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Ajoy Bhattacharya
Director, Technology Strategist
Microsoft

"Transforming the AEC industry and the built world with Microsoft’s technologies"

Bio:

Ajoy Bhattacharya is a Director, Technology Strategist at Microsoft, specializing in assisting companies within the AEC industry. He brings a unique perspective extensive experience in driving innovation and technology advancements in construction, most recently at Suffolk Construction. Ajoy has spearheaded transformative changes within organizations, resulting in improved efficiency, reduced costs, and the advancement of strategic objectives. His remarkable skill lies in rallying stakeholders across the organization to embrace IT initiatives, demonstrating how IT effectively addresses business challenges.  

Ajoy holds an M.B.A. in Strategy, Innovation, and Technology Management from Boston University complementing his 25 year career in managing technology and innovation teams.

Information about the presentation:

The cost of construction has skyrocketed in the past many years. Labor costs, Supply Chain costs and other factors have led to huge inefficiencies and are some of the leading reasons for rising construction costs. Companies have been experiencing tech sprawl and are now faced with the challenge of being operationally efficient. This presentation explores a way to build a strategy around an ecosystem of technologies to help keep your focus on business value outcomes while maintaining a way to be interoperable, open, reliable, collaborative, flexible and sustainable. We will also look at the impact of AI on AEC and how that can help accelerate the journey.