Best of AU 2024 Awards: Top-Rated Classes and Speakers
AU is all about ideas, innovation, and finding new and better ways to design and make. Learn from the best of the best with the top-rated classes and speakers from AU 2024.
Check out the sessions for your industry:
The Best of AU 2024 winners were selected based on session survey results: the 1–5 scores plus prompts on effectiveness, session length, alignment between title and content, and likelihood of recommendation. Additionally, each session had to meet eligibility requirements of a handout, a presentation, a video, and minimum attendance/response rate.
We grouped the winners this year by industry, then by class format, featuring the highest ranked class for each type. In cases where no session types met all the criteria, we took the next highest ranked class within that category. This year, eight of the winners were first-time primary speakers at AU! A list of honorable mentions—speakers that met criteria and were runners-up to the award winners—are listed at the bottom of this page. Congratulations to all our winners!
How VHB Conquered the Cloud: Redefining Design Collaboration
Industry Talk
Speaker: Brianne Belschner
Past Meets Future: Preserving History with Digital Twins
Case Study
Speaker: Robert Fink
Co-Speaker: Charles Thompson
D5: Assisting Your Design Journey, Every Step of the Way
Technical Instruction
Speaker: Andy Christoforou
Co-Speaker: Sharel Liu
Using AI for Storytelling Throughout Design Stages: Veras and Autodesk Forma
Product Demo
Speaker: Krzysztof Jedrzejewski
Co-Speaker: Bill Allen
An Introduction to Subassembly Composer
Hands-on Lab
Speaker: Brian Hailey
Breaking Barriers: LGBTQ+ Leaders in Design Technology
Panel
Moderator: Nash Reyes
Panelists: Emma Freeman, Sheena Shook, Cesar Escalante, Richard Taylor
Workforce Development in AECO with Autodesk Learning Partner Programs
Industry Talk
Speaker: Jared Coelho
Co-Speaker: Has Nwamadi, Ron McGuire
An Intelligent Model as a Contract Document on a $1 Billion Lab Project
Case Study
Speaker: Jeffrey Pinheiro
Enhancing Labor, Quality, and Prefabrication Through In-Wall Coordination
Technical Instruction
Speaker: Dustin Ridley
Co-Speaker: Varun Raja
Autodesk Takeoff: The Connected and Accurate QTO Process That's Taking the World by Storm
Hands-on Lab
Speaker: Deepak Maini
Streamlining Clash Detection: Using Navisworks Integration with ACC Model Coordination
Hands-on Lab
Speaker: Asha Jain
Co-Speaker: Krishna Singh, Shashwat Bhardwaj
Salute to Service: Why Veterans Are a Perfect Fit for Every Industry
Panel
Moderator: Prateek Shailesh Chitnis
Panelists: Jared Vanscoder, Chad Dunsby, Kyle Ebner, Anthony Williams, Chuck Conley, Sarah Velez
Redefining CAD Data Interaction: AI-Driven Search and Visualization
Industry Talk
Speaker: Marco Mirandola
Using the Power of PLM for Quality-Management Success
Case Study
Speaker: Rania deLeon
Autodesk Factory Design Utilities: Asset Development with Top Techniques
Technical Instruction
Speaker: Charles Belcher
Unveiling EcoDesigner: An Accessible Web App for Sustainable Product Design
Product Demo
Speaker: Joeri Verheijden
It's da' BOM: Automating Bill of Material (BOM) and parts list creation in Autodesk Inventor
Hands-on Lab
Speaker: Paul Munford
A Fireside Chat with the Inventor Product Team
Panel
Moderator: Steven Dennis
Panelists: Johnson Shiue, Gerald Hochenauer, Andrew Faix, Dan Symanski
Industry Talk
Speaker: Laura Kalinowski
Co-Speaker: Amy Porter, Robert Kaebisch
Soaring Toward the Stars with the Autodesk Fusion Platform: The Elara Aerospace Journey
Case Study
Speaker: Tobias Jäger,
Co-Speaker: Theresa Schmitt
Getting the Power(BI) from Your Autodesk Fusion Manage Data
Technical Instruction
Speaker: Joshua Wilson
Co-Speaker: Fred Smith
AI and ML Are Not ChatGPT: A Brief Explanation of Levels of AI and ML and Their Use Cases
Technical Instruction
Speaker: Piotr Kruczkowski
Unlock the Power of AI in AutoCAD Toolsets
Product Demo
Speaker: Hung Nguyen
Co-Speaker: Lina El-Khoury
Drawing from Experience: How CAD Managers Survive the Digital Transformation
Panel
Moderator: Rick Ellis
Panelists: Kate Towne, R.K. McSwain, Mike Thomas, Curt Moreno
