Digital Built Forum (DBF)

2025 was a breakthrough year for Digital Built Forum—from rebranding to launching their first in-person event, the SEQ 2032 Digital Assembly, which drew 90+ industry leaders to Brisbane. Hosts Gavin and Adam reflect on their podcast series exploring asset management and agentic AI, international training across three continents, and whether we've hit the ceiling on generative AI or if real tra...

In this kick-off episode of the "Digital Games Dispatch" series, hosts Adam Beck and Gavin Cotterill dive into the evolving role of digital enablement in the context of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Drawing on their recent experiences and insights from past events—including the Sydney, London, Rio, Tokyo, and Paris Games—they discuss how digital and data-driven strategi...

Welcome to another episode of Season 6 of the Digital Built Forum podcast! In this episode. Host Adam Beck sits down with Katherine Tobias , co-founder and CEO of InsightWise . They discuss Katherine's journey from leading Smart Cities initiatives at KPMG to creating the leading platform for consultants and strategy teams globally with Insight wise. Katherine shares insights on how AI is disru...

In this episode of the Digital Built Forum podcast, co-host Adam Beck sits down with J acy Macnee , a seasoned urban planner and the planning lead for the Land IQ platform at Property and Development New South Wales. Together, they discuss the influence of artificial intelligence on urban planning, Jacy's career trajectory, and the future of planning technology. Jacy shares insights on how AI...

Welcome to Season 6 of the DBF Podcast. Join us as we explore the future of the workplace and the role of artificial intelligence (AI). In this insightful episode, Gavin sits down with Mark Cameron , CEO and Director of Alyve, to discuss the future of the workplace with the integration of AI. Mark shares his expertise on the leadership and strategy challenges surrounding AI adoption, highlighting...

In this final episode of Season 5 of the Digital Built Australia Podcast, hosts Adam Beck and Gavin Cotterill chat with Tom Kurtz , Vice President for EAM Portfolio Strategy and Enablement at Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence. With over 30 years of experience in asset management, Tomprovides insights into creating a future-ready asset management strategy, the intersection of sustainability and...

Welcome to Season 5 of the DBA Podcast! In this episode, Gavin sits down with Patrick Bossert and Martin Blyth to unpack the intersections of digital and data within operations and maintenance. As AI continues to evolve, they explore how generative AI, machine learning, digital twins, and data governance are reshaping asset management. Discover the various applications of these technologies, the c...

In this special 50th episode of the Digital Built Australia(DBA) Podcast, co-hosts Adam Beck and Gavin Cotterill celebrate their milestone with a lively and thought-provoking reflection on their journey. The duo discusses the highs and lows of producing the podcast over the last three years. They delve into their favourite episodes, unexpected moments, and insights frominterviews while addressing...

In this latest episode of the Digital Built Australia podcast, Adam sits down with Supratim Mukhopadhyay from Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence to explore the evolution of asset management. They delve into the transition from reactive to predictive decision-making in asset management, discussing the role of data, IoT, and AI in this transformation. Supratim shares his expertise on best practice...

In this episode of the Digital Built Australia podcast, Gavin dives into how digital technologies and data insights can enhance productivity and sustainability in asset management. He is joined by Chris Bridge , Principal for Asset Strategy and Improvement at SEQ Water, and Dennis Janossich , a seasoned solutions architect with Hexagon with over 30 years of experience. The conversation focuses on...

Adam chats with Jeff Sharp from Hexagon about digital twin technology. They dive into Hexagon's recently published Digital Twin Industry Report , exploring its key findings and discussing the evolving role of AI. They also provide industry-specific insights and explore the untapped potential for small to medium-sized businesses. Additionally, they highlight the ongoing challenges with data qua...

Welcome to Season 5 of the Digital Built Australia (DBA)Podcast - a deep dive into the world of digital asset management, presented by Hexagon . In this episode, hosts Gavin and Adam are joined by  Jeff Sharp  from Hexagon to discuss the evolving landscape of digital asset management and current issues and trends. They delve deeply into the current state of the industry, capital investment challen...

Welcome to the final Digital Build Week 2025 session, hosted by TEMPO Institute. This episode dives into a packed agenda covering innovation, AI, digital twins, and the importance of proof of concepts. The session features esteemed panellists (James Strutt, Meredith Hodgman and Kelly Henderson) discussing the crux of failed technology programs, the importance of leadership and advocacy, and the ro...

Join in for an insightful Digital Built Week 2025 session hosted by TEMPO that delves deep into digital precinct planning, focusing on the Brisbane 2032 Games. Featuring a diverse lineup of guests, including James Mulligan, Lucy Booth, Ed Jennings, Chris Isles, and Susan Skuodas, the panel discusses the current state, emerging solutions, and future directions for integrating digital technologies i...

Join the TEMPO team and a panel of experts at Digital Built Week 2025 as they dive into AI and Agentic AI applications in the built environment. The opening session to the week features insightful discussions on agentic AI, digital twins, and practical examples from industry professionals like Harmon Singh, Rob Price, and Angkana Whiley. Learn about the potential of AI in transforming our cities,...

Join us for a captivating episode of the DBA Podcast as we delve into the concept of agentic AI and its implications for the built environment and our cities. Host Gavin discusses with Rob the emergence of agentic AI, how it integrates with existing tools and large language models, and its potential to revolutionize various sectors, including capital project delivery. The conversation touches on t...

In this episode of the DBA Podcast, Adam interviews Will Cavendish, the Global Digital Leader at Arup. Will shares his journey from DeepMind to Arup and discusses the revolutionary impact of AI on the built environment. He explores the rapid adoption of AI technologies, the role of large language models, and the profound opportunities AI presents for sustainable design and infrastructure. The epis...

In this episode, we delve into the world of artificial intelligence with Jeff, a seasoned expert with a unique perspective. Jeff debunks the exaggerated claims surrounding generative AI and discusses its real economic impact. He explains why AI won't revolutionise every industry overnight, pointing to the hype-driven narratives and the importance of focusing on realistic, practical applications. J...

Join us as we continue our new season with AI expert Antony Slumbers, discussing the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the real estate sector. Antony delves into the distinctions between Predictive AI and Generative AI, and how these technologies are reshaping the built environment. From automated floor plans to intelligent buildings, learn about the potential and challenges of AI in property m...

Advisor, storyteller and podcast host Charles Reed Anderson joins us as we kick off Season 4 of the DBA podcast - a series of discussions that will go wide and deep on the agenda of artificial intelligence (AI). Mapping the hype, the facts and the fiction, Charles shares his views on where we are as an industry, what AI in the built environment might look like, and what he is excited about in the...

In this final episode of season 3 of the DBA podcast we interview Lisa Prime , a champion of sustainability, planning and the built environment in Ontario, Canada. Lisa's love of geography and passion for learning saw her career evolve across multiple roles in the public and private sector, including a decade helping shape one of Toronto's signature urban renewal projects - Waterfront Toro...

The Digital Atlas of Australia is the nations leading platform for trusted high-value data. It enbles government and industry to explore, visualise and analyse data on Australia's people, environment, geography and economy. In this episode we sit down with Lisa Bush , Head of the National Location Information Branch at Geoscience Australia, who has been stewarding the program of creating, acqu...

As the TEMPO team travelled through North America in June 2024, there was one key stakeholder that stood out when discussing digital and data and housing. Bert Pereboom  is an Advisor with the Canadian government's Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CHMC) and in this interview he sits down with Gavin to discuss the current housing challenges across Canada and how data is at the centre of policy...

As we continue our industry leader showcases there are only a small handful (possibly less) of those that have played truly transformational roles within government. It is a rare breed, and Ian Opperman is one of those. From deep telco afficionado to startup CEO, and research leader to Chief Data Scientist, Ian has been part of Australia's landscape when it comes to data-driven transformation...

Here is another interview with an industry leader as part of our ongoing series that traces the career journey of notable change makers in the built environment - this time Adrian Piani . Adrian has helped shape the engineering profession in Australia for more than 25 years, initially practicing in the water sector before going on to a series of public and private sector roles, including most rece...