Tekla User Days 2025 Highlights Collaboration and Tech-Led Construction

16 Sep 2025 CW Team

The two-day event featured interactive workshops, live training sessions, panel discussions, and case studies aimed at equipping participants with practical skills and future-ready insights. This year’s focus was on accelerating precast adoption, improving quality, and driving India’s infrastructure growth.

Harsh Pareek, Vice President Sales, APAC, opened the conference by highlighting how Tekla is enabling engineers, contractors, and fabricators to embrace smarter, data-led workflows. Industry leaders, including Vinayak Kharche, Head of Information Systems and Automation, Adani Petrochemicals, and Bibhu Choudhary, VP & Head of India Engineering at Trimble, delivered keynotes on Day 1. On Day 2, Rajan Aiyer, Vice President & Managing Director, Trimble India, underlined the importance of collaboration and technology in shaping the future of India’s construction industry.

A panel discussion on “Scaling Precast Construction for India’s Infrastructure Boom: Technology, Quality and Market Readiness” featured insights from Amit Barde, Head - Precast Initiative, Larsen & Toubro; Shraddha Telge, CEO, Telge Projects; Kapilesh Bhate, Director, Precast India Infrastructures (PIIPL); and Shridhar Rao, Sales Head, Elematic India. The discussion explored how digital solutions and robust quality frameworks can unlock precast potential.

Commenting on the event, Harsh Pareek said: “What stood out at TUD2025 was the clarity with which the industry is embracing digital practices. From precast to project delivery, the conversations reflected a strong intent to move beyond experimentation and towards adoption at scale. Tekla is proud to be at the centre of this shift, helping teams deliver with greater confidence, quality and speed.”

Rajan Aiyer added: “This year’s Tekla User Days proved that the construction community is ready to reimagine how India builds. The energy in the room wasn’t just about technology, it was about collaboration, learning, and the shared drive to create infrastructure that’s future-ready. At Trimble, our role is to empower that ambition by connecting data, people, and processes into one seamless ecosystem.”

Tekla User Days continues to provide professionals with a platform for learning, networking, and experiencing the latest in construction software technologies.

Trimble, a global leader in construction technology, successfully concluded the 2025 edition of Tekla User Days (TUD), its flagship conference that brought together over 10,000 professionals from across India’s infrastructure and construction ecosystem through a hybrid format. The two-day event featured interactive workshops, live training sessions, panel discussions, and case studies aimed at equipping participants with practical skills and future-ready insights. This year’s focus was on accelerating precast adoption, improving quality, and driving India’s infrastructure growth. Harsh Pareek, Vice President Sales, APAC, opened the conference by highlighting how Tekla is enabling engineers, contractors, and fabricators to embrace smarter, data-led workflows. Industry leaders, including Vinayak Kharche, Head of Information Systems and Automation, Adani Petrochemicals, and Bibhu Choudhary, VP & Head of India Engineering at Trimble, delivered keynotes on Day 1. On Day 2, Rajan Aiyer, Vice President & Managing Director, Trimble India, underlined the importance of collaboration and technology in shaping the future of India’s construction industry. A panel discussion on “Scaling Precast Construction for India’s Infrastructure Boom: Technology, Quality and Market Readiness” featured insights from Amit Barde, Head - Precast Initiative, Larsen & Toubro; Shraddha Telge, CEO, Telge Projects; Kapilesh Bhate, Director, Precast India Infrastructures (PIIPL); and Shridhar Rao, Sales Head, Elematic India. The discussion explored how digital solutions and robust quality frameworks can unlock precast potential. Commenting on the event, Harsh Pareek said: “What stood out at TUD2025 was the clarity with which the industry is embracing digital practices. From precast to project delivery, the conversations reflected a strong intent to move beyond experimentation and towards adoption at scale. Tekla is proud to be at the centre of this shift, helping teams deliver with greater confidence, quality and speed.” Rajan Aiyer added: “This year’s Tekla User Days proved that the construction community is ready to reimagine how India builds. The energy in the room wasn’t just about technology, it was about collaboration, learning, and the shared drive to create infrastructure that’s future-ready. At Trimble, our role is to empower that ambition by connecting data, people, and processes into one seamless ecosystem.” Tekla User Days continues to provide professionals with a platform for learning, networking, and experiencing the latest in construction software technologies.

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