Exciting possibilities lie ahead in media and entertainment. Unprecedented demand for high production value content is ushering in a new era of technology innovation where open standards, cloud-based workflows, and platform-based production pipelines are the norm. Hear from guest speaker Nick Cannon, CTO at Disney Animation, how the company keeps innovating and adopting new technologies to delight generations with 100 years of storytelling. Find out more about Autodesk’s Design & Make Platform and the newly announced capabilities on Flow and hear from the first customers to use the new workflows.

This roundtable discussion will explore the power of computational design in promoting sustainable development. We’ll provide practical knowledge of the tools and techniques used to implement circular design principles, and we’ll evaluate the ethical and social implications of using data analytics and modeling to evaluate the environmental impact of design decisions. This topic highlights the importance of resource conservation and regeneration and promotes a more sustainable future. The concept of the circular economy has gained momentum in recent years as a more sustainable and efficient model for resource use. In this context, computational design has emerged as a key enabler of the circular economy by optimizing material usage and reducing waste.

There was a time not long ago that architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) was one of the lowest-ranked industries for adoption of technology. We won’t go so far as to say that AEC has become a high-tech industry—but it is surely on its way. We’ve seen a massive increase in the available tech across design and construction. We find ourselves dealing with multiple tech providers, constantly changing products, and implementation after implementation with our employees. For the people focused on technology, it is manageable. For field staff, preconstruction teams, and everyone else, it can be a lot to handle and take in. We spend all this time implementing a solution, and a year later a new one comes along that we’re expected to learn. Managing this with our teams has been a real challenge, and it isn't going away anytime soon. We hope to communicate to everyone our strategy for managing this onslaught of new tools, our decision-making criteria for what we’re moving forward with, and how to keep our teams sharp. Join us to learn more!

Do you want to understand how your portfolio of projects are performing hosted on BIM 360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud? Would you like to maximum the value of your Autodesk analytics investment? This case study will cover a data product design developed by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Autodesk Consulting. We will give an overview of Disney’s business requirements, KPIs, and metrics. We will list technical aspects of the data ELT (extracting, loading, and transforming) from Autodesk Data Connector. An area of focus will be the data engineering processes required to produce meaningful consolidated tables, where data from the Data Connector is sliced and diced to target customers’ KPIs. The final products include an account users' management tool and three health-scoring systems, which are used to compare projects’ health scores based on customized metrics. The products transform raw data into actionable insights that inform tactical business decisions. The scores generated equip Disney with detailed intelligence about the state of business.

Through this conversation, you’ll see the journey of five different architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) professionals from different countries and backgrounds. They’ll talk about their experiences maneuvering through the AEC industry and the unique situations they’ve faced. Learn how they adapted to the new environments, cultures, and practices while working to provide excellence in their respective fields. This conversation will provide insight into how diversity, equity, and inclusion can positively impact your company, its culture, the way it’s perceived in the industry—and its bottom line.

Sit down, buckle up, and keep your hands on your keyboard for the fourth installment of the top-rated on-demand class of Autodesk University 2020 by Autodesk Expert Elite member Donnie "The CAD Geek" Gladfelter. After a challenging year that disrupted many established workflows, the focus for this installment is dependability. Join Donnie as he shares the most dependable drafting techniques acquired from 15 years of blogging and 2 million-plus YouTube video views, and as the design technology manager for a civil engineering firm of 700-plus professionals. From simple to advanced, you’re sure to discover new ways to remove tedium and boost your ability to meet project deadlines. Hourly employees need not attend as this session will only include dependable techniques proven to improve productivity.