WIB Networking Event - Brisbane, QLD

We welcome you to join us for our first WIB Networking Event in Brisbane, QLD this year!

Built on Data. Driven by AI. Delivered Digitally.
Applying AI and Automation to Real Outcomes in the Built Environment
Women in BIM (WIB), in collaboration with SMEC, invites you to an evening networking event exploring how data, AI, and automation are being translated into practical outcomes across the built environment. As the industry moves beyond experimentation into implementation, the ability to harness structured data, embed intelligent workflows, and scale digital delivery is becoming critical to project success.

Bringing together perspectives from digital advisory, engineering delivery, and academia, this session will examine how organisations are navigating the shift from fragmented data to connected, actionable intelligence. The discussion will highlight how strong data foundations, combined with practical AI and automation applications, are enabling more efficient, informed, and resilient project outcomes across infrastructure delivery.

Join us for a future-focused discussion on data-driven decision-making, applied AI, and the evolving role of digital capability in shaping the built environment.
Agenda outlined below:
5.00pm – Arrival & Networking
5.30pm – Welcome & Opening Remarks: Nadia Aziz Digital Engineering Coordinator SMEC
5:35 - Sponsor highlight: SMEC (an SJ Group company) & Autodesk
5.45pm – Presentation: From Data Chaos to Autonomous Action: Why Information Management is the Foundation of Agentic AI - Shaikha Desiderio, Lead Consultant – Digital Advisory, Veris
6:05pm – Presentation: From Ideas to Action: Practical Digital AI and Automation for BIM and Project Delivery - Jackson Morley (RPEQ, RPEng), Senior Civil Engineer – Practical AI & Digital Delivery, SMEC
6:30 pm – Panel session: From Data to Decisions: Bridging AI, Automation & Project Delivery
Moderator: Nadia Aziz, Digital Engineering Coordinator SMEC (an SJ Group company)
Panellists:
Kelsey Stein, Autodesk – Senior Manager, Professional Services, Consulting APAC Enterprise Customer Success
Shaikha Desiderio, Lead Consultant – Digital Advisory, Veris
Jackson Morley, Senior Civil Engineer – Practical AI & Digital Delivery, SMEC
Carol Hon, Associate Professor in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying; Academic Lead – Higher Degree Research; Co-lead, Construction and Architectural Robotics Lab (CARL)
7.00 pm – Networking, Food & Drinks
8.00pm – Event Finishes
A big thank you to SMEC & (an SJ Group company)& Autodesk for hosting & sponsoring this event, and to Women in BIM for bringing the community together.

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