Be Conference 2008 in review.
Infrastructure is the structural foundation of our world’s civilization. Facing the now-critical imperative of sustainability, infrastructure professionals bear a heavy load and substantial backlog of work. At the same time, the numbers of new entrants to infrastructure professions are not sufficient for our global needs.
Be Conference 2008 provided an ideal venue for decision makers and senior practitioners seeking to advance their organization’s ability to compete and respond to the imperatives of the world’s infrastructure. Attendees shared in best practices among peers who are working smarter through pragmatic innovations developed “organically."
That explains our theme for the 2008 user conference: Best Practices for Sustaining Infrastructure.
Please take a moment to view the keynote sessions below:
CEO Executive Keynote
In the context of Bentley’s new theme, “Sustaining Infrastructure,” CEO Greg Bentley reviewed key business developments at Bentley and in the world of infrastructure, as well as new Bentley solutions, products, and acquisitions in 2007. He focused on Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) as an example of the way Bentley is making its solutions portfolio more comprehensive while advancing interoperability over the asset lifecycle.
Watch the CEO Executive Keynote
Guest Keynote
Andrew Winston founder of Winston Eco-Strategies and helps leading companies use environmental thinking to drive growth, consulting with Fortune 500 companies such as Bank of America, Cisco, HP, and IKEA . He is coauthor of the bestseller Green to Gold, which highlights what works – and what doesn’t – when companies go “green.” Andrew is a globally recognized expert on green business, and has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Time, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes, The New York Times, ABC News, and CNBC.
Sustaining Infrastructure Keynotes
These keynotes focused on the meaning of “Sustaining Infrastructure” for Bentley users, who design, build, and operate the world’s infrastructure. Buddy Cleveland, senior vice president of Applied Research began by explaining Bentley’s interpretation of sustainability. He explained Bentley’s view on the role of infrastructure in creating a sustainable world—how our users are meeting these challenges today; how they can better address the challenges in the future; and how Bentley’s solutions and products are positioned to support them. Keith Bentley, chief technology officer then addressed the issues and present strategies for creating and deploying software technology in order to enable Bentley users to meet their own long term objectives in the creation of a sustainable world.
Watch the Sustaining Infrastructure Keynote - Buddy Cleveland
Watch the Sustaining Infrastructure Keynote - Keith Bentley
Athens Products Keynote
Senior Vice President of Bentley Software, Bhupinder Singh were joined by Vice Presidents Shaun Sewall, Styli Camateros, and Rob Whitesell to present Bentley's products and solutions for sustaining infrastructure. The upcoming product release featured prominently as the most eagerly anticipated software portfolio update since the V8 Generation began and showcased significant advances in Conceptual Design, Geo-coordination, Dynamic Views, and Distributed Project Performance. In addition users had the opportunity to see and hear about infrastructure workflows featuring innovations in interoperability and integration over the asset lifecycle.
Watch the Athens Products Keynote
COO Closing Keynote Lunch: ROI3
Today, infrastructure professionals are faced with mounting backlogs and scarce resources. We need a new approach to get our work done. Malcolm Walter, COO, made his closing remarks by featuring user projects which illustrate “ROI3: Return on Investment, Return of Interoperability, and Return on Innovation."
Watch the Closing Keynote: ROI3