5th Annual Digital Built World Summit
AI and Digital Innovation Shaping Tomorrow’s 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 lifecycle—from 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 infrastructure—all 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 1Â examines ROI strategies, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making.
- Day 2Â explores AI integration, workforce development, and collaborative industry approaches.
Conference Schedule
Day 1: Wednesday, 4th March 2026
- 08:30Â Conference Registration & Networking
- 08:55Â FuturePlace Welcome
- 09:00 Chair’s Welcome
- 09:10 Keynote: Digital Risk Assurance – Mission-Critical AI Models Based on Real-Time Data and Effective Asset Cybersecurity
- 09:30 Presentation: Digital First Design – Making It Work with Data, Digital Engineering & AI at Scale
- 09:50 Opening Panel: Digital Investment Value – How AI Is Transforming Value in the AEC Industry
- 10:30Â Networking Break & Exhibition Viewing
Real Talk Roundtables
- 11:00Â Roundtables on Achieving Value from AI Data Strategies
- 12:00 Case Study: From Pilot to Enterprise – Scaling Digital Innovations Across Portfolios
- 12:20Â Networking Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
Scaling AI
- 13:20Â Presentation:Â How Intelligent Automation, Connected Data, and Design-to-Build AI Pipelines Are Reshaping Project Delivery
- 14:20 Case Study: Scaling AI Solutions – Challenges and Strategies in Implementing AI Across Large, Multi-Site Organizations
- 14:40Â TechTalk Insights:Â Understanding the Next Wave of Digital Delivery
- 15:20Â Networking Break & Exhibition Viewing
AI Journey
- 15:50Â Engineering Smarter: Real-World AI Applications Delivering Efficiency Gains for Industry
- 16:10 Panel: Design Management – Unlocking Design Impact Through AI-Driven Digital Models
- 16:45Â R&D Insight:Â AI Strategies for Ensuring Climate-Resilient Critical Infrastructure
- 17:05 Panel: AI Journey – Integrating and Scaling AI and Analytics in Digital Products and Process
- 17:40 Chair’s Conclusions & Networking Cocktails
- 18:00Â Close of Day 1
Day 2: Thursday, 5th March 2026
AI Delivery
- 09:00 Chair’s Welcome: Digital by Default – Embedding Digital Delivery in the Infrastructure Lifecycle
- 09:10 Keynote: Building the AI-Driven AEC – Integrating Intelligence into Digital Delivery
- 09:30Â Case Study:Â Autonomous AI Agents in Digital Engineering
- 09:50 Panel: Digital Engineering at Scale – Accelerating AI Digital Value Across Large Projects
- 10:25Â Networking Break & Exhibition Viewing
AI Innovation
- 11:10 Case Study: Building the AI-Driven Mine – Integrating Asset Intelligence into Digital Engineering
- 11:30Â Case Study:Â Digital Twin & AI Integration in Mission-Critical Avionics Infrastructure
- 11:50 Case Study: Connected Automation – The Next Wave of Digital Delivery
- 12:10Â Networking Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
Process Discipline
- 13:10Â Roundtables on Achieving Value from Digital Tools and AI Data Strategies
- 14:00 Panel: Delivery Excellence – Ensuring Trustworthy Data & Scalable Processes
Delivery Automation
- 14:40Â Future Panel:Â The Future of Connected & Automated Ecosystems in Digital Delivery Process
- 15:20 Chair’s Conclusions and End of Summit
Post-Summit Masterclass – Friday, 6th March 2026
- 09:00 – 12:30 AI-Driven Intelligence for Construction & Infrastructure Leaders

