Building Information Modelling (BIM) continues to revolutionize the building and construction industry. Hosted by the Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors Association of Australia (AMCA), the Construction Innovation Forum is designed to assist you better understand and prepare for the exponential technological advances and their impact. Hear from the world’s leading thought practitioners as they provide insight into the ways that leading firms are utilising the latest innovations, including robotics, augmented reality and automation, to deliver more efficient and accurate best practice solutions.
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Day One
| Time | Duration | Presentation Title | Presenter |
| 08:00 AM | 45 min | Registration | |
| Welcome, Standards Agenda and Head Contractor Keynote Address | |||
| 08:45 AM | 15 min | Forum Welcome | Shannon Thomas Executive Manager BIM-MEPAUS AMCA |
| 09:00 AM | 30 min | BIM-MEPAUS – Putting Standards into Practice | Warwick Stannus Group Engineering Manager A.G. Coombs Group |
| 09:30 AM | 60 min | Keynote Address – The Future of Construction: Robots, Self Repairing Buildings and a Virtual World | Dr Andrew Harris Director, Technical Futures and Engineering Excellence Group Laing O’Rourke |
| 10:30 AM | 40 min | Morning Tea and Networking | |
| Leading Supplier’s Technology Adoption, Autodesk Design Trends and Standards | |||
| 11:10 AM | 50 min | Victaulic’s Adoption of Technology for Project Execution | Amanda Comunale Director of Virtual Design and Construction Victaulic |
| 12:00 PM | 30 min | Autodesk MEP and Construction Trends | Steve Butler Industry Strategy Manager – MEP and Fabrication Autodesk |
| 12:30 PM | 20 min | BIM Standardisation | Richard Choy CEO NATSPEC |
| 12:50 PM | 40 min | Lunch & Networking | |
| Streamed Workshops | |||
| 13:30 PM | 60 min | Stream A (Auditorium): Design, Fabricate and Construct With BIM-MEPAUS Brendan Upton – A2K Technologies Ian Pearse – Ellis Air Dave Mangham – A2K Technologies Quoc Pham – AECOM | Stream B (Clarendon Room D): Driving Digital Construction Productivity and Innovation Tomy Praveen – PlanGrid |
| 14:30 PM | 40 min | Afternoon Tea & Networking | |
| International Keynote Address – Major Infrastructure BIM Programme | |||
| 15:10 PM | 60 min | Implementing BIM on Major Infrastructure: Highways England, Smart Motorways Programme | Liam Gallagher Director of Digital Delivery and Information Management Jacobs Engineering |
| International Industry Panel | |||
| 16:10 PM | 45 min | Panel Discussion: Practical Use of Technology and Data. Amanda Comunale – Victaulic Andrew Harris – Laing O’Rourke Jose Oliveira – DiRoots Brett Young – Building SP Liam Gallagher – Jacobs Engineering | Panel Moderator: Rafik Abdelkaddous Senior Territory Sales Manager AEC ANZ Autodesk |
| 16:55 PM | 5 min | Day one concluding remarks | Sumit Oberoi Executive Director AMCA |
| 17:00 PM | Close | Day one completed and networking drinks |
Day Two
| Time | Duration | Presentation Title | Presenter |
| Interactive Technical Sessions | |||
| 08:00 AM | 45 min | Stream A (Clarendon Room D): Mechanical Fabrication Workflows Stream B (Clarendon Room E): Revit Electrical Workflows Stream C (Auditorium): Emerging Technology Influencing the Construction Industry | Dave Mangham – A2K Technologies Brendan Upton – A2K Technologies Bryan Williams – Trimble |
| Welcome, International Keynote Address and Mechanical Contractors Strategy | |||
| 08:55 AM | 5 min | Forum Welcome | Shannon Thomas Executive Manager BIM-MEPAUS AMCA |
| 09:00 AM | 60 min | Keynote Address: BIM in a Convergent and Connected Future | David Philp Global BIM / IM Consultancy Director AECOM |
| 10:00 AM | 40 min | Mechanical Contractor: Slim BIM | Daniel Maddocks Group ICT Platform Manager Benmax Group and Stirling Ashby Group BIM Development Benmax Group |
| 10:40 AM | 40 min | Morning Tea & Networking | |
| Leveraging Advanced Technology to Assist Workflows | |||
| 11:20 AM | 50 min | Disrupting the Construction Industry with Design Automation | Brett Young CEO and Founder Building System Planning |
| 12:10 PM | 50 min | The Digital Era of Connection | Jose Oliveira Managing Director / CIBSE BIM & Digital Engineering Steering Group UK DiRoots |
| 13:00 PM | 40 min | Lunch & Networking | |
| Streamed Workshops | |||
| 13:40 PM | 60 min | Stream A (Auditorium): Advanced Fabrication Workflow Solutions for MEP – Autodesk Todd Liebbe – President – GTP Services Andy Robins – Lead Software Developer – GTP Services | Stream B (Clarendon Room D): Leveraging Data for As-Built Workflows – CR Kennedy Bernie Edmonds – National Business Development Manager – CR Kennedy Matt Rumbelow – Technical Sales Consultant – CR Kennedy Gregg Franz – Technical Specialist, Reality Capture – Leica |
| 14:40 PM | 40 min | Afternoon Tea & Networking | |
| Leading Digital Asset Management Strategies and Capturing As-Built | |||
| 15:20 PM | 30 min | Smarter Asset and Facilities Management | Carl Agar Senior Consultant – Assets and Facilities A.G. Coombs |
| 15:50 PM | 30 min | Advanced Real-time Construction Quality Management | Rok Kim APAC Business and Customer Development Director ClearEdge3D |
| 16:20 PM | 10 min | Day Two Concluding Remarks | Sumit Oberoi Executive Director AMCA |
| 16:30 PM | Close | Day Two Completed and Networking Drinks |