Organizers reserve the right for changes without notice. Program will be in English.
Friday to Sunday 7..9 September
AEC Hackathon
Monday 10 September
Venue: the brand new Amos Rex!
Address: Mannerheimintie 22-24
17-21 WDBE Get Together
Food, drinks, great company + your first chance to register and collect your badge
Come early - from 17 to 18 you have a chance to visit the phenomenal new museum!
18.10 Welcome words by organizers
18.15 Presentation by Amos Rex Head Designer Asmo Jaaksi, JKMM Architects
WDBE 2018 Tuesday & Wednesday at a glance
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Tuesday 11 September
WDBE 2018
Venue: Finlandia Hall
08.00 Registration and Coffee
08.45 WDBE 2018 Grand Opening
09.00 Keynote: Wake Up Call
Kimmo Tiilikainen
Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing, Finland
09.20 Keynote
Marius Macku
European Mobility Policy and Government Relations Lead, Uber
09.40 Keynote
Brett Young
CEO & Founder of BuildingSP, USA
10.00 Break
10.15 Parallel Sessions
A1. Country Reports
A2. Digital Planning & Design
A3. Digital Platforms (1)
11.45 Lunch, Exhibition, Networking
DE1. Demo Session 1
12.45 Parallel Sessions and Workshop
B1. Urban Development in the Digital Era
B2. Digital Construction
B3. Virtual and Augmented Reality (1)
W1. Boosting the Hub Network
14.15 Coffee, Exhibition, Networking
DE2. Demo Session 2
15.00 Parallel Sessions and Workshop
C1. City Models & Open Data
C2. Smart Buildings
C3. AI & Blockchain
17.00 Break
18.00-19.30 City Reception
Courtesy of City of Helsinki
City Hall, Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13, Map
There is a bus transport to City Hall, leaving from Finlandia Hall at 17.30. To enter the City Hall, please note that you need a printed invitation - provided to you when registering.
Walking distance is 22 minutes from the Summit Venue
Wednesday 12 September
WDBE 2018
Venue: Finlandia Hall
08.30 Registration and Coffee
09.00 Keynote
Forest Flager
Systems Engineering and Optimization, Katerra, USA
09.30 Keynote
Jussi Aho
CEO, Fira Ltd., Finland
10.00 Keynote
Kjetil Tonning
Area Manager Heavy Construction, Veidekke Entreprenør AS
President, European Construction Industry Federation FIEC, Norway
10.30 Break
10.45 Parallel Sessions and Workshop
D1. Public Sector Platforms
D2. Smart Cities
D3. Digital Platforms (2)
W2. Digitalizing and automating the management of service providers and supply chains
12.15 Lunch, Exhibition, Networking
DE3. Demo Session 3
13.15 Parallel Sessions
E1. Platform Business
E2. User Experience and Learning
E3. Virtual and Augmented Reality (2)
W3. Roadmap to Platform Business
14.30 Bubbles!
15.00 Main Session: From Disruption to Transformation
Venue: Main Hall
Petri Suutarinen
Chair, KIRA Advisory Board
Head of Real Estate, Keva
Lene Espersen
Managing Director, Danish Association of Architectural Firms, Denmark
Andrew Watts
CEO, Newtecnic, UK
Paul Doherty
President & CEO, The Digit Group Inc., USA
Torben Klitgaard
Director, BLOXHUB, Denmark
Jan Gustafsson
EVP Strategy & Development, YIT Plc., Finland
Closing Announcements
17.15 Buffet, Cocktails, Networking
Thursday 13 September 2018
Excursion A: Tripla site
8.30 - 11.30
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Excursion B: Aalto University Campus & Real Estate
8.30 - 12.00
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