Closing session where we showcase what we are planning for the future.

Customer Keynote-architecture, engineering, and construction industry: Hear from one of our pioneering customers in the field of building and construction regarding the use of the Forge platform to enhance Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions in order to deliver superior experiences with projects. Customer Keynote-design and manufacturing industry: Learn how the Forge platform is helping this Autodesk design and manufacturing customer on the journey of digital transformation, creating innovative ways to engage customers from initial sale through delivery. Forge technology preview: Learn about the latest technology in the Forge platform and get a glimpse into the future as our Forge Developer Team members provide an exclusive sneak peek into their road map. Executive Fireside Chat: Gain valuable insight as our Autodesk executives discuss visions for future technology and industry trends with thought leaders, product experts, and Forge customers.

Today the cloud seems to be in the forefront of business conversations and is entrenched in our everyday lives. Think about Netflix, Spotify, or Evernote. Many of us use a cloud service daily without even thinking about it. What impact does this rapid adoption have on our professional lives, and what advances can we achieve by taking advantage of the power of the cloud?Join our host Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk senior vice president of Industry Strategy & Marketing, and a few of our customers who have already integrated the cloud into their work: Peter Leyden, CEO of Reinventors Network and former managing editor of Wired Magazine; Teresa Payton, former White House CIO, and cybersecurity authority and identity theft expert; and Scott Zimmerman, manager, Enterprise Systems, Bechtel Corporation. See how adoption is occurring faster than we might have thought. Form your own opinion about whether a public or a hybrid approach might be the best solution for your organization as speakers discuss security and explore the pros and cons of a public versus hybrid cloud. And finally, what does the future hold? Get a glimpse of the possibilities the cloud offers and how complex data problems will rapidly accelerate the move to the cloud.

Learn about what’s driving Autodesk’s product and platform innovation, and how we’re moving our technology to be ever more cloud-centric. Senior Vice President Chris Bradshaw will kick things off and will be joined by Autodesk product experts, Stephen Hooper and Sarah Hodges, representing manufacturing and AEC. This is your chance to get a firsthand look at what’s new in Fusion 360, BIM 360, Shotgun and Forge.

As the sector heads towards a tipping-point of mass adoption, competing on Building Information Modeling's (BIM) efficiency proposition will no longer deliver advantage in the market. There will be shift in the positioning of BIM within designers and contractors beyond its role as a tool for upholding efficient delivery of projects and towards its role as an enterprise "weapon." Expect to see a move out of the project and into the boardroom. Executives need to be savvy in the underlying business models that exist within the various infrastructure stakeholders and begin to articulate the benefits of BIM as it affects core key performance indicators (KPI), cash-flow, margin, brand, and other business factors.

When it comes to achieving better project outcomes, automation is the key—whether you’re making buildings, products, or media. Automation is changing how we work, what we work with, and what we’re capable of making—for the better. Join Walter Dopplmair - VP, EMEA Territory Sales to hear about real and relevant projects from across industries featuring visionary teams embracing the opportunities of automation. Better outcomes start here.

When it comes to achieving better project outcomes, automation is the key—whether you’re making buildings, products, or media. Automation is changing how we work, what we work with, and what we’re capable of making—for the better. Join Autodesk President and CEO Andrew Anagnost to hear about real and relevant projects from across industries featuring visionary teams embracing the opportunities of automation. Better outcomes start here. Joining Andrew onstage will be these AU Speakers: Asa Kalama: Star Wars™: Galaxy's Edge is a place where you can live your own Star Wars adventure on a truly massive scale. Join Executive Creative Director, Asa Kalama, for a keynote presentation at the AU general session, to hear how Walt Disney Imagineering creatively executed precision technical work to unlock the power of play. Elizabeth Hausler: By 2030, more than 1/3 of the world will live in substandard housing. Join Elizabeth Hausler, founder and CEO of social enterprise Build Change, as she talks about how culturally appropriate design, rigorous engineering, access to financing, policy change, and the power of technology can provide resilient and safe housing for everyone. Watch the AU General Session in Hall D or catch it in the Theater or Venetian Ballroom EF.

Autodesk industry and product leaders demonstrate how Autodesk products are empowering the convergence of design and manufacturing.

What is Forge? How does it make a customer more successful? And how does it enhance a BIM 360 environment? We’ll talk about what Forge is, and give examples of where Forge has been extremely successful. We will also discuss Forge futures ~ what is coming next?

The future of design visualization will be interactive. Come to this M&E Innovation Forum and hear from our panel of experts—Taylor Cupp, Mortensen Construction; Jose Sanchez, USC School of Architecture; and Brian Pene, Autodesk —who will discuss how viewing, interacting with, and even simulation and testing of design data is changing, becoming more interactive, more intuitive, and more powerful, thanks in part to new technologies like high-quality game engines.The session will be followed by a cocktail reception.

Competitive advantage—how much do you have? Greater transparency, greater predictability, and greater productivity…you can see the attraction of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and how that might form an alluring proposition to customers. Judging by the latest adoption rates though, so can the majority of the industry. So here’s a question for you: What happens to your advantage when that "majority of the industry" also uses BIM to deliver projects better, faster, and cheaper, just like you? As adoption levels head towards saturation, BIM-based execution is on track to becoming the new commoditized norm for project delivery. What are the implications for your specific company in such a market? This session will focus on managing BIM strategically in a saturated market, with an emphasis on sustaining competitive advantage and the "big-ticket" enterprise key performance indicators (KPI) of revenue, margin, brand, and more. Consider this a pre-fight workout for the impending era of intense BIM-based competition.

If you want to see what innovation looks like, just look at the computer games industry. With the advancement of real-time interactive 3D graphics engines, low-cost, high-powered computer graphics hardware, and new types of input devices, the video game industry is transforming the way others are using these technologies. As a result, new trends and solutions are now being adopted by businesses and organizations outside of the gaming industry to streamline the understanding of complex projects and information and better the overall ability to make faster, more informed decisions. This class will give you a bird’s eye view of how others in government, military, and corporate businesses sectors are adopting trends and making use of technologies from the video game industry to create solutions that would otherwise not be possible with traditional industry tools.

Keynote Opening Session

What does the future hold? How will you and your business be able to keep pace in a world where accelerating technology is leaving entire industries in the dust seemingly overnight? The accelerating complexity of challenges we each face every day can be terrifying as we try to bring new products to market, deliver improved levels of service, and compete in a ferocious global economy. Fortunately, a broad spectrum of enabling technologies is becoming widely accessible to everyone. These enablers can allow us to overcome complexity and take full advantage of the challenges of today to create the opportunities of tomorrow. Attend this mind-blowing session to learn from the world's most innovative experts about the incredible work they are doing today and about the shocking future of making things that they see in front of us. This session features Mickey McManus, president and CEO, MAYA; Mark Hatch, CEO, Techshop; Ash Notaney, VP of Product and Innovation, Project Frog; Domenic Di Giorgio, digital creatureologist, Creature Technology; Jason Martin, founder, CEO, Carbon Audio; Patrick Triato, lead designer, Carbon Audio; Sarah Krasley, thought leader, Autodesk; and Jay Rogers, CEO, Local Motors. Come to this awe-inspiring session to challenge your perceptions and learn how the future of making things will alter personal manufacturing forever.

During this session Autodesk will share its vision for the future and discuss why subcontractors are important players in the Future of Making Things. Attendees will learn how fabricators are already disrupting the industry through the adoption of new technologies and work processes. Finally, you’ll hear from innovative Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) companies who will illustrate how their move to BIM has driven significant productivity enhancements. We will also hold a happy hour after this event with beer, wine, and snacks.

Project Notre Dame arose as the spontaneous response of a group of BIM (Building Information Modeling) enthusiasts with a fascination for old buildings. Digital tools extend our ability to think about the world: where we’ve come from and where we’re going. Why should we restrict the use of BIM to the narrow confines of our day jobs? Crowd-sourced "learning by doing" has the potential to combine Wikipedia and Google Earth 3D to create a new kind of online museum experience. This case study describes the work of a global team of volunteers taking a deep dive into an 800-year-old building laden with cultural meaning, each one pursuing their interests and passions. How did they communicate? What did they discover? Come to the session and find out.

Here we say goodbye and close out the conference.

Today’s AEC industry is accelerating innovation in some areas and lagging behind in others. There’s an opportunity to do better, and it starts here. Join Autodesk leaders, customers, and partners as they share examples of groundbreaking projects that enable rapid industry innovation across design and construction for buildings and infrastructure.

Pressure for improved top line and bottom line results is relentless. Manufacturers must reduce time to market and improve product capabilities for generating revenue growth, while manufacturing efficiency, material cost optimization, and warranty improvement are key factors that impact profitability. Successful manufacturers are increasingly adopting simulation to simultaneously spur revenue growth and reduce costs. Learn how simulation can improve your business results by making it an integral part of your development process.

The world is changing at an ever-increasing rate. This coming decade is set to see some of the most significant and fundamental economic, demographic, and technological change ever witnessed. As these events unfold, what will their impact be on the global construction industry? Covering everything from the future of the commodities supercycle, through the impending entry of the Millennial generation to the workforce, to the rising hegemony of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) economies, this session will identify the major external trends which will significantly shape the construction sector over this decade—drawing and coloring a "risk/opportunity view" of these macro-challenges, identifying how construction business models and practices are likely to change, and posing the question, "How might technology be a component of that response?"