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Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2015 Conference to be held in London Next Week #YII2015

October 30th, 2015 by Susan Smith

A sneak preview of what’s coming up this week in London at the Hilton Metropole at Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2015 Conference, are the following two Bentley blogs, outlining topics for the Utilities Forum: Advancing Utilities for Better Performing Assets and Advancing Utilities for the Digital Age.

Bentley analysis and visualization of Utility networks

Highlights of the Utilities for the Digital Age forum include:

Dave Coplin, Chief Envisioning Officer at Microsoft, will deliver the keynote on how we can outsmart this digital data deluge.
Rowan Steele, Operations Engineer at South Australia Water, will share his organization’s experience of how predictive operational analytics is the key to improved operational performance and smarter decision making.
Bob Mankowski, a VP with Bentley Systems, and Dr. Anne Kemp VP of Atkins, will explore the role of geospatial technologies in this digital age.

Highlights of the Utilities for the Better Performing Assets Forum include:

Dave Coplin, Chief Envisioning Officer at Microsoft, will provide a thought-provoking keynote on how we can outsmart the digital deluge.
Dr. Anne Kemp, Fellow and Director at Atkins, chair of ICE’s BIM Action Group and BIM4Infrastructure UK, will discuss the expanding role of geospatial technology.
Rowan Steele, Operations Engineer at South Australia Water, presents on his organization’s adoption of smart operations and predictive analytics.
Mike Beehler, VP, Burns & McDonnell, will share his thoughts on reducing costs through intelligent engineering.

The 2015 Be Inspired Awards, awarded for excellence in various areas of infrastructure technology achievement, will be presented on the Wednesday evening of the conference. Winners are chosen by a jury from a group of finalists, who have submitted their projects for consideration.

The week promises to be full of rich, state-of-the-art information for both AEC and GIS professionals. Hope to see many of you there. #YII2015

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