AU 2025 | September 15–18

 

Sustainability Leaders
Summit at AU: The Design & Make Conference  

 
 
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A private invite-only event for sustainability leaders hosted by Autodesk Chief Sustainability Officer Joe Speicher

 

An exclusive cohort of sustainability leaders will convene to discuss and explore the challenges, solutions, and opportunities that the climate crisis presents. Participants will have the opportunity to network and problem solve with fellow leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and Autodesk leadership.

 

We're confident you will leave with the seeds of collaboration to accelerate decarbonization and concrete ideas on how to progress on your ESG goals.

 
 
 
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Intrigued to learn more about the Sustainability Leaders Summit?

Hear about the Sustainability Leaders Summit experience directly from participants – both enterprise and start-ups. The overwhelming response was they felt inspired, motivated and hopeful. In fact, for two years running, 100% of attendees agreed they will be able to practically apply what they learned to help their companies achieve more sustainable outcomes and 100% also agreed that it was fun.

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      Benefits of attending the Sustainability Leaders Summit 

       

      Inspiration

      Discover how other leaders are using technology to accelerate industry transformation and see real-world innovation in action.  

      Ideas

      Connect with peers and experts across industries during the week’s curated sessions, workshops, and meals. Plus there's a field trip.  

      Solutions

      Explore big ideas and gain technical insights into sustainability tech with experts from Autodesk and industry.  

       
      “I didn’t have specific expectations, but I’ve learned about new tools like EC3, TallyCAT, and Building Connected, and I’ve been bringing that back to my team in real-time daily. The workshops were so rewarding and made me think in new ways about the competitive advantage of sustainability.”

      Fernando Arias, Director of Sustainability, Clark Construction  

      “It was also a great pleasure and privilege for me to attend your flagship event! I learnt many things about Autodesk and your ecosystem of partners, it was really inspiring! Sustainability is now mainstream, but we still need to make it explicit in everything we do to understand whether we are making real impacts, or if we are just shifting the problems somewhere else. AU provides a great basis for mobilizing this partner network around key issues that can make a real difference.” 

      Roland Hunziker, Director, Built Environment, WBCSD

      The Sustainability Leaders Summit Experience

       

      Deep Dives

      Learn about the technology enabling greater sustainability from Autodesk experts, peers, and start-ups.  

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      Autodesk POV

      Understand more about Autodesk’s sustainability strategy and how we’re improving our own operations, partnering with customers, and accelerating industry toward a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future.  
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      Field Trip

      Join a group tour of a local project in San Diego that demonstrates sustainability innovation and solutions in real-world practice.  
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      Past Sustainability Leaders Summit participants

       

      AECOM
      Airbus
      Ansys
      Arcadis
      Artelia

      ArtifexAI
      Arup

      Asplan Viak
      AtkinsRealis
      BamCore
      Build Health International
      Building Transparency
      BuroHappold
      C-Change Labs
      CalWave
      Carbonauts
      CarbonBuilt
      Catapult
      Clark Construction
      Climate Action
      Ecovative

      Factory_OS

      FenestraPro
      Gensler
      Good Machine
      Gravity Climate
      HDR
      Heirloom
      Holcim
      Johnson Controls

      LA28
      Laing O'Rourke
      Lake Flato
      Mace
      Makersite
      Molg

      Morgan Sindall
      Muon Space
      Myno
      Nexii
      Orms
      Pembree
      Perkins&Will

      Pré Sustainability

      Ramboll

      Science Based Targets Initiative

      Scottish Canals

      Skanska

      Stantec

      Sustain360

      Sweco

      Swinerton

      Tangible

      TBI

      Terner Center for Housing Innovation

      Toyota Ventures

      Trane Technologies

      UCL - University College London

      UL Solutions

      Unity

      University of Birmingham

      Vinci

      Warren and Mahoney

      Wipro

      World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

      WSP

      Questions about the event?

      Email SustainabilityLeadersSummit@autodesk.com for more information.