Livermore, Calif., U.S./ Capelle A/d Ijssel, the Netherlands – October 9, 2018 – Topcon Positioning Group announces its representatives’ participation in the Strategic Partner Panel and Alliance Partner Sessions during the upcoming Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure 2018 Conference in London.
From left to right: Ray O’Connor, Ulrich Hermanski, Jason Hallett, Ron Oberlander.
The Topcon speakers participating include Ray O’Connor, president and CEO of Topcon Positioning Group; Ulrich Hermanski, vice president for the Topcon Construction Business Unit, EMEA; Jason Hallett, vice president of Global Software Business Development, and Ron Oberlander, vice president of Global Professional Services.
The Bentley Year in Infrastructure Conference is an annual global gathering of leading executives in the world of infrastructure design, construction, and operations. Strategic Partners for this year’s event include Microsoft, Siemens and Topcon.
Also on Thursday, Hermanski’s discussion will detail how to implement constructioneering concepts to improve inspection and maintenance with existing infrastructure. He said, “By combining surveying, engineering, and construction repair workflows, we can achieve greater efficiencies in inspection, maintaining, as well as extending the life of infrastructure with higher quality.”
Hallett’s Thursday session will focus on surveying, reality modeling and construction automation. “We will discuss the tools and the workflows available today, and how developments of the future will help people and machines navigate automation,” Hallett said.
On Wednesday, October 17, Oberlander will lead a discussion detailing the Topcon and Bentley joint Constructioneering Academy initiative designed to allow construction industry professionals to learn best practices in constructioneering.
“Attendees will hear how the Bentley and Topcon collaboration is automating the digital construction process through surveying, engineering design, constructible model development, and as-built data collection within a connected data environment to improve construction execution and reduce project costs,” said Oberlander.
Additionally, Oberlander will present during a special Constructioneering Academy session on Monday, October 15, which is part of the full day agenda featuring select Bentley Academy programs.
Visit the Year in Infrastructure Topcon Strategic Partner page for the complete agenda.
About Topcon Positioning Group
Topcon Positioning Group is headquartered in Livermore, California, U.S. (topconpositioning.com). Its European head office is in Capelle a/d IJssel, the Netherlands. Topcon Positioning Group designs, manufactures and distributes precision measurement and workflow solutions for the global construction, geospatial and agriculture markets. Its brands include Topcon, Sokkia, Tierra, Digi-Star, RDS Technology, and NORAC. Topcon Corporation (topcon.com), founded in 1932, is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (7732).