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2025 openBIM Roads and Bridges
Transportation Summit

Time
Title
Speaker(s)
8:00 AM
Event Kickoff
Trisha Stefanski (MnDOT), Will Sharp (HDR)
Moderator: Calvin Kam (SBI)
8:10 AM
buildingSMART International Updates
Aidan Mercer (bSI), Calvin Kam (SBI)
- Progress with openBIM
- Global openBIM Mandates
- openBIM Business Value
- buildingSMART USA Updates
9:10 AM
Infra Domain Steering Committee Updates
Alexa Mitchell (HDR), Will Holmes (KYTC)
9:25 AM
AASHTO Key Takeways for bSI Summit in Berlin
Will Holmes (KYTC)
9:40 AM
Q&A / Interaction
10:00 AM
BREAK
Moderator: Trisha Stefanski (MnDOT)
10:15 AM
openBIM Workflow Overview
Ian Howell (bS-USA)
10:30 AM
Open Data Standards
Ian Howell (bS-USA)
10:45 AM
openBIM Use Cases from State DOT Projects
Will Holmes (KYTC)
11:00 AM
Model Validation, Verification and Certification [Virtual]
Scott Lecher (Laces LLC)
11:20 AM
Workforce Development Needs with openBIM [Hybrid]
Ian Howell (bS-USA), Tony Rinella (SBI)
11:40 AM
Q&A / Interaction
11:55 PM
Sponsor - Autodesk
12:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK
Moderator: Michael Pearson (OkDOT)
1:00 PM
FHWA openBIM update
Allen Melley (PennDOT)
1:20 PM
AASHTO JSTAN Committee Update
Trisha Stefanski (MnDOT), Will Holmes (KYTC)
1:40 PM
AASHTO JTCEES Committee Update
Sam Woods (Georgia DOT)
2:00 PM
Transportation Pooled Fund – BIM for Bridges and Structures
Jim Hauber (Iowa DOT), Julie Rivera (HDR)
2:30 PM
Transportation Pooled Fund - BIM for Infrastructure
Matt Miller (Iowa DOT), John Wilkerson (MBI), Abhishek Bhargava (WSP)
3:00 PM
Transportation Pooled Fund - IFC Validation and Certification
Jim Hauber (Iowa DOT)
3:10 PM
Q&A / Interaction
3:25 PM
BREAK
Moderator: Elaine Richards (CTDOT)
3:40 PM
AGC Digital Means & Methods Update [Hybrid]
Jonathan Porter (AGC), Connor Christian (Kiewit)
4:00 PM
ARTBA Digital Construction Update [Virtual]
Cyndee Hoagland (Trimble)
4:20 PM
ACEC Digital Delivery Update [Hybrid]
Matt Reiffer (ACEC), Daniel Reinke (GFT)
4:40 PM
Day 1 Wrap Up
Trisha Stefanski (MnDOT), Will Sharp (HDR)

Session 2: openBIM Workflows

Session 1: International Updates

Session 3: National Updates 

Session 4: openBIM Industry Updates

Past openBIM® USA Events
Date
Event
Location
2025-08-19
openBIM Workflows: Learn from the Experts 2025
Esri HQ | Redlands, California
2025-04-10
3rd Annual BIM Smart Summit
Hollywood, Florida
2025-01-06
Follow the Sun 2025
Virtual Event
2024-11-14
openBIM Transportation Regional Summit 2024: Rail Day
Oracle Lab | Deerfield, Illinois
2024-11-13
openBIM Transportation Regional Summit 2024: Roads & Bridges Day
Oracle Lab | Deerfield, Illinois
2024-08-27
openBIM Workflows: Learn from the Experts
Trimble HQ | Westminster, Colorado
2024-04-11
2nd Annual BIM Smart Summit
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2024-03-25
Follow the Sun
Virtual Event
2023-08-23
OpenBIM Transportation Regional Summit
Oracle Lab | Deerfield, Illinois
2023-05-11
openBIM USA Seeing is Believing Workshop
Stanford, California
2023-04-18
BIM Smart Summit
Sunrise, Florida
2022-06-14
openBIM USA Open Standards Conference 2022
Anaheim, California
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