WDBE Summit Programme
WDBE Summit programme published – scroll down or click button for pdf!
DAY 0 – HELSINKI
2nD OCT 2024
Helsinki City Reception, 19:00-20:00
Venue: Old Court House; Aleksanterinkatu 20, 00170 Helsinki. Map
Please note that the QR code received after the registration is needed for the City reception entrance!
SUMMIT DAY 1 – HELSINKI
3RD OCT 2024
Venue: Sokos Hotel Pier 4; Katajanokanlaituri 4, 00160 Helsinki. Map
Please note that all times are in EEST.
8:30
DOORS OPEN, MORNING COFFEE
9:00
OPENING OF THE SUMMIT
HOSTED BY: Teemu Lehtinen and Tuija Pakkanen
9:10
PARTNER SESSION 1
Location Innovation Hub (LIH)
9:20
KEYNOTE SESSION
9:20 KEYNOTE 1: OLIVIER LEPINOY (HYPER CONSTRUCTION)
“HYPER CONSTRUCTION – THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS MOVING FASTER THAN WE THINK”
9:40 KEYNOTE 2: JAAN SAAR (FUTURE INSIGHT)
“AUTOMATED BUILDING PERMITS – THE “KILLER APP” FOR BIM!”
10:00
KEYNOTE Q & A DISCUSSION
10:20
PARTNER SESSION 2
Finnish AI Region (FAIR)
10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:50
COMMUNITY SESSION 1
HOSTED BY: Aarni Heiskanen
DATA PLATFORM
| 10:50 |
BIMSpect – Opening the black box of the design process and creating new business through automated data collection Eelon Lappalainen, Aalto University
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| 11:00 |
Intelligent product data solution for accessing building information during its lifecycle Dr. Juuso Autiosalo, Twinbase, Finland
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| 11:10 |
Driving the green transition in construction through the platform ecosystem Olli Kilpeläinen, Betolar Oyj, Finland
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| 11:20 |
Fabrify: A collaborative, real-time platform for manufacturing process design Ryan Hughes, Graph Technologies, Denmark
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| 11:30 |
The future of information management with Inno:docs Frank Rust, Innomatik, Germany
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| 11:40 |
Reshaping built environment business models requires understanding the system and connections Tommi Arola, Building Information Foundation RTS, Finland |
11:50
LUNCH BREAK
12:50
COMMUNITY SESSION 2
HOSTED BY: Anna-Riitta Kallinen
DIGITAL BUILDING PERMITS
| 12:50 |
3DBIM models as part of the building permit CIM evaluation Petri Kokko, CEO of Sova 3D Oy, Finland
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| 13:00 |
Toward BIM-based building carbon footprint evaluation Dr. Rita Lavikka, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland Tytti Bruce-Hyrkäs, Granlund, Finland
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| 13:10 |
BIM implementation for the building lifecycle Dr. Rita Lavikka, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland |
| 13:20 |
Extension of EN ISO 16739-1 (IFC) to include regulatory information requirements Tomi Henttinen, Gravicon Oy, Finland
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| 13:30 |
Government platforms as a means to increase private sector data economy – case study on the Finnish national built environment information system Juhana Rautiainen, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
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| 13:40 |
Embracing AI in the built environment: Navigating the legal landscape Jaakko Rastas, Ministry of the Environment, Finland |
13:50
COMMUNITY SESSION 3
HOSTED BY: Tuija Pakkanen
SMART BUILDINGS
| 13:50 |
Cutting waste emissions – carrots for the tenants, sticks for the robots! Eelis Rytkönen, Ylva, Finland |
| 14:00 |
Stage 3 of smart building maturity Prof. Ken Dooley, Aalto University, Finland |
| 14:10 |
The EMSD digitalisation journey from BIM to BIM-AM in realising digital twin for smart building operation and maintenance (O&M) and facility management applications Tracy CY Cheung, EMSD, The Government of Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong Leo HK Yeung, EMSD, The Government of Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong |
| 14:20 |
Facilitating data ecosystems in smart cities – from enabler to fundamental Jenna-Riia Oldenburg, Sitowise Oy, Finland |
| 14:30 |
Being better at defending your corner Mark Sorsa-Leslie, Enviable AI, Finland |
14:50
COFFEE BREAK
15:10
KEYNOTE SESSION
15:10 KEYNOTE 3: MARK BRYAN (FUTURE TODAY INSTITUTE)
“THE COMPETITIVE ROAD AHEAD IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
15:40 KEYNOTE 4: AMY PECK (ENDEAVORXR)
16:00
KEYNOTE Q & A DISCUSSION
16:20
END OF SUMMIT DAY 1
16:30
BUS TO WEST TERMINAL 2
TALLINK VICTORIA, DEPARTS AT 18:35
SEPARATE TICKET NEEDED FOR THE FERRY!
SUMMIT DAY 2 – TALLINN
4TH OCT
Venue: Tallinn Creative Hub; Kursi 3, 10415 Tallinn, Estonia. Map
8:30
DOORS OPEN, MORNING COFFEE
9:00
OPENING
HOSTED BY: Hele-Mai Metsal and Jaan Saar
9:10
PARTNER SESSION 3
City of Tallinn
9:20
KEYNOTE SESSION
9:20 KEYNOTE 5: AMY MARKS (SYMETRI)
9:40 KEYNOTE 6: KEVIN CARDONA (LEONARD)
10:00
KEYNOTE Q & A DISCUSSION
10:20
PARTNER SESSION 4
HML Project Management
10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:50
COMMUNITY SESSION 4
HOSTED BY: Hele-Mai Metsal
DESIGN
| 10:50 |
Circular design priorities in selected countries Dr. Tiina Vainio-Kaila, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
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| 11:00 |
Environmental handprint – leading environmental responsibility in expert work with data Katarina Varteva, AINS Group, Finland Sonja Oksanen, AINS Group, Finland |
| 11:10 |
Leveraging Building Information Modeling (BIM) for carbon footprint analysis in infrastructure design contractors Patrik Virkus, Skepast & Puhkim OÜ, Estonia
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| 11:20 |
Modeling the emergence of design for the disassembly market for construction components Prof. Antti Kurvinen, Tampere University, Finland
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| 11:30 |
Revolutionizing real estate with structural digital twins: A new era for enhanced productivity and sustainability Anssi Auvinen, Aecmaster Oy, Finland |
11:50
LUNCH BREAK
12:50
COMMUNITY SESSION 5
HOSTED BY: Antti Aaltonen
DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION SITE
| 12:50 |
Performance-driven construction & AI use case Risto Vahenurm, Nordecon AS, Estonia Patrick Cope, Buildots, United Kingdom
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| 13:00 |
Jatke site view – empowering construction sites with mission-critical data Mikko Kuusakoski, Jatke Oy, Finland
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| 13:10 |
Solving worksite productivity issues with KONE SiteFlow Fabien Fedy, KONE, Finland
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| 13:20 |
How can AI benefit risk management in the construction project? Dr. Sami Kärnä, Risk Practises Lead, Inclus Oy, Finland
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| 13:30 |
4D Scheduling and CO2 visualisation for improving project management in building construction Jouni Ojala, Granlund, Finland
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13:50
COMMUNITY SESSION 6
HOSTED BY: Jaan Saar
DIGITAL LIFECYCLE
| 13:50 |
Skanio: A digital survey company Alessandro Pilone, Skanio Oy, Finland |
| 14:00 |
Digital building stock: The driver to developing new business models for renovation construction Marianna Heikinhieimo, Ark-Byroo, Finland |
| 14:10 |
WLC evaluation supported by GIS-BIM based AMS: the case study of the UniTO building stock Daniele Accardo, University of Turin, Italy |
| 14:20 |
Information flow in the construction of public areas and information management with GIS in the city model Elmeri Ahti, City of Vantaa, Finland Iris Nurminen, City of Vantaa, Finland |
| 14:30 |
3D Reconstruction of the built environment with AI Rahul Tomar, Digital Twin Technology GmbH, Germany |
| 14:40 |
Engaging AI and data-driven digital twins to eliminate critical sustainability underperformance in the built environment Dr. Stanimira Markova, RWTH Aachen University, Germany |
14:50
COFFEE BREAK
15:10
PARTNER SESSION 5
Urban Hub Europe (UHE)
15:20
KEYNOTE SESSION
15:20 KEYNOTE 7: WILLIAM STEWART (EKKIST)
“THE RISE OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING WITHIN REAL ESTATE AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN BUSINESS MODELS”
15:40 KEYNOTE 8: MICHAEL JACKSON (MULTIPLE CAPITAL)
“FIRESIDE CHAT WITH SEASONED VC AND LINKEDIN TOP VOICE MICHAEL JACKSON ABOUT CHANGING BUSINESS MODELS IN AEC, THE IMPACT OF AI AND WHY EUROPE IS FALLING BEHIND US AND ASIA”
16:00
KEYNOTE Q & A DISCUSSION
16:20
END OF SUMMIT DAY 2
16:30
DRINKS AND SNACKS BEFORE THE AWARDS
WDBE 2024 AWARDS – TALLINN
17:00
OPENING
17:10
KEYNOTE SESSION
KEYNOTE 9: CHRISTOPHER MILLS (KIILTO VENTURES)
PROBLEMS, 4 SOLUTIONS, AND 3 NEW BUSINESS MODELS
17:25
ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS
Category 1: Most innovative digital project delivery
Category 2: Best research for digital built environment
Category 3: Most impactful digital act for sustainability
Category 4: Most promising digital solution
Category 5: Best use of location information, with Location Innovation Hub
Category 6: Most pioneering business model
19:00
AFTER PARTY at Tallinn Town Hall
From 19:00 to 21:00, the City of Tallinn is honored to host you for the final discussion and networking session of the summit.
Speeches will be given by Margot Roose, Tallinn’s Deputy Mayor for Entrepreneurship, and Tiit Hion, Chairman of the Board at the Estonian Digital Construction Cluster.
