Discover the Future – Connecting Manufacturing & Construction
Manufacturing within construction is no longer a future concept. It is happening now. As demands in the construction industry accelerate, organisations need more connected, repeatable and data-led ways to design, manufacture and deliver projects.
This one-day Design & Make Conference brings together manufacturing, construction, engineering and technology professionals to explore how the two worlds are converging. Through executive insight, technical presentations, specialist user-group sessions, customer stories and live workflow examples, attendees will see how connected technology can improve collaboration from early design through manufacturing, engineering, site delivery and beyond.
The programme is designed for both strategic and technical audiences, with shared keynote sessions and two specialist tracks focused on Inventor and Advance Steel workflows.
Why now?
Manufacturing-led methods and connected data offer construction a practical route to improving productivity, quality, speed and predictability.
What to expect?
Industry perspectives, Autodesk insight, technical user-group sessions, connected workflow demonstrations, a customer case study and a live panel discussion.
Why attend?
• Understand how manufacturing and construction technologies are converging today.
• See practical workflows that connect product design, structural engineering, fabrication and site delivery.
• Explore how Inventor, Vault, Forma, Advance Steel, Revit, Strucsoft, Advance Design and Graitec Steel can work together.
• Learn how data can move from manufacturers to engineering teams, site teams and downstream stakeholders.
• Hear directly from Autodesk, Graitec specialists and customers already applying connected processes.
• Meet peers from manufacturing, construction, steel fabrication, modular delivery and digital engineering.
Who should attend?
Manufacturing & Fabrication
Manufacturing leaders
Inventor and Vault users
Steel fabricators
Production and engineering teams
Construction & Delivery
Digital construction leaders
BIM and information managers
Design managers
Modular and offsite teams
Technology & Strategy
Technical directors
Digital transformation leads
Innovation teams
Data and workflow specialists
Event Agenda
>> 08:30: Arrival & Welcome Coffee| Networking and registration.
>> 09:00: Welcome
>> 09:15: Opening Keynote| Data Relevance & Graitec’s AI Strategy
>> 09:45: Autodesk Keynote: When Worlds Converge – Design, Make & Operate
>> 10:15: Break
>> 10:20: Breaking Down the Silos: Connecting Data from Design to Delivery
>> 10:50: Coffee Break & Networking
>> 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM: Breakout Tracks – Choose your session!
Track 1: Advance Steel & Industrialised Construction
11:15 – 11:45: Advance Steel & Graitec Steel Tools: Faster Detailing for Manufacturing
11:50 – 12:20: Industrialised Construction in Action: Connecting Advance Design, Revit & Strucsoft
12:25 – 12:45: Connecting Design-to-Make: Automated Fabrication Workflows
Track 2: Inventor & Vault for Manufacturing
11:15 – 11:45: Building the Intelligent Factories of Tomorrow
11:50 – 12:20: Managing Data at Scale – Vault, Forma & FileSync Connectivity
12:25 – 12:45: Digital Twins & Factory Simulation: The Future of Manufacturing
>> 12:45: Lunch & Networking
>> 13:45: Interactive Session | AI Use-Cases & Future Tech Speed Challenge
>> 14:15:Seamless Data Flow Across Stakeholders| From Manufacturer to Site & Beyond
>> 14:35: Panel Discussion and Q&A
>> 15:30 – 16:30 PM: Networking Drinks
Choose Your Specialist Track
TRACK 1 – INVENTOR USER GROUP
Manufacturing and connected product workflows
• Autodesk Inventor: what’s new and construction-ready content
• Vault data management and connectivity with Forma through Export Hub
• Digital twins and the Digital Factory
TRACK 2 – ADVANCE STEEL USER GROUP
Steel, construction and fabrication workflows
• Advance Steel with Graitec Steel
• Revit with Strucsoft and Advance Design
• Connecting construction and manufacturing workflows
Meet your Graitec Speakers
Joseph Pais – Senior Vice President at Graitec
Session – Opening Keynote| Data Relevance & Graitec’s AI Strategy
How AI-driven data strategies are reshaping manufacturing and construction.
David Seck – Consulting Services Manager
Session – Connecting Design-to-Make: Automated Fabrication Workflows
Bryan Kershaw – Consulting Services Manager
Michael James – Technical Consultant
Session – Industrialised Construction in Action:
Connecting Advance Design, Revit & Strucsoft
Mark Mills – Strategic Account Manager
Session – AI Use-Cases & Future Tech Speed Challenge
Stuart Smith – Product Manager
Session – Seamless Data Flow Across Stakeholders:
From Manufacturer to Site & Beyond
Meet your Autodesk Speakers
Az Jasat – Director, Industry Strategy, Industrialized Construction
Session – Autodesk Keynote: When Worlds Converge – Design, Make & Operate
Demir Ali – Principal Technical Sales Specialist
Session – Breaking Down the Silos: Connecting Data from Design to Delivery & Building the Intelligent Factories of Tomorrow
Steve Bedder – Senior Manager, Technical Sales
Session – Managing Data at Scale – Vault, Forma Connectivity
Choose Your Location
LEEDS EVENT
14th October 2026
The Village South,
Capital Boulevard West,
Tingley,
Leeds,
LS27 0TS
Free Car Parking available
WATFORD EVENT
22nd October 2026
Hunton Park Hotel,
Essex Lane,
Watford,
Hertfordshire,
WD4 8PN
Free Car Parking available