Illuminate 2026 Sydney

Illuminate 2026 Sydney

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Terry Wilson

Founder and COO

Terry and a small tea of partners founded Openform after recognizing themselves as frustrated consumers. Hear them speak on how they got to where they are and where they are headed. Terry and a small tea of partners founded Openlane after recognizing themselves as frustrated consumers. Hear them speak on how they got to where they are and where they are headed. Terry and a small tea of partners founded Openlane after recognizing themselves as frustrated consumers. Hear them speak on how they got to where they are and where they are headed.

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Leveraging agile frameworks

Breaking the glass ceiling

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Abbe Staff, John Cohen

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Leverage agile frameworks to provide a robust synopsis for high level overviews. Iterative approaches to corporate strategy foster collaborative thinking to further the overall value proposition.

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Mary Smith

Splash

Mary Smith is the President & CEO of Splash. Mary comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities along the way. In their previous role as senior vice president of Splash, Smith focused on brand development and market share development strategy. They are a member of both the RTTNA and the PSCRA.

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Enhance your user experience and build brand equity with your design vernacular.

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Enhance your user experience and build brand equity with your design vernacular.

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Illuminate 2026 Sydney

Shaping Infrastructure with AI, Open Standards, and Geospatial Intelligence

The future of infrastructure in Australia and New Zealand is being redefined by AI-powered design, immersive digital twins, and open geospatial platforms. Illuminate Sydney 2026 brings together infrastructure leaders to explore how Bentley’s latest innovations are transforming transportation, power, water, mining, and construction.

Join us to discover:

AI-enabled open applications like OpenSite+, OpenUtilities Substation+, and SYNCHRO+ that accelerate delivery and improve precision.
Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Connect, a unified environment that brings together design, construction, and operations data in full geospatial context.
Cesium-powered 3D Tiles and immersive experiences through iTwin Engage, enabling intuitive collaboration across disciplines.
Trustworthy AI and data stewardship principles that empower engineers while protecting user control.

Whether you're driving decarbonisation, managing complex assets, or planning resilient infrastructure, Illuminate Sydney 2026 is your gateway to the next generation of infrastructure intelligence.

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Date | Time

Thursday | 19 March | 2026

9:00 AM | AEDT

Venue

The Fullerton Hotel Sydney

1 Martin Place, Sydney, NSW 2000

Agenda

Where Bentley is Going and Why it Matters to your projects

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Welcome and Introduction

Speakers:

Vivek Kumar – Regional Director, ANZ, Bentley Systems

Elizabeth Stavrakis – Technical Account Manager, Bentley Systems

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Shaping the future of digital government

Speaker: Victor Dominello – CEO, Future Government Institute

Moderator: Debbie Smith – Services Director, Bentley Systems

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Empowering the future of Infrastructure

Speaker: Francois Valois – Senior VP, Open Applications, Bentley Systems

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Experience Centre and Networking Break

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Breaking down silos with open data and a connected data environment

Speaker: Oliver Conze – Senior VP, Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Bentley Systems

Solving Australia’s Biggest Infrastructure Challenge: Transport at Scale

11:30 AM – 12:10 PM

Delivering transportation projects at scale with connected workflows for Program Alliances

Speakers:

Brett Taig – Digital Engineering Manager, VIDA

Daniel Easter – Digital Engineering Manager, Acciona

Richard Scott – Technical Director, GHD

Moderator: Stewart Smith – Solution Architect, Bentley Systems

12:10 PM – 12:30 PM

Effective Reliability with Bentley AssetWise

Speaker: Jason Rogers – Director Planning and Assurance, TfNSW

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Experience Centre and Networking Break

Powering the Nation: Building a Smarter, More Resilient Grid

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Digital Twins supporting a resilient and reliable grid

Speakers:

Turker Topal – Asset Intelligence and Insights Lead, TransGrid
Jonny Breen – Digital Engineering Manager, Transpower NZ
Moderator: Kevin Bates – Senior Director, Electric Utilities, Bentley Systems

Design to Operations: How Leading Organisations Deliver End‑to‑End Excellence

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Driving infrastructure Intelligence from design through operations

Speaker: Amit Shrivastava – Senior Director, Solution Engineering, Bentley Systems

See It. Try It. Transform Your Work - The Experience Centre

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Experience Centre Demonstrations and User Success Stories

Mary Smith

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President & CEO, Splash

Mary Smith is the President & CEO of Splash. Mary comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities along the way. In their previous role as senior vice president of Splash, Smith focused on brand development and market share development strategy. They are a member of both the RTTNA and the PSCRA.

Mike Jones

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Chief Engineer, Splash

Mike Jones is the Chief Engineer of Splash. Mike comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities along the way. In their previous role as senior vice president of Splash, Jones focused on brand development and market share development strategy. They are a member of both the RTTNA and the PSCRA.

Deb Lilla

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Principal Architect, Splash

Deb Lilla is the Principal Architect of Splash. Deb comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities along the way. In their previous role as senior vice president of Splash, Lilla focused on brand development and market share development strategy. They are a member of both the RTTNA and the PSCRA.

Illuminate 2025 – Event Highlights

Speakers

FRANCOIS VALOIS

Senior Vice President

Bentley Open Applications

OLIVER CONZE

SVP Bentley Infrastructure Cloud

Bentley Systems

VICTOR DOMINELLO

Chief Executive Officer

Future Government Institute

BRETT TAIG

Digital Engineering Manager

North East Link Program

JONNY BREEN

Digital Engineering Manager

Transpower

DANIEL EASTER

Digital Engineering Manager

Acciona

TURKER TOPAL

Asset Intelligence and Insights Lead

TransGrid

RICHARD SCOTT

Technical Director
GHD

KEVIN BATES

Senior Director, Electric Utilities

Bentley Systems

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