29/04/2026
Illuminate 2026 Berlin | Conference | Unter den Linden 77, 10117 Berlin, Niemcy |
29 April 2026 08:00–20:00
AI-driven infrastructure: Turning digital innovation into measurable strategic outcomes
9:15 AM - 9:20 AM
Opening remarks
Mark Coates, Vice President, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Host welcome
Nathan Marsh, Senior Vice President, Regional Executive, EMEA, Bentley Systems
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote: How digitalisation and AI are rebuilding infrastructure Claudia Feiner, AI & Digital Twin Strategy Leader
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote: Empowering the future of infrastructure
Dr. Oliver Conze, Senior Vice President, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Bentley Systems
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
In conversation with Egis: Perspectives on delivering the future of infrastructure in EMEA
Nathan Marsh, Senior Vice President, Regional Executive, EMEA, Bentley Systems with Jan Chodzko, Group CIO, Egis
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Experience centre and coffee break
Bringing AI and connected data together for improved infrastructure delivery
11:30 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel discussion: AI for infrastructure
Moderator: Mark Coates, Vice President, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
Guy Beaumont, Director, Digital Lead – Infrastructure, Turner & Townsend
Cerys Wyn Davies, Partner - Global AI Advisory Co-Lead and Head of Strategic Intellectual Property, Pinsent Masons
Claudia Feiner, AI & Digital Twin Strategy Leader
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM
Bentley Infrastructure Cloud: Breaking down silos with open data and connected data environment
Dr. Oliver Conze, Senior Vice President, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Bentley Systems
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM
In conversation with Volkswagen
Dr. Oliver Conze, Senior Vice President, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Bentley Systems
Dr.-Ing. Alexander König, Business Owner BIM & HLS, Volkswagen AG
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Port Polska: Leading Poland’s digital infrastructure transformation
Mateusz Dziektarz, Senior EDMS/CDE Administrator - BIM Expert, Port Polska
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Experience centre and lunch break
Bringing resilient infrastructure to life with digital technology
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Future-proofing transportation infrastructure: A subsurface first approach
Dr. Thomas Krom, Segment Director, Environment, Seequent
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM
Transforming geotechnical design with 3D subsurface modelling
Jonathan Martin, Professional Geologist, SMEC
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM
Delivering a world-class research and development facility with 4D modelling, scheduling and sequencing
Simon Beards, Principal Planner, Laing O’Rourke
Valentina Condrea, Assistant Planner, Laing O’Rourke
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM Experience centre and coffee break
From ideas to reality: Driving project efficiency through digitization and AI for infrastructure
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Panel discussion: Future‑ready infrastructure - Cities, facilities, and data centres
Dr. Richard Vestner, Vice President, Market Development, Bentley Systems
Willem Fast, Chief Commercial Officer, City Innovation Network and the Airports AI Alliance
Clare Rhodes James, Development Director - Energy, Mott MacDonald
Dorothea Manou, Market Development Manager, Bentley Systems
David Philip, Director, Value Creation, Bentley Systems
3:50 PM - 4:05 PM
The tighter the constraint, the higher the return: Digital sequencing in a water-scarce nation
Marius Bierman, CTO, Murray & Dickson Construction
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM
Digital transformation for a world on the move: Driving infrastructure delivery through data, technology & partnership
Ricardo Munguia Alvarez, Global Head of Digital Construction & Data Management, Ferrovial
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Mind the gap: Designing for coherence
Greg Demchak, Vice President, Emerging Technology, Bentley Systems
4:40 PM- 4:45 PM
Closing remarks
Nathan Marsh, Senior Vice President, Regional Executive, EMEA, Bentley Systems
4:45 PM
Networking reception
