The upcoming Megra construction fair in Gornja Radgona, which will take place on 18 April 2024, will be one of the venues for the presentation of the DIG-IN-KPI AAT tool. The event will offer an opportunity to demonstrate the tool to construction companies from Slovenia, the Balkans and the EU, promoting its use and discussion on the data generated. The presence of international experts will add value by sharing practical experience and advice from Ireland and from a local construction company, including a winner of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Award (for outstanding economic and entrepreneurial achievements). The event aims to accelerate and enable a successful digital transformation of the construction industry in the Balkans, to which both educational institutions and the organisation will contribute as facilitators of good practice and co-creators of development opportunities, but most importantly, of course, the companies themselves with their own strategy for realising digital transformation.

This event will be of interest to adult and further vocational educators working in the construction sector who want to update their knowledge with the latest digital tools and practices. At the event, we will present the DIG-IN-KPI AAT tool, which automates the process of assessing the digital maturity of construction companies. This tool not only represents a key step towards greater digital integration in the construction industry, but also offers educators a unique introduction to, or insight into, the use of digital technologies and methodologies that are key to the modern construction industry. After the event, educators will have a better understanding of how digital tools and the digital maturity of a company in general influence the development of construction projects and the optimisation of business processes.  They will gain knowledge about the latest digital trends in construction that they can pass on to their students, thus improving the quality of education and gaining insight into the experiences of two companies, one domestic and one foreign, on how they have embarked on the digital transformation process and how the rest of the sector will have to adapt to global modern trends. The event will also provide an opportunity to exchange views and experiences with international experts, including representatives from advanced Ireland, where the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become mandatory and will be introduced in Slovenia in early 2025. This will allow participants to broaden their understanding of global trends in the digitisation of construction and how to apply these trends in the education process.

🏢 Date: April 18, 2024
⏰ Time: 9:00-12:00 CET
📍 Location: Megra Construction Fair, Slovenia, Gornja Radgona, Hall 2.
NOTE: Hybrid event (live and online), partly in English partly in Slovenian. No fees. Free fair entry for attendees. Registration required.
Register and get the full program! 

DRAFT AGENDA:
Morning coffee and registration at the event from 8:30.

ATTENTION: hybrid performance (live and online!), partly in English. No registration fee. For event visitors, the fair ticket is free of charge. Registration is required.

Registration: LINK

About the speakers:

Ray Blewitt is a seasoned digital construction expert from Ireland with over a decade of experience, excelling in a variety of roles and working with stakeholders at all levels of the industry. He is known for introducing state-of-the-art technology to increase project efficiency, and has experience of leading large engineering teams on complex industrial projects. As a devoted family man and work-life balance advocate, Ray's leadership is characterised by innovation, precision and a commitment to simplification in both his personal and professional life.

Bogomir Troha , u.d.i.g. He started his career in the construction contracting company SCT, first in site operations, where he became familiar with billing and works management, both on construction sites in Slovenia and abroad. He then worked as a technologist for high-rise buildings, where he became familiar with materials, technologies, costing, scheduling, commercial work, and project coordination between client, designer and contractor. After the bankruptcy of SCT, he also managed a project in the role of the municipality as client and became familiar with this aspect of construction projects. He has now been involved for several years in the development of databases for the construction industry used in project information systems: production resources, norms and the standardisation of construction inventories.

Tanja Gril Leskovšek graduated civil engineer, commercial project manager at GIC GRADNJE d.o.o. As a graduate civil engineer, she perfectly combines engineering knowledge with commercial vision, through complex project management challenges. With her mastery of soft skills and her leadership drive as a commercial project manager, she is an important link in the GIC team leading the digital transformation of the construction company. With an exceptional ability to navigate, he effectively guides, motivates teams towards digital transformation goals and the introduction of new digital tools into the daily practice of commercial and construction operatives.

M.Sc. Olga Arnuš Begeš, MSc in Computer Science and Informatics, BSc in Economics, is Director of Operations at SRC d.o.o. In addition to her experience in the field of management and operations management, she also has extensive knowledge in the field of managing complex IT projects in various industries, both in public administration and in the economy in Slovenia and in the region. Among his key achievements, he has managed software development and implementations, such as the implementation and upgrade of document management systems in various ministries and other public administration bodies. Successful completion of the development and implementation of the Central Criminal Records Project for the Ministry of Justice. In the field of construction, led the development of the Construction Platform and Construction 4.0 products, as well as the development of a visitor and staff management system for smart buildings, on behalf of the consortium partner SRC and within the project "Digital Transformation Project Construction - Construction 4.0".

Gregor Gabrovšek, Dipl. Ing. He has several years of international experience in IT project management. He has experience with most modern technologies in the development of back-end systems, mobile and web applications, server infrastructure and cloud technologies. Gregor's extensive experience in the field of digital transformation of business processes and technical management helps to shape approaches to the digital transformation of organisations and processes. He comes from a family business that has been trading with international clients for 27 years and has also been involved in construction in the past, so he knows the industry very well.

Dr. Blaž Jakopin, univ. dipl. Eng. in Electrical Engineering, is the CEO and co-owner of PRIOT d.o.o., which in its short history boasts several achievements in the field of digital innovation, research and development. Blaž has 10 years of experience in digital product development and digital transformation of companies. His main focus is on connecting industry with the latest technologies, with an emphasis on understanding the end user. PRIOT collaborates with partners such as Nordic Centre Planica, Sparkasse Bank, University of Ljubljana, Forest Institute, ZRC SAZU and other international partners. In the construction sector, for the first time this year, they are presenting SolidLab, a platform for advanced quality control in concrete batching plant laboratories, which is the result of a collaboration with GIC.

Valentina Kuzma, Univ.dipl.eng.vod.kom.inž. She has upgraded her knowledge with a postgraduate interdisciplinary Master's degree - Environmental Protection (UL FGG, 2016). Since 2009 she has been a part of the professional service of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry ZGIGM. Since 2011 she has been the chair of the Sub-Committee for Professional Standards in Civil Engineering and Urban Planning at the Centre for Vocational Education of the Republic of Slovenia. Since 2021 he is also the chairman of the Council for Technical Assessments and Consents at ZAG. She is active in 3 international working groups at FIEC (employment, VET, VZD: areas of social dialogue in the construction sector at European level). She prepares professional texts for media publications in the field of activity of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry ZGIGM. She is (co-)author of several professional publications - monographs: Supporting social dialogue for the future efficiency of the construction sector, Qualification system in the field of construction, architecture, spatial planning and urban planning, Contributions for understanding sustainability in the field of vocational and professional education. The themes of the 10 ongoing international projects in which she is involved include the digital transformation of construction and the construction sector.