Bentley Systems Brings AI-Powered Infrastructure Innovation to Kolkata at Bentley Innovation Day
KOLKATA: Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, hosted Bentley Innovation Day Kolkata, bringing together infrastructure leaders, engineers, consultants, contractors, and technology experts to explore how AI, digital engineering, and connected data are transforming the way infrastructure is planned, designed, built, and managed across its lifecycle.
With Kolkata having a unique connection to STAAD, one of Bentley’s globally recognised structural engineering solutions, the event also highlighted the evolution of engineering technology from India to the world. Originally developed in India, STAAD has grown into a globally adopted solution and is now part of Bentley’s broader portfolio of infrastructure engineering capabilities, supporting professionals working on some of the world’s most complex infrastructure projects.
The event showcased how the convergence of AI and engineering data is enabling professionals to work better, smarter, and faster. Bentley’s latest advancements, including AI-enabled workflows and Model Context Protocol (MCP) capabilities, are helping engineers interact with project information more intuitively, accelerate repetitive tasks, and make more informed decisions while retaining the engineering context and accuracy required for critical infrastructure.
Speaking at the event, Kamalakannan Thiruvadi, Regional Executive – South Asia, Bentley Systems, said, “Kolkata holds a special place in Bentley’s engineering journey through STAAD, a technology that originated from this city and has gone on to become a globally recognised solution. Its evolution is a testament to the engineering talent and innovation that India brings to the world. Today, we are seeing the next chapter of that journey, with AI helping professionals work with engineering information in fundamentally new ways. Our focus is to enable engineers to be creative, work faster, and also work smarter – using AI alongside trusted engineering data to make better decisions across the infrastructure lifecycle.”
Bentley Innovation Day Kolkata also highlighted that the future of infrastructure cannot be addressed through a single discipline or technology in isolation. From structural and geotechnical engineering to transportation, water, energy, and urban infrastructure, complex projects increasingly require connected digital workflows that bring together data, models, and expertise across disciplines.
Through its portfolio of infrastructure engineering solutions, Bentley enables professionals to connect these workflows and create a more integrated view of infrastructure assets. Digital twins, connected data environments, reality modelling, AI-assisted engineering, and advanced simulation are helping organizations move from fragmented project workflows towards more connected and intelligent infrastructure delivery.
Following the Kolkata edition, Bentley Systems will continue its Innovation Day series in Delhi, bringing together infrastructure stakeholders to explore emerging technologies and best practices shaping the future of digital infrastructure.
