5th Annual Digital Built World Summit
AI and Digital Innovation Shaping Tomorrowโs Infrastructure
4 – 5 March 2026 | Doltone House Darling Island, Sydney
About the Summit
Digital technologies are revolutionizing infrastructure by boosting efficiency, collaboration, and decision-making across the full asset lifecycleโfrom design and construction to maintenance and operation. Tools such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), cloud-based platforms, and automation improve project management, streamline processes, and elevate asset performance. However, challenges like long asset lifecycles, fragmented technologies, privacy concerns, and skill gaps complicate digitization.
This summit addresses how leaders can effectively deploy digital tools at scale to plan, design, build, operate, and maintain infrastructure. Focus areas include digital twins, AI, BIM, data analytics, automation, and smart infrastructureโall aimed at driving efficiency, sustainability, and data-informed decisions for AEC professionals and clients. The event highlights the transition to interconnected, intelligent, and data-driven asset management.
- Day 1ย examines ROI strategies, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making.
- Day 2ย explores AI integration, workforce development, and collaborative industry approaches.
Conference Schedule
Day 1: Wednesday, 4th March 2026
- 08:30ย Conference Registration & Networking
- 08:55ย FuturePlace Welcome
- 09:00ย Chairโs Welcome
- 09:10ย Keynote:ย Digital Risk Assurance โ Mission-Critical AI Models Based on Real-Time Data and Effective Asset Cybersecurity
- 09:30ย Presentation:ย Digital First Design โ Making It Work with Data, Digital Engineering & AI at Scale
- 09:50ย Opening Panel:ย Digital Investment Value โ How AI Is Transforming Value in the AEC Industry
- 10:30ย Networking Break & Exhibition Viewing
Real Talk Roundtables
- 11:00ย Roundtables on Achieving Value from AI Data Strategies
- 12:00ย Case Study:ย From Pilot to Enterprise โ Scaling Digital Innovations Across Portfolios
- 12:20ย Networking Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
Scaling AI
- 13:20ย Presentation:ย How Intelligent Automation, Connected Data, and Design-to-Build AI Pipelines Are Reshaping Project Delivery
- 14:20ย Case Study:ย Scaling AI Solutions โ Challenges and Strategies in Implementing AI Across Large, Multi-Site Organizations
- 14:40ย TechTalk Insights:ย Understanding the Next Wave of Digital Delivery
- 15:20ย Networking Break & Exhibition Viewing
AI Journey
- 15:50ย Engineering Smarter: Real-World AI Applications Delivering Efficiency Gains for Industry
- 16:10ย Panel:ย Design Management โ Unlocking Design Impact Through AI-Driven Digital Models
- 16:45ย R&D Insight:ย AI Strategies for Ensuring Climate-Resilient Critical Infrastructure
- 17:05ย Panel:ย AI Journey โ Integrating and Scaling AI and Analytics in Digital Products and Process
- 17:40ย Chairโs Conclusions & Networking Cocktails
- 18:00ย Close of Day 1
Day 2: Thursday, 5th March 2026
AI Delivery
- 09:00ย Chairโs Welcome: Digital by Default โ Embedding Digital Delivery in the Infrastructure Lifecycle
- 09:10ย Keynote:ย Building the AI-Driven AEC โ Integrating Intelligence into Digital Delivery
- 09:30ย Case Study:ย Autonomous AI Agents in Digital Engineering
- 09:50ย Panel:ย Digital Engineering at Scale โ Accelerating AI Digital Value Across Large Projects
- 10:25ย Networking Break & Exhibition Viewing
AI Innovation
- 11:10ย Case Study:ย Building the AI-Driven Mine โ Integrating Asset Intelligence into Digital Engineering
- 11:30ย Case Study:ย Digital Twin & AI Integration in Mission-Critical Avionics Infrastructure
- 11:50ย Case Study:ย Connected Automation โ The Next Wave of Digital Delivery
- 12:10ย Networking Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
Process Discipline
- 13:10ย Roundtables on Achieving Value from Digital Tools and AI Data Strategies
- 14:00ย Panel:ย Delivery Excellence โ Ensuring Trustworthy Data & Scalable Processes
Delivery Automation
- 14:40ย Future Panel:ย The Future of Connected & Automated Ecosystems in Digital Delivery Process
- 15:20ย Chairโs Conclusions and End of Summit
Post-Summit Masterclass โ Friday, 6th March 2026
- 09:00 โ 12:30ย AI-Driven Intelligence for Construction & Infrastructure Leaders









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