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Welcome to

BWT Construction

BWT Construction is a Virtual Event on ConTech and Digital Transformation for progressive construction companies.

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It's where big ideas are shared, norms are challenged and new connections are made.

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The event is part of BWT, a sub-group of SPACE+.

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INVESTORS

What's the next ConTech unicorn?

CONTECH FOUNDERS

How do we better serve and disrupt?

CONStRUCTION COMPANIES

How do we build more efficiently?

ADVISORS

Where can we add greatest value?

Joining SPACE+ gives access to all Virtual and Physical events.

Live and on-demand. 

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For 12 months.

Get Big Ideas for your Business

Speed Networking

Join Interactive Discussions

Main Stage Sponsors

Gonzalo Galindo, CEO, CEMEX Ventures

Shenaz Bilkis, Global Industry Director Construction & Real Estate SAP Asia

SPEAKERS& HOSTS

Our speakers, Hosts & Co-Hosts represent some of the brightest minds in construction, technology and venture capital. 

Abhishek Goenka, CEO, RMZ Family Office

Darren Bechtel, Founder & CEO, Brick & Mortar Ventures

Prabal Kansal, Head Corporate Strategy,  Shapoorji Pallonji International FZE

Nicholas Brand, Regional Director Asia Pacific, Mace

Nikhil Kapur , Partner, Strive

Pauline Chong, Partner,Beam Ventures

Praveen Tomy, APAC Head, Autodesk Construction Cloud

Ronan Collins, Head of Project Information Management, Gamuda

Vipul Roongta, CEO, HDFC Realty

Chirag Boonlia, Group CIO, Embassy Group

Shub Bhattacharya, Partner, Foundamental

Robert Marten, Co-Founder, SPACE+

Rajan Samuel, Managing Director, Habitat for Humanity

Vincent See, Head of New Ventures, Swire Properties

Alan Landau, Head of Technology Innovation, Ananda

Faisal Butt, CEO & Founder, Pi Labs

13:30 / Networking Area

1:1 Speed Networking Video Meetings

WELCOME

13:50 / Main Stage

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Opening Remarks

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Rob Marten, Co-Founder, SPACE+
 

Praveen Tomy, APAC  Head, Autodesk Construction Cloud

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE

14:00 / Main Stage / Keynote

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Achieving innovation & efficiency gains to the way we design & construct the built world

Darren Bechtel is the founder and Managing Director of Brick & Mortar Ventures, the leading sector-specific venture capital fund focused on emerging technologies to improve the way we design, build, and maintain our built environment. Darren has been the single most active early stage investor in AEC and FM tech over the past five years, with his first four construction tech deals being Seed round investments into PlanGrid, BuildZoom, BuildingConnected, and Rhumbix. Since then, Darren and the Brick & Mortar team have invested in over 25 startups aiming to improve productivity, safety, and environmental impact of constructing and caring for the built environment.

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Darren Bechtel, Founder & CEO, Brick & Mortar Ventures

14:30 / Networking Area

1:1 Speed Networking Video Meetings

Interactive Discussion Groups

14:50 / Discussion Group

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ConTech Investment - What's investable now? And what in 3-5 years?

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ConTech is coming to prominence over collaboration platforms, IoT and smart devices, autonomous buildings, Next-Gen commerce, data/insights and the affordable housing construction supply chain. At BWT Construction, our ConTech investors assess the game-changing technologies revolutionising Construction.

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Host:

Faisal Butt, Founder & CEO, Pi Labs

Co-Hosts:

Gonzalo Galindo, CEO, CEMEX Venture

Abhishek Goenka, CEO, RMZ Family Office

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Nikhil Kapur, Partner, Strive

Pauline Chong, Partner, Beam Ventures​

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Shubhankar Bhattacharya, Partner, Foundamental

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Vipul Roongta, CEO, HDFC Capital

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Rajan Samuel, Managing Director, Habitat for Humanity

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Chirag Boonlia, Group CTO, Embassy Group​​

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14:50 / Discussion Group

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Connected Construction - How to enhance productivity through ConTech innovations

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From design to build, construction technology continues to evolve. At BWT we will examine how ConTech is reducing errors, easing collaboration and increasing productivity as it redefines construction management and leads to business transformation.

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Host:

Praveen Tomy, APAC  Head, Autodesk Construction Cloud

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Co-Hosts:

Rob Sanchez, Head of Corporate VDC/BIM at China Construction (South Pacific) Development Co.

Prabal Kansal, Head Corporate Strategy, Shapoorji Pallonji International FZE

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Nicholas Brand, Regional Director Asia Pacific, Mace

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Shenaz Bilkis, Global Industry Director, Construction & Real Estate, SAP Asia

Ronan Collins, Head of Project Information Management, Gamuda 

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Vincent See, Head of New Ventures, Swire Properties

Alan Landau, Head of Technology Innovation, Ananda Development 

15:50 - 16:10 / Networking Area

1:1 Speed Networking Video Meetings and close

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