Canada and Germany share urgent challenges: delivering housing and infrastructure quickly while meeting sustainability and efficiency goals. This keynote highlights Canadian breakthroughs in digital construction, modular systems, and green technologies that accelerate timelines without sacrificing quality. Discover how these innovations can complement German expertise and foster collaboration to build smarter, faster, and more resilient projects across both nations.

How is artificial intelligence changing the way we build? From smart planning and efficient use of materials to avoiding waste - in this panel, our experts will show how AI is making construction projects more sustainable, faster and more precise.

This panel will discuss how unused and non-green existing properties can be used in the future. What approaches are there to develop these properties sensibly and make them sustainable in the long term? Our experts will share their ideas on how such properties can be converted or revitalized in order to create new benefits and fully exploit their potential.

In this panel, building owners share their greatest insights from realized projects. What factors shaped their success, what mistakes could have been avoided? A practical exchange about the challenges, the best strategies and the pitfalls that lurk on the client side.

How is facility management changing in the age of digitalization and sustainability? The panel will shed light on current challenges, new approaches to building operation and the question of which course needs to be set at the planning and construction stages in order to create sustainable solutions across the entire life cycle.

How is early construction planning changing - and what does this mean for cooperation between all those involved?
Even before a first draft is drawn, the decisive course is set for efficiency, sustainability and quality. Our experts shed light on how digital tools, interdisciplinary coordination and the right timing in the involvement of all stakeholders can significantly influence the success of a project.

How is 3D printing fundamentally changing construction? The keynote will show how automated processes, intelligent design and new materials are opening up new paths in architecture, sustainability and digitalization - and what opportunities this technology offers for the future of the construction industry.

How are new technologies changing the way buildings are planned, constructed and operated? This panel will show how sensor technology, IoT, smart control systems and digital twins are turning buildings into networked players - and what opportunities this presents for efficiency, user comfort and sustainability.

This panel will take a look at modern leadership models. Successful approaches from other industries, international best practices and critical perspectives on the challenges of modern forms of leadership will be discussed. An exchange that should help to show the way to flexible, shared and forward-looking leadership.

How can we make sustainable building the standard? While CO₂ limits per square meter are already set in building regulations in other countries, Germany is still in its beginnings. This panel will discuss what regulatory impulses, tools and decision-making mechanisms are needed to make sustainability measurable, comparable - and therefore a matter of course.

Digitalization is seen as the key to the future of the construction industry - but how much change is really necessary? In this discussion, different attitudes come together: where is speed worthwhile, where is moderation required? A conversation about strategies, experiences and looking at what is feasible.

How can requirements be formulated in such a way that they optimally support planning, execution and data transfer? This panel shows how clear target definitions, coordinated interfaces and early dialog can improve collaboration between clients, engineering firms and construction companies - for more efficient infrastructure projects right from the start.

In no phase of history has there been a comparable surge in innovation as in our time. As a result of the new technical possibilities, the world is growing together into a networked global system of great heterogeneity. Opportunities and risks are closely intertwined. Dealing with the new in society has become a major challenge. At this high pace of innovation, citizens are looking for ways to understand the new and to recognize the social and technical processes in context. In dealing with the new, we are currently experiencing the transition from a “considerate” to a “cautious” society.

I will use many examples to illustrate our changed approach to the new and show ways of creating a culture of change.

In this panel, experts will discuss how digital tools and service apps are changing property management. From automating processes to improving customer service, the experts will shed light on how modern technologies can make the work of property managers more efficient and customer-oriented.

Many innovations promise faster, cheaper, and better construction — yet developers often don’t adopt them. This panel uncovers the key reasons why, explores the biggest barriers, and offers insights on what solution providers need to understand to truly make an impact.

The real estate industry is on the verge of a technological turning point: blockchain-based processes enable transparent, secure and automated contract processing for the first time - from financing and notary appointments to land register entry. But how much of the future is already in the present? Our experts discuss real-life use cases, regulatory hurdles and the potential for digital transactions at the touch of a button.

What role will AI play on the construction site of tomorrow? From precise planning and real-time monitoring to the automation of complex processes. Our experts discuss the many possibilities and provide insights into current developments.

While digital tools have long had the potential to make processes more efficient, transparent and climate-friendly, project development often remains analog - and therefore inefficient and resource-intensive. In this panel, our experts will discuss how digitalization can transform business models and processes to ensure that sustainability becomes the standard rather than the exception. What technologies, data strategies and regulatory frameworks are needed to make sustainability in project development measurable, controllable and economically attractive?