Agenda

REGISTRATION & MINGLE

An opportunity to meet event partners, network with attendees, and settle in before the welcome and opening sessions.

MORNING BREAKOUT: Connected Design & Productivity: Naviate’s Path to 2030

Join this focused morning session to explore how Naviate is evolving to support a more connected, data‑driven, and productive AECO industry. We will share key updates from the Naviate ecosystem, highlight our direction toward 2030, and examine the technologies and workflows shaping the future of design and engineering.

The session concludes with interactive roundtable discussions, where participants contribute their perspectives on cloud collaboration, sustainability, and user‑centric workflowS. 

Speakers: Jan Tore Bugge, Global Product Manager Naviate, Symetri
Hans Zandhoff, Product Manager, Symetri

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Before we kick off, the hosts will share some practical information useful for you during the day.

WELCOME TO THE BIM SUMMIT: OPENING SESSION

Join us at the main stage as we open the event with Elin Hauge, Jens Kollserud and Alan Stone, as they welcome attendees, introduce the event, and kick off the day together.

Speakers: Elin Hauge, moderator
Jens Kollserud, CEO Symetri
Alan Stone, Senior Director, AECO Europe, Symetri

AI & Strategy: Main Stage Conversation

At the main stage, Kevin Phillips, Yvette Dainton and Dogan Can Karadas from Symetri will open the day with a thought‑provoking session on AI and strategy, offering perspectives to help frame the discussions ahead.

Speakers: Kevin Phillips, Director of AI Product Strategy, Symetri
Yvette Dainton, Chief Strategy Officer, Symetri

KEYNOTE: Can Artificial Intelligence Help Us Build Less Artificially... And More Sustainably?

Get inspired as Jakob Strømann-Andersen offers insight into how Henning Larsen uses AI as a creative tool in the earliest design phases. Discover how artificial intelligence can open new possibilities for creating more sustainable buildings - from optimizing material choices and orientation of the building to reducing energy use and CO₂ emissions. Using AI in the early design phases is not about replacing the architect but about unlocking creativity and strengthening decisions so we can shape architecture that is both beautiful and responsible.

Speaker: Jakob Strømann-Andersen, Director, Innovation & Sustainability, Henning Larsen

KEYNOTE: Cyber Law 2026 – What’s Next?

The NIS2 Directive will affect most companies – but what does it actually mean, and how can it be managed in practice? One of Sweden’s leading experts in digital law Agnes Hammarstrand shares practical insights, guiding you through the requirements, cybersecurity risk management, and compliance measures under the new EU legislation.

Speaker: Agnes Hammarstrand, IT Lawyer, Delphi

SYMETRI AWARDS NOMINEES

We begin the awards programme by introducing the nominees across all categories, highlighting the achievements and initiatives that have been shortlisted for recognition.

Applied Learning In The Age Of AI

This session explores the growing tension between AI-driven efficiency and workforce readiness. We’ll examine how overreliance on AI can mask gaps in understanding, encourage unverified workflows, and erode standards when learning is disconnected from real work. At the same time, we’ll show how organizations can leverage AI positively to improve relevance, surface the right guidance at the right moment, and support learning in the flow of work.

Speaker: Jim TeDesco, VP of Marketing, Eagle Point Software

AI and Cloud – New Rules for the Entire Construction and Facility Management Process

AI and cloud technology are creating an entirely new reality, with new demands on capacity, energy, security, and accessibility. In this shift, simply introducing new digital tools is no longer enough — we must also understand how they impact processes, workflows, and the infrastructure required to support them.

CTS Group, specializing in data center construction, has experienced these challenges firsthand, particularly related to siloed workflows and communication. By adopting an integrated platform solution with Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) and Collaboration Pro, they have centralized all project information. This approach has not only improved collaboration but also resulted in higher‑quality designs with fewer errors.

Speaker: Jasmin Zecic, VP of IT, Digitalization & Software Development, CTS

GREEN TRANSITION NEEDS ACCURACY - NOT ASSUMPTIONS. BREAKING BARRIERS WITH DATA-DRIVEN SUSTAINABILITY.

The built environment accounts for nearly 40 % of global emissions, and materials are an increasingly dominant factor. Yet three persistent barriers prevent data-driven sustainability: design data arrives too late for effective steering, quantities are recalculated manually by every project party, and critical product information is lost at handover. Through concrete examples, Tytti Bruce-Hyrkäs explores how standardized BIM data, digital product information, and AI can break these barriers turning carbon assessment from a compliance checkbox into a real design tool.

Speaker: Tytti Bruce-Hyrkäs, Business Director, Consulting and Sustainability, Granlund

AI JAM SESSION WITH SYMETRI EXPERTS

Work in small teams to solve real BIM tasks using AI — from early design ideas and prototyping to automation and project reporting. We’ll walk through 2–3 practical workflows you can use immediately in daily work, share what Autodesk is bringing next, and how we’re already applying it in practice. Live polls, group challenges, and open Q&A included.

Speakers: Kevin Phillips, Director of AI Product Strategy, Symetri
Dogan Can Karadas, Solutions Architect & AI Expert, Symetri
Frederik Storm Kornerup, Solutions Architect, Symetri

AI alone won't save you: Security, responsibility, and critical thinking in the digital age

Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering BIM workflows, design processes, and digital construction environments. But automation does not replace responsibility — it creates the dangerous illusion that there is none. Based on practical experience across education and public-sector workshops, this session explores a recurring pattern: less experienced professionals tend to trust AI outputs more readily, while senior professionals downplay the depth of their expertise. Through practical examples, this talk examines how professionals can challenge outputs, maintain healthy scepticism, and integrate AI tools effectively— while evolving alongside AI adoption.

Speaker: Carlos Henriquez, Architect, Noroff

Brain-smart cities – how neuroscience can shape the living environments of the future

Today, more than 50% of the world’s population is estimated to live in urban environments, a number expected to rise to nearly 70% by 2050. Research shows that city dwellers are more likely to experience stress-related issues and that the brain’s emotional center—responsible for our “fight-or-flight system”—is more active in urban environments. At the same time, we know that the design of the built environment affects how we feel, and that elements such as natural sounds, daylight, and natural materials can contribute to recovery, strengthen cognitive function, and reduce stress.

The growing research field of NeuroArchitecture and NeuroDesign focuses on the relationship between the brain, body, and built environment, and on how space, light, sound, and materials influence our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.

This presentation introduces this interdisciplinary area and shows how the brain reacts to architecture and design. With examples from current research and new methods such as The NeuroDesign/NeuroArchitecture Index (NDIX), it demonstrates how modern technology and brain imaging now make it possible to understand and measure how the built environment impacts health, cognition, and social well-being.

Speaker: Camilla Berggren-Tarrodi, Architect SAR/MSA, Innovation Leader, RISE

How do you create real change in construction projects—not just new ways of working on paper, but behaviours that actually stick in everyday practice?

Behaviour Design Group works with evidence-based behavioural design, with a particular focus on safety culture, leadership, and effective project governance. In this keynote, we share insights from behavioural science research and hands-on change work in complex project environments.

During the session, we show how behavioural science can complement BIM, digital ways of working, and new forms of collaboration—helping improve teamwork, reduce risks, and strengthen project outcomes. We highlight why many initiatives stop at technology and structure, and what it takes to achieve real impact in delivery.

Speaker: Erik Matton, CEO, Behaviour Design Group

ROUND TABLES

Our Round Tables are 30-minute, small-group discussions where you can actually join the conversation. You’ll meet people from across the industry, exchange ideas, and talk through real challenges and opportunities within BIM and digitalization. Each session is designed to be interactive, insightful, and high-impact in a short amount of time.

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AI And Connected Data: Autodesk Offering And Vision 

Monica shares how Autodesk’s AI‑driven, connected‑data platforms are transforming collaboration across the AEC industry, from design through delivery.

Speaker: Monica Pereira da Silva, Solutions Engineer (AECO Northern Europe), Autodesk

Vendor Lock‑In Is a Choice: How We Chose to Leave

In the built environment, software relationships tend to last far longer than anyone originally intends. Platforms become embedded in projects, contracts, behaviours, and workflows until the idea of leaving feels riskier than staying, even when the product no longer serves the business. This session tells the story of what happens when an organisation decides to challenge that assumption.

Speaker: Mike Ford, Senior Associate Digital Engineering, Ridge & Partners

Reusability, Regulation & Reality Check: The Future of Sustainable Building

Sustainability expert Anett Andreassen and architect/CTO Knut Ramstad will together with Symetri discuss the growing shift toward refurbishment, transformation and material reuse in building projects.
With the EU now targeting a 90% emissions reduction by 2040, they explore the impact on everyday practice, the need for accurate digital data, and sharing real project experiences from the Nordic region.
They address key questions around bottlenecks, the balance between cost and sustainability, and how organisations can scale sustainable output with the same resources, without additional complexity — naturally leading toward solutions like Bimify.

Speakers: Aleksandar Balicevac, CEO, Bimify
Anett Andreassen, Architect/CTO & Change agent sustainability and digitalization, Virvle
Knut Ramstad, Partner, CTO, Architect MNAL and Professor NTNU
Per Ole Otterness, Symetri

ROUND TABLES

Our Round Tables are 30-minute, small-group discussions where you can actually join the conversation. You’ll meet people from across the industry, exchange ideas, and talk through real challenges and opportunities within BIM and digitalization. Each session is designed to be interactive, insightful, and high-impact in a short amount of time.

Read more about topics here.

Why we launched an unfinished AI and won an award

Hear from Tyréns how they deliberately launched an unfinished AI and turned it into a success. They will share how they managed to drive the implementation of their self developed SvenAI for 3000 employees in several countries, and won Application of the Year at the AI Arena Awards 2025.

You will also hear how Tyréns is driving its AI transformation by establishing a new AI venture, A.Engineer, which went from an idea to a publicly launched product in just 6 months and is now changing the way engineering will be done in the future.

Speakers: Patrik Mälarholm, AI Adoption Lead, Tyréns
Kalle Valkama, AI Venturing Lead, Tyréns Group

Building the Future: Heathrow’s flightpath to an Asset Data-Driven Ecosystem

Heathrow aims to build a digital ecosystem, using data across asset lifecycles to become a data-driven organisation. We'll outline how the airport manages digital change by aligning technology, people, and processes for effective outcomes. Our discrete digital transformation reduces rework and speeds up safe project delivery.

Speaker: Nigel Stroud, Principal Digital Asset Data Lead, Heathrow

Digital Toolbox for International Masterplan Projects

Speaker: Ana Matic, Director of Digital Development, Scott Brownrigg

Program, Design, and Decide, Together

Early-stage building design is time-consuming, often requiring teams to generate and compare numerous options before moving into tools like Revit. In this interactive session, Ian Keough of Hypar shares how leading firms in healthcare, labs, and workplace design are solving these challenges with design intelligence plus a sneak peek at what's coming next.

Speaker: Ian Keough, CEO Founder, Hypar

Coffee Break

Time for coffee, pastries and networking!

Welcome Back

Welcome back as we reconvene for the next session. Take a moment to settle in, reconnect, and get ready to continue the conversation.

Speaker: Elin Hauge, moderator

KEYNOTE: Data, platforms, and AI, for an ambitious vision of a decarbonized and sustainable future, Q&A included

Our world is facing some drastic changes with a fast growing urbanization, a strong demand for more and better housing, climate changes issues and less natural resources, as well as fewer budgets. Workforce is also getting old and new generation are not attracted by the construction sector. At the same time, technologies like AI and processes like BIM and digital collaboration are accelerating their expansion and changing the way we design and make projects. Autodesk has been at the origin of all the major technologies disruptions since more than 4 decades. Discover how Autodesk’s vision and innovations like AI, digital project delivery, BIM and collaboration helps all AECO professionals create a better world with better assets respecting our environment and bringing a more sustainable place to live in for humanity.

At the end of this session a Q&A is included.

Speaker: Emmanuel Di Giacomo, BIM & AI Evangelist, Autodesk

KEYNOTE: Being Human In An AI World

Antje Jackelén is the Archbishop Emerita, she is a Doctor of Theology and the former Archbishop of the Church of Sweden. At the BIM Summit by Symetri she will join us on stage discussing how digitalization does contribute to a good society for all? What should we think about when addressing artificial intelligence, democracy and even human dignity?

Speaker: Antje Jackélen, Archbishop Emerita and Senior advisor, Lund University

SUMMARY

Symetri closes the day with a summary bringing together key themes, insights, and takeaways from the sessions.

Speakers: Elin Hauge, moderator
Annika Svensson, Director Marketing & Communication AECO Nordic, Symetri
Alan Stone, Senior Director, AECO Europe, Symetri
Jens Kollserud, CEO, Symetri Global
Lucy Seymour-Williams, Chief Marketing Officer, Symetri Europe

After work & Entertainment