Greg Bentley
CEO
Corporate Keynote

Greg Bentley is the CEO of Bentley Systems, the global leader dedicated to providing engineers, architects, constructors, geospatial professionals and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in 50 countries, more than $600 million in annual revenues, and since 2009 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.

Previously, Mr. Bentley founded a financial trading software firm which became part of SunGard Data Systems, Inc., an S&P 500 company on whose public-company board he served from 1991 through 2005. Mr. Bentley holds an M.B.A. in Finance and Decision Sciences from Wharton. He is a trustee of Drexel University, where he also serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Pennoni Honors College.

Greg Bentley was recognized as CEO of the Year by the Chester County Chamber of Commerce in 2003 and was inducted into the Chester County Hall of Fame by the Chester County Economic Development Council in 2009. He and his brothers Keith, Barry, and Ray received the George Washington Medal in 2011 from the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia for outstanding contributions to technological progress through engineering management.

The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia choose Greg Bentley for the 2013 Global Business Leadership Award. Also in 2013, Bentley was elected to the National Academy of Construction, in recognition for his leadership in applying software innovations to improve construction safety and infrastructure asset performance. In 2016, the American Society of Civil Engineers appointed Bentley to its Industry Leaders Council.

Keith Bentley
Executive Vice President
Chief Technology Officer
Bentley Systems
Technology Keynote

Keith is a founder of Bentley Systems and is the principal architect of the company’s technology directions. He has served as a director and an executive officer since Bentley’s inception, and was the company’s president until 1995 and CEO until 2000. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida. Keith is the primary inventor on numerous company patents.

Ayesha Khanna
Co-Founder and CEO
ADDO AI
Guest Keynote

Dr. Ayesha Khanna is Co-Founder and CEO of ADDO AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) advisory firm and incubator. She has been a strategic advisor on artificial intelligence, smart cities and fintech to clients such as SMRT, Singapore's largest public transport company, SOMPO, Japan's largest insurance firm, and Smart Dubai, the government agency tasked to transform Dubai into a leading smart city. In 2017, ADDO AI was featured in Forbes magazine as one of four leading artificial intelligence companies in Asia and Ayesha was named one of South East Asia's groundbreaking female entrepreneurs by Forbes magazine in 2018.

Khanna spent more than a decade on Wall Street developing large scale trading, risk management and data analytics systems. She was co-founder of the Hybrid Reality Institute, a research and advisory group established to analyse the social and economic impact of accelerating technologies. She directed the Future Cities Group at the London School of Economics, and has been a Faculty Advisor at Singularity University.

Khanna has been named one of Singapore's leading female entrepreneurs and a leading Asian fintech influencer by Fintech Asia. She also served on the Singapore Ministry of Education’s Steering Committee on future skills and applied learning for emerging industries.

Khanna is author of Straight Through Processing and co-author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization. She is the Founder of 21C GIRLS, a charity that delivers free coding and artificial intelligence classes to girls in Singapore.

Keith Clarke, CBE
Chairman, Forum for the Future
Chairman, Future Cities Catapult
Guest Keynote

Keith Clarke has more than 40 years’ experience implementing major public infrastructure and city developments through either design construction or public policy input. He has successfully run several major construction businesses, working to ensure their profitability on a sustainable basis. Currently, Clarke holds several executive and non-executive roles, including chairman of Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, non-executive chairman of Tidal Lagoon, chairman of Forum for the Future, and non-executive chairman of Future Cities Catapult. He is also director at Constructionarium and non-executive director at Sirius Minerals.

Clarke is a member of the advisory board at the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University. A long-time advocate for sustainable development and the need for the de-carbonization of society, Clarke recognizes that businesses need to engineer and drive change and innovation.

Chris Barron
Chief Communications Officer
Bentley Systems
Keynote Moderator

Chris joined Bentley as vice president of corporate marketing in 2008 and was appointed to chief communications officer in 2016. A registered architect, Chris left architectural practice in 1983 to pursue a career in the marketing of computer-aided-design software to the AEC industry. Prior to joining Bentley, he served as marketing director for the AEC Market Group at Autodesk, corporate marketing manager of Softdesk, and senior marketing manager at Intergraph. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and geography from Middlebury College and a master’s degree in architecture from Harvard University.

Claire Rutkowski
Chief Information Officer
Bentley Systems
Technology Update Moderator

Claire joined Bentley in 2016 from MWH Global where she served as chief information officer, responsible for delivering IT strategy, services, and support to 7,000 engineering professionals around the world. At Bentley, Claire leads the company’s global IT organization, shaping and delivering a technology agenda across Bentley’s global business. By collaborating with executive leadership teams, she ensures Bentley leverages the most advanced technology solutions to achieve the goals of the company and its users. Claire holds a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University and has received numerous awards, most notably Constructech’s Top 50 Women in Construction.

 

David McKenney
SVP, Digital Advancement
Bentley Systems
Technology Update

David is the senior vice president for Digital Advancement at Bentley Systems. He is responsible for driving measurable results for Bentley’s largest users who design, build, and operate roadways, railways, bridges, buildings, industrial plants, power plants, and utility networks. Previously, David held executive roles in sales and professional services for Bentley. He attained a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Alabama and executive education at Harvard Business School. David is a frequent conference speaker on corporate transformation and business analytics and is an active member of the Technology Services Industry Association.

 

Adam Klatzkin
VP, iTwin Services
Bentley Systems
Technology Update

Adam Klatzkin is vice president, business development for iTwin Services at Bentley Systems. He joined Bentley in 1998. His previous roles have included leading various platform and product development teams including senior director of construction product development. In 2010 Klatzkin co-founded The Engineering Essentials Company (TEEC) which developed SpecWave, a software product to help architectural, engineering, and construction organizations intelligently manage their engineering specifications and related codes and standards. SpecWave was acquired by Bentley in November 2012 . Klatzkin holds a Bachelor of Science with honors in electrical and computer engineering, with an additional major in computer science, from Carnegie Mellon University.

 

Ken Adamson
VP, PlantSight
Bentley Systems
Technology Update

 

Robert (Bob) Mankowski
VP, Digital Cities
Bentley Systems
Technology Update

Robert Mankowski leads the digital cities business unit at Bentley Systems, providing software and services to help cities on their digital transformation journey so that they can be smarter and more resilient. Mankowski has over 20 years’ experience in software development and is a co-inventor of seven patented technologies. He joined Bentley Systems in 2004 as part of Bentley’s acquisition of Haestad Methods, where he served as chief technology officer. Mankowski earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Drexel University and is a licensed professional engineer.

 

Christopher Liew
SVP and Regional Executive
Asia North
Bentley Systems
Project Highlights

Christopher Liew is the senior vice president and regional executive of Asia North at Bentley. He is responsible for leading the sales organization of Greater China, Japan, and South Korea. With more than 35 years of sales and marketing experience in the IT industry, Liew is responsible for strategically augmenting Bentley’s regional business growth.

Previously, Liew was vice president and territory executive for Greater China and Asia South at Bentley. Before Joining Bentley, Liew was area general manager for ASEAN technology solutions sales at Oracle, responsible for substantially boosting revenue and market share in solutions selling.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in computer science from the University of Science, Malaysia.

 

Kaushik Chakraborty
VP and Regional Executive
Asia South
Bentley Systems
Project Highlights

 

Brian Middleton
VP and Regional Executive
Australia and New Zealand
Project Highlights

Brian Middleton is Bentley Systems Regional Executive and Vice President for Australia and New Zealand. Following a career in the military he has focused on information management across diverse technology areas including; the world’s first GIS based roadside rescue Computer Aided Rescue System, which had one of the better acronyms (CARS), the UK’s first 100% internet bank (SMILE); implementing a communications network forensic analysis system for US government agencies, through to setting up a predictive injury analysis laboratory for AC Milan soccer club.

For the past 20 years Brian has specialised in linear asset lifecycle information management and has a keen interest in applying technology to improve business performance. He firmly believes that if the solution does not allow the user to realise at least one of the following four benefits —minimise business risk; reduce capital or operational costs;improve internal and external service levels; enable improved decision support—why would anyone be interested?

Brian moved to Australia in 2008 as Managing Director (Asia) of Exor Corporation and joined Bentley Systems through acquisition in 2010 where he successfully grew three separate solutions teams (transportation / process plant / utilities) across South East Asia Pacific until 2015 when he took over his current role helping advance infrastructure from CAD to BIM to digital twin.

 

Nabil Abou-Rahme
Chief Research Officer
Digital Advancement Academies
Bentley Systems
Project Highlights

Nabil Abou-Rahme joined Bentley Systems in 2018 as the inaugural chief research officer for Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies. He is based in London and leads efforts in digital advancement research to collaborate with government, university, and industry visionaries, exploring innovative solutions for accelerating the art of the possible with digital twins.

Prior to joining Bentley, Abou-Rahme was actively involved in digital transformation at Mott MacDonald as head of smart infrastructure and global practice leader for data science. He was also divisional director for Mott MacDonald Highways and managing director for road user charging specialists Rapp Trans UK Ltd. A chartered engineer, Abou-Rahme holds a Ph.D. in Bayesian statistics from the University of Southampton, a Master of Science in transport studies from University College London, a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Imperial College London, and a general management certificate from Roffey Park.

Alison Watson MBE
Founder and Chief Executive
Class of Your Own
Rail and Transit Forum

Alison Watson is a former land surveyor and the founder and chief executive of education consultancy Class Of Your Own. She created the innovative “Design Engineer Construct!” (DEC) accredited learning programme for secondary school students age 11-18, which has resulted in young people entering the sector to pursue a wide range of technical and professional careers through advanced and higher apprenticeships, and traditional university entry. DEC supported by some of the UK's leading companies, professional bodies and universities through the ground breaking 'Adopt A School' scheme.

Alison continues to write and is currently working on an exciting infrastructure curriculum to advance learning in specialist sectors. “DEC for the World’s Infrastructure” launches at YII2019 with an appeal to global experts to get involved and support future generations. Her desire to ‘make it real’ for young people has resulted in the development of ‘ReconstructED’ - a virtual reality concept that enables DEC learners to visit and interact with their own major projects from the comfort and safety of their classroom. Her 'BIM4Education' research and development project focused on improving and enhancing teaching in the secondary and higher education sector which resulted in a training scheme for new entrants. She is a visiting research fellow at the School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, where she is exploring ways to make STEAM subjects more accessible to young people via the DEC learning programme.

Alison was presented with The Survey Association's President’s Award in 2013 and the Richard Carter Prize by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors in 2014, recognising her commitment to raising awareness of the geospatial surveying sector in schools. In recognition of her perseverance and dedication, Alison was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in Her Majesty The Queen’s 2018 New Year Honours for services to education.

Andrea Kollmorgen
Head of Connected (e)Mobility
Siemens
Roads and Bridges Forum

Andrea Kollmorgen is the global head of Connected (e)Mobility – one of fourteen Siemens Company Core Technology (CCT) development fields. She is responsible for leading the development of innovative technology and business models across electric and connected mobility activities at Siemens.

Kollmorgen has five years of management consulting and corporate strategy experience where she has led strategy and M&A projects for Siemens in the energy and mobility industries. Previously, she spent five years in New York City as a hedge fund analyst.

Kollmorgen received her MBA from the ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. She has a Bachelor of Science in International Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she was a NCAA Division I student athlete (women’s soccer).

Andy Kaiyala
VP of Engineering
The Lane Construction Corporation
Roads and Bridges Forum

Ashish Mehrotra
Asia Pacific Head
Microsoft Real Estate and Security
Buildings and Campuses Forum

Ashok Balasubramanian
Global CTO, Business & Platform Solutions
Atos
Roads and Bridges Forum

Ashok is the Global Chief Technology Officer of Atos’ Business & Platform Solutions division, and heads the Services Transformation Group at Atos Syntel. In this role, he leads a global team that focuses on service delivery for applications, infrastructure, cloud, modernization and testing, as well as how to transform these services through automation and artificial intelligence.

Ashok is a business technology leader with over 20 years of application, infrastructure expertise, and sustained digital transformation for enterprises. He previously served as head of Syntel’s Cloud Computing Center of Excellence (CoE), where he oversaw a dedicated group tasked with developing cloud-based technology solutions that enable companies to reduce cost structures and increase flexibility in the face of dynamic market conditions. Prior to joining Syntel, Ashok led the Stores practice for Tata Consultancy Services, managing its products and services portfolio and driving innovation in the retail vertical.

Ashok holds a bachelor's in electrical and electronics engineering from Anna University and an MBA in marketing and strategy from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and is co-chair of the robotic process automation chapter for the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).

Ayesha Khanna
Co-Founder and CEO
ADDO AI
Guest Keynote

Dr. Ayesha Khanna is Co-Founder and CEO of ADDO AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) advisory firm and incubator. She has been a strategic advisor on artificial intelligence, smart cities and fintech to clients such as SMRT, Singapore's largest public transport company, SOMPO, Japan's largest insurance firm, and Smart Dubai, the government agency tasked to transform Dubai into a leading smart city. In 2017, ADDO AI was featured in Forbes magazine as one of four leading artificial intelligence companies in Asia and Ayesha was named one of South East Asia's groundbreaking female entrepreneurs by Forbes magazine in 2018.

Khanna spent more than a decade on Wall Street developing large scale trading, risk management and data analytics systems. She was co-founder of the Hybrid Reality Institute, a research and advisory group established to analyse the social and economic impact of accelerating technologies. She directed the Future Cities Group at the London School of Economics, and has been a Faculty Advisor at Singularity University.

Khanna has been named one of Singapore's leading female entrepreneurs and a leading Asian fintech influencer by Fintech Asia. She also served on the Singapore Ministry of Education’s Steering Committee on future skills and applied learning for emerging industries.

Khanna is author of Straight Through Processing and co-author of Hybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization. She is the Founder of 21C GIRLS, a charity that delivers free coding and artificial intelligence classes to girls in Singapore.

Bernd Kokkelink
Head of COMOS Industry Solutions
Siemens
Industrial Infrastructure Forum

Bernd Kokkelink heads the COMOS plant engineering and operation organization within Siemens’ process and drives division. Kokkelink has more than 25 years of experience with industrial software solutions for the process industry in various technical and management roles. In 2008, he joined Siemens and worked on different software projects for process engineering, plant design and operation, data analytics, and visualization.

Blaine Buenger
Senior Technology Manager
Foth Infrastructure and Environment
Roads and Bridges Forum

Bob Gill
General Manager
Southeast Asia
ARC Advisory Group
Industrial Infrastructure Forum

Bob Gill is responsible for managing ARC Advisory Group’s business operations and market research activities in Southeast Asia. ARC provides technology research, advisory and consulting services to the world’s leading industrial automation and software suppliers as well as to prominent end-user companies in the manufacturing, infrastructure and energy sectors.

Gill’s work experience includes engineering roles (15 years) at British Aerospace, General Electric Company (GEC), and the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech). He also had a decade-long career in industrial technology media as editor of publications including Control Engineering Asia and Industrial Automation Asia, and as editor-in-chief at Reed Business Information Asia.

Gill has BSc in electronics and an MSc in manufacturing systems engineering from the University of Wales, UK, and an MBA from NTU, Singapore. In addition to publishing many articles for industry trade publications, he is a contributing author to books including Action Learning Cases in Organisational Behaviour (2004) and Many Ships, One Boat: Expat Tales and Tips (2011).

Clare Kovacs
4D Planner
Skanska/@oneAlliance
Energy and Water Utilities Forum

 

David Chandra
Senior Director
Microsoft Technology Center
Microsoft Singapore
Industrial Infrastructure Forum

David leads a talented technical team with the sole purpose of empowering Microsoft’s key customers and partners to realise their business vision and transformation by partnering and coaching them how our technology can be used to their full potential.

Dominic Seah
Project Architect
Grimshaw
Buildings and Campuses Forum

With over 28 years of professional experience, Dominic Seah is an accomplished architect that works on award-winning, large-scale, and technically complex projects. He has worked in feasibility, master planning, schematic design, BIM implementation, and site support on major transportation and other complex building types.

Seah has focused on train stations since 2012 and has extensive knowledge of both Network Rail and London Underground station design standards and their implementation. He is currently advising the HS2 Curzon Street station project and was the project architect for the concourse at London Bridge station.

Seah holds an M.Sc. in spatial planning from University College London and graduated with a B.Arch. from Virginia Tech in 1990.

Harj Dhaliwal
Managing Director
Middle East & India
Virgin Hyperloop One
Rail and Transit Forum

Harj Dhaliwal oversees all activity and projects for Virgin Hyperloop One in the Middle East and India. With over 35 years of civil engineering experience, he has a proven track record for managing mega rail and infrastructure projects in complex challenging environments around the world.

He began his career as a contractor, moved into consulting and has held senior management roles in global client and consulting organizations. Harj has spent the last 22 years in the development, delivery, and management of heavy rail, light rail, and metro projects including PPP, PFI and D&B projects across Europe and the Middle East. Notably, he was the Programme Director for the delivery and operation of the first national heavy-haul railway in the UAE - Etihad Rail.

Prior to Virgin Hyperloop One, Harj was the Senior Vice President for International Rail and Transit Systems Business at President Corporation where he was responsible for managing his business sector across Europe and the Middle East with over 450 staff deployed across some of the largest and most complex rail and metro projects in the world. Prior to joining Parsons in 2012, Harj led the development of several multibillion- dollar rail and transit programs in the UK and Ireland.

Harj is a Chartered Civil Engineer, member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Member of the UK Engineering Council, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Nottingham Trent University, UK. Harj is based in Virgin Hyperloop One’s Dubai office.

Jens-Peter Brauner
CEO
Siemens Mobility Ltd.
Hong Kong
Rail and Transit Forum

Jens-Peter Brauner is head of Siemens Mobility in Hong Kong. In his role, he works with his team and local partners to turn Hong Kong into a smart city. He has over 30 years of experience in the transportation industry, living and working throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. Brauner also holds several patents and supports bright ideas and talents, working to leverage cultural synergies to develop innovations. Lately, in his spare time, he has been using artificial intelligence to develop apps. With his experience, along with his degrees in electrical engineering and economic psychology, Brauner works to bring people together toward digital transformations and the applications of artificial intelligence.

Jim Taylor
VP Business Solutions & Strategy
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Digital Grid
Energy and Water Utilities Forum

Jim Taylor is the VP Business Solutions for Siemens Energy Management, Digital Grid; he is a nationally recognized electric industry leader and innovator of high character and credibility. His goal is to make complex ideas simple and inspire people to push the bounds of technology and their own barriers to achieve great results in a collaborative manner. He understands the need to pursue new ideas and technologies in order to continue to provide utility customers with leading-edge products and services.

Taylor is an optimistic thought leader and business transformation prognostic for the utility of the future. He is an active change agent developing and executing utility strategic planning and technology modernization. His professional experience includes 15 years of operations experience at Tucson Electric Power, 10 years of power substation and distribution operations and maintenance experience with Barrick Goldsrike Mine in Elko, Nevada and two years substation commissioning and electrical maintenance with Power Engineers. Taylor's experience has provided a unique understanding and need for management of reliability, environmental sustainability and fiscal responsibility within the utility environment.

Joe Keen Poon
Managing Director
Smart City Solutions
Surbana Jurong
Digital Cities Forum

Mr Joe Keen Poon guides Surbana Jurong, the world’s consultancy powerhouse for urbanisation and infrastructure developments, to fulfill its mission of building cities and shaping lives by delivering world leading smart city solutions. Earlier, he has led Xchanging’s, a top business process outsourcing firm, P&L and commercial success in the East Asia & Japan market as President.

Prior to that, Joe spent nine years at Microsoft. He was the winner of three top awards (Circle of Excellence, Champions Award, Worldwide IW Sales & Marketing Award). In his last role, he was in the executive team as the Segment Director, OEM Business in Singapore. In that role, Joe led Microsoft’s success in not just the flagship Windows, Office & Server businesses, but also the growth of emerging mobile devices business.

Prior to that, Joe led several businesses for Microsoft across Asia & Greater China. He also held consulting and business development roles in leading organizations like Deloitte Consulting in London and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.

Jonathan Chalon
Group Publisher
Railway Age, International Railway Journal, RT&S
Rail and Transit Forum

Jonathan Chalon is a seasoned media executive with more than three decades of publishing, digital, data subscriptions and conference business experience. In 2011, he joined Simmons-Boardman as group publisher of the rail group and has successfully transitioned a mostly print-based publishing company into a diversified media business. Chalon has developed a strong working knowledge of the rail road industry, as well as knowledge of the ongoing transformation with digital technology.

Chalon’s background includes executive experience at Penton Media, The Industry Standard, Inc., and BusinessWeek. He is best known for creating and implementing new products for their markets.

Keith Cheng
Head of Hong Kong Digitalization Hub
MindSphere Application Center
Siemens
Digital Cities Forum

Keith Cheng is head of the Hong Kong digitalization hub at Siemens’ MindSphere Application Center – City. Since 2017, Cheng has been leading innovation and technology development for the smart city digital hub. During his 18 years with Siemens, he has focused on mobility for railway projects and for managing project, bids, innovation, and people development. Before joining Siemens Hong Kong in 2000, he worked for Optus-Singtel in Sydney as a telecommunication specialist for colocation hubs.

Keith Clarke, CBE
Chairman, Forum for the Future
Chairman, Future Cities Catapult
Guest Keynote

Keith Clarke has more than 40 years’ experience implementing major public infrastructure and city developments through either design construction or public policy input. He has successfully run several major construction businesses, working to ensure their profitability on a sustainable basis. Currently, Clarke holds several executive and non-executive roles, including chairman of Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, non-executive chairman of Tidal Lagoon, chairman of Forum for the Future, and non-executive chairman of Future Cities Catapult. He is also director at Constructionarium and non-executive director at Sirius Minerals.

Clarke is a member of the advisory board at the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University. A long-time advocate for sustainable development and the need for the de-carbonization of society, Clarke recognizes that businesses need to engineer and drive change and innovation.

Mark Shamoun
Principal Designer
NSW Highways & Civil
Arcadis
Roads and Bridges Forum

Mark Shamoun is a principal civil designer at Arcadis’ Sydney office in Australia. He has extensive experience in the public and private sectors, delivering many road infrastructure projects ranging from major highways to urban road upgrades and subdivisions. Shamoun is an expert in Bentley (and many other) civil technologies and their customisation, implementation, and integration in a connected data environment (CDE) for digital engineering (BIM) project delivery.

Shamoun was the lead designer for one of the first formal BIM road design projects in New South Wales (and Australia) - portion B of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade, and is now the road design BIM lead for the WestConnex 3B – Rozelle Interchange project in Sydney, one of the biggest and technically complex road infrastructure projects in Australia.

Shamoun is passionate about digital transformation and the transition from legacy traditional CAD processes to new collaborative digital workflows and the adoption of new technologies to increase efficiencies and positive outcomes for road infrastructure project delivery. This also includes automation of repetitive processes and utilisation of computational design technologies.

Martin Swaine
Digital Construction Delivery Manager
Shell
Industrial Infrastructure Forum

Martin Swaine is responsible for the development of the Shell 4D/5D strategy, connecting in-house project teams and external EPCs. A key industry spokesperson, Swaine promotes best practices. He works to advance the oil industry and its supply chain in the use of the 4D engineering models for construction sequencing, advanced work packaging, work face planning, completions, and handover. Swaine is a recipient of the FIATECH (now CII) STAR award for extraordinary leadership in advanced work packing information mapping.

Michael Salvato
Vice President
Infrastructure Advisory Services
Mott MacDonald
Rail and Transit Forum

Michael Salvato is the vice president of Infrastructure Advisory Services at Mott MacDonald, a global engineering, management and development consultancy. Salvato has pioneered the application of digital technologies to asset management, urban infrastructure, and smart cities and is a recognized thought leader in the fields of urban systems and informatics. He retired in 2018 from the NY State Metropolitan Transportation Authority as the director and program executive for Enterprise Information and Asset Management. In this capacity, he led a transformational program to improve the safety, reliability, lifecycle costs, and resiliency of a public transport system with $1 trillion in infrastructure assets.

Salvato served as the founding chair and country vice president of the Institute of Asset Management in the United States and was a member of the US delegation for ISO 55000 standard for asset management. As a trusted advisory and strategic partner, Salvato works with infrastructure owners and operators to advance improvement initiatives that unlock asset value, efficiencies, and sustainability required to meet the rising expectations of customers, government, industry, and society.

Michael Thompson
CAD Manager
D&H Steel Construction
Buildings and Campuses Forum

Michael Thompson started his career as a mechanical design draughtsman working on air cargo and materials, handling equipment for national and international customers. He moved to detailing when he joined D&H Steel Construction 25 years ago as a drawings office manager Since then, Thompson has been involved in all major projects for D&H in New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Thompson has been instrumental in all IT infrastructure projects, implementing 3D modeling technology and the first beam-lines at D&H and developing the methods to integrate them with model data.

Thompson provides technical support to the detailing teams across all projects. He uses his strong problem-solving skills and eye for detail to resolve issues, provide guidance on connection and fabrication details, and develop new approaches to modeling complex structures. His current focus is on integrating model data into the fabric of the manufacturing process at D&H, working toward high quality and availability.

Nicolas Augris
Head of Transport and Mobility Department
AREP
Buildings and Campuses Forum

Nicolas Augris is an engineering expert in passengers flow management. He manages a team of 22 transport experts, working with stakeholders, architects, engineers, and designers to improve mobility and put forward active modes and public transport solutions.

Augris has worked on several transport projects for all major French train stations, including the Grand Paris metro stations, as well as international projects for the Dubai metro network, and in the United States, Switzerland, Sri Lanka and India.

Augris graduated in 2002 as a civil engineer from the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP) in France. He joined SNCF Group and then AREP Group as a project manager in the urban planning unit. He has experience in land engineering, transport planification, flow statistics, hub sizing, and traffic and pedestrian simulations.

Pedro Vieira
IT & Innovation Director
Aguas do Porto
Digital Cities Forum

Pedro Vieira is a civil engineer who specializes in transport infrastructures with over 19 years of experience. He has also been assistant professor in project management at ISEP Polytechnic of Porto School of Engineering for four years. Vieira is a co-founder and chief strategist of a startup.

Vieira started in the design and construction industry as a project manager at Águas do Porto, a municipal water utility that manages the full urban water cycle of Porto, Portugal. In 2015, he became director of the newly created IT and innovation department. Today, he is responsible for implementing H2PORTO, a technological platform that allows an overview on the company’s entire operation to assist in decision making. Vieira is a senior member of the Portuguese Order of the Engineer, a regulatory and licensing body for engineer professionals. He is a certified project management professional by the Project Management Institute and has a Master of Science.

Peter Loeffler
VP and Global Head of Trends and Industry Affairs
Siemens
Buildings and Campuses Forum

Peter Löffler is a senior executive and technology thought leader who is currently serving as vice president and global head of trends and industry affairs at Siemens. Based at the headquarters of Siemens Smart Infrastructure in Zug, Switzerland, Löffler provides strategic direction and leadership for technological initiatives, focusing on grid-integrated efficient buildings, building information modeling, and digital building twins. He also oversees advancements in standardization bodies and fosters dialogue with governmental and institutional decision makers, building awareness and shaping the company’s public positions on building infrastructure technologies.

Prior to joining Siemens, Löffler held consulting, entrepreneurial, and continuity of operations positions within the IT industry. In 1986, he occupied various management positions in Siemens’ Information Technology and the Metals-, Mining- and Paper-business before joining Siemens Building Technologies in 2003. Later, he was appointed chief technology officer and head of global research and development, as well as head of the security lifecycle solutions segment. Löffler studied computer science at Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen, Germany, and is a well-respected speaker in his fields of expertise.

Rahul Savdekar
Director of Industry Solutions
Worldwide Public Sector - Asia
Microsoft
Digital Cities Forum

Rahul Savdekar is an accomplished global business leader, with over 20 years of experience in government solutions, both as a technology advisor and system integrator. He is the Director - Government Industry Solutions at Microsoft Corporation for Asia, leading national civilian and local & regional government industry DT solutions across APAC, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, GCR, India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, focused on Cloud, AI and IoT.

Rahul is also the CityNext lead (Microsoft’s smart cities program) for Microsoft Asia, and has helped many cities/governments to build and deliver smart solutions around connected government, tax & revenue, social programs, public safety, and urban mobility.

Rahul has featured in “50 Most Impactful Smart Cities Leaders” 2017 & 2018 global listing published by World CSR Forum. He is a thought leader and a subject matter expert on technology for government and is frequently sought to speak at industry forums globally. Rahul is passionate about innovative technology solutions for enhancing government services & citizen experience. He simplifies digital transformation for governments, balancing technology solutions around Cloud, AI, big data, IoT & analytics with business priorities and expected outcomes.

Rahul holds an MBA in marketing and has certifications from Wharton, INSEAD, Kellogg & London Business School.

Ralph Rio
Vice President
Enterprise Software
ARC Advisory Group
Industrial Infrastructure Forum

Ralph Rio is an industry analyst at ARC Advisory Group, a think tank for manufacturing and industrial companies and their software suppliers. Ralph’s focus includes Field Service Management (FSM), Blockchain, Global Service Providers (GSP), and Industrial IoT (IIoT). With more than 40 years of experience associated with industrial applications, he brings this knowledgebase into his current practice understanding of the issues among manufacturers.

At ARC, his research and reports cover Industrial IoT (IIoT), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Computerized Maintenance Management (CMMS), Asset Performance Management (APM), Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), 3D Laser Scanning, and Lean and Six Sigma continuous improvement programs.

Rio has been with ARC Advisory Group since 2000. Before joining ARC, his roles include marketing and product management for suppliers, as well as engineering-in-manufacturing functions for end-users. Rio was with General Electric, Intellution/Emerson, Digital Equipment Corp., Motorola, and Texas Instruments. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering and a Master of Science in management science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Ram Pratti
Chief Operating Officer
Digital Water Works
Energy and Water Utilities Forum

Ram Pratti joined Digital Water Works as Chief Operating Officer from Bentley Systems where he served as Vice President of Customer Success, responsible for enabling strategic ENR500 organizations around the globe to Accelerate Going Digital. In that role, he acted on behalf of customers as their advocate, and helps them achieve maximum value from their investment in Bentley solutions.

Prior to Bentley Systems, Pratti spent more than 20 years at Weston Solutions, Inc., a global Environmental and Infrastructure Solutions firm, where he was responsible for a wide range of operational, technology and financial functions. He held various senior management positions including Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, and Vice President and Managing Director of Global Operations.

Having held a variety of roles in Asia and America, his diversified in-depth progressive experience includes unique blend of executive leadership, stakeholder engagement, information technology, product management, consulting, client development, team building and global operations.

Pratti holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Andhra University, India; and an M.S. with specializations in computer science, GIS and management information systems from Minnesota State University; and has completed Leading Strategic Growth executive course at Columbia University.

B. Rimes Mortimer
General Manager
Applied Innovation
Microsoft
Buildings and Campuses Forum

Rimes Mortimer is the general manager for the applied innovation and incubation team within Microsoft’s enterprise commercial division. His team is focused on helping customers across all industries define and implement their digital transformations. Mortimer leads a global team that is specifically focused on creating highly innovative solutions with customers and partners. They are using emerging technologies—such as the Internet of Things, blockchain, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and mixed reality (Hololens)—to accelerate new growth areas of opportunity for Microsoft, its customers, and partners.

Mortimer, who holds both environment studies and architecture degrees from the University of Waterloo in Canada, has helped incubate the Hololens business in Microsoft Services. He has also helped form new blockchain partnerships and market offerings, as well as smart buildings and city solutions that span Singapore, Israel, Canada, United States, Japan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and China.

Sam Luke
Executive Director and Head of Asset Management Advisory
Jacobs
Rail and Transit Forum

Sam Luke is a renowned thought leader, technical expert, and business director. He is currently the executive director and head of the asset management advisory business, leading a team of over 80 asset management experts across multiple sectors.

Luke is currently an industrial fellow at the University of Bristol and a member of the strategic advisory board in the School of Engineering. He has led the Jacobs teams in developing and reviewing asset management frameworks and systems and developing whole life cycle cost and reliability models for clients, such as Land Transport Authority (Singapore), Network Rail, and London Underground. He has written over 80 papers on strategic asset management, bridge and structural engineering, advanced composites engineering, and asset life extension.

Sandeer Jongeleen
Portfoliomanager, GeoPositioning Europe
Topcon Europe Positioning B.V.
Digital Cities Forum

Sisi Zlatanova
Professor, Faculty of Built Environment
University of New South Wales
Digital Cities Forum

Dr. Sisi Zlatanova is a professor at the University of New South Wales’ faculty of built environment in Sydney, Australia, as well as director of geospatial research, innovation, and development (GRID) cluster. She is the president of the ISPRS Commission IV’s “Spatial Information Science” and is a known researcher in 3D modeling and 3D data management. Specifically, she works with the conceptualization of 3D models and topological relationships.

Zlatanova’s recent investigations focus on bringing together BIM and GIS, indoor and outdoor, and above and below the surface to support digital twins. She is looking into more efficient approaches for 3D representations and management of data and analysis, trying to bridge the gap between different technologies. Her research and developments have been reported in more than 350 scientific papers and 21 books.

Tai Fatt Cheng
Managing Director
Building and Construction Authority, Singapore
Buildings and Campuses Forum

Tai Fatt Cheng is the managing director of the Built Environment Research and Innovation Institute within the Singapore government’s Building and Construction Authority. He oversees the development and deployment of research and innovation solutions for the built environment sector. His focuses include green buildings, design for manufacturing and assembly, and integrated digital delivery.

Cheng is responsible for driving BIM/VDC adoption in the Singapore. He is also a buildingSmart International Fellow.

Terry Walters
Technology Evangelist
Lochner
Roads and Bridges Forum

Tobias Bauer
Head of Digital Stations & Railway Communications
Siemens Mobility
Buildings and Campuses Forum
Rail and Transit Forum

Tobias Bauer is leading the global Center of Competence for Digital Stations and Railway Communication Systems for Siemens’ mobility management. Prior to this role, Bauer held many positions within Siemens’ mobility sector, as well as the organization’s industry business in Europe, the United States, and India.

Bauer holds a Bachelor of Science in information systems and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University.

Tom Denby
Digitalisation Manager - BIM
Skanska
Energy and Water Utilities Forum

Tuan Le Da
Portfolio and Innovation Manager
BIM Mass Transit
Siemens Mobility
Rail and Transit Forum

Tuan Le Da is leading the global Digital Rail Portfolio and Innovation Management BIM team of the Siemens Mobility Mass Transit business segment. Prior to this role, Tuan held multiple positions within Siemens’ mobility and building technology sectors in Europe and Asia.

Tuan holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Business Administration and Engineering from DHBW Karlsruhe and an Executive Master of Global Public Policy, a joint program of the University of Southern California (USC) and University of Hong Kong (HKU).

Utkarsh Vijayvargia
Senior Petroleum Engineer
Cairn Energy
Industrial Infrastructure Forum

Vasily Kalinin
First Deputy CEO
Candidate of Technical Sciences
Volgogradnefteproekt
Industrial Infrastructure Forum

Vasily Kalinin has been working in the oil industry for over 30 years. He began his career in 1982 as an engineer at the Nizhnevolzhskneft association, after graduating from the Volgograd Polytechnic Institute. Kalinin now holds the position of first deputy general director at Volgogradnefteproekt, one of the largest independent design institutes in the Southern Federal District in Russian Federation. Kalinin also holds the post of general director at VolgogradNIPIneft (research and design institute of the oil industry).

In 1986 Kalinin completed training and successfully defended his dissertation at the Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry in oil and gas field development. In the early 1990s, he helped establish one of the first Russian-German joint ventures in the Russian oil industry – Volgodeminoil. The results of his scientific research on strengthening the raw material base of the oil and gas industry in southern Russia were widely recognized by experts and formed the basis for new developments and technologies in the oil and gas industry.

Young Ji Kim
Director Asset Management
Jacobs, Europe and Singapore
Rail and Transit Forum

Ms Young Ji Kim is director of asset management at Jacobs and leads the asset management team in Singapore and the UK. Ms Kim has extensive experience in the delivery of schemes to assist various organisations with the management of the whole lifecycle of their assets. She advises infrastructure owners and operators how to balance the performance against the risk and the cost. Ms Kim’s expertise has a fundamental basis from her background in infrastructure such that she understands how various assets behave over time and the requirements needed at each stage of the lifecycle to make them optimal. She has been advising local clients in the UK, such as Network Rail and London Underground, as well as international clients such as the Land Transport Authority, Ministry of Health Holdings and Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore, and Sydney Trains in Australia. Ms Kim has a proven record working with clients from the chief executive down to identify and solve the issues by translating business requirements to the levels of service needed to optimize delivery.

Allan Murphy
Senior Director
Building and Structural Design
Buildings and Campuses Forum

Allan Murphy joined Bentley in 2010 as the sales director for the EMEA region, focusing on buildings and plants. Today, Murphy leads a global product and business development team as senior director, building and structural, design integration, which covers building (OpenBuildings) and structural detailing (ProStructures) software. With over 25 years of experience in the industry, working first as a design engineer and then in sales, he has led various sales and technical organizations on a global scale. He offers extensive industry knowledge in business and design, supporting key industries for Bentley and its users.

Corey Johnson
Director of Product Management
Project Delivery
Roads and Bridges Forum

Corey Johnson is the director of product management, project delivery for Bentley Systems. He is responsible for overseeing the design and development within the SYNCHRO product line, which includes progress tracking, construction modeler, and inspections. Johnson has more than 25 years of experience in and around the infrastructure industry. For the past 20 years, he has worked in the civil infrastructure industry, covering everything from survey to design through construction. With a focus on model-based deliverables, he has coordinated with architects, engineers, construction teams and owners.

Before joining Bentley Systems, Johnson was a director of product management for a construction-focused product company. He was also a manager of virtual design and construction in a large construction company, providing consulting services to many internal organizations. He specialized in civil modeling, focusing on BIM software and deliverables. During his career, Johnson has spoken throughout the United States, as well as in Canada and Europe.

Dustin Parkman
Vice President
Civil Infrastructure
Roads and Bridges Forum

Dustin Parkman is vice president of civil infrastructure at Bentley Systems. He has held several senior product and business development positions throughout his career related to creating exceptional products and solutions servicing the infrastructure industry. Prior to Bentley, Parkman held a position with Rebis in product development, where he oversaw the development of their process application portfolio. He spent the early part of his career in the oil and gas industry as a software solution provider for Shell Oil & Chemical. Parkman has degrees in computer science and economics and has spent his entire career dedicated to creating technology that allows engineers, contractors and owners to automate the construction and operation of infrastructure.

Johan Göransson
Director of Product Management
OpenCities
Digital Cities Forum

Johan Göransson is director of product management for OpenCities with Bentley Systems, responsible for driving the roadmap of OpenCities Planner. He has over ten years’ experience working with 3D visualization and cloud solutions. Göransson came to Bentley from the startup world, bringing his passion for innovative and useful software where user experience is first and foremost, working closely with users and other stakeholders to bring the best ideas and workflows to market. Göransson holds a master’s degree in computer science from Luleå Technical University and has spoken at conferences worldwide.

 

Ken Adamson
VP, PlantSight
Industrial Infrastructure Forum

Robert Mankowski, P.E.
Vice President
Digital Cities
Digital Cities Forum

Robert Mankowski leads the digital cities business unit at Bentley Systems, providing software and services to help cities on their digital transformation journey so that they can be smarter and more resilient. Mankowski has over 20 years’ experience in software development and is a co-inventor of seven patented technologies. He joined Bentley Systems in 2004 as part of Bentley’s acquisition of Haestad Methods, where he served as chief technology officer. Mankowski earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Drexel University and is a licensed professional engineer.

 

Roger Chandler
Director, Product Management
GeoTechnical Information Management
Digital Cities Forum

Dr. Roger Chandler is a geotechnical engineer whose career changed direction in 1998 when he moved from geotechnical numerical modeling and started as a specialist in geotechnical data management. At this time he co-founded Keynetix and has since overseen the production, support, and training of several geotechnical data management applications from hand held data capture to local or national archives. He is an active member of the AGS data management group and is the UK representative for DIGGSml in USA. Roger is now a product director at Bentley Systems following the acquisition of Keynetix in May 2019.

Santanu Das
Senior Vice President
Design Integration
Buildings and Campuses Forum

Santanu Das joined Bentley in 2005 after the acquisition of Research Engineers International and was named senior vice president of design modeling in 2016. He manages global sales, marketing, development, and services of the company’s building, plant, electrical, civil, and reality modeling applications. Das’ prior roles with Bentley include vice president of design and simulation, vice president of structural and building, and vice president of the structural group. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Stephane Cote
Bentley Fellow
Office of the CTO
Digital Cities Forum

Taylor Gilmore
Director, Product Management
Civil Infrastructure
Roads and Bridges Forum

Taylor Gilmore is the director of product management in the Transportation CDE group at Bentley Systems and oversees the direction of ProjectWise 365 services and related iTwin services. He has spent the past nine years working on infrastructure management software and has been directly involved in the successful planning, design, and delivery of over 20 infrastructure management systems during his time as a project and product manager at Bentley.

During this tenure, Gilmore has been closely tied to the infrastructure industry by attending and presenting at transportation, preservation, and asset management conferences, in addition to his role in numerous inspection and asset management software implementations. As a product manager with Bentley, Gilmore utilizes his knowledge of the industry by working jointly with Bentley development teams to define requirements for the next generation of asset management solutions. Gilmore has bachelor’s degree in computer science from Grove City College and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Zheng Wu
Bentley Fellow
Digital Cities
Digital Cities Forum

Zheng Yi Wu is a Bentley Fellow with 29 years of experience, managing the applied research projects for Bentley Systems in developing the computational intelligence with the emerging computation paradigms. Prior to joining Bentley, he had various consulting, software development and research positions at MWH Global, Sinclair Knight Merz in Australia, Sembawang Engineers and Constructors in Singapore, and Danish Hydraulic Institute in Denmark. He is an author of technical publications, inventor of eight patents, and also awardee of ACM, ASCE, AWWA and IWA. Zheng holds a bachelor and master degrees in civil and structural engineering from Guizhou University in China, master degree in hyroinformatics from UNESCO-IHE Delft, a Ph.D. in civil end environmental engineering from University of Adelaide Australia.

Andrius Jurelionis, PhD
Dean of the Faculty
Civil Engineering and Architecture
Kaunas University of Technology
Digital Advancement Research

Andrius Jurelionis is dean of the faculty of civil engineering and architecture at Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania. With over 40 published research papers and more than 15 years experience in academia, Jurelionis is currently focusing on university-business collaboration, challenges in engineering education and life-long learning, and digitalization in construction.

Jurelionis, together with Bentley, Lithuanian construction companies, and public institutions, was responsible for establishing the Centre for Smart Cities and Infrastructure (CSCI) at Kaunas University of Technology. The Centre is focused on interdisciplinary research and innovation projects, policy, and community development fostering digital transformation.

Arnaud Durante
Product Manager
iTwin Services
Bentley Systems
Reality Modeling

Arnaud Durante is a product manager with Bentley Systems and oversees Bentley’s reality modeling solution, ContextCapture. With a degree in topographic engineering from National Institute of Applied Science of Strasbourg in France, he began his career in mapping and GIS before specializing in photogrammetry, 3D modeling, and machine learning. Prior to his product management role, Arnaud served as a senior application engineer helping users generate 3D reality models, supporting user adoption through training, and providing technical consulting.

Chao Wang
President and General Manager
Shanghai Kanrong
Reality Modeling

Chao Wang is the founder of Shanghai Kanrong Technology, specializing in oblique photography and reality modeling. Located in China, Kanrong has provided solutions and services to variety industries, from Surveying & Mapping, City Planning to Hydro Electric Engineering, and Architecture.

Chao Wang has been working in geospatial field for more than 16 years, experienced in R&D and business development in remote sensing and photogrammetry. He has made great efforts on promoting oblique photography and ContextCapture in China ever since 2012, and is a real expert from both technical and engineering perspectives.

He holds a Master’s degree in Cartography and Geographic Information System, from Tongji University.

Craig Garrett
Manager
Digital Advancement Academies
Bentley Systems
Digital Advancement

Craig Garrett is based in Dubai as an Academies Manager of Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies. He has more than 30 years of cross-industry experience and is recognized as a leading authority on digital delivery in the Middle East. As a regular speaker at construction conferences and events, Craig regularly promotes industry best practice and project team collaboration.

Building on extensive knowledge of large complex projects, Craig’s skills are tuned to the creation, development and experience of data management throughout the supply chain. Having worked as part of the client’s representative team during construction, he has a practical understanding of on-site digital delivery to facilitate digital construction, supply chain manufacturing, facilities management, and operational requirements.

As the Digital Advancement Academies leader in Dubai, Craig regularly facilitates industry discussions and actively supports and promotes BIM adoption at every level. In addition, he develops and disseminates high quality BIM policy as mandated by government and advises key clients on digital strategy throughout the entire project lifecycle.

David Settlemyer
Senior Product Manager
Site Design & Analysis
Bentley Systems
Constructioneering

David Settlemyer is a product manager with Bentley Systems focusing on OpenSite Designer and SITEOPS. He has more than 25 years of experience in civil engineering, land surveying, and project management for a variety of private and public clients, including as former principal at Neighborhood Designs, Director of Site Engineering at Lauth Property Group, and he taught civil/surveying design technology at Central Piedmont Community College.

David was the Senior Product Engineer at Siteops prior to acquisition by Bentley, and now supports the advancement of civil site engineering and the acceptance of technology by the engineering and architectural community. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology.

Dejan Papic
Manager of Strategic Partners
Digital Advancement Academies
Bentley Systems
Process Industries and Constructioneering

Dejan Papic is Manager of Strategic Partners for Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies. In his role, Dejan leads the Digital Advancement Academies’ global initiatives with Bentley’s strategic partners, including: Process Industries sessions (in partnership with Siemens), Constructioneering sessions (in partnership with Topcon), and various other joint initiatives. He also leads the global effort to set up Academies within various partner organisations (including owner-operators, EPCs, universities, and industry organizations) and to support joint activities with expert industry organisations.

Dejan’s efforts help organisations that are formulating their digitalisation strategies to better understand how to focus on outcomes and their asset’s whole lifecycle, and how aligned stakeholders help achieve those goals. His work with the Academies has exposed him to industry’s direction and latest practices from all over the world.

Dejan is a frequent speaker at conferences, with a passion for innovation and optimisation. He is the Bentley representative on the management board of BIM A+ Masters programme. Dejan’s background is in construction management and BIM. Lately, he has been focusing on smart asset management, and is looking at how asset management organisations can improve their digital strategies and capabilities. He is also researching his PhD, focusing on digital transformation within asset owning organisations.

Faraz Ravi
Director of Technical OEM Reality Modeling
Bentley Systems
Reality Modeling

Faraz Ravi is the Director of Technical OEM Reality Modeling for Bentley Systems. In his role he works closely with OEM partners to implement Bentley’s desktop and cloud reality modeling technologies in their product and service offerings.

Faraz came to Bentley in 2011 through the acquisition of Pointools, a company specializing in point cloud software where he served as founder and CEO. Prior to Pointools he used his technical knowledge and background in Architecture to consult for a number of blue-chip companies on embracing 3D modeling and capture.

With an interest in supporting industry advancement through standards, Faraz is currently a member of the OGC Board of Directors and has previously held a chairmanship of the ASTM committee on the E57 point cloud standard.

Through his work with OEM partners Faraz has gained broad technical and strategic experience on maximizing success with ContextCapture on difference cloud platforms and leveraging Bentley’s reality modeling cloud APIs.

Jake Lydick
CEO
Eye-bot Aerial Solutions, LLC
Reality Modeling

Jake Lydick is CEO and Founder of Eye-bot Aerial Solutions of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2014, Eye-bot offers an end-to-end solution, making collection, processing, and hosting of visual data seamless. This empowers end users with actionable insights and enhanced analytical capability, leading to continuous improvement and early detection of unforeseen issues.

In creating Eye-bot, Jake combined his passion for photography, technology, and aviation with the rise of the “drone age”. As a general aviator, Jake applied the competencies he learned in flight school into his business. He and his team provide the marketplace with a myriad of data collection, processing, hosting and consulting services, ranging from infrastructure inspections to communications asset modeling. They have and will continue to pioneer innovative ways to capture and deliver the current state and position of critical assets, in the US and abroad.

Jacqueline Chen
Construction Academy Manager
Bentley Systems
Construction

Jacqueline Chen is Manager of Academies sessions on construction at Bentley. She joined Bentley through its acquisition of Synchro Software. Over the past four years she has been introducing 4D to users and implementing solutions on construction projects including: hydro power, light rail, mining, nuclear, buildings and high-tech facilities.

Jacqueline is dedicated to enabling more effective collaboration and delivery of construction projects with less risk and greater predictability through digital means including technology and visualization.

Jakub Wachocki
Director
Digital Advancement Academies
Bentley Systems
Digital Advancement

Jakub Wachocki is based in Singapore as a Director of Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies for ASEAN. Jakub’s current focus is on building high-performance organizations able to accelerate positive industrial disruption through business model innovation, corporate change management, and process innovation.

For the past few years he has been working closely with industry, academia and policy makers to improve the built environment sector in the UK and Asia through digital innovation. As a leading global advisor, Jakub gained experience in championing initiatives, driving innovation, defining information requirements, and managing change within a few of the Fortune 500 companies and for major infrastructure asset owners.

Before joining Bentley, Jakub led teams delivering major engineering and design projects in Russia, Kuwait, Switzerland and Italy. He also engaged with several industry initiatives in the UK, including i3p (Innovation Leaders Group), the British Standards Institute’s (BSi) BIM Level 2/3 committee, and co-founded the Process Innovation Forum. He is a chartered member of the Professional Board of Engineers (Italy), an incorporated member of CIOB (Charted Institute of Building, UK) and a registered architect (Architects Registration Board, UK). He is an MBA candidate at the Imperial College Business School (London, UK) and a regular speaker at industry conferences globally.

Jennifer Whyte
Director, Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation
Imperial College London
Digital Advancement Research

Jennifer Whyte is the director at the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation at Imperial College London. Her research interests include systems integration in infrastructure, particularly the integrated digital delivery of infrastructure projects. In her role as director, she works closely with Bentley Systems, Laing O’Rourke, Mott MacDonald, EDF Hinckley, and the Project Production Institute.

Whyte holds a Royal Academy of Engineering/Laing O’Rourke professorship in systems integration in the department of civil and environmental engineering. A fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, she co-curates the World Economic Forum ‘Engineering and Construction’ transformation map. Her research is published in leading international journals and she recently co-authored the book Virtual Reality and the Built Environment.

Harsh Shrivastava
Solutions Innovation Manager
Siemens Digitalization Hub Singapore
Process Industries

Harsh is a Solutions Innovation Manager at Siemens Digitalization Hub, in Singapore. As a business development professional with 10 years of experience, he has worked across several industries including energy and utilities, process industries and healthcare, across Asia. Over the span of his career, he has accumulated a demonstrable track record of commercial success, driving sales excellence and strategy formulation at Siemens power generation.

As a member of the innovation team at IOT Services, APAC, he now helps customers to shape digitalization strategies, to co-create and incubate data-driven use-cases.

Harsh has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from NUS Business School.

Liang Gao
Product Manager
Reality Modeling
Bentley Systems
Reality Modeling

Liang Gao is the Product Manager of Reality Modeling for Bentley Asia. Liang’s responsibilities include supporting reality modeling business development in Asia, especially in China, and acting as the key technical contact for solutions including ContextCapture, ContextCapture Insights (EAP) and OpenCities Planner in the same area.

Liang has more than 12 years of experience specializing in surveying and mapping. She started to work on reality modeling-related areas since 2009, before joining Bentley. She has also been involved in Smart City projects and served as a consultant.

Liang works closely with partners and users to better apply reality modeling in BIM workflows and infrastructure industries, helping the user to be more successful. She has been a presenter and trainer for various events and academic conferences.

Marc Rietman
Geospatial Consultant
Bentley Systems
Reality Modeling

Marc Rietman offers considerable experience in his role as a Geospatial consultant. Based in Brisbane, Australia, he is a pre-sales trainer and consultant working in Asia and ANZ within a wide variety of projects.

Marc works with geospatial as well as utilities, reality modeling, and asset management solutions. His industry support ranges from auditing and scoping to implementation and training. In his role as pre-sales consultant he interacts with users, project managers and sales colleagues to ensure the best results for end users.

Nabil Abou-Rhame, Ph.D.
Chief Research Officer
Digital Advancement Academies
Bentley Systems
Digital Advancement Research

Nabil Abou-Rahme joined Bentley Systems in 2018 as the inaugural chief research officer for Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies. He is based in London and leads efforts in digital advancement research to collaborate with government, university, and industry visionaries, exploring innovative solutions for accelerating the art of the possible with digital twins.

Prior to joining Bentley, Abou-Rahme was actively involved in digital transformation at Mott MacDonald as head of smart infrastructure and global practice leader for data science. He was also divisional director for Mott MacDonald Highways and managing director for road user charging specialists Rapp Trans UK Ltd. A chartered engineer, Abou-Rahme holds a Ph.D. in Bayesian statistics from the University of Southampton, a Master of Science in transport studies from University College London, a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Imperial College London, and a general management certificate from Roffey Park.

Oscar R. Cantu
Manager, Professional Services
Topcon Positioning Systems
Constructioneering

Oscar R. Cantú is a manager within the professional services group at Topcon Positioning Systems. In this role, he is responsible for the design and development of online educational coursework, which includes the MAGNET software system that supports both heavy and vertical construction, land surveying, intelligent paving, and mass data collection projects.

Cantú has more than 21 years of experience in and around the land surveying and construction industry. For the past nine years, he has worked closely with Topcon’s global distributors, end users, and product development teams to convey and prioritize software integrations and abilities, informing and educating audiences about getting the most out of their connected geopositioning software.

Before joining Topcon, Cantú successfully designed and provided technical training events globally, both in person and online. Cantú holds a bachelor’s degree in geographic information science from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and has spoken throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia.

Paul Ruyssevelt, BA, BArch, ARB, PhD
Chair of Energy & Building Performance
University College London
Digital Advancement Research

Paul Ruyssevelt is a professor of energy and building performance at the UCL Energy Institute, where he leads research in energy use in non-domestic buildings. An architect with 30 years of experience in low energy and sustainable buildings, Ruyssevelt has worked in both academia and the industry. His current research focuses on the energy performance gap in buildings and understanding energy use in buildings at the city and national scale.

Ruyssevelt represents the UK on the IEA Energy in Buildings and Communities Technology Collaboration Programme and plays a leading role in Annex 70 – Building Energy Epidemiology. Along with many other projects, he is currently working on integrating energy, digital, and manufacturing technologies into construction for more efficient and affordable buildings that meet the needs of people, communities, and the environment and development of building stock and energy models for cities in India .

Philippe Marciniak
Manager of Application Engineering
Reality Modeling
Bentley Systems
Reality Modeling

Philippe Marciniak is manager of the Reality Modeling application engineers and technical support team. In this role he coordinates the effort of a team of specialists to bring the necessary level of support to users and help them easily leverage Bentley’s Reality Modeling solutions.

Philippe joined Bentley in 2017 with strong experience as a project manager and team leader. He headed a large team of GIS specialists in France and Tunisia within a well-known company that is a leader in 3D geo-data production for telecommunication operators and equipment vendors.

Rajan Rawal
Executive Director of Centre for Advanced Research in Building Science and Energy
CEPT University
Digital Advancement Research

Rajan Rawal is a professor at CEPT University and executive director of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Building Science and Energy. He teaches at the post-graduate level, his work focusing on energy performance of human habitat and architectural science education.

Rawal led the Indo-US Joint Clean Energy R&D Centre - Building Energy Efficiency Sector, and leads one of the projects under the Indo-UK project on energy demand reduction and mission innovation challenge on heating and cooling in buildings. Rawal is part of various councils and associations, also serving on the editorial board of three leading journals. He has published several research papers, book chapters, and projects.

Richard Koh
Chief Technology Officer
Microsoft Singapore
Digital Advancement Research

Richard Koh is the chief technology officer of Microsoft Singapore. In this role, he is responsible for engaging with key executive leaders across government, industry and academia; bringing in the macro technology landscape; and helping customers leverage technology innovations for their digital transformation. His focus areas include guiding technology policies, standards, legal and regulatory matters, as well as security, privacy and compliance decisions.

Always passionate about the promises that the Internet and cloud computing can bring, and with a keen eye on business strategies, product development and marketing, Richard’s professional experience spans the Asia and North America regions, as well as multiple functional areas including research & development, IT, product management, marketing, business development and sales operations.

Prior to joining Microsoft, he was the senior director for Emerging Businesses & Strategy under Group Enterprise at Singtel. There, he led a team of intrapreneurs, products managers, product marketers, architects, and engineers to catalyse new businesses, products and platforms in Cloud services, the Internet of Things, machine to machine, education and healthcare.

Earlier on in his career, Richard spearheaded Emerging Markets strategy for Microsoft Operations as the operations team unit lead based in Singapore. And in Redmond, Washington, he led product teams as director of technical product management in Microsoft’s Office, Servers & Tools, as well as telecommunication solutions businesses, which led him to be part of the founding product team for Microsoft’s flagship productivity suite – Office 365.

Richard also spent close to 12 years at Hewlett-Packard, with stints at the company in Singapore and in Cupertino/Palo Alto, California, where he gained wide experience in R&D, business development and marketing of emerging Internet/web-services and telecommunications technologies, as well as people and organisation management.

Richard graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science & Information Systems. Richard is a proud father of two children. He loves to work with passionate people who wants to change the world for the better, and enjoys running, skiing/snowboarding, reading, indie movies and tinkering with tech gadgets.

Ross Dentten
Director
Digital Advancement Academies
Bentley Systems
Digital Advancement

Ross Dentten is based in London as an Academies Director of Bentley Institute’s Digital Advancement Academies. He has 30 years transport industry experience, most recently as a lead on asset information for the £15 Billion Crossrail Project (and contributor to resources in the Crossrail Learning legacy site). Over the last 10 years, Ross was project lead for the delivery of the Asset Management & Traceability requirements, including: Asset Information Management Framework, Asset Identification Standard, Information Management System, Asset Breakdown Structure, Classification and Definition documents, Asset Information Provision Procedure, Asset Information Governance Group, and Crossrail/Bentley Information Academy ‘Go-Live’.

Ross has been involved with the development of BS1192-4 and Uniclass 2015, was an industry supervisor through the University of Reading and fed into industry studies through the University of Cambridge, and is a Member of the Institute of Asset Management.

In his Academies role, Ross is responsible for sourcing infrastructure industry thought leadership content. He works with local industry to define industry standards and advises on best practice approaches to going digital, through the adoption of strategic information management frameworks.

Ryan Posnikoff
Director, Construction Academy
Bentley Systems
Construction

Ryan Posnikoff is the director of the Bentley Construction Academy. In his role, he oversees delivery and strategy of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) and WorkFace Planning (WFP) best practices training, a Construction Industry Institute (CII), and Construction Owners’ Association of Alberta (COAA) best practice. Additionally, he consults with Bentley clients on AWP implementation and education plans. Posnikoff has over 17 years in the construction space, including over 10 years in heavy industrial projects, from small capital projects to mega-projects, and significant plant turnarounds. Before joining Bentley, he held roles as a trades person, supervisor, WorkFace Planning Lead, execution consultant, and construction claims analyst in capital projects.

Posnikoff sits on the COAA AWP Committee and AWP Scalability committee, as well as the CII AWP Community of Business Advancement to continue refining and driving best practice. He regularly speaks at conferences and universities on AWP best practices and lessons learned.

Steffen Endler
Senior Vice President
Head of Siemens IOT Services in ASEAN
Head of Digitalization Hub Singapore
Siemens
Process Industries

Steffen Endler is Senior Vice President and Head of Siemens IOT Services in ASEAN. He also is the Founder and Head of Siemens Digitalization Hub Singapore. Launched in July 2017, the Singapore Hub is Siemens’ first fully integrated digital hub and brings together experts with domain-specific engineering and digital know-how, aiming to co-create innovative digital solutions for urban infrastructure, sustainable energy and advanced manufacturing. The Hub helps companies to transform their business and take the leap into the digital age.

In July 2006, Steffen was responsible for business development and government relations in Siemens. By 2009, his responsibilities were successively enlarged to include strategy, corporate sustainability and key account management for Southeast Asia, and in 2014 he took over responsibility for operational excellence. Between 2011 and 2017, he was the appointed Siemens City Account Manager for Singapore. In July 2013, Steffen was appointed by the Minister for Communication and Information of Singapore as a member of the InfoComm Media Masterplan Working Committee on Sectoral Transformation. In 2010, he provided extensive conceptual advice on “Growth from Sustainable Urban Solutions” to SubCommittee 1 of the Economics Strategies Committee of the Singaporean government. Prior to his assignment to Singapore, Steffen worked with Siemens Management Consulting (SMC) in projects for various Siemens divisions and local companies in 18 countries throughout Europe and Asia. He has been part of SMC’s innovation, benchmarking and finance practices.

Before joining Siemens in 2000, he had gathered experiences in the German automotive industry, strategy consulting, as well as in a global mining firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Steffen holds a German joint masters’ degree in management and civil engineering from Dresden University of Technology, majoring in innovation & technology management.