The event recordings are available on CitA’s YouTube channel now.
Thursday, 6 November 2025
Opening Address: Dr. Alan Hore, Conference Chair and Co-Founding Director of CitA
Presentation / Video
Welcome address Plenary Chair: Dr. Claire Penny, CitA Director
Lauren Lake, Co-founder of Bridgit – People + AI: Building your competitive workforce strategy
Tomi Henttinen, Chief Innovation Officer, Gavicon OY Finland, Automated Code Checking Transforms Smart Construction
Dr. Marzia Bolpagni, Head of BIM International, Associate Director at Mace, Foundations in Construction: From Standards to AI-Driven Transformation
Ciaran McLoughlin, Autodesk Technical Consultant, NTI Digital Solutions Ireland, Automating CWMF Workflows in Autodesk CDE: NTI’s Approach to Digital Project Delivery
Q&A Video
Morning Breakouts
| Thomas Prior Hall | Ailesbury | Merrion 4 | Merrion 3 | Merrion 2 |
| Building the skills for a changing Construction Industry. Tony Woods, Midland Steel |
Digital Twins and Using Data to Reduce the Performance Gap. Colin Griffioen, IES |
Benchmarking Organisational BIM Certification: The Irish Experience. Davitt Lamon, NSAI |
Professionals’ perceptions of BIM Effectiveness in Construction Projects Dr. Marzia Bolpagni, Northumbria |
BIM in Ireland 2025: Progress Since the 2019 Benchmark. Dr. Barry McAuley, TU Dublin |
| Enterprise Ireland supports for lean and digital transformation. Gary Greenan, Enterprise Ireland |
Automation on Site: Safer, Faster, Smarter. Charlie Elton, CSC Robotics |
Auto-ID and GS1 Standards for SMEs. Dan O’Gorman, GS1 |
AI-Driven Clash Management in Large-Scale Residential Design. Bruna Gil Donnarummo, TU Dublin |
Exploring Blockchain use in Irish Construction. Daniel Clarke Hagan, ATU Sligo |
| Shaping a Workforce for Success. Damien Owens, Engineers Ireland |
Reality Capture + AI = Construction Intelligence. Vinnie Quinn, Evercam |
BIM Standards in Practice. Celine O’Connor, Henry J Lyons |
BIM in Temporary Works Design and Installation. Professor Ibrahim Motawa, Ulster University (Remote Presentation) |
Practical BIM Adoption for SME Innovation. Jonathan Rogers, ConTech |
| ARISE: Innovative Pathways for Energy Skills Development. Dr. Barry McAuley, TU Dublin |
The Role of Laser Scanning in Modern Digital Construction. Lucija Plazonic, Everest Technical |
BIM and PHPP in Large-Scale Passivhaus Projects. Guillermo Fernandez Camacho, Altu Architects |
AI in Architectural practice. RoadMap to adoption. Viktoria Roy, Reddy A+U |
The Value of Visual Programming to Construction Professionals. Gerard Nicholson, ATU Galway |
Afternoon Breakouts
| Thomas Prior Hall | Ailesbury | Merrion 4 | Merrion 3 | Merrion 2 |
| Building Capacity for MMC: The Skillnet Approach. Orla Gilroy, Skillnet MMC Accelerate |
Navigating the CWMF Mandate for a small architectural firm. Ian Mc Donnell, AKM Design Group |
The Emerging Synergy of BIM and AI in Construction. Teni Bada, ATU Sligo |
BIM Automation for Quantity Take off and Data Validation. Sean Auden, TU Dublin |
PRODIGI: Probabilistic Digital Twins for Bridges. Ciarán Hanley, Roughan & O’Donovan Consulting Engineers |
| Delivering Housing at Scale through Standardisation and MMC. Jakub Urbanczyk and David SmithPresentation / Video |
Empowering your Organisation to Build with Data. Jason Rymer, Gagamuller |
Assessing GPT’s Role in Generative Cleanroom Designs. Kemil Naidoo, TOT Architects |
Building the Future – The Role of AI in Construction Management. Taz Muhammad, ATU Sligo |
Visualising Embodied Carbon for Building Design. Killian Collins, O’Mahony Pike Architects |
| Digital models supporting modular housing delivery across Ireland. Aidan O’Connell, Punch Consulting |
Industry Insights on the CWMF BIM Implementation. Aonghus O’Keeffe, Roughan & O’Donovan, ACEI |
AI-Driven BIM to Agentic Architectural Ecosystems. Bruno Martorelli, MCROM Architects |
BIM and AI Integration: Enhancing Collaborative Workflows. Mary Flynn, Dublin City Council |
BIM-Driven Code Compliance for Mental Healthcare Facilities. Professor Ibrahim Motawa, Ulster University (Remote Presentation) |
| Integration of advanced BIM modelling into design Automation. James walsh, Studio Anyo, MMC Ireland Representative |
Digital Transformation of Public Educational Buildings: Approaches and Challenges. Philippe Lemarchand, Sustainability Intelligence – TU Dublin |
Bridging the Gap Between Standards and Practice: BIM in Fire Engineering. Savannah Wright, Maze Fire Consulting |
Making AI work in your organisation: what works and what doesn’t. Conor Heffernan, Leading Edge Group |
Opening Address: David Philp, Chief Value Officer, Bentley Sustems and Plenary Chair
Video
Dale Sinclair, Director, Head of Digital Innovation, WSP in the UK, From Constructing Projects to Manufacturing Programmes
Francesca Lofiego, Digital Lead, Structure Tone UK and Chair of Women in BIM UK & Ireland., Building a Smarter Future: Structure Tone, AI, and Women in BIM
Ger Loughrey, John Sisk & Son Ltd., Everyday Integration of Advanced BIM Tools
Stephen Lynam, Technical Adviser, Infrastructure Division, Department of Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service, Public Sector BIM adoption in Ireland