# Keynote: Black & Veatch Utility Executive Leadership Institute, Aspen – The Future of Infrastructure
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Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at Black & Veatch’s Annual Utility Executive Leadership Institute conference in Aspen, Colorado in 2013, speaking to senior utility executives on the transformational forces reshaping global infrastructure. Black & Veatch is one of the world’s leading engineering, procurement, and construction companies, and its annual leadership institute brings together utility CEOs and C-suite leaders to explore the future of energy, water, and telecommunications infrastructure. Carroll’s keynote explored what happens when everything around us becomes intelligent, connected, aware, and location-oriented — and what that means for the physical infrastructure that modern civilization depends on. The core message: heading toward 2020, the industries that would lead were those willing to deploy big, bold thinking to solve the leading infrastructure challenges of the era, redefining the very concept of what a utility does and how it delivers value.

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Source: https://jimcarroll.com/2013/09/keynote-black-and-veatch-utility-executive-leadership-institute-aspen-the-future-of-infrastructure/