Digital Built Forum (DBF)

In this episode Adam invites Keri Niven onto the show to discuss the intersections of digital engineering and Digital Twin. Keri is Digital Practice Leader in New Zealand for Aurecon and takes in her stride some challenging questions that few tackle, like "if we are doing digital engineering, aren't we doing Digital Twin?" Keri shares some great perspectives not only on the capabilities of digital...

In this episode Gavin chats with Kat Salm, Digital Solutions Lead at Harrison Grierson, where they break down the major pieces of New Zealand's Digital Twin Journey. They discuss the macro drivers, layers of governance and some core values behind data management in New Zealand. For New Zealand, Kat shares issues around the nation's unique vulnerability to natural disasters like earthquakes, and ho...

In this episode Gavin brings in Andra Christie, Solutions Architect with AWS, to explore the behind the scenes of Digital Twin use cases. A conversation evolves around what makes a good use case, when they should be developed and what the broader context is with respect to Digital Twin vision, strategy, roadmap and business case. And in the spirit of mobilising efforts to get Digital Twin action u...

In this episode Gavin takes on all things geospatial and Digital Twins with Catherine Hill (Senior Consultant Digital Solutions, Cities and Places at Jacobs) and Helli Kotasek (Section Lead - Digital and Spatial at Veris). Our guests start out with sharing some insights on their respective geospatial careers and what in the data world has remained unchanged and fundamental, and those data conditio...

In this Episode Adam sit's down for a debrief with Alexandra Bolton, the Executive Director of the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB). The CDBB was a driving force for global digital twin inspiration in its 5yrs of operation (2017-2022). Alexandra discusses the origins of the CDBB, it's work, the role that partnerships played and her views on what's next for digital built environment activity...

In this Episode Adam is joined by Kate Williams, Chief Business Officer at FrontierSI, to unpack the often asked question - "what is a digital twin?" Adam's co-host of the podcast Gavin Cotterill joins in on discussion to share some views. Together the team cover digital twin definitions, debunk some myths and identify what's coming (or should come next).

In this Episode Adam and Gavin discuss the background to the Digital Built Australia podcast and why 'now' is a critical time to advance our understanding of digital twin, share what is happening and explore why some things are not.

Welcome to the Digital Built Australia podcast, hosted by Adam Beck and Gavin Cotterill. In this introduction to the podcast we provide a short overview of what to expect in the coming months, and beyond. We hope you enjoy the dialogue.