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Masterclass: Common Data Environment – Foundation towards NetZero

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In this masterclass featured by BIM World Munich, Oracle Construction and Engineering and buildingSMART International will show the development, current status and emerging challenges of BIM. Furthermore, Frank Weiss, Senior Director New Products BIM and Innovations, Oracle Construction and Engineering, and Léon van Berlo, Technical Director, buildingSMART International, will talk about openCDE API and try to answer the question whether BIM, CDE and Digital Twins are the foundation for any change towards achieving NetZero goals.

The discussion points include:
  • How is the maturity of BIM in our industry?
  • What are the major differences in the markets globally regarding the adoption?
  • What is the relation to national and international NetZero goals?
  • What are the key trends in standards and openCDEs? How is the progress here?
  • What’s behind the openCDE API?
  • And where will we be in +5 years?

Speakers

Frank Weiss

Frank Weiss

Senior Director New Products, BIM and Innovation at Oracle Construction and Engineering
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Frank Weiss

Senior Director New Products, BIM and Innovation at Oracle Construction and Engineering
Frank Weiss is a senior director, responsible for strategy, new products, BIM and innovation at Oracle Construction and Engineering.

Before joining Oracle Construction and Engineering in 2018 he was the Co-Founder of Conject, a company for project collaboration in construction, founded in Munich in 2000. While at Conject he opened numerous international offices, but has always remained faithful to his passion for product management. As an experienced entrepreneur, he is known for his focus on IT and SaaS for the construction industry. Frank is a tech evangelist, thought leader, and presenter at national and international high-tech industry events.

He represents Oracle as a Strategic Advisory Council Member at buildingSMART International, and has launched several standardization initiatives such as DIN Spec 91391 and openCDE APIs. Currently he focuses on CDE, Digital Twins, Smart Cities, GIS, Integration and others.
Léon van Berlo

Léon van Berlo

Technical Director at buildingSMART International
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Léon van Berlo

Technical Director at buildingSMART International
Léon van Berlo has a background in the construction industry, holding a master in Architectural Engineering. His focus has always been on using the full potential of data in the built environment. He worked in several roles for the National Innovation Institute in the Netherlands working on openBIM solutions. Currently he is the Technical Director of buildingSMART International, responsible for the modernisation of the standards and the expansion of the online services. His main challenges are to lower the technology threshold and accelerate community contributions to the standards and solutions.