Futurologist Max Thinius will be one of the keynote speakers at our buildingSMART International Summit 2025, which will take place in Berlin from September 22 to 24, 2025. He will talk about the future of construction – a future full of opportunities, if we want to see them and perceive them together – in line with the summit motto “openBIM – Better Together.”

According to Max Thinius, only 16 percent of our prospects are negative, while 84 percent are positive. This raises the question: Why do we always focus on the negative aspects? Max Thinius invites us to change our perspective and suggests putting optimism at the center of our thoughts about the future.

With regard to the digitalization of the construction industry, Max Thinius sees the sector facing profound changes: artificial intelligence and intelligent infrastructures will make our environment more supportive and interactive; buildings will no longer be just static structures from the industrial age, but intelligent spaces that promote connections, create new opportunities, and even generate value. This requires data. Without it, buildings lose their potential.

A special feature of this podcast episode: Due to the international orientation of the buildingSMART International Summit 2025 in Berlin, the conversation between our chairman of the board and podcast host Prof. Dr.-Ing. Cornelius Preidel and Max Thinius will be released in English.