What’s New, What’s Next | Cape Town
Join us for What’s New, What’s Next – a dynamic, full-day event hosted by Baker Baynes, designed to inspire, inform, and ignite innovation across industries.
This multidisciplinary event will unpack the latest findings from the 2025 Autodesk State of Design and Make Report, offering fresh insights into the evolving worlds of design, making, and collaboration.
With two focused tracks, you’ll discover how to transform workflows, enhance collaboration, and boost project efficiency, no matter your discipline.
For AECO and PEM professionals: Dive into how ACC is revolutionising project delivery and team collaboration.
For Manufacturers: Explore connected manufacturing with Fusion, from real-time operations to powerful PDM and PLM tools driving smarter decisions and faster innovation.
You’ll also have the opportunity to join industry-specific breakout sessions tailored for professionals in Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operations (AECO) and Manufacturing, Plant, Energy, and Mining (PEM), giving you practical takeaways and peer-driven insights to apply directly to your projects.
Seats are limited and registration closes on Monday, 6 October 2025. Don’t miss your chance to explore what’s possible, now and next.
AGENDA OVERVIEW
– Plenary Session – Autodesk State of Design and Make 2025 Overview
– Customer Panel Discussions
– Industry Breakout Sessions 1 – 3
– Closing Session – What’s Next: Artificial Intelligence and Data Democratisation
INDUSTRY BREAKOUT SESSION DETAIL:
Industry Breakout Session 1
AECO: Laying the Digital Foundation Right: Pre-Construction workflows with Autodesk Construction Cloud
In this session you will:
– Learn how to connect stakeholders and information by maintaining a centralised document management solution
– Track progress in 3D and make data-driven decisions that keep your project on track
– Harness the combined power of Navisworks & ACC to adapt BIM workflows for any project, any phase
– Explore VR Project walkthroughs for coordination and client engagements
– See What’s New & What’s Next in Autodesk Construction Cloud Solutions
MFG/PEM: What's New, What's Next: Inventor and the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection
In this session you will:
-Improve collaboration with new and enhanced features for authoring BIM content
-Design more efficiently with enhancements to the associative mirror in the assembly environment
-Create sheet metal designs faster with improvements to the contour flange, corner rounds, and punch tool
-Nastran In-CAD for Advanced Simulation
-Tolerance Analysis & Inventor CAM
-Factory Design Utilities – Layout Intelligence in 2D/3D
Industry Breakout Session 2
AECO: From Chaos to Calm: Construction Project Management with Autodesk Build
In this session you will:
-Identify best practices for handling Issues, Forms, RFIs, & Submittals, leading to seamless project continuity & resolutions
-Learn ways how to get the most from your data by generating insightful reports
-Discover how Asset tracking can be utilised to help you track and stay on schedule
-See What’s New & What’s Next in Autodesk Construction Cloud Solutions
MFG/PEM: The Future of Connected Manufacturing with Fusion Operations
In this session you will:
– Get a first look at Fusion Operations, Autodesk’s latest solution for real-time, connected manufacturing
– Discover how to reduce downtime and improve throughput with live shop floor visibility
– Learn how to make faster, data-driven decisions across your production workflow
Industry Breakout Session 3
AECO: What’s New, What’s Next: AECO Design and Engineering
In this session you will:
– Gain insight into Autodesk Forma’s Conceptual Modelling, Impact Analysis and visualisation capabilities
– See what’s new in Autodesk Revit for Architects & Engineers
– Learn practical uses for Dynamo with Revit & Civil 3D
– Discover the Benefits of Autodesk InfoDrainage and how it integrates with Civil 3D
– See What’s new in Civil 3D
MFG/PEM: What’s New, What’s Next: Product Design and Engineering
In this session you will:
Get a first look at Fusion Operations, Autodesk’s latest solution for real-time, connected manufacturing
Discover how to reduce downtime and improve throughput with live shop floor visibility
Learn how to make faster, data-driven decisions across your production workflow