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BST Global's AI Summit

Palm Beach, FL • November 10–12, 2026

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What Is the AI Summit?

BST Global’s AI Summit is a premier event focused on all things AI for the AEC industry. We bring leaders from the world’s top design, engineering and environmental consultancies together to share how they are preparing to become the AI-powered and data-driven firms of the future.

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Check out all of the keynotes, presentations and panels that took place during BST Global's AI Summit.

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Keynotes AI at the Frontier

Dr. Will Cavendish, Global Digital Services Leader, Arup

Dr. Cavendish shares real-world examples of AI’s impact and explores how emerging frontier models are expanding what’s possible for the built environment.

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Keynotes From Point AI to Project Intelligence: Building the Decision Layer for the Future of Project Delivery

Summer Husband, SVP, Data & AI, Worley

This insightful keynote explores how the industry is moving beyond isolated AI applications toward a new model of intelligent project delivery.

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Presentations Opening Remarks

Eileen M. Canady, Chief Marketing Officer, BST Global

To open the AI Summit, Eileen M. Canady reflects on how technology can serve people and businesses by solving everyday problems and making our lives easier.

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Presentations Beyond the AI Paradox: Why AEC Firms Aren’t Seeing AI in the Bottom Line & How to Close the Gap

Daniel Ahmoye, Partner, McKinsey & Company

Daniel Ahmoye unpacks why AI impact is not materializing fully, the shift to human-agent teams, and what firms need to deliver and capture the value from AI.

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Presentations Enterprise AI in Practice: 5 Principles for Scaling Value

Michael Brown, Senior Vice President, Enterprise AI, Jacobs

Drawing on enterprise-scale AI transformation at Jacobs, Michael Brown outlines five strategic principles for driving measurable value.

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Presentations From AI Experiments to Enterprise Value: Embedding Domain Knowledge Into the Systems Where Work Happens

Jay Wratten, Executive Director & U.S. Digital Lead, WSP

In this session, Jay Wratten reframes AI as a delivery transformation and shares strategies for separating scalable AI impact from stalled deployments.

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Presentations Beyond Time & Materials: Rewiring AEC Delivery & Commercial Models for the AI Era

Lesley Waud, Chief Digital Officer, AtkinsRéalis

Lesley Waud explores value-based contracting, process transformation and the leadership choices needed to make AI a source of advantage.

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Presentations From AI Pilots to Enterprise Intelligence: What We Learned Scaling AI …

Namitha Vinay, AI & Information Leader

Namitha Vinay shares Mott MacDonald’s people-centered approach to AI, focused on embedding human oversight and designing solutions around real user needs.

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Presentations Automate the Task to Elevate the Outcome: Redesigning AEC Workflows Around Client Value

Niels Schenk, Global Digital Product & AI Director, Arcadis

In this presentation, Niels Schenk explores how AI advancements empower AEC firms to amplify professional expertise and improve client outcomes.

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Presentations Stop Talking About AI & Start Building It

David Felker, Chief Information Officer, Trilon

Reflecting on Trilon’s AI transformation, David Felker outlines the organizational, technical and process changes required to achieve real business outcomes.

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Presentations A Year Living on the Frontier: What We Are Learning as a Frontier Firm

Paul Murphy, Chief Information Officer, GHD

Paul Murphy shares a candid account of GHD’s year learning what the future really means as AI continues to reshape the world of work and the AEC industry.

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Presentations Building Confidence in AI-Driven Capital Projects

Philip Townsend, Managing Director & Chief Technology Officer, Accenture

In this session, Philip Townsend explains AI's greatest potential — the ability to surface emerging risks, opportunities and outcomes early enough to act.

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Presentations Closing Remarks

Javier A. Baldor, Chief Executive Officer, BST Global

To wrap up the conference, Javier A. Baldor reflects on key themes and the work still to be done on the journey to an AI-powered and data-driven future.

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Panels The Future of Work: How AI Is Reshaping Talent, Roles & Delivery in AEC

Industry leaders explore how AI is reshaping talent models, redefining roles, and creating new expectations for productivity, collaboration and innovation.

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Panels Voice of Industry Change: Where Capital, Innovation & AI Converge

Leaders from venture capital, technology platform and frontier AI organizations discuss how AI is reshaping competitive advantage across industries.

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Panels Own Your AI Strategy: Moving From Reactive Adoption to Intentional Leadership

Panelists examine what AI as a strategic priority looks like and leadership’s role in driving that approach through investment and accountability at the top.

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Panels Voice of the Client: How AI & Big Data Will Transform Us — Our Insights & Expectations for the AEC Industry

AEC clients share invaluable insights on the practical uses of advanced technologies and how to remain competitive in the ever-evolving AEC landscape.

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Panels AI@Work Showcase

Selected from use cases submitted by AEC firms across the globe, presenters share real-world examples of their most innovative AI applications.

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Meet the 2026 Innovators of the Year

Our first Innovator of the Year award winners were nominated by colleagues for the visionary leadership, originality and impact their innovation initiatives demonstrate across their business, industry and community. Learn more about all three winners and their groundbreaking work.

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Speakers

BST Global’s AI Summit speaker lineup included leaders from the world’s top AEC consultancies and industry influencers. Get to know this impressive group!

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