Description
Sustainability has become an urgent necessity, and Autodesk is committed to empowering customers to achieve remarkable and environmentally conscious outcomes. As the mounting pressure to deliver sustainable results intensifies—whether fueled by emerging government regulations or the need for comprehensive reporting—Autodesk's innovative products are accelerating impact at scale. In order to create a thriving ecosystem of sustainability services, Autodesk is forging powerful alliances with industry experts in the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), and manufacturing industries. This session will be a discussion between Ron Locklin, global sustainability platform lead, and sustainability tech partners Commerzial, FenestraPro, Gravity Climate, and OneClick LCA . They will explore customer priorities, challenges, and the impact of Autodesk products on achieving sustainable outcomes. Discover groundbreaking strategies and inspiring stories that showcase the power of collaboration and innovation.
Key Learnings
- Learn about the gaps that exist for sustainable workflows.
- Discover data and complexity challenges related to sustainability.
- Learn how Autodesk is using partnerships to accelerate sustainable outcomes.
- Learn how to access resources about the Sustainability Tech Partner Program.
Speakers
Becky BurnsBecky is an accomplished Program Manager with a background in engineering and sustainability. Currently at Autodesk, she leads cross-functional initiatives to drive sustainability integrations, collaborating with sales, customer success, and product teams. Her previous roles span the automotive industry, where she excelled in program and project management at companies like NIO USA, Kongsberg Automotive, and ZF North America. Becky holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University and is known for her strategic thinking and leadership in complex projects.- DPDavid PalmerDavid is a Founder and the CEO of FenestraPro, a provider of software solutions for building designers to optimise energy efficiency and reduce carbon consumption in buildings. He graduated from Dublin School of Architecture as an Architectural Technologist in 1997, and in 2011 he completed a Masters in Façade Engineering at the University of Bath. David also works as a part time Lecturer in the Dublin School of Architecture in Technological University Dublin and is a serial entrepreneur. In 1997 David founded BuildOnline, a web-based file and document management system for the construction industry. In 2002, having successfully exited the company, he founded an Architectural practice, Palmer Whelan & Associates, focused on sustainable and energy efficient design. His research around the optimisation of building façades for energy efficiency and occupant comfort, led to him founding FenestraPro with his colleague Simon Whelan. FenestraPro for Revit© provides data on the performance of the building's façade, which is responsible for controlling over half of the building's energy use, within the BIM workflow. By supporting designers to make informed decisions on the configuration and specification of the façade, FenestraPro ensures the energy performance of the building is optimised throughout the entire design process. With the introduction of embodied and operational carbon calculations, FenestraPro can predict the energy performance of the building quickly and accurately from concept through to detail design.
- RLRon LocklinAs the global lead for Autodesk's Sustainability Platform, Ron Locklin is responsible for the global strategy for Autodesk's Sustainability Platform efforts. This includes setting strategic direction, partner programs, proofs of concept, and technical enablement. Ron joined Autodesk in 2012 and was responsible for the "go to market” function for Autodesk's enterprise solutions business in manufacturing (PLM and data management, Configure One, and IoT) globally through December 2016. This role included product/technical marketing, pricing, packaging, channel strategy, business expansion, and sales enablement. He was the Forge (Autodesk platform) global business leader from 2017 through 2021. Prior to Autodesk, Ron led Marketing at Dassault Systemes/Enovia, and Worldwide Alliances at PTC. He was also at The MathWorks for 5 years, where he bootstrapped and built the industry marketing function. Ron has lived for 5 years in Canada, as well as 9 years in France. Most of his years in France were spent with two French technology companies, in Paris, working in executive roles. Ron holds a BA from Colgate University and MBA from Tuck at Dartmouth. He lives west of Boston with his wife Lisa and two sons.
- SESaleh ElHattabSaleh Elhattab is the Founder and CEO of Gravity, a software platform that enables industrial businesses and their supply chain partners to manage their carbon footprint. With a platform that provides full visibility into a company's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as opportunities to cost-effectively cut carbon, Gravity helps companies meet disclosure requirements, lower operating costs, and win new business. Saleh began creating software for the physical world at Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) as Head of Solution Architecture for Salesforce IoT, where he scaled the global pre- and post-sale technical services organization and helped customers – like HVAC manufacturers, public transit agencies, and Fortune 500 companies – digitize their operations. Later, as a Director of Product at Samsara (NYSE: IOT), Saleh scaled their Fleet Safety product to a flagship offering and developed their Connected Sites product to expand into facilities and warehouses. After leaving Samsara, Saleh wanted to apply his experience with industrial businesses to a space where they could play a pivotal role: climate. Saleh was motivated by the fact that low-carbon technologies – like renewables and electric vehicles – were reaching an inflection point that made them both reliable and cost-effective. By pairing that technological readiness with the increased market pressure to disclose and reduce emissions, he set out to build a software platform that helped industrial organizations navigate carbon management in a pragmatic way. Saleh launched Gravity to ensure that industrial businesses could pursue meaningful carbon reductions, while protecting – and enhancing – their bottom line. Connect with Saleh on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/selhattab Gravity Website: www.gravityclimate.com | LinkedIn: @gravityclimate | Twitter: @gravityclimate
- PPPanu PasanenPanu Pasanen is the CEO and founder of One Click LCA, developer of the world's leading Life Cycle Assessment software for AEC and manufacturing industries. One Click LCA can be used for anywhere, with any certification, with any BIM platform and in all phases of a project. Panu leads the company's development, and is also consulting governments on LCA-based regulations and policies. He holds a MSc degree from Tampere University of Technology.
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