculty of civil engineering and architecture at Kaunas University of Technology. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching and higher education management. Andrius’ expertise includes education and the digitalization of the built environment. In 2019, he established the Centre for Smart Cities and Infrastructure (CSCI) at KTU and has since been involved in numerous research projects, industry–university collaborations, hackathons, and Ph.D. schools focused on urban digital twins.
Anne-Marie Friel
Partner – infrastructure
Pinsent Masons
Biografía del orador
Anne-Marie Friel (Projects Partner of Pinsent Masons) is a non-contentious construction and infrastructure specialist lawyer, advising clients in the UK and internationally on major projects. She is expert in collaborative contracting, NEC, contractual joint ventures, sustainability, and digitalisation in construction. Anne-Marie is ranked by Legal 500 as a leading individual for Infrastructure.
Ben Townsend
Head of infrastructure and sustainability
Google
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Catarina Freitas
Municipal director of the Municipal Directorate of Environment, Green Infrastructure, Climate, and Energy
Lisbon City Council
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Catarina Freitas is the director general for environmental, green infrastructure, climate, and energy at the Municipality of Lisbon and a member of the Board of Lisboa E-Nova. She is also acting as the deputy manager of Lisbon Mission Cities project. For more than 20 years, she has coordinated the development of plans, projects, and transformative measures in various domains of local action, including energy transition, carbon neutrality, expansion of renewable energy sources, sustainable urban mobility, and smart cities, among others. Catarina holds a M.Sc. in chemical engineering and Ph.D. studies in environmental technology.
Chloé Meyer
Senior research director
Bluefield Research
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Chloé Meyer is a senior research director at Bluefield Research. She is part of Bluefield’s consulting practice where she provides industry insights and strategic guidance to solution providers and investors navigating the water sector. Prior to joining Bluefield, Chloé worked as a project manager in UNESCO’s Division of Water Sciences, with a focus on governance, transboundary cooperation, and information management in the Mediterranean region. She holds a MA in geography and water management from Paris Nanterre University.
Christopher Jackson
Technical director subsurface
WSP
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Chris Jackson is technical director at the engineering consultancy WSP and visiting professor of basin analysis at Imperial College London. Chris is interested in understanding how we can use the Earth’s subsurface to safely store hazardous waste and to develop low-carbon energy resources. When not studying the subsurface of the Earth, Chris gives geoscience lectures to the public and in schools, and is engaged in efforts to improve equality, diversity, and inclusivity within science and engineering.
David Skilling
Founding director
Landfall Strategy Group
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David Skilling is the founding director of Landfall Strategy Group, a research and advisory firm based in the Netherlands. He advises firms, investors, and governments on issues at the intersection of geopolitics, global macro, and economic policy, providing insights on positioning for global dynamics. David has previously served as senior advisor to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade in New Zealand, was an associate principal with McKinsey & Company in Singapore, a senior fellow with the McKinsey Global Institute, and principal advisor at the New Zealand Treasury. David has a Ph.D. in public policy and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University, as well as a master of commerce degree in economics from the University of Auckland.
Guy Beaumont
Director and digital consulting lead
Turner & Townsend
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Holger Kessler
Senior stakeholder manager
AtkinsRéalis
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Holger Kessler is a senior stakeholder manager at AtkinsRéalis, bringing over 25 years of experience in developing scientific, technical, operational, and policy solutions to geoscience challenges. Holger has led major initiatives, including the research and stakeholder engagement phases of the UK National Underground Asset Register and the “Future of the Subsurface” Foresight project for the Government Office for Science.
James Moore
Managing director, urban solutions
Hatch
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James Moore, managing director, urban solutions at Hatch, has 35 years of experience working with cities and clients around the world with a particular emphasis on complex urban regeneration projects, looking to optimize the benefits of urban growth while reducing undesirable impacts. The Urban Solutions team is an integrated global unit that works with public, private, and institutional clients to address the significant challenges faced by cities and communities, including population growth, climate change, infrastructure and housing needs, equity and social value demands, sense of place, economic development, resilience, and the drive to implement the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and meet declared commitments to regional and global decarbonization.
Kristin White
Head of transportation strategy and partnerships
Google Public Sector
Biografía del orador
Kristin White oversees strategy and partnerships as Google’s Transportation Industry executive, working with Google Public Sector to use tech to achieve public sector goals, including safety, resiliency, connecting communities, and economic growth. Kristin’s 20 years of experience in transportation included serving as the federal highway administrator for the U.S. government, as well as COO of the transportation tech nonprofit ITS America.
Liv Carroll
Managing director, EMEA mining lead and global natural resources lead for data and AI
Accenture
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Liv Carroll is a managing director of Accenture, serving as the EMEA mining lead and global natural resources lead for Data & AI. She is a director on the board and chair of the Governance Committee of the Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) and supports the next generation as a scrutineer for Chartership at the Geological Society. Liv holds an MSc in mineral project appraisal from the Imperial College Royal School of Mines and a BSc in geology from Durham University.
Mark Campodonic
Corporate consultant, resource geology
SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd
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Mark Campodonic is a corporate consultant for resource geology and a practice leader of SRK UK, with over 20 years of international experience in mineral exploration, resource estimation, and project development. He specializes in authoring and auditing resource estimates in compliance with International Reporting Codes, for independent assessments and as part of multi-disciplinary technical studies, auditing mining operations as part of Competent Person’s Reports and Stock Exchange Listings, and technical reviews. Mark has worked on base metals, precious-metals, bulk commodities (bauxite and iron ore), diamond, and industrial mineral projects throughout Europe, Africa, Middle-East, Russia, the CIS, Asia, and the Americas.
Mark Tablante
Design technology director
Burns and McDonnell engineering
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Mark Tablante is the design technology director for Burns and McDonnell. He is responsible for the strategic integration of current and emerging technologies, as well as automation, within the transmission and distribution (T&D) global practice. Mark is part of a dedicate team that ensures Burns and McDonnell remains at the forefront of T&D innovation, driving the company’s success in an ever-evolving technological landscape.
Michael Pearson
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Oklahoma Department of Transportation
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Nasrine Tomasi
Head of artificial intelligence
Mott MacDonald
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Rafael de Santiago Silva
National digital engineering systems lead
ACCIONA
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Rafael de Santiago Silva is a committed advocate for digital transformation in infrastructure, with over 20 years of experience in the mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure sectors across Australia and Brazil. He is currently the national digital engineering systems lead for Australia and New Zealand at Acciona, where he has been overseeing major infrastructure projects.
Rod Naylor
Global lead water
GHD
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Rod Naylor is a prominent water industry and infrastructure leader with 40 years’ experience in the water and environmental industries in Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. He is a principal and shareholder of GHD and the company’s global lead water. Rod is also a director of the Australian Water Association and of water-tech startup Divirod Inc., which is working to build the world’s most comprehensive water data lake and analytics platform. Recognized for his globally and technically extensive water sector knowledge and networks, Rod is highly regarded as an ambitious and creative champion of excellence in business performance, and in the delivery of community and sustainability outcomes through effective water management. He has long been an advocate for the increased integration of water into urban planning, regional renewal and the implementation of the energy transition. Rod is passionate about contributing to capability building and professional development and supporting young and diverse talent across the industry, cognisant of the acute need for talent to meet the accelerating challenge of managing water sustainably.
Savannah Altvater
Head of the distribution & markets facilitation team
Eurelectric
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Savannah Altvater is head of the distribution and markets facilitation team at Eurelectric. In this role, she oversees the policy issues related to distribution networks and Eurelectric’s business intelligence activities. She is engaged in different topics such as flexibility, digitalization of the power system, planning and investment, and grid integration of distributed energy resources. Savannah holds a master’s degree in European Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
Stephanie Gossman
Planning and policy general manager
Georgia Power Company
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Stephanie Gossman serves as Georgia Power’s Planning & Policy general manager for transmission and distribution. She has worked for Southern Company for nearly 20 years, with most of that time spent in planning, operations, maintenance, and policy. Stephanie has also led regulated and unregulated customer programs to provide customers with electric transportation infrastructure needs in Georgia Power’s Sales and Marketing organization.
Steven Fercho
Exploration geoscience manager
Fervo Energy
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Steven Fercho serves as the exploration geoscience manager for Fervo Energy, bringing 17 years of experience in geothermal exploration and development. Since joining Fervo in 2021, he has lead modeling efforts for the company’s future project portfolio in a wide array of geologic settings. Steven holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in earth sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Vaseem Khan
Senior vice president operations and member of the executive committee
McDermott
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Vaseem Khan is senior vice president, operations for McDermott, and a member of its executive committee. In this role, he leads McDermott’s Project Management Office (PMO), responsible for oversight of operations worldwide. Vaseem is also responsible for the McDermott’s enterprise risk management program. Vaseem has over 35 years of experience in engineering, construction, and project delivery, and has held positions in onshore and offshore engineering, site and completions management, project management, and regional operations in several countries. He holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota and attended an international business management program at Royal Holloway College, London.
Vicky Ridley-Pearson
Director of Digital
Greater London Authority
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Yuan Lei
Chief engineer
China Baowu Engineering & Technology Group
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Yuan Lei serves as the technical lead for China Baowu Steel Group’s research project, “Key Technology Research and Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Design, Delivery, and Operation of Digital Twin Factories.” She also holds the positions of vice chairman at both the Siemens Manufacturing and Engineering Center and Siemens Mobility Electrical Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Lei has accumulated extensive leadership experience across multiple key roles at Baosteel and China Baowu Design Institute. As a professor-level senior engineer and senior accountant, Lei is a graduate of Harvard University’s General Management Program (GMP).