Wednesday, 30 September

Opening Day · Donat Hall
Donat Hall

Registration

Donat Hall

Opening Remarks

  • Ivica Završki, University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering
  • Mladen Vukomanović, President, IPMA
  • Eric Bugeja, Chairman, buildingSMART International
  • Dominik Skokandić, Special Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister, Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets
  • Žarko Tušek, State Secretary at the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
  • Šime Erlić
  • Performance: Zadarski tanac
Keynote · Donat Hall

Rethinking Rail Baltica: An Integrated Engineering and Logistics Systems Perspective on Transport Megaproject Management

Anita Rūdule-Jansone
Rail Baltica Riga Central Station

Panel Session · Donat Hall

Railway Projects in a New Investment Era: Strategy, Challenges and Long-Term Value

Panelists: Jorge Prego Pastoriza; Alice Gambato; Davor Perić; Anita Rūdule-Jansone

Moderator: Gordan Kožulj

Keynote · Donat Hall

Keynote by Mike Pierle

Mike Pierle
COO, Construction, Clayco, USA

Panel Session · Donat Hall

Future of Construction: Digitisation, AI and Sustainability

Introduction: Veljko Janjić, BEXEL

Panelists: Tomislav Žigo, BEXEL USA; George Guszcza, NIBS; Vello Ehvert, Ehvert Mission Critical; Sonja Kolarić, buildingSMART Croatia / University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering; Tomislav Franko, PERI Croatia

Moderator: Mladen Vukomanović, IPMA

Networking

Welcome Networking & Music

Hotel Pinija · Congress Center

Thursday, 1 October

Conference Day
Keynote · Donat Hall

New Procurement Models in the Era of AI

Abdul-Rahman Al Ghabban
President, Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company & Regional Manager for Bechtel in the Middle East Region

Keynote · Donat Hall

The Intelligent Construction Enterprise – L&T: BIM, AI, Data & Digital Transformation

Bangalore Sreevatsan Mukund
Head of Building Information Modeling (BIM), L&T Construction

Coffee Break

BIM Meets AI by BEXEL · Donat Hall

Invited Lectures

  • The Connected Construction Brain
    Veljko Janjić, BEXEL; Eric Bugeja, buildingSMART International
  • Beyond LOD 300: Breaking Down the “Us vs. Them” Mentality; Early Collaboration and the Industrialized Construction Model
    John Clous, Ehvert Mission Critical

Moderator: Amela Memić

OTMC Track · Forum Hall 1

Invited Lectures

  • Siemens Energy: Construction of the Opor and Boraja2 33/110 kV Substations and Connection to the HOPS Grid
    Vladislav Papak, Project Manager, Siemens Energy
  • Doubling the Istrian Y Motorway: Project Management Challenges in Delivering Complex Infrastructure
    Dario Silić, CEO, BINA-Istra
  • Building More, Disrupting Less: A Digital Masterplan for Transforming an Urban Transport Project Portfolio
    Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wagner

Moderator: Tomislav Rastovski

OTMC Science Track · Forum Hall 2

Scientific Papers — Session 1

Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Construction

Moderator: Zvonko Sigmund

Paper presentations
  • AI-Driven Innovation in Project Management – A Strategic Imperative for Future SuccessSergiy Bushuyev; Kateryna Kolesnikova; Denis Bushuiev; Serhii Chernov
  • ECO-Leopold-AI: An Explainable AI Methodology for ESG-Oriented IT Project ManagementSergiy Bushuyev; Kateryna Kolesnikova; Ardak Mukhamediyeva; Tetiana Olekh
  • Human-AI Competence Shift in Project Management: Evidence from AI-Supported WorkAco Momčilović; Melita Brkić Posavac
  • Artificial Intelligence Barriers in Construction Project ManagementTomas Mandicak; Katarína Krajníková; Peter Mésároš
  • Intelligent Construction Process Modeling with LLMs: Case of Road Construction in CroatiaKristijan Vilibić; Matej Mihić
BIM Meets AI by BEXEL · Donat Hall

Panel Session — Connected Data, Smarter Decisions

Panelists: Ksenija Marc, DRI; Fehaid Alruqi, buildingSMART Saudi Arabia; Ognjen Kisin, Konstruktor Grupa

Moderator: Veljko Janjić, BEXEL

OTMC Track · Forum Hall 1

Sponsor Presentations

Moderator: Damir Butković

OTMC Science Track · Forum Hall 2

Scientific Papers — Session 2

Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Digital Transformation in Construction

Moderator: Sonja Kolarić

Paper presentations
  • Digital Transformation in Road Infrastructure Projects: BIM Lessons Learned from a Public Client PerspectiveMarko Šimac; Goran Puž
  • Bridging Research and Practice: BIM-Based Operational Data for Sustainable Transport Infrastructure ManagementSimona Mikšíková; Martina Šopić; Tomislav Rastovski; Kristina Galjanić; Ivan Marović
  • Mobile Augmented Reality for BIM-Based Progress Control in Large-Scale Energy ProjectsAyca Akinci; Selin Kampa; Oguzhan Ozan Köseoglu; Monika Sturm
  • Assessing BIM-Based Digital KPIs for Sustainable Construction ProjectsKatarína Krajníková; Tomáš Mandičák; Peter Mésároš

Lunch Break

BIM Meets AI by BEXEL · Donat Hall

Case Study Presentations

  • BIM Implementation on the REBRO III Project, Zagreb, Croatia
    Sonja Kolarić, Faculty of Civil Engineering
  • National Football Stadium Serbia
    Nikola Jevtić, PowerChina
  • BEXEL Technology Usage at Ferrovial Construction Projects, Spain
    Ignacio Casares Andres; Isabel Rodriguez Orviz, Ferrovial Construction

Host: Amela Memić

OTMC Track · Forum Hall 1

Panel — Energy Transition: From Strategy to Implementation

Panelists: Tina Janjiš, INA; Karmen Kostanić Jurić, Tomting 2010 Ltd / E.ON Hrvatska; Vladislav Papak, Siemens Energy; Vlatka Kos Grabar Robina, Energetski institut Hrvoje Požar; Goran Levačić, HOPS

Moderator: Dinko Čondić, IVICOM Consulting

OTMC Science Track · Forum Hall 2

Scientific Papers — Session 3

Regulation, Policy and Governance

Moderator: Ivica Završki

Paper presentations
  • From Lowest Price to Green Criteria: Regulatory Risks in Serbian Construction ProcurementMilan Jovin; Nikola Banjac; Igor Peško; Vladimir Mučenski
  • “Availability” of the Engineer at the Procurement Stage and Subsequently During Contract ImplementationVedrana Lovinčić Milovanović; Antonija Ujaković Plichta
  • Determining the Price of Additional Works in Accordance with the New GuidelinesIvan Mustapić
  • From Design–Bid–Build to Integrated Project Delivery: A Systematic Review of Barriers, Benefits and Pathways for BIM-Enabled TransformationFilip Ivančić; Mladen Vukomanović; Dorotea Markasović
  • Additional Contractual Duties of the Supervising Engineer and the Legal Role of the Project ManagerSlaven Imprić; Mladen Vukomanović
15:30–17:00 · BIM Meets AI by BEXEL · Donat Hall

BEXEL Workflows & Use Cases: AI Insights in the Single Source of Truth

  • BEXEL Worldwide Expansion — Tomislav Žigo, BEXEL USA
  • Aleksandar Ilić, BEXEL
  • Vukas Pajić, BEXEL
  • Marijana Grujić, BEXEL
  • Mileta Pejović, BEXEL
  • Nejc Pirc, BEXEL
OTMC Track · Forum Hall 1
15:30–16:30 · Presentation

buildingSMART Croatia: BIM Dictionary / BIM Rječnik

Speakers: Krunoslav Šimatović; Ivica Završki; Nikša Jajac; Mladen Vukomanović

Moderator: Sonja Kolarić

16:30–17:30 · Presentation

Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Study: MBA in Construction (MBACon)

15:30–17:00 · OTMC Science Track · Forum Hall 2

Scientific Papers — Session 4

Project, Programme and Portfolio Management

Moderator: Anita Cerić

Paper presentations
  • Trust in Project Management – A Necessary Assumption or an Illusion? Example of the Babina Gora Waste Management Center Construction ProjectDražen Babić
  • Stakeholders as a Key Ingredient in Infrastructure Projects: Complexity, Dynamism and SatisfactionKristijan Robert Prebanic; Mladen Vukomanovic
  • Evaluating Strategic Infrastructure Investment Through Concession Model: Project X as a Catalyst for Regional Connectivity and Sustainable DevelopmentDario Silic; Mario Silic; Ivana Silic
  • Rethinking Rail Baltica: An Engineering-Logistics Model for Transport Megaproject ManagementAnita Rūdule-Jansone
  • Review of Dispute Resolution Procedures in Construction ProjectsInes Pean
Networking · Zadar

Historic Zadar Tour & Gala Dinner at Arsenal

  • 18:15 — Bus departure for Historic Zadar Tour from Hotel Pinija
  • 18:45 — Guided Tour of Historic Zadar
  • 19:30 — Bus departure for Gala Dinner from Hotel Pinija
  • 20:00–00:00 — Gala Dinner · Arsenal Zadar
  • 23:00 and 00:00 — Bus departures to Hotel Pinija

Friday, 2 October

Closing Day
Keynote · Donat Hall

Building over the Fjords: Contract and Change Management under NS 8405/8407

Eugen Hruška
Senior Project Manager, Dalekovod

Keynote · Donat Hall

Special Conditions, Real Consequences: FIDIC Lessons from Major Projects

Ivan Barbić
CEO, Maxicon

Coffee Break

OTMC Track · Donat Hall

Panel — Transformation of Construction Contracts: FIDIC, General Technical Conditions and New Business Models

Panelists: Mirko Habijanec, Radnik d.d.; Ivan Barbić, Maxicon; Jasminka Čorda Truhar, Hanžeković & Partners / ICC International Court of Arbitration; Siniša Radaković, Exstructa; Romano Perić, BIM Projekt

Moderator: Ivica Završki, University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering

BEXEL Track · Forum Hall 1

Panel — Building the Intelligent Project Organization

BEXEL presentation (15 min) followed by panel discussion (45 min)

Panelists: Saiprasad Natarajan, L&T Construction India; Samo Medved, IZS & buildingSMART Slovenia; Vojkan Jovičić, IRGO Consulting; Nikola Matić, ACES

Moderator: Igor Osmokrović, COO, BEXEL

OTMC Science Track · Forum Hall 2

Scientific Papers — Session 5

Circular Economy, Regenerative Construction, Sustainability and Climate Transition

Moderator: Lana Lovrenčić Butković

Paper presentations
  • Comparison of CO₂ Limits for New Buildings in the Context of the Obligation to Transpose the EPBD into National LawHenriette Neumann; Ivan Čadež
  • Vertical vs. Horizontal Extension of Industrial Buildings: A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Embodied Environmental ImpactsSara Sabouri; Julia Reisinger; Iva Kovacic
  • Blockchain-Enabled Circular Construction: Identifying Critical Barriers to ImplementationAnita Cerić; Ivona Ivić Jazvec
  • Scan-to-BIM Workflows for Urban Mining: A Practical Framework for a Material Data HubAndreas Heidegger; Philipp Stauss; Iva Kovacic
OTMC Track · Donat Hall

Panel — Challenges of Corporate Governance in Construction Companies

Panelists: Ivan Augustin, ING-GRAD d.d.; Gorki Bratim, MAR d.o.o.; Dinko Čondić, IVICOM Consulting d.o.o.; Dominik Skokandić, University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering / Special Adviser to the Minister; Darko Tipurić, University of Zagreb / Croatian Economic Society

Moderator: Lana Lovrenčić Butković, Faculty of Civil Engineering

BEXEL Track · Forum Hall 1

Case Study Presentations

  • Camera di Commercio di Milano
    Tommaso Bortoli, BIM Manager, in2it, Italy
  • Implementing Information-Driven Processes Through the Use of BEXEL Solutions
    Višnja Blažin, BIM Manager, Konstruktor Grupa, Serbia
  • BEXEL Case Study Presentation
    Juan Nunez, Clayco, USA
OTMC Science Track · Forum Hall 2

Scientific Papers — Session 6

Economics, Business Models and Modern Construction Technologies

Moderator: Nikša Jajac

Paper presentations
  • Applicability of Porter's Five Forces Model in Geotechnical ServicesDaša Salvezani; Darko Tipurić; Lana Lovrenčić Butković
  • Economic Evaluation of Investment from the Perspective of Sustainability in the Construction IndustryEva Vitkova; Gabriela Kocourkova; Nikol Zizkova; Matous Prachar
  • Automated Progress Monitoring in Building Construction – Current Technologies and ChallengesSven Hermann; Daniel Jaspers; Ivan Čadež
  • Process-Semantics-Driven Hybrid Additive-Subtractive Fabrication for In-Situ Restoration of Historic Building ComponentsJiale Zhang; Shunyuan Zhang; Hanbin Luo
  • Material Supply Methods for Construction ProjectsHari Koraca; Tomislav Rastovski; Martina Šopić; Kristina Galjanić

Lunch Break

OTMC Track · Donat Hall

IPMA: Launch of the New Standards

  • Individual Competence Baseline (ICB) v5.0
  • Project Excellence Baseline (PEB) v2.0
  • Organizational Competence Baseline (OCB) v2.0

Ding Ronggui; Vladimir Obradović; Mary Koutintcheva; Reinhard Wagner; Timothy Jaques; Michael Boxheimer; Rebeka Vlahov; Ivo van Haren

Moderator: Mladen Vukomanović, President, IPMA

BEXEL Track · Forum Hall 1

Case Study Presentations

  • Second Railway Track Divača–Koper
    Aleksandar Ilić, BEXEL
  • Liepāja Disaster Management Centre
    Edgars Jegurs, Construction Site Manager, UPB, Latvia
  • Belgrade Bus Station
    Marko Pavlović, BIM Manager, Jadran, Serbia

Host: Amela Memić

OTMC Science Track · Forum Hall 2

Scientific Papers — Session 7

Human Resources, Education and Skills Development

Moderator: Anita Cerić

Paper presentations
  • Developing Spatial Visualization Skills for Construction Execution Using BlenderBoris Uremović; Domagoj Šojat; Goran Babić
  • Personnel Costs and Workforce Dynamics in Construction: Evidence from the Czech RepublicKateřina Nevrtalová; Tomáš Hanák
  • Unspoken Competencies: Student Reflections Reveal Tacit Project Management KnowledgeMartina Milat; Dino Obradović; Nives Ostojić-Škomrlj; Zlata Dolaček-Alduk
  • Web of Science or Western Science: Geographical Distribution of WoS JournalsMiljenko Antić
Keynote · Donat Hall

Beyond BIM. Beyond AI. Future of Intelligent Project Management

Veljko Janjić
Chairman & Founder, BEXEL

Donat Hall

Closing Ceremony — Best Paper Award, Special Recognitions and Final Words

Best Paper Award Jury: Anita Cerić; Iva Kovačić; Reinhard Wagner

Final words: Ivica Završki; Mladen Vukomanović; Veljko Janjić

Forum Hall 1

Thematic Workshops

Farewell Networking

Sunset Boat Excursion

Departure from Petrčane Port

Organizers