These small-group, facilitator-led discussions are designed for real-world tech adopters facing shared challenges. Each roundtable focuses on a specific issue – from digitising workflows to improving safety and site performance – offering a space to exchange insights, share lessons learned, and walk away with fresh ideas you can apply immediately.
ROUNDTABLE 1 | UAVs in construction: Enhancing safety, efficiency, and digital integration
This session highlights how UAVs are streamlining construction through automated site surveys, digital twin integration, and AI-powered inspections. By taking on routine, hazardous, and hard-to-access tasks, drones are boosting safety and operational efficiency. The discussion will also touch on future trends in autonomous UAVs, regulatory considerations, and the need for industry–tech collaboration to fully realise their potential.
Moderated by: Scott Major, Digital Engineering Practice Lead and Chief Remote Pilot, Seymour Whyte
ROUNDTABLE 2 | Creating safer sites: From compliance to prevention
Discuss the shift from reactive to proactive safety strategies, and how technology is helping identify risks earlier and protect workers more effectively.
Moderated by: Jye Mullane, Acting Co-General Manager – Safety, Richard Crookes
ROUNDTABLE 3 | BIM in the field: Turning models into real-world results
Discuss how contractors are leveraging BIM beyond design to drive smarter decision-making, improve coordination, and reduce clashes during construction. Share insights on getting the most value from models on site and overcoming the challenges of adoption, training, and integration.
Moderated by: Joy Dela Cruz, Lead Consultant Information Management, Aurecon
ROUNDTABLE 4 | AI as the next construction innovator
Explore how AI is shifting from an information tool to a decision-making partner on construction projects. From drone-enabled defect detection to automated progress checks using photos or scans, how far can agentic AI take us and what are the compliance and implementation hurdles along the way? Share insights on how contractors are navigating innovation adoption, and what lessons can be learned from other industries leading the charge.
Moderated by: Mark Wengritzky, National Systems and Operations Manager, Multiplex
ROUNDTABLE 5 | Building Safe, Compliant, and Future-Proof Site Communications
On high-risk projects, communication failures cause stoppages and delays. This roundtable covers site-wide comms: blending UHF, cellular and PTT-over-cellular for redundancy; hire vs owned radios; repeater scaling, hot-swap and licensing; writing standards into briefs; enabling WAVE PTX and 5G/private networks.
Moderated by: Joe Upton, Sales Manager – Major Projects, Digicom Wireless
ROUNDTABLE 6 | Unifying Mobility, Connectivity, and Security: Strategies for Enabling the Adaptive Enterprise
As enterprise environments evolve, adopting mobile-first strategies is crucial for fostering a secure, connected, and agile workforce. Discover how organisations are streamlining complex device ecosystems, securing endpoints, and integrating connectivity solutions that enable scalable growth. Facilitated by imei, and featuring real-world case studies, this session will reveal effective strategies for unifying mobility and network infrastructure, ensuring endpoint security, and enhancing operational resilience in the age of hybrid work and rapid innovation.
Moderated by: Simon Hecquet, Sales Director, imei
ROUNDTABLE 7 | Build vs Buy: When should contractors develop software?
Debate build vs buy through a live case: a QHSE platform built on Autodesk ACC in 12 months for Australian regs, consolidating Hammertech/INX/VelocityEHS/Scenario/Lucidity/GLAASS, adding a data warehouse and saving millions in licences. Trade decision frameworks for integration, change risk, and when AI becomes the tipping point.
Moderated by: Tony Joseph, Group Head of DE – Project Systems & BIM, Gamuda
ROUNDTABLE 8 | Turning Data into Your Strongest Asset: One Platform to Unify Finance, Operations and Unlock AI
Construction businesses are sitting on vast amounts of data, but fragmented systems keep that potential locked away. By unifying finance and operations on NetSuite, businesses can transform scattered information into a strategic asset.
Moderated by: Nigel Gates, ANZ General Manager, JCurve
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Stuart Wood, Head of Product & Technology, JCurve
Moderators:
Scott Major, Chief Remote Pilot, Seymour Whyte
Jye Mullane, Acting Co-General Manager – Safety, Richard Crookes
Joy Dela Cruz, Lead Consultant Information Management, Aurecon
Mark Wengritzky, National Systems and Operations Manager, Multiplex
Simon Hecquet, Sales Director, imei
Joe Upton, Sales Manager - Major Projects, Digicom Wireless
Tony Joseph, Group Head of DE - Project Systems & BIM, Gamuda