Future-Ready Building: Disruptive Technology & Data-Driven Design will explore optimism and fears about the future of design. To kick off this full-day forum of presentations, lightning talks and panel discussions,Dr. Chris Luebkeman (Director of Arup Foresight + Innovation + Research), will deliver a keynote on design + technology from his global perspective. The forum will end with Moderator Dace Campbell (Autodesk), Michael Bergin (Principal Research Scientist, Autodesk), Jim Davidson (Founder and Principal, James Davidson Architects), and Stephen Van Dyck (Partner, LMN) as they discuss how to leverage generative design and Artificial Intelligence; the changing role of the architect; and strategies for designers to remain relevant and thriving as machines acquire creativity.