Speakers
Carolina Soto Ogueta
Professor John Messner
Martin Lafleur
Moses Itanola
Dr Sanphawat Jatupatwarangkul
Tiina Perttula
Marie Grieve
Felix Grau
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Carolina Soto Ogueta
Executive Director, Planbim_Corfo
Carolina Soto is the Executive Director of Planbim_Corfo, a program of the Chilean government that promotes the use of BIM for public projects. Since its beginning in 2015, she leads this initiative which aims to foster the digital transformation of the AEC industry at a country level.
In addition, she was Chair of the Latin American BIM Governments Network from 2019 to 2022, and is currently a partner at Factor Digital, a consulting firm focused on Digital Transformation.
She is an architect from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile and holds a Master of Science degree in Design and Computation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
She has worked both in the development and application of digital technologies in the AEC industry in Chile and the United States, focusing particularly on BIM and its standardization. In addition, she has taught and researched about this and other digital technologies at various universities, including MIT and the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, among others.
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Session 1: Digital Transformation Efforts from across the world - Lessons Learned
15 November | 12:20
Professor John Messner
Director, Computer Integrated Construction (CIC) Research Program, Penn State University
Charles and Elinor Matts Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State University
Dr. Messner is the Director of the Computer Integrated Construction (CIC) Research Program at Penn State and the Charles and Elinor Matts Professor of Architectural Engineering. He specializes in Building Information Modeling (BIM), lean project delivery, and immersive technologies research.
The CIC Research Group developed the BIM Project Execution Planning Guide and BIM Planning Guide for Facility Owners, which are both incorporated into the U.S. National BIM Standard.
Dr. Messner is a former Task Lead in the Building Energy Informatics task at the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI) and has received multiple National Science Foundation grants for investigating the application of advanced visualization in construction engineering education and the AEC Industry.
Dr. Messner is the Chair of the US National BIM Standard Project at the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and a Board of Directors member for the Lean Construction Institute. He received the 2021 Distinguished Service Award from NIBS, the 2021 Computing in Civil Engineering Award from ASCE, and is a member of the National Academy of Construction. He has taught courses in virtual prototyping; BIM; strategic management in construction; international construction; and project management at Penn State.
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Session 1: Digital Transformation Efforts from across the world - Lessons Learned
15 November | 12:20
Martin Lafleur
Directeur général, Groupe BIM du Québec
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Session 1: Digital Transformation Efforts from across the world - Lessons Learned
15 November | 12:20
Moses Itanola
Executive Director, BIM Africa
Moses Itanola is the Executive Director of BIM Africa. He is a QS and Construction Manager (PMP) advancing sustainability and technology in the African Construction Industry. He is one of the Country (Nigeria) co-editors for the global BIM Dictionary by BIMe Initiative. Moses is also an IFC EDGE Expert, 2021 Local Pathway Fellow, and represents BIM Africa at the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) hosted by UNEP. As a Pan-Africanist, he has participated in numerous design and construction projects and presented at conferences across various African countries.
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Session 1: Digital Transformation Efforts from across the world - Lessons Learned
15 November | 12:20
Dr Sanphawat Jatupatwarangkul
Digital Practice Leader, Thailand, Aurecon
Dr Sanphawat leads Aurecon Thailand’s digital transformation through the development and delivery of future digital strategy and implementation. With over 17 years of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) professional practice experience, Dr Sanphawat is well-known as a trusted commercial and strategic digital and BIM adviser on a wide range of commercial and residential projects within Thailand and the region.
He helps clients define their digital goals during the project initiation stages and provides strategic advice throughout the lifecycle of the project to ensure optimised design, clear construction timelines, and conflict-free operations. His expertise and experience have assisted many organisations in utilising digital innovation and the BIM Organisation Standard to drive business value.
Dr Sanphawat actively contributes to the AEC industry in Thailand. In his capacity as the co-founder of BIM Club Thailand and executive committee member of the Thai BIM Association, he shares his knowledge about the Visual Design and Construction (VDC) – BIM process through talks and webinars for the wider community.
He has a passion for designing intelligent buildings and smart cities, developing energy-efficient solutions to ensure optimal building performance, sustainable development, asset management and digital transformation.
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Session 1: Digital Transformation Efforts from across the world - Lessons Learned
15 November | 12:20
Tiina Perttula
Chair, buildingSMART International Infraroom
Tiina Perttula is a chair of buildingSMART International Infraroom steering committee and actively participate to the standardization and digitalization of a construction industry. Tiina’s background is in Civil engineering and she has work as a geotechnical engineer for 10 years. She has work both in private and public organizations during her career and she knows well the needs coming from different industry partners. Last 10 years Tiina has been focusing digitalization of built environment. She has been working with the client organizations in Finland to help them in strategic and concrete way with the BIM implementation. Tiina has wide expertise in BIM standards and she understand the challenges related BIM implementation in many levels (national, organizational, projects).
Tiina has a strong understanding about the bSI process and Infra IFC extension projects. She has been a chair of the Infra room for 4 year and a member of a Infra room steering committee since 2014. She works as a consultant in Ramboll group which is a global engineering, architecture and consultancy company.
Tiina has a good holistic understanding of industry needs and a realistic approach how to move forward step by step. Good co-operation between all the actors is needed and strong engagement with the software vendor.
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Session 1: Digital Transformation Efforts from across the world - Lessons Learned
15 November | 12:20
Marie Grieve
Founder and Managing Director, Costello Palmer Communications
Felix Grau
President, NOVA Building IT GmbH