Mon 21 May 12 — 3pm
Beca Ltd, 21 Pitt St, Auckland, New Zealand
Mon 21 May 12 — 3pm
Beca Ltd, 21 Pitt St, Auckland, New Zealand
Explore the future of urbanisation: The exponential pace of technological change is already impacting on the way we live, work, travel, relate to each other, and engage with the infrastructure that surrounds us. As part of the Good for the World Open Days event, Beca is delighted to be opening up their doors for a dedicated session exploring the Future of Urbanisation to offer insights and discussion from leading thought leaders and an interactive tech-expo. Buy your ticket today to attend the full tour or the individual hosted session.
Keynote speakers and panellists will discuss:
- What innovation will have the greatest influence on cities in the coming decade?
- New times require new skills: What are the challenges to humanity as technology accelerates and what are the implications for organisations trying to navigate these complex times?
- The Future of Transport: Moving people not machines – Mobility as a Service (MaaS).
- How IoT can address a range of urban infrastructure issues, climate change, transit, utilities, and mobility challenges.
- How AI can interface with the travelling public to generate traffic planning insights.
Agenda
12:00 – 12:30: Light lunch and registration
12:35 – 1:00: Building A Better Tomorrow - Thomas Hyde, Executive Director Beca
1:00 – 1:25: Human and Technology as Partners: Creating a Better World - Dr Cheryl Doig, Think Beyond
1:25 – 1:50: The Future of Transport - Martin McMullan, Director Connected Journeys, NZTA
1:50 – 2:30: Panel Discussion: How Applied IoT Technology Can Make Every Day Better
2:30 – 3:00: Interactive Tech-Expo Break Out Sessions: AR/VR & Applied Technologies / AI Traffic Bot Demo
Panel:
Thomas Hyde, Group Director, Beca
Martin McMullan, Connected Journey Solutions Director, NZTA
Dr Cheryl Doig, Think Beyond
Interactive Tech-Expo:
Delegates can also participate in interactive demonstrations utilising Augmented (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), 360 Imagery and Point Cloud technologies for Reality Capture, UAV (Drone) Data Capture and Cloud-based analysis – all applied technologies that Beca deploys to make every day better for our clients.