Ian Yeo

Ian Yeo is one of a rare group of people – a specialist in AI who has actually worked in the construction industry. He spent the early years of his career running and managing design on commercial, education and healthcare projects, so he knows how construction works. He then moved into information management, co-founding the companies BIMsense and Operance, which help organisations manage building data and comply with safety regulations such as the Building Safety Act. Frustrated by seeing former colleagues losing half a day to writing safety plans or progress reports, last year he built PlanOps – the UK’s first AI-native construction project management platform, which turns hours of site paperwork into minutes, safely and transparently. Ian has also authored a book about BIM for estates, and regularly speaks on BIM, information management, and practical AI.