Bengaluru, November 19 ,2015: The _Year in Infrastructure 2015_ Conference – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for _advancing infrastructure_, today announced the winners of the 2015 _Be Inspired__ _Awards. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the world’s infrastructure. At a ceremony and gala last night here at The _Year in Infrastructure 2015_ Conference, 18 _Be Inspired__ _Awards winners and five _Be Inspired__ _Special Recognition Awards winners were acknowledged. In addition, Bentley’s Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to J.P. (Peter) Blake,
Director, Project Delivery Group for Hatch. (For details on Blake’s career achievements, see press release ).
The _Year in Infrastructure_ Conference is a global gathering of leading executives in the world of infrastructure design, construction, and operations. It features presentations and interactive sessions exploring the intersection of technology and business drivers, and how they are shaping the future of infrastructure delivery and investment returns. The 2015 event was also attended by more than 100 members of the media from leading publications around the globe who met with
Bentley executives on Monday for the company’s annual Media Briefing. The agenda also includes presentations by finalists in the _Be Inspired_ Awards program, culminating in the selection of the winning projects.
This year, 10 independent panels of jurors, comprising distinguished industry experts, selected the 18 _Be Inspired__ _Awards winners from 54 project finalists. These finalists had been previously chosen from over 360 submissions by organizations in 66 countries.
Candidates for Bentley’s _Be Inspired__ _Special Recognition Awards were selected by the jurors from the top finalist projects as well as other exemplary nominations. This selection was based on the projects’ uniquely innovative and visionary achievements that transcend the narrower focus of the standing _Be Inspired_ Awards categories. The nominees were then reviewed by a panel of Bentley executives, who evaluated them based on the criteria established for each award.
Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley said, “This has been a year of major achievements for Bentley Systems that include the introduction of our_CONNECT Edition_ infrastructure engineering software, providing a common environment for comprehensive project delivery. But the achievements that my colleagues and I are most proud of are those of our users. For while our goal at Bentley is _advancing infrastructure_, we can only accomplish it through the vision, talent, and dedication of the architects, engineers, constructors, and operations professionals who creatively apply our technology in pursuit of effective strategies for achieving new levels of project and/or infrastructure asset performance.
“Such achievements are exemplified by the extraordinary _Be Inspired__ _Award-winning projects we celebrated last night. I heartily congratulate the rganizations that were instrumental in the delivery or operations of these truly inspiring projects. Moreover, I applaud all of the project nominees in this year’s awards program for their contributions to improving quality of life around the globe.”
Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)
