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Bentley is proud to showcase the thought leadership from Illuminate 2025 Atlanta. Explore presentations from our exceptional speakers and gain insights into the innovations and strategies discussed at the event.

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Keynote Address

Donnie Beamer, Senior Technical Advisor, City of Atlanta

Technology Keynote:

Connecting the Future: Driving Innovation in Infrastructure

Andy Rahden, VP, Solution Engineering, Bentley Systems
Dustin Parkman, VP, Industry Solutions, Bentley Systems

User Story:

Digital Delivery in Action: Modernizing Infrastructure on I-95

Garth Donahue, VP, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.

User Story:

Digital Delivery in Action: Leveraging Data and Technology on the I-70 Floyd Hill Project

Alan Carter, Sr. Transportation Engineer, AtkinsRealis

Digital Delivery in Action:

Vision to Victory: How Digital Delivery is Transforming Highway Projects

Alan Esguerra, Industry Strategist, Transportation, Bentley Systems
Chase Horton, P.E. Project Manager HNTB, Co-Chair ACEC-GA Digital Delivery Subcommittee

Innovation Spotlight:

The Future of Project Delivery: How Generative AI and Intelligent Agents Are Shaping Tomorrow’s Workflows

Kyle Rosenmeyer, Design Lead, VHB
Dustin Parkman, VP, Industry Solutions, Bentley Systems

User Story

Building the Future with Model-Centric Workflows: How data-rich models are transforming construction delivery and outcomes

Iwan Kinal, Assistant Vice President, NY MTA
Bibhuti Aryal, Senior Director, Transportation, Bentley Systems

Construction Reality:

Visual Planning’s Role in Shaping Our World

Jacob Skrobarczyk, VDC Leader, DPR Construction

User Story:

Digital Twin Pilot for Hurricane Risk Reduction in New Orleans: How public works is leveraging data for preparedness and resilience

Joey Coco, CEO, Forte & Tablada/Digi-Twin Global

Signs of Change:

AI-Driven Insights in Roadway Maintenance: From reactive to proactive – how infrastructure maintenance is evolving

Antonio Moss, Business Development Manager, Transportation AI, Bentley Systems

Breathing New Life into Legacy Assets with Digital Twins:

Revitalizing 100-year-old electrical towers through modern intelligence

Michael Miller, VP of Engineering Services, Exo

Watch the Panel Discussions

Panel Discussion:

Future-Proofing Infrastructure- Navigating North America’s Critical Challenges to 2028

Mark Coates, VP, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
Lenor Bromberg, Deputy Commissioner-Engineering, City of Atlanta
Mark Kennedy, Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition
Dave Pierce, VP Real Estate, AtlantaBeltline

Executive Panel Discussion:

Designing the Future – Digital Transformation Across Infrastructure

Mark Coates, VP, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
Garth Donahue, VP, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.
Alan Carter, Sr. Transportation Engineer, AtkinsRealis
Chase Horton, P.E. Project Manager HNTB, Co-Chair ACEC-GA Digital Delivery Subcommittee

Executive Panel Discussion:

The State of Construction Transformation: Where digital tools are reshaping field execution and construction outcomes

Mark Coates, VP, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
Kyle Rosenmeyer, Design Lead, VHB
Jacob Skrobarczyk, VDC Leader, DPR Construction
Iwan Kinal, Assistant Vice President, NY MTA

Executive Panel Discussion:

Field Data to Action – Digital Twins in O&M: Transforming insights into impact across operations and maintenance

Mark Coates, VP, Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems
Joey Coco, CEO, Forte & Tablada/Digi-Twin Global
Michael Miller, VP Engineering Services, Exo