Craig is Head of Digital Solutions for Skanska UK Building Services. He is responsible for implementing Skanska’s digital strategy and introducing new digital solutions to the business to improve productivity. During the last two years, Craig has led a team of experts exploring the emerging smart buildings market. This has ultimately resulted in the development of Skanska’s own smart building’s service. He has developed a wealth of knowledge that covers all aspects of delivering a smart building with a specific focus on delivering to the customer need.

Tom is a fully qualified Architectural Technologist and Designer by trade who is now established as a key advocate of BIM and Digital Engineering.

Having previously worked for a UK top 10 architectural practice for 7 years, he has extensive experience in all sectors including Commercial, Mixed Use, Defence, Higher Education, Student Living, Healthcare and more.

Currently, Tom works for Skanska UK as Head of Digital Solutions. His role is to steer the strategy of our digital products and services offered to customers.

Previously, he has been a part of the Skanska UK Building Junior Leadership Team (JLT) supporting the business make critical decisions to improve the business and results for customers.

He has been practicing BIM and Digital Engineering for over 7 years and have delivered all aspects of BIM, including the latest ISO19650 practices throughout various types of projects.

His skillsets focus on the Information Management roles and responsibilities within the digital arena including successful COBie Information Exchange. He has a key interest in the operational phase of a project’s lifecycle and is an expert in delivering digital asset value to clients who wish to use data through facilities management to drastically improve on whole lifecycle cost savings.

More recently, Tom has been co-lead for the development of a Smart Buildings platform that looks to drive improved building performance through utilising the digital twin.

Outside of Skanska Tom is Co-chair of the Southwest UKBIM Alliance.

Dan Nylén is a Field Application Engineer at Epishine and is a technical generalist with 20 years of experience from various positions in tech companies.

As a Field Application Engineer at Epishine Dan’s focus is to make the integration process of our solar cell into the customer product as smooth as possible. This could be by support the customer with mechanical design or advise how to design the power management component.

Dan Nylén has experience from automotive and defence industries and has a long experience of mechanical integration and design.

His mindset is that nothing is impossible!

Andy has 35 years experience in the telecommunications and technology sector. He is currently Director of Private Mobile Networks at Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG), the UK’s leading provider of mobile-infrastructure-as-a-service to commercial and operation real estate including; shopping centres, stadiums, airports, hotels, offices and campus environments. Previously Andy has held senior positions at Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent and Virgin Media as well as a number of UK and US technology start-ups. The majority of his career has been spent developing and implementing solutions which create connected environments dedicated to supporting critical operational technology.

Jon is Managing Director of InTandem Systems Ltd, a successful BMS and Integration Company operating mainly in the South of England.
He graduated from UoP with a BSc ‘Engineering with Business Studies’ then later achieved FCIBSE and CEng. After starting out with Landis & Gyr, an opportunity to run a controls and automation company was irresistible and this lead to challenges ranging from developing telephone operated lighting controls to medical electronics as well as process controls and automation (inhaler testing for Shearing Plough) and hydraulic valve flushing for Vickers
After 12 years in this sector and identifying a gap in the market for a customer-led (as opposed to product-led) controls company, InTandem Systems Ltd was formed.
He is on the Industrial Advisory Board for both Havant and Southdown College and the University of Portsmouth and the improvement for vocational training and creating opportunity for Young Engineers is a core value.
Jon was elected as BCIA President for two years in 2018 and is currently a Committee member on the CIBSE IT & Controls Group. He & InTandem Systems have won several national CIBSE & BCIA Awards including Outstanding Contribution by the BCIA & the coveted CIBSE Employer of the Year Award for the development of young engineers (twice!!)

Jo joined Sodexo to compliment the development of best practice Hard FM in the UK&I region. She is responsible for promoting, programme managing and embedding best practice in maintenance and technical services internally and representing Sodexo as a technical authority externally. Earlier this year Jo was recognised at the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) 2022 awards with the prestigious Outstanding Contribution title for regularly giving her time and expertise freely without seeking any personal gain for the sole purpose of making buildings perform better and to create opportunities for all engineers.
Jo was previously a Business Manager and subject matter expert in facilities management and maintenance at BSRIA. She lead a team of consultants and researchers that provided the technical expertise on the built environment and was responsible for authoring best practice guides in Facilities Management including Business Focused Maintenance, Asset Management and Maintenance Audits and Condition Surveys and Asset Data Capture.

Passionate about technology!

With a career delivering high-profile IT and Facilities Management services to public and private sectors, and an enthusiasm for improvement and efficiency, Katy is facilitating Sodexo's charge towards Digitisation of Services.

Miguel is the EMEA Marketing and Technology Manager for Lutron based in London. He joined Lutron in 2005 with two bachelor’s degrees in engineering. During his career at Lutron, he has held several positions, ranging from product development to marketing and product management. He is currently a sr. manager at Lutron and holds several positions of leadership in a number of organizations, such as the LIA, the DALI Alliance and Lighting Europe.

Arran joined CIM with a passion for combating climate change. He has a keen interest in how disruptive technology has the ability to remove barriers to delivering demand-side energy savings for large property owners & operators in a very short time frame. Previous to joining CIM, Arran worked for Total Energies in the UK developing his expertise in the UK Energy landscape. Arran has worked with leading brands such as Knight Frank and CBRE supporting them on their Net Zero journey, and sharing his drive for a sustainable future.

Paul is a leading figure in the world of integrated building control systems, with nearly 40 years' experience in the field of building-controls and building systems integration. He has a background in start-ups in building-control systems technology as well as leading SME organisations at a senior level. Currently, Paul is Business Development Director for Tridium, with global responsibility for technology partnerships and key customer accounts for Tridium products and their network of distributors, systems integrators and OEMs.

Tridium, a global software and technology company, is the developer of the Niagara Framework®, a software platform that enables the integration of disparate systems and devices - regardless of manufacturer or communication protocol - into a unified platform that can be easily managed and controlled in real-time.

Simon is an experienced Sales Professional in the building automation market. He has extensive experience of the installation and use of room controls as well as technical knowledge of advanced building automation in commercial buildings such as offices, hotels and apartments. Simon is currently the UK and Ireland Regional Director for Distech Controls. Leading a Sales Team, Distech Controls leads the market in terms of Innovative Solutions that Connect People with Intelligent Building Solutions, For Better health, Better Spaces and Better Efficiencies.

R8 Jenny is the first digital employee for commercial real estate that uses computational power to ensure healthy indoor climate cost-efficiently and with the smallest carbon footprint. Siim has more than 10 years experience in software development and buildings HVAC systems modelling.

Laura leads a team of asset managers, based in the London office, with c £2bn of office assets to manage across the UK, on behalf of international clients. She was appointed Client Experience Lead for EMEA offices in 2022. Defining the role as the first incumbent, Laura is building and developing a team to deliver excellent service to both clients and occupiers.
With 18 years’ experience, of which 16 years have been with CBRE IM, Laura has held a number of investment management and leadership roles within the business.
Laura is passionate about cities, having lived in New York and now London, and developing places within them for people to thrive. She has led repositioning projects such as Angel Central (a retail destination in Islington), 10 Brindley Place (the largest office refurbishment in Birmingham to complete in 2022) and Atlantic House (a City of London office refurbishment). Wellbeing, creativity, technology, adaptability and long term sustainability are at the heart of her projects.
As a mother of two young children, Laura has always been a strong advocate of diversity, equity and inclusion and has led a wellbeing and mental health working group at CBRE IM, which is all part of a wider initiative to provide a more inclusive environment for the team to work, learn and grow.

Eric Woods is a research director leading Guidehouse Insights’ smart cities and urban innovation services. In this role, he brings together his experience across the energy, mobility, buildings, and government technology sectors. As well as authoring a series of ground-breaking research reports on smart cities, Dr. Woods has led several major smart city consultancy projects.
He has almost 30 years of experience as an analyst and consultant on new technology trends including in-depth research in the areas of IT infrastructure, data analytics, knowledge management, public sector IT, and cleantech innovation. He is frequent speaker at industry conferences and is quoted regularly in major publications. He has worked on consultancy assignments to a wide range of clients, including public and private sector technology users, utilities, and global IT players, as well as many small and growing technology companies.

Robert leads IBM’s UK Digital Real Estate and Sustainability practice and has over 20 years experience helping Public Sector clients to optimise the way they manage the interface between their Physical Environment (buildings and assets) and their Digital Environments (the systems that support them).

Robert has advised and led a range of major worjplace programme for clients including the MOD, HMRC, the Home Office and the NHS. He is a leading proponent of applying user-centric design to support clients reinvent the way they apply smarter technologies to improve efficiency, experience, business outcomes and more sustainable ways of working.

Andres Guzman joined Tishman Speyer in 2022 as Head of ESG for Tishman Speyer’s European business. Andres oversees the integration and delivery of the firm’s European ESG strategy to ensure performance and manage associated risks, aligning with global goals. Andres has over 13 years of experience in driving responsible growth having previously focused on providing functional leadership to property consultancies. Most recently, he was Head of Sustainability for Colliers, embedding ESG into property investment strategies, chairing various ESG committees, and managing compliance with EU carbon legislation.

He is passionate about driving sustainability in real estate and has a proven track record of positive internal and external engagement to meet ambitious targets. Andres is a regular presenter on sustainability topics, has contributed to policy consultations on energy legislation, and participated in the World Green Building Council’s Better Places for People campaign.

Ashley spent 26 years working in the Defence Sector before to entering the commercial world of lighting. Realising the wider opportunity for connected lighting and how a wireless data backbone would enable valuable data insights, Ashley co-founded Chess and began introducing Mymesh to lighting OEMs and end users.

Over the last four years, Ashley has supported clients across both private and public sector to develop their smart building journey, realising a range of smart building programmes across verticals including healthcare, industry, office, education, and transportation.

He continues to be an advocate in seeking ways to develop sensor eco-systems that leverage the Mymesh backbone that will, through data acquisition, improve building insights and enable integration and interoperability with existing building services.

Mymesh, a secure and scalable wireless network that is designed to enable a smart built environment.

Sandeep setup the fast growing UK Launchpad in 2018 to support and guide tech companies with market entry into the UK market. As part of this he works with a large number of smart city solutions. He also Chairs on Smart Cities for Tech London Advocates and as part of this is very well connected to the Smart City ecosystem. As part of his roles he regularly organises and participates in a number of smart city events and talks.

Prior to this, Sandeep Arora spent 20 years as a senior executive across a number of investment banks such as JP Morgan and UBS, providing leadership in the areas of Risk Management, Policy and Compliance.

Paul is an intelligent buildings expert. He has been involved in engineering since he was 16, beginning as an apprentice. Starting in the aircraft industry, in maintenance and later R&D and then 20 years living in continental Europe. Working in the construction sector and eventually establishing his own company in France concentrating in all aspects of renewables, intelligent technologies and low energy building techniques. He returned to the UK in to 2012, and completed a Masters in Architecture and the built environment. Since then he has worked in project management and business development.

Now, as KNX Business Manager for Theben UK he believes in the positive impact that properly designed, fully integrated building automation technology can have for the health, wellbeing and sustainability of both a building and those using it.

Having been in technology and engineering since 1979 I thrive on constantly learning new things. I started providing MSI services back in July 2014 when I started a team that made Smart Buildings come to life.

The first MSI in the UK project was a 770,000 sq.ft. iconic building for a global investment bank in the city of London. My team and I learned every day on that project and many of the principles we discovered and have since developed now form part of a very successful delivery team backed by own in house software development team.

We have developed a unique approach to Smart Buildings as a whole that is founded on practical deliverable principles. We don't talk the art of the possible, we show how it can be done. Words are easy to write, showing is proof we understand it and that is what we do collectively as a team.

With over 11 years’ experience within the energy and building controls industry, Charlie joined Sauter in January 2022 and created Sauter Energy, which delivers energy services and projects to aid in fulfilling consumption targets.

As a Principal Engineer within the Building Intelligence Team, Ivo endeavours to implement user centric built environment designs through system integration, data acquisition and analytics, and innovation.

As Technical Director for Sauter Automation, Neil has been with the company for 28 years. Neil, along with the Design Technical Team, is instrumental in bringing Sauter's smart products, such as Second Sight, to market.

An experienced engineer and entrepreneur, Adam is a co-founder and Head of IoT at HomeLINK. He has a background in robotics & AI, secure military communications and deploying IoT solutions across multiple sectors. Passionate about bringing positive social change through the application of innovative technology.

James Palmer has spent the last 30 years making machines talk to machines, mostly in the world of Building Management. From rolling out large scale remote monitoring and integration solutions for the world’s biggest telecoms and banking companies to controlling schools and luxury homes, James has experience in buildings of all shapes and sizes.

Today, as Head of BMS at Metrikus, he uses that expertise to help bring IoT and cloud computing technology to bear on buildings by integrating the IoT with traditional BMS.

Graeme is currently the UK & Ireland Digital Energy Marketing Manager for Schneider Electric and has been involved in the building controls industry for more than 30 years, after starting his career as a Project Engineer at Lidworth Ltd. He later moved on to Bristol Management Systems before spending 19 years at Trend Control Systems, where he worked his way up from Regional Field Services Manager to Marketing Director. Early in 2019 Graeme was elected on to the BCIA’s Management Committee and he will now use his years of experience gained in the industry to build on the BCIA’s position as a leading influence on standards, professionalism and innovation for its members.

Peter is the Founder and Director of Group Horizon, a specialist training provider developing and delivering apprenticeship programmes nationally for over 12 years. Group Horizon is delighted to be working in partnership with the BCIA to deliver the new BEMS Controls Engineer Apprenticeship. Having started his career as an engineering apprentice at 16, Peter is a passionate advocate of apprenticeships and the critical role of integrated skills development in achieving Net Zero. Peter has a First Class Honours Degree in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, he completed the Cranfield University General Management Programme and is currently undertaking a Masters in Digital Analytics and Machine Learning at Newcastle University.

Jen has worked for Crown House Technologies which is part of Laing O’Rourke since 2015. She works within Enterprise Solutions who deliver specialist systems including BEMS and was originally appointed to oversee documentation nationally. More recently Jen has started to project manage the BEMS package on a number of projects. She is also involved in a number of BCIA projects as a volunteer, one of the most recent being the launch of the BCIA Young Engineers Network.

Wendy worked as a senior lecturer and dissertation mentor at Southampton Solent University for 27 years for a range of degree courses before co-founding InTandem Systems in 1997. As Commercial Director, Wendy has been responsible for business growth and has led the company to develop into a thriving BEMS specialist in the building services sector. Wendy’s passion is for training the next generation of Building Services Engineers something which has seen her spearhead the introduction of the BEMS Controls Engineer Apprenticeship for which she received the BCIA Outstanding Contribution of the Year Award in 2020. Wendy is also a T Level Ambassador and has, for many years been a training mentor for students undertaking placements at InTandem Systems, a role which culminated in being awarded the CIBSE Employer of the Year (small business and overall winner) in both 2017 and 2020. Wendy continues to Chair the BEMS Controls Engineer Apprenticeship Employer Group ensuring that the issue of skills remains at the top of the agenda for the building controls industry.

Andy has been with the JIB since 2012 and is experienced in a number of areas across the organisation and with the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS), which covers more than 175,000 valid card holders across the industry including building controls. Andy’s role as Head of Growth is focused on the strategic development of the ECS and includes a leading role in the sector to improve the coverage of the scheme, develop new digital systems and processes to enhance user value, raise competence standards and work for a safer built environment. Andy is on Working Group 2 for Installers as part of Dame Judith Hackitt’s review into competence following the tragedy at Grenfell, is Chair of a smart technology group for CSCS Partner Schemes covering more than 2 million card holders and acts as Secretary to an industry charity promoting skills development and further education.

Involved in the controls / BMS Industry for over 40 years, founding and heading up innovative businesses for over 30 years, leading into the Smart Buildings arena.

Advisor to the worlds leading consultancy practices

Entrepreneurial leader within the Internet of Things products both hardware and software

Now part of the EQUANS digital services sector and leading the drive towards the next generation of intelligent connected buildings.

Experienced Head Of Marketing with a demonstrated history of working in the building management systems and controls sector. I have been involved in the BMS sector for over 30 years and was president of the Building Controls Industry Association for 4 years

Head of intelligent buildings at Elementa Consulting, Stephen Wreford leads a team of experienced consulting engineers delivering intelligent building vision, strategy, design, governance and operation.

With a career spanning over 35 years, Stephen has dedicated his profession to delivering ‘benefit’ for people and planet. By harnessing modern digital technology, we can enrich the lives of people interacting with real estate and enhance operating properties. Making lives better and the world a better place.

Stephen is a well renowned published author in trade magazines as well as a frequent speaker and expert panel member for industry exhibitions.

Miguel is the Global Business Developer for Building Automation at B.E.G. supporting the international subsidiaries in developing and selling light management solutions. He started at B.E.G. in the Portuguese Branch as technical director developing the market turning BEG brand the most known lighting control specialists in Portugal. Miguel is an Electrical engineer with 2 post graduations in Business Management and Project Management and is also a KNX Tutor. With a huge experience in Sales, Marketing and Business Development his career has been established developing and selling Building Automation solutions using KNX and DALI with special focus for Energy Efficiency. Experience has been gained working for companies such as Siemens and has been deeply involved in developing several of the most important KNX Projects in Portugal. At B.E.G. since 2017 is member of KNX National Group and Lighting working group from AGEFE (National Association for Manufacturers and Wholesalers for Electrical Sector and Electronics), actively participated on the definition of Legislation for Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Miguel strongly believes that training people on using the best control and management solutions, will deliver the best energy efficiency solutions for buildings.

Tom holds Fellowship status with CIBSE for his contribution to the Industry, a marker of his commitment to clients, projects and consultancy in the built environments. Tom has maintained strong links with local academia lecturing on the subject of ‘Building Management Systems & Technology. Tom also works closely with the wider industry, such as Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) and CIBSE ICT and Controls committee. Tom sits on the judging panel for BCIA’s annual awards and is a working group member on the EU’s ‘Smart Ready Indicator’ assessment. Tom led the first building in the world to be accredited under the new smart building certification scheme SmartScore.

Parris is a Smart Building Scientist at Schneider Electric and has a background in the sciences having studied Chemistry at the University of Manchester. Realising a passion for sustainability and improving the efficiency in buildings utilising the latest technology she joined Schneider Electric's graduate scheme in 2020 and begun her current role in 2022. Parris is continually studying the industry to understand how technology plays a role in ensuring truly smart buildings deliver a sustainable future.

Simon is a Systems Architect for Schneider Electric UK&I, focusing predominantly on BMS and Security Systems in Commercial Real Estate and Hotels. Simon has over 30 years of experience designing robust, scalable, innovative solutions by combining the latest technologies with our EcoStruxure Buildings Solutions and Systems to help drive sales and deliver business value to our customers. He also provides technical validation, risk management and compliance for all new significant opportunities in the UK&I during pre-sales stages and project delivery.

Chris is currently Vice President of Sales for J2 Innovations, a Siemens company, providing open framework software for smart buildings, smart equipment and IoT applications. Previous roles include VP Sales EMEA for Distech Controls, and Business Development Director for Tridium Europe, as well various other roles including Managing Director of £5M T/O FastTrack 100 manufacturing company. Chris is well known in the UK advanced building controls market. Highly IT literate at mobile, PC and network levels, also with knowledge of embedded and wireless technologies, especially regarding energy efficiency. Chris has lectured in energy conservation and open control systems, and provided consultancy on business strategy, integrated building automation, and commercial PV systems. Chris is passionate about energy saving, decarbonisationation, renewable energy and electric vehicles.

A star wars geek, car enthusiast, mum of 3, and massive lover of tequila and cake; Claire part owns the largest privately owned specialist M and E company in the UK. Next year she will become the 3rd female president of the UKs largest trade association in the built environment - BESA. Having trail blazed in a seriously male dominated sector, Linaker, Claire’s 4th child, has seen 120% organic growth in 4 years. A multi-award winning passionate pioneer of bringing your authentic self to work, she demonstrates why being everything anyone shouldn’t be; traditionally in the engineering sector, has been an asset not an obstacle to loving the journey.

Matt’s career in lighting started 25 years ago when he joined Thorlux as an apprentice. Working his way through the Quality and Technical Services departments and being the Engineering Assistant to the Managing Director to his current position of Technical Manager, Matt has achieved HNC in Mechanical engineering and a degree in Management of Manufacturing System.

Through this time Matt has built up first-hand knowledge of lighting, luminaires and lighting control systems, is involved in the design, development and marketing of luminaires and is also responsible for running the group’s carbon offsetting scheme.

Navjeet has over 15 years of Real Estate and Property Technology experience. He has a history working with SaaS and Data Analytics solutions prior to joining bGrid.
During his career, Navjeet successfully delivered digital transformation and growth, managed and built teams within some of the UK’s leading businesses.

He now brings a wealth of industry related experience as well as passion for data led insights within the built environment and smart building technologies to bGrid.

Edward Lees is Global Head of Technical Product Development – Smart & Beyond Lighting at Feilo Sylvania. Edward has over 15 years of lighting experience from traditional light sources and luminaires, to cutting edge IOT device/system development and professional smart lighting market implementations. Previously in a wide range of product management roles at international and global levels, Edward is now responsible for all Smart and Beyond Lighting product developments and Smart Lighting R&D Teams at Feilo Sylvania including its 3 Smart Lighting Innovation Centres (SLIC).

With over 30 years as an Information and Communications Technology professional, Billy has covered a variety of roles in the U.K, Middle East, US and Europe. His work provides clients with unparalleled, in-depth and passionate market knowledge on areas such as ICT passive and active infrastructures, smart buildings, security systems and audio-visual systems.
Billy is recognised for his ability to translate business needs from strategy into structured value for money solutions, supporting company’s business objectives and successfully managing the integration of technology, staff, budgets and time frames, from brief development analysis to well thought-out, low-risk implemented solutions.
As the Divisional Director of ICT at HDR, Billy specialises in IT operations, project set-up, strategic design and the implementation of technology in support of the day-to-day operations of large global organisations.

Ek is a pioneer in “Workplace Strategy and Strategic FM” in Thailand. Over 20 years of experience in the future-corporate workplace transformation projects include workplace strategy, project management, change management and workplace design in collaboration with ‘smart working & space saving initiative’ supporting property scenario simulations with tangible tracking records in Europe, EMEA and Asia region. He is a visionary in the future workplace.

Ek is an active EuroFM Ambassador of Thailand and a former President of Thailand Facility Management Association, contributing his time and knowledge to awareness of the Workplace and FM industry in local and international markets.

As Chief Product Officer at Radix IoT, LLC–offering limitless monitoring and management rooted in intelligence–Michael Skurla helps consolidate global Marketing & Product Viability, focusing on forthcoming product strategy and intellectual property for markets including unique R&D initiatives, cloud/managed services, merger & acquisitions targets. Previously, as CTO, Skurla set product strategy. He has over two decades of experience in control automation and IoT product design with Fortune 500 companies, focusing on the intersection of software and hardware, emphasizing data aggregation and analytics for mission-critical industries. A well-recognized thought leader and a contributor to such top industry publications as Field Technologies, Network World, Critical Facilities, Oilman Magazine, IoT Playbook, IoT News, Digitalisation World (UK), LD+A, among others, he is a frequent lecturer on outcome-based analytics and consolidated data methodologies for building & industrial applications driving efficiency and alternative business outcomes through data. Skurla is a contributing member of ASHRAE, USGBC, 7x24Exchange, and IES Education.

Jim has worked within the building automation industry for 30 years and has extensive knowledge of Building Energy Management Systems (BeMS) and integration with other Building Automation Systems such as Fire, Security, Access & Lighting. He has supported selection and impementation of systems in a wide variety of projects including major office developments, research sites healtcare providers, schools and retail outlets.

Jim believes that integrated systems have a large role to play in making building environments efficient, safe, comfortable and can introduce automated processes that assist with compliance which is becoming increasingly more important.

Whilst Jim is relatively new to ABB he brings a wealth of industry knowledge to support the future of buildings using more intelligent IoT based devices to deliver efficient and safe buildings.

As Chief Technology Officer of Service Works Global, Paul has 28 years of experience in delivering large scale complex enterprise systems in many different sectors and domains. Within SWG, he is responsible for providing long-term vision and leadership for the company’s software, products and information technology. He manages all product development strategies across the global organisation and specialises in Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM), Building Lifecycle Management, and 3D BIM visualisation tools.

Penny Brinsley is an Account Director at international CAFM provider, Service Works Global (SWG). With over 18 years’ experience in the facilities management (FM) software marketplace, Penny manages SWG’s UK client base and is responsible for ensuring the operational needs of her customer base are fully aligned with their FM technology solutions. Her clients span a diverse range of industry sectors and include service providers, healthcare, education and public sector housing, many of whom who benefit from software interfaces including IoT, smart technology and BIM (Building Information Modelling) to deliver intelligent data and insight to support FM and Estates decision-making.

With over 20 years' experience working in healthcare, telco, SaaS and IoT, Mark has had a number of roles focussing on growth through innovation, making use of the latest technologies and ensuring clients get maximum value from the systems they use.

Now leading the IoT side of things at Pressac Communications, he is responsible for their smart-sensor global GTM strategy. With a comprehensive understanding of the ‘intelligent building’ ecosystem and a clear focus on the role IoT plays within it, Mark is passionate about ensuring the availability of accurate data is recognised as a cornerstone of any CRE strategy.

Alf has over 20 years’ technical experience working as a network engineer in LAN networking, WiFi, IT security and network management IT sectors. He provides valuable insights in practical ways to plan, install, maintain and troubleshooting IT networks, both in Data Centers and offices

For the last 11 years, Alf has specialised in LAN and WIFi network testing solutions, but now works for ‘AEM-Test & Measurement’ as their European ‘Technical Sales Manager’, who’s solutions provide testing and certification of structured cabling (copper and fibre).

Bryan Churchard heads up Smart Building Solutions for Siemens and offers a broad range of experience and knowledge of enterprise systems, software platforms and integration capabilities across multiple industry sectors.

With several years of experience working with energy solutions for the real estate sector , Carl-Johan is today part of driving the digitisation of building operations in his position as business developer at the highly innovative proptech-company Myrspoven.

Based in Stockholm, Sweden, responsibilities include everything from forming strategies for broad implementation with real estate companies, to international expansion by establishing a local presence in new markets.

John’s career started in Defense Electronics as a hardware / software engineer developing passive defense systems where he first studied and pioneered the early use of computer systems. Since 1994 he has been working in the Building Automation industry and is currently the Director of European Operations for Delta Controls Inc, who are part of the multi-billion dollar Delta Group with far reaching and wide ranging energy and automation products that help deliver carbon net zero buildings with a high degree of automation and Cloud IoT Connectivity.

Following my degree I worked in practical Archaeology before transferring my geotechnical skills into the growing UK Renewable Energy industry.

I have worked in building services since 2007, initially specialising in heat pumps and their integration with other renewable technologies.

I built on my technical and industry knowledge, along with project and people management skills, in positions for a multi-technology solution provider, two equipment manufacturers [prior to my current employer], and a high-end design and project company.

I am currently a Senior Design Support Partner for Trend Control Systems, part of the Honeywell Group. In this role I am responsible for ensuring the sound design, technical development, and project management of complex projects on behalf of end-users and contractors.

Faye Bowser BEng (Hons), CEng

Faye Bowser has a background in Mechanical Engineering and Strategy with international experience who is now the Head of Energy & Performance Services for Siemens plc. The world of energy is changing towards a low carbon decentralised system, Faye’s role is to work with energy intensive users in the UK to develop a service-based energy savings model that is tailored to suit the users needs. This is leveraging energy efficiency measures, the supply side portfolio, talent and know-how for Siemens to be leaders in this exciting market.

Faye uses her passion and 19 years’ experience of working in the global market to lead the team to ensure Siemens is a world class leader in the transition towards the clean energy future.

Faye is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), has an EMBA with Warwick Business School, on the CBI Board for Energy & Climate Change and the Green Growth Board for the Midlands Engine whilst working closely with various organisational research projects.

Amanda is Vice-Chancellor & President at the University of East London, Chair of London Higher, HEA Principal Fellow, Council member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and has held Chairs in International Business at multiple institutions in the UK and around the world.

Amanda has a strong profile of forging successful collaborations within world-class higher education and business, and an outstanding track record in transformative change and innovation. Her award-winning leadership in multi-disciplinary pedagogical innovation, technology-enhanced learning and embedding global employability within the curriculum has been acknowledged internationally.

An eminent social scientist, she holds a rare insight into a cross-section of strategic groupings of Universities. Before joining East London, she was Chief Executive Officer, Newcastle University London; Pro-Vice Chancellor (International Priorities) & Executive Dean of the College of Business & Law, University of Salford; Principal of St. Cuthbert’s Society (a Durham University College) and Deputy Dean of Durham Business School. She led the 2014 Times Higher Education Business School of the Year. She also led the development of the disruptive ‘challenger institution’ - University Academy 92, building the distinctive industry-facing ‘Target Talent Curriculum’ - founded by the Class of ’92 and Lancaster University.

At the University of East London, she is committed to advancing the diversity of the talent pipeline, delivering a transformative contribution to inclusive futures, skills and innovation.

A star wars geek, car enthusiast, mum of 3, and massive lover of tequila and cake; Claire part owns the largest privately owned specialist M and E company in the UK. Next year she will become the 3rd female president of the UKs largest trade association in the built environment - BESA. Having trail blazed in a seriously male dominated sector, Linaker, Claire’s 4th child, has seen 120% organic growth in 4 years. A multi-award winning passionate pioneer of bringing your authentic self to work, she demonstrates why being everything anyone shouldn’t be; traditionally in the engineering sector, has been an asset not an obstacle to loving the journey.

Kas Mohammed is the Vice President of the Digital Buildings division at Schneider Electric in the UK and Ireland. His team work within both new and existing buildings across Commercial Real Estate, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Education segments to deliver systems which ensure optimal efficiency and user comfort across all stages of the building life cycle. Kas is passionate about improving sustainability across the built environment and reducing carbon emissions in our sector.

Magnus is the Director of the Hoare Lea Intelligent Building Group which includes the Audiovisual, ICT and Building Intelligence departments.

My background includes a Masters from Southampton University in Information Systems, initially working in the Sports Marketing ICT space, designing and delivering ICT solutions for major sporting events across 20 countries, including the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup experience.

My role at Hoare Lea focused upon the design and specification of ICT & Smart Buildings Infrastructure across a range of sectors.

Our focus is the utilization of technology to drive additional visibility and functionality to building stakeholders, which naturally drives tenant satisfaction, Return on Investment and aligns to ESG Strategies.

Hoare Lea’s Intelligent Buildings Group is based at Kings Cross.

Jonathan is an expert in sustainable real estate, building performance and technologies, carbon reduction strategies and climate change mitigation with 15 years of experience in the sector.

Following a masters in Civil and Architectural engineering studied at University of Bath, he joined at Schneider Electric as a project developer on holistic multi-million pound energy performance contracts for large scale public estates.

At Carbon Trust, he is primarily engaged with delivering energy efficiency, carbon reduction and broader sustainability ambitions for a joint venture commercial peroperty fund. Key projects have included the development of the fund’s Net Zero Commitment, net zero asset acquisition assessments and developing the specifications for the recent asset refurbishments.

Jonathan acts as a consultant for other Carbon Trust teams on real estate and technical building projects, notably on transformational lending frameworks and green bond frameworks. His expertise is also applied as Carbon Trust’s Head of Environment and is responsible for the sustainable performance of the organisation, the accredited ISO management system and delivering on long term emissions reduction targets.

Anna is an Account Manager in Schneider Electric’s Digital Power division, focusing on energy monitoring and power management in buildings. She holds a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University College London, where she was also involved in several environmental and sustainability societies. Since joining Schneider Electric in 2020, Anna has strived to better educate herself and her customers on what sustainability means for them and how to meet their energy targets.

Jules Barker is Global Director of Product at WiredScore, responsible for the creation, delivery and evolution of all products and associated services, including the WiredScore digital connectivity certification and SmartScore.

Jules joined WiredScore in 2020 from British Land, a UK based developer and landlord. There he led the Smart Places team, responsible for developing the company’s strategy for using technology to create outstanding places, and then devising and delivering products to make this a reality.

Jules’ background is in business strategy working at Bain and Co and BP. He started his career in the British Army where he commanded tanks and skied quite a lot, and has also worked as a postman, a binman and a juice innovator.

Jules is fascinated by the changes technology is driving across the world and is a great believer that tech can change our world for the better, if we manage not to destroy ourselves with it first.

Mark Bouldin has an extensive history in digital transformation helping many clients adopt new approaches taking value from data to make informed decisions. Having worked with some major corporations such as Hitachi Vantara and Tyco Mark joined JCI as a Subject Matter expert helping organisations improve the use of buildings through the adoption of smart technologies combining AI/ML with IOT and Operational technologies affecting sustainability, health and wellbeing and improving occupant experience domains.

Jamie Cameron is the Director of Digital Solutions for Johnson Controls and runs the Sales, Professional Services and Partnering efforts for the UK. Jamie’s background is from technology focusing on Big Data and Analytics. He has a passion for delivering innovative and disruptive technologies to challenging business problems.

With a first class degree in Management Science from Loughborough University he is a keen footballer, golfer and kite-surfer.

Dan is a Founding member of MyGlobalHome. Dan is multi-award-winning technologist with a proven track record delivering industry leading products and services into the global construction industry.

Historically, Dan has operated within the super prime market and as such has a great understanding of the art of the possible.

MyGlobalHome has offered Dan the chance to use his experience and understanding to develop a proposition that uses technology, data and AI to deliver technology into every home not just the top end of the market.

Furthermore, Dan believes that technology within homes should be used for good. To optimise the home and look after each occupant. A vision that he is seeing come into reality.

Alastair has accumulated over two decades of expertise in the Enterprise Networking arena, working in both Enterprise and Public Sector roles at senior levels with National and Global organisations helping those businesses understand the latest technology and how that technology can support their business transformation and drive true business outcomes. He has a reputation for getting to the heart of what businesses truly want to achieve as an outcome and helps them build strategies to achieve it. Alastair is excited to be at the centre of the Smart, Sustainable and Hybrid working revolution and feels that it is a seminal moment for businesses who adopt this technology to completely change the way they operate and unleash their true potential.

Andy has been working in the building services industry since 1986. Initially training as an air conditioning engineer he continued to develop his skills in building services through hands-on installation, maintenance and commissioning culminating in a career in the emerging BMS industry in the mid 1990’s.

Over the years he has held engineering and leadership roles with contractors, technology providers and manufacturers including the position of Technical Manager at Sontay. In 2006 he started a control systems contracting business with two partners and remained managing director there until 2014 before setting out on his own to provide contract consultancy services.

Recent appointments include managing the EMEA critical systems environmental monitoring strategy for a large investment bank and building services commissioning manager at a landmark medical research facility in London. Control systems and BMS are his area of expertise and he has gained a wealth of experience working within the building services industry.

He is passionate about innovation and especially the convergence of sensing and I.T. systems establishing BMS as a proven technology in the “Internet of Things” revolution.

Business Development Director of zencontrol, one of the most innovative lighting controls companies globally. I have worked in the lighting industry for over 30 years, specialising in lighting controls. Successfully launching a digital lighting platform in the UK during the 90’s and then worked at an international level promoting lighting controls across Europe, The Middle East and Far east. A member of the Lighting Industry Association for over 25 years in the UK I founded and chaired the controls group and represented the UK on lighting control and control gear technologies internationally. I currently represent zencontrol on the DALI Alliance Promotion Work Group. A Fellow of CIBSE Society of Light and Lighting and member of the communication group, I have lectured on both the degree and Masters in Lighting. A strong advocate of education and training, I firmly believe that education empowers and allows end users and engineers to fully understand and appreciate the benefits of control.

Head of a specialist business providing Integrated CNS and Smart Building Solutions within the Construction Industry

Experienced Senior Technology Manager with a demonstrated history of delivering strategic business transformation across Technology and Business Functions in the Real Estate, Retail & Retail Supply Chain industries. Skilled in Business Planning, IT Strategy, Software Development, Team & Stakeholder Management, Business Intelligence, and Business Development.

Operations Director for One Sightsolutions - helping to design, deliver and support cutting edge Smart Building solutions from the controllers to the cloud.

Managing Director for One Sightsolutions - helping to design, deliver and support cutting edge Smart Building solutions, whilst providing industry-leading product distribution and BCIA award-winning training.

Leading a successful team and delivering high profile, complex projects, I have worked in building services for over 30 years and have a broad understanding of building services, facilities management and commissioning.

My BMS work has spanned several sectors including; data centres, labs, museums/galleries, arenas, healthcare, airports, education and commercial buildings. Each have different priorities from high availability and close control to interoperability and user centric design.

My work in existing buildings has highlghted the need for good quality data from a variety of systems, all required to fully understand how a building is performing in terms of energy efficiency but just as importantly from a user's perspective. My work has therefore expanded into data availability, connectivity, analytics and smart buildings

As a technical sales professional, Andy has over 30 years’ experience in the Building and Industrial Automation industry. His expertise includes both account management and new business development representing HVAC, Digital Video Recording, CCTV, Access Control and IT infrastructure products and services.

Kas Mohammed is the Vice President of the Digital Buildings division at Schneider Electric in the UK and Ireland. His team work within both new and existing buildings across Commercial Real Estate, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Education segments to deliver systems which ensure optimal efficiency and user comfort across all stages of the building life cycle. Kas is passionate about improving sustainability across the built environment and reducing carbon emissions in our sector.

With almost 25 years industry experience across both the BMS Controls and later the Audio Visual industries Chris’s development came from a 15 year career working for Trend Controls, part of the Honeywell Corporation. Initially training as a BMS engineer, he spent a number of years managing and maintaining BMS installations before moving into a business development role helping developers, consultants and integrators design, specify and sell integrated control systems for significant commercial and residential developments.
Eventually leaving corporate employment to focus on BMS and Audio Visual Control solutions in the luxury residential market, Chris joined Imperium Building Systems Ltd, a highly specialist controls and integration business with a considerable track record for designing and installing solutions in some of the most prestigious, luxury residential properties in the world.

Anders has over 35 years’ experience within Building Automation, an MSc and an MBA and is passionate about bringing new technology to market delivering better comfort and smarter use of energy in buildings.

Originally, he studied for his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Following various marketing and sales roles for TAC (today Schneider Electric) both in Sweden and the UK, he was appointed Manging Director of Priva UK in 2002, starting the company and building the organisation and its business over 15 years. Today Anders is responsible for Priva Building Automation’s Export business which also includes an active role bringing new innovative solutions to the UK, the Nordics and the Middle East.

Ewa Spohn heads up product management for Silvair's commissioning tools and connected services, and has extensive experience in supporting our partners in implementing the Silvair software in their products and projects. Ewa believes open and interoperable standards are necessary for the promise of smart buildings to be realised, and that access to data is key. She is always on the lookout for new use cases and thinking about how the Silvair public APIs could address them.

An experienced engineer and entrepreneur, Adam is a co-founder and Head of IoT at HomeLINK. He has a background in robotics & AI, secure military communications and deploying IoT solutions across multiple sectors. Passionate about bringing positive social change through the application of innovative technology.

Jaroslav Barton is HID Global's Director of Product Marketing for physical access control in Europe. He has more than 20 years of experience in the security industry, with a focus on security systems, access control, identification and RFID technologies. Barton has been with HID since 2005, where he is pivotal in shaping the company's strategy and developing the business in the region. He is an active thought leader, having written multiple articles and spoken at several industry events across the globe. In his spare time, he likes travelling, hiking, reading and learning.

Matthew Murphy is a global Senior IoT Solution consultant at Accruent, the leading provider of solutions to manage the built environment. He has deep expertise in IoT smart building technology for commercial real estate and multi-site retail. Liverpool based Matthew has multiple years’ experience in IoT, as well as currently studying for his MBA part time, he has a degree in computer science and a holds an unrestricted commercial pilot’s licence.

Accruent’s IOT & Energy Lead, Thomas Dolby, is focused on providing enterprise innovation across the PropTech space. Driven by his passion for sustainability and the environment, Thomas is determined to leave a positive impact.

Accruent is the leading provider of software solutions, unifying the built environment. With Tom's career experience of data & analytics, combined with his drive and knowledge on IoT & Smart Buildings he is helping organisations achieve operational & efficiency goals through the Accruent offering at a global scale across EMEA.

James is Managing Director of Memoori. A truly independent analyst company focused entirely on the smart building industry. Memoori delivers unrivalled research with deep domain knowledge on smart building technology and implementation.

Qualified accountant and Membership Professional. SME specialist. Established and run many businesses during his career.

Currently working as Executive Director of the Energy Services and Technology Association. Committed to sustainability, the environment and supporting organisations of all kinds on their Net Zero journey. Passionately believes in the critical importance of energy efficiency as a starting point for that journey. Also fully supports the Energy Conscious Organisation - EnCO programme - the behaviour change based energy efficiency programme aimed at supporting all commercial and non-domestic organisations throughout the World.

Paul is an intelligent buildings expert. He has been involved in engineering since he was 16, beginning as an apprentice. Starting in the aircraft industry, in maintenance and later R&D and then 20 years living in continental Europe. Working in the construction sector and eventually establishing his own company in France concentrating in all aspects of renewables, intelligent technologies and low energy building techniques. He returned to the UK in to 2012, and completed a Masters in Architecture and the built environment. Since then he has worked in project management and business development.

Now, as KNX Business Manager for Theben UK he believes in the positive impact that properly designed, fully integrated building automation technology can have for the health, wellbeing and sustainability of both a building and those using it.

After completing his apprenticeship and working as a manufacturing engineer, Ben acted as an Operation Manager for a large aerospace manufacturing company. He led his team through rapid Lean transformation and through the challenges the Covid pandemic presented, before joining the AMRC North West as the Low Carbon Smart Building Specialist.

In this role he specialises in taking knowledge of how facilities are run, transformation enacted and the current KPI's and adapting them to align with Sustainability and Smart Factory adaptation. This is then offered as tailored support to help businesses develop their own Smart Sustainability Road Map.