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Jun 9, 2026 - Jun 11, 2026
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BRINGING TOGETHER EUROPE'S AECO LEADERS
The annual Paris Global Summit explores the broad spectrum of trends, challenges and opportunities currently defining innovation in the AEC/O industry, both in Europe as well as around the world. The event is designed to encourage a global exchange of ideas and information, placing a particular emphasis on the region’s expertise in energy efficiency and sustainability.
2026 Speakers Include
Jason Van Nest
Executive Director, Center for Offsite Construction, New York Institute of Technology
2026 Agenda
Day 1 Schedule
A Visit to VINCI Group's "Charge as you Drive Project" led by VINCI Autoroutes
Join us for a site tour of a dynamic wireless charging station on an active motorway. The project was led by VINCI Autoroutes, in partnership with Electreon, Gustave Eiffel University and Hutchinson.
A Visit to Dassault Systèmes' 3DS Velizy Campus
Dassault Systèmes' 3DS Velizy Campus
Join us for a visit to Dassault Systèmes' 3DS Velizy Campus, featuring: A brief keynote presentation from Dassault leadership, presentations from Dassault’s AEC team(s), and a tour of their ‘FabLab,’ and other hands-on experiences!
Agenda
1:00PM - 1:30PM - Registration and Refreshments
1:30PM - 2:50PM - Keynote Address from Remi Dornier & Corinne Bulota and Dassault Systèmes Ecosystem Focus
2:50PM - 3:00PM - Transition time
3:00PM - 3:45PM - FabLab Tour
3:45PM - 4:15PM - Networking & Wrap-Up
There is limited capacity, so we will be filling this on a first-come-first-served basis, with priority going to members of BuiltWorlds' Research Tracks.
Speakers:
Remi Dornier, VP, Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industry, Dassault Systèmes
Corinne Bulota, Industry Vice-President, Dassault Systèmes
Welcome Reception
Beaucour à la folie (16 Avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris, France)
Kick off the 2026 Paris Global Summit with a Welcome Reception cohosted by Hilti! Attendees of the Paris Global Summit are invited to join us for drinks, light bites, and networking at a classic French brasserie close to Les Salons Hoche where the main day of BuiltWorlds programming will take place on Thursday. Transportation will not be provided.
Day 2 Schedule
A Day at Leonard - Exploring the Global Startup and Venture Ecosystem
Leonard, Powered by VINCI Group (6 Pl. du Colonel Bourgoin, 75012 Paris, France)
Over the course of a full day at Leonard, VINCI's platform dedicated to foresight and innovation in the AECO space, conference-goers will have the opportunity to hear from high-level VINCI executives and meet with and hear from startups and leading influencers from across Leonard's extensive community.
Agenda
9:30AM - 10:00AM - Welcome Coffee & Registration
10:00AM - 10:25AM - Introductions from VINCI and BuiltWorlds executives, Gilles Godard (Chief Digital Transformation Officer, VINCI) and Rosemarie Lipman (CEO, BuiltWorlds), in addition to a presentation of the days agenda from Kevin Cardona (Director Deputy and Director of Entrepreneurial Programs, Leonard).
10:25AM - 11:10AM - "When Industry Giants Meet Startup Solutions to solve Construction’s Toughest Challenges" panel discussion, featuring Cemex (Jesus Ortiz de La Fuente, Head of Ventures and Open Innovation), Ferrovial (Luis Amorim, Head of Open Innovation), VINCI Construction UK (Yogesh Patel, Director of Quality Improvement and Innovation), Hilti Ventures (Subham Kedia, Investor), and Nova by Saint-Gobain (Basma Kharrat, VP External Venturing).
11:10AM - 12:45PM - Leonard SEED Program Startup Demo Day
12:45PM - 2:15PM - Networking Lunch + Solution Village
2:15PM - 3:00PM - Introduction to the second half of the day from Julien Villalongue (Managing Director, Leonard)
2:15PM - 2:30PM - Fireside Chat : Major Trends Transforming the AEC Industry, featuring Julien Villalongue (Director, Leonard) & Darren Bechtel (Founder & Managing Director, Brick & Mortar Ventures)
3:00PM - 4:30PM - BuiltWorlds Demo Day Competition
Presenting Companies:
Birdsview; Koncrete, Logic Building Systems; MEPBrain; Neuroject; Safebuild Group; Strategic Building Innovation; Temelion; Volve Technologies
Judging Companies:
Aqar, Cemex Ventures, Imad Ventures, Kajima Corporation, Nova by Saint-Gobain, Presidio Advisors, Trimble, VINCI/Leonard
Closed Door Sessions
3:30PM - 4:30PM - Beyond Technology: What Really Makes Construction Safer?
An off-the-record conversation exploring the path to zero accidents through innovative solutions and practices, emerging approaches, and field-proven experiences aiming to improve safety across the industry.
4:00PM - 5:00PM - Embodied AI in Construction: From Promise to Practice
A closed-door discussion to explore with industry leaders and startups how embodied AI is moving intelligence from screens into machines, robots, and equipment—and what this means for the future of construction.
4:45PM - 5:45PM - BuiltWorlds Venture & Investment Research Track Working Group Meeting
Evening Boat Networking Reception
L'Olivia Barge
Join us for an evening of networking with BuiltWorlds, VINCI, Contech France, and more!
Day 3 Schedule
Registration & Breakfast
Hall d'entree
Opening Remarks
Presentation - Longchamps
Speaker:
Rosemarie Lipman, CEO, BuiltWorlds
Opening Keynote Presentation
Presentation - Longchamps
Kick off the summit with a high-level overview of the digital transformation sweeping the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors. This session explores current adoption trends, emerging technological clusters, and how global markets are shifting toward a data-driven built environment.
Speaker:
Sean Young, Head of AEC, NVIDIA
European Green Deal Updates: The Race to 2050
Panel Discussion - Longchamps
Join industry leaders for a deep dive into the latest regulatory updates from the European Green Deal and how the AECO industry is impacting the targets. This panel will discuss the practical implications for decarbonization and the strategic roadmap required to reach net-zero targets by 2050.
Speakers:
Nassim Saoud, Director EMEA, Trimble Consulting, Trimble
Jesús Ortíz, Head, Cemex Ventures
Wolfgang Lukaschek, CEO & Founder, Blue Auditor
Technology Enhances Performance—Your Team Determines the Outcome
Workshop - Trocadero
Effective collaboration, open communication, and a shared vision and goals are the foundation for turning innovation into impactful results. If these human elements are missing or break down, even the most promising innovations can struggle to deliver meaningful outcomes. Ultimately, it is not innovation that fails—it is the team’s inability to unite and drive the project forward that leads to delays, cost overruns, and inferior quality.
Speaker:
Michael Giaramita, CEO & Chairman, Group PMX
Networking Break
Hall d'entree
Venture Capital Outlook: The Global Flow of Funds
Panel Discussion - Longchamps
Analyze the shifting landscape of investment in AEC tech with a panel of leading institutional and corporate venture capitalists. This discussion focuses on where capital is currently flowing, which sub-sectors are seeing the most growth, and how macroeconomic factors are influencing startup valuations globally.
Speakers:
Subham Kedia, Senior Associate, Hilti Venture
Darren Bechtel, Founder & Managing Director, Brick & Mortar Ventures
Tanja Kufner, Head of Start Up & Venture Investments, Nemetschek Group
Jonathan Williet, EMEA Director, Nova by Saint-Gobain
From Disconnected Supply Chains to Integrated Project Answers: How AI Improves AEC Information Access
Workshop - Trocadero
Construction project information is often spread across disconnected applications at suppliers and subcontractors, making it hard to align design, cost, and execution data in one place. The result is miscommunication, errors, rework, and cost or schedule overruns—especially when teams need answers quickly.
This session highlights an AI-powered, MCP-first approach that connects systems in real time to provide integrated, permissions-aware access to project information. We’ll walk through a working example integrating Autodesk Platform Services with Procore, showing how conversational AI can deliver fast, context-aware answers, helping teams make decisions faster and reducing coordination friction across the project lifecycle.
Speakers:
Andy Parnell-Hopkinson, Director, Business Development, EMEA, AMC Bridge
Case Study: Autonomy on the Jobsite
Presentation - Longchamps
Hear from Dubai Municipality, which, in collaboration with Zacua Ventures, the Würth Group, specialised robotics companies, local contractors, and engineering firms, is constructing the world’s first residential villa entirely through robotic construction systems.
Speakers:
Dr Anas Bataw, Partner, Middle East, Zacua Ventures
Lunch
Hall d'entree / Tuileries
Scaling Industrialized & Modular Construction
Panel Discussion - Longchamps
As the industry moves toward off-site manufacturing, this panel explores the challenges of scaling modular construction globally. Experts will discuss design-for-manufacture (DfMA) principles, supply chain logistics, and the role of industrialized methods in solving the global housing crisis and addressing the ever-present labor shortage.
Speakers:
Justin Schwaiger, Prefabrication Technology Leader, DPR Construction
Andrew Dewdney, Head of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), Kier Construction
Emanuel Heisenberg, CEO & Founder, ecoworks
Pedro Andrade, Diretor, Innovation, Casais Group; CTO, Blufab
Kajima Corporation Spotlight - CO2-SUICOM and Material Science Research
Presentation - Longchamps
Discover the future of sustainable materials through a spotlight on the Kajima Corporation’s carbon-capturing concrete, CO2-SUICOM. This presentation details the material science behind the technology and its potential to transform the carbon footprint of large-scale infrastructure projects.
Speakers:
Dai Ohama, General Manager, Innovation and Incubation Office, Kajima
Takeshi Torichigai, Chief Research Engineer, Kajima
Mayuko Hirata, Associate Senior Research Engineer, Kajima
Startup Demo Day Winner Announcement
Networking Break
Hall d'entree
Smart Infrastructure & The Energy Transition
Breakout Session - Longchamps
This session explores how smart infrastructure is reshaping the full energy ecosystem, from generation to consumption. Panelists will examine the role of digital twins, IoT, and advanced analytics in developing and integrating diverse energy sources, such as next-generation nuclear technologies, while optimizing energy consumption and building performance.
Speakers:
Corinne Bulota, Industry Vice-President, Dassault Systèmes
Glenn Sheedy, Director - Strategic Programmes, Laing O'Rourke
Lessons from a Deep Tech Construction Survivor
Breakout Session - Trocadero
The slow speed of the ConTech sector is killing startups. Can anything be done about it, or is it best for all just to accept it? This session will provide the perspective of one deep tech ConTech startup, which spent the first 7 years in the lab, before hitting the construction sites.
Speaker:
Marek Helm, CEO, GScan
BuiltWorlds Research Presentation
Presentation - Longchamps
Hear from BuiltWorlds Research Team, who will share findings from BuiltWorlds’ Annual Benchmarking Surveys, highlighting how AEC organizations are approaching technology adoption.
Speaker:
Audrey Lynch, Director of Research, BuiltWorlds
Global Innovators: Now and in the Future
Panel Discussion - Longchamps
The summit concludes with a forward-looking panel featuring the world’s most influential 'Innovators" in the sector. These organizations will share their predictions for the next decade of AEC tech, identifying the disruptive forces that will redefine how we design, build, and maintain the world around us.
Speakers:
Emmanuel Di Giacomo, Senior AEC Industry Engagement, EMEA, Autodesk
Clara López Pliego, Open Innovation Programs Manager, ACCIONA
Rui Coutinho, Chief Innovation Officer, Mota-Engil
Karin Formigoni, Global President, Resilience, Arcadis
Guillaume Malochet, Director, Strategy, Transformation& Innovation, VINCI Construction
Closing Reception in the Courtyard
Closing Reception & Global Innovators Award Ceremony at Saint-Gobain’s Global HQ in La Défense
Award Reception
A very special evening atop leading building materials company, Saint-Gobain's world headquarters in La Défense. A showplace of sustainability and smart building technologies in its own right, Saint-Gobain's Winter Garden will provide a spectacular backdrop for us to recognize the 50 leading companies from around the world making the greatest contributions to the support of the innovation in the industry on an international basis.
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