Niknaz Aftahi is the CEO and co-founder of aec+tech (aecplustech.com), an all-in-one innovation platform and community connecting AEC/O professionals with the latest tools and technologies. In this WDBE Talks interview by Aarni Heiskanen, Niknaz discusses construction sector innovation and technology and how she helps AEC professionals discover the right tech solutions. Our discussion covers Niknaz’s path to becoming a construction technology advocateThe vision that drives herThe best use cases of digital construction technologyAec+tech - why she started it up, what it is, who uses itThoughts about awarding the forerunners and her keynote at WDBE 2022 Before launching aec+tech, Niknaz practiced architecture in the bay area, California, both as a design professional and a design technologist. Niknaz is a member of the AIA San Francisco design technology committee and has also been developing curriculum and teaching architecture courses online to Bahai students in Iran who continue to be deprived of university access in their own country. You can meet Niknaz at WDBE 2022 on September 28, 2022, where she will be akeynote speaker. You can review the program and register for the event at WDBE.org. Listen to the interview and subscribe on Apple and Spotify
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