Kelly Watt is a globally recognized leader in digital twins and spatial intelligence for complex infrastructure, serving as Co-Founder and Senior Digital Twins Consultant at Digital Twin Consulting. With nearly 20 years of experience across aviation, transportation, and industrial environments, Kelly specializes in translating advanced technologies – such as real-time IoT integration, AI/ML, simulation, and 3D geospatial systems – into operational outcomes for large-scale enterprises.

He has led airport digital twin programs, including enterprise-scale deployments at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, where he oversaw integrated systems spanning 250,000+ IoT data points with predictive monitoring and Generative AI enablement connected to many business systems and spatial contact; GIS, BIM, Reality Capture.

Kelly’s work also focuses on “motional digital twins”- real-time, sensor-driven environments that enable predictive flow management, passenger experience optimization, and non-aeronautical revenue growth and building multimodal movement intelligence, and AI-driven operational decision support across terminals and airside/landside environments.

His expertise bridges GIS, BIM, LiDAR, computer vision, and enterprise systems integration to create actionable, operations-ready digital ecosystems.

A frequent keynote speaker at global events, Kelly is also an ambassador with the Digital Twin Consortium and a contributor to industry standards, whitepapers, and academic programs. He is known for connecting emerging technologies with real-world operational transformation in airports and smart infrastructure.