DiBETSA 2025:
Digital Transitioning in the Built Environment
Call for Project Nominations, Registrations, and Exhibitors
Date: 22 October 2025
Time: 09:00am
Venue: School of Tourism and Hospitality (STH), University of Johannesburg, Bunting Campus, 57 Bunting Rd, Cottesloe, Johannesburg
Nominations Now Open!
Awards Gala Dinner
As the sun sets, join us for DiBETSA’s 2nd Annual Dinner & Awards Night, a prestigious evening dedicated to recognising the best digital projects in Southern Africa.
With limited seating, the dinner promises to be an unforgettable experience filled with celebration, fine dining, and networking. Don’t miss out on this dynamic event where innovation meets recognition. Join us at DiBETSA 2025 to experience the future of the built environment!
Register to Exhibit
Are you a digital solutions provider in the built environment revolutionizing the construction and infrastructure landscape? Showcase your innovations to top industry leaders.
- The Exhibition is free to attend.
Exhibitors can exhibit at no cost once registration is confirmed. Optional add-ons like meals, tables, or booths are available at an extra cost and must be requested in advance.
Note: Meals during the day event are at the attendee’s own cost and will only be provided if requested beforehand.
Register to Attend
Morning session is FREE | Evening Gala Dinner is ticketed
Event Details
- Technology Showcase & Exhibition: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Awards Gala Dinner: 7:00 PM (Ticketed)
- CPD Accredited | Innovation | Networking | Awards
Let’s celebrate the digital revolution in construction and infrastructure—together.
Speakers:
To be Announced
Panelists:
To be Announced
Exhibitors:
To be Announced
Dinner & Awards Night (Time: 18:00 onwards)
As the sun sets, join us for DiBETSA’s 2nd Annual Dinner & Awards Night, a prestigious evening dedicated to recognising the best digital projects in Southern Africa. From “Project Information Exchange” to “Digital Champion,” this awards ceremony will honour those who have excelled in pioneering the built environment’s digital transformation. With limited seating, the dinner promises to be an unforgettable experience filled with celebration, fine dining, and networking. Don’t miss out on this dynamic event where innovation meets recognition. Join us at DiBETSA 2025 to experience the future of the built environment!
Awards Gala Dinner
Participants must pay using the provided link and use “DiBETSA 2025” as the payment reference.
A screenshot or receipt of the payment must be sent to carinbe@uj.ac.za.
For invoice payments, please contact carinbe@uj.ac.za for assistance.
Ticket Pricing: R1 500 per person and R15 000 for a table of ten.
Project Awards Nominations
This is a unique opportunity to honour those projects that are setting new standards and driving innovation within the industry. Nominate a deserving project today and be part of recognising the leaders in digital excellence!
If you know of an outstanding project making a significant impact in the digital transformation of the built environment, now is your chance to recognise their efforts!
The DiBETSA 2025 Awards are open for nominations, celebrating excellence across multiple categories, including;
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Project Information Exchange, Management & Hand-Over
(2024 Winner: Mocimbia de Praia Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project, Mozambique) -
Construction Health & Safety
(2024 Winner: Teraco JB5 Project, Johannesburg, South Africa) -
Project Communication and Collaboration
(2024 Winner: Ansara Architects Project, Johannesburg, South Africa)
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Project Planning, Monitoring & Control
(2024 Winner: Main Reef Water Tower Project, Johannesburg, South Africa) -
Quality Project Data Capture
(2024 Winner: Koruson 2 Cluster (140MW Hartebeeshoek Wind Farm & 140MW Umsombomvu Wind Farm), Northern Cape and Middelburg in Eastern Cape, South Africa) -
Design Efficiency, Effectiveness & Sustainability
(2024 Winner: SSEM Structural Steel, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) -
Project Reporting/Decision Making & Approvals
(2024 Winner: Jaggersfontein Collapse for Search and Rescue, Jagersfontein, Free State, South Africa) -
Capacity Development
(2024 Winner: Carolina Water Treatment Plant Project, Carolina, Mpumalanga, South Africa) -
Procurement
(2024 Winner: Vodacom Fire Project, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa) -
Best Exhibitor
(2024 Winner: AvenirHoldings, South Africa)
What an amazing turnout in 2024
DiBETSA 2025 Organising Team
Prof Innocent Musonda
(imusonda@uj.ac.za)
Thank You!
We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to making DiBETSA 2024 an extraordinary success!
Speakers
A special thank you to Mr Richard Matchett and Mr Ricardo Lopez for delivering insightful presentations that inspired and informed.
Panelists
Sponsors
We are especially grateful to our sponsors—DBSA, CYPE, FEM, and Sensor Security—for their generous support, which made this event possible.
To everyone who participated, attended, or supported DiBETSA 2024 in any way, thank you for being part of this journey. Together, we’ve fostered a space for innovation, collaboration, and progress in our industry.
Organisers
Exhibitors
Thank you to the following organisations for showcasing innovative solutions and contributing to a vibrant exhibition space:
CYPE, BAKER BAYNES, MODENA, ORACLE, DELTA SCAN, CARINBE, TURNER & TOWNSEND, SENSOR SECURITY SYSTEMS, IDECO, MASCOT SECURITY, BIM COMMUNITY, ARISTON SA, BINMAK, GAMMATEC, AVENIR HOLDINGS, UJ VR LAB, CATENDA/AGILE, PHD POWERHOUSE, SACPCMP, and BENTLEY.
We look forward to seeing you at DiBETSA 2025!
Check out our Awards Evening!
