The Next Construction Advantage: Intelligence at Every Stage

Presentation Synopsis:

Building the AI-Ready Construction Enterprise explores Boustead’s journey from digital transformation to responsible AI adoption in construction. The presentation demonstrates how BIM, Integrated Digital Delivery, Common Data Environments, LiDAR, robotics and automation establish the trusted data foundation required for AI.

It highlights why AI initiatives often fail due to fragmented data, broken workflows and gaps in workforce readiness, and introduces Boustead’s approach of“Data Before AI, Process Before Tools.” The journey brings together People, Process and Platform, supported by governance and human oversight for critical decisions.

Ultimately, the presentation proposes an AI-native workforce and workplace where connected data, automation and AI augment professional expertise and enable better, safer and more productive decision-making across the construction lifecycle.

About the speaker: 

Khalil leads digital transformation strategy at Boustead Singapore and Boustead Projects, driving AI, BIM, robotics, and data strategy across one of Singapore's most established built environment groups. 

A recognized Autodesk Construction Champion (2024), he translates frameworks such as CORENET X, ISO 19650, and BCA's digitalization agenda into organization-wide change. 

A practitioner-first thinker, Khalil champions purposeful AI adoption in construction — grounded in workflow integrity, data quality, and human judgement. 

Quote - "The built environment doesn't have a technology problem. It has a data readiness problem — and AI will only amplify that gap if we don't fix the foundations first."


Muhammad Khalil Bin Shaiful Bahari  
Senior Vice President , Group Technology Office  
Boustead Singapore 




 

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