Speaker Bio & Abstract

 
Katherine Broder President, Construction Tools Division
Hexagon
Switzerland

BiographyWith close to 20 years of experience, working in the Construction Business, Katherine Broder serves as the vice-president of the Leica Geosystems Tools Division, looking after the construction tools business. In this role, she is responsible for the Levelling, Aligning and Detection Business within Construction.

Previous to this position, Broder was the program manager for Construction Tools where she was responsible for managing the portfolio and leading the product management team. Broder holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics and Marketing.

“We keep our promise - delivering every day efficiency and reliability to our customers and end users. Being the experts in the measuring construction industry we live up to the highest standards and requirements – every day. To do this we need to be close to the market – this is my priority.”AbstractIn any digital construction project, operators first need to understand the situation below the ground. With digital solutions for utility detection and mapping, they can see the whole picture and how what’s below affects above.

In this presentation, Katherine Broder, Hexagon’s Geosystems division Construction Tools president, will walk you through the entire life cycle of a digital construction project and how detection solutions increase the safety of those working throughout the site. You’ll learn the variety of solutions available and the valuable data they provide, and why up-to-date information needs to be usable immediately for all operations. Discover how a full integrated solution for utility detection and mapping in construction can bring efficiency and productivity to your projects.