D1: 10:00 - Session title to be confirmed
35 minute session
This theatre will look at the physical devices in smart buildings including building controls, energy efficiency, BEMS, sensors, shading and lighting. The theatre will also look at the importance of networks, connectivity, power and cabling.
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Despite significant advances in building technology, many buildings continue to consume more energy than predicted, fail to deliver consistent occupant comfort, and fall short of their intended operational performance. This disparity between design intent and actual operation, commonly known as the performance gap, remains one of the greatest challenges facing the built environment.
What if your building's biggest energy-saving opportunity is already installed, but simply not being fully utilised?
This session will explore why buildings fail to meet expectations and demonstrate how Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) and Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) can help bridge the gap between design intent and real-world performance.
Gain practical insights into how intelligent controls can identify hidden inefficiencies, support ongoing optimisation, and unlock significant energy, carbon and operational savings.
In this session the panel will explore:
• Why actual building performance often differs from design intent.
• What is the real cost of doing nothing.
• Is the route to better performance already installed?
• What practical steps buildings owners can take to close the performance gap.
Chair of panel: Ron Purcell, Vice President BCIA and Product Manager at Siemens
Panellists to be announced soon.
With 40 years' industry experience, Ron is a highly regarded controls and BMS engineer and an advocate for smart buildings. Currently serving as Vice President of BCIA, he is also an active member of CIBSE and holds an HNC in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
Believing that controls are vital to meet many of the challenges that we face today including how to deliver energy efficient buildings that also deliver wellbeing for their occupants, Ron supports the Association with raising the profile of the sector and broadening the understanding of the benefits of controls.
Ron is focused on shifting perceptions and advocates that BMS systems need be much more clearly mandated in UK policy that that installed systems are smart and intelligent enough to cope with today’s sophisticated designs whilst still being intuitive enough to be useful to the occupant.
Snigdha Jain is Head of ESG at Turley, with over 18 years' experience closing the gap between design ambition and real-world building performance for investors and asset owners.
She has led decarbonisation CAPEX modelling, operational carbon tracking and MEES/EPC compliance across major UK portfolios. A GRESB and BREEAM In-Use specialist, she's led ESG audits and performance-risk assessments across diverse portfolios, and sat on UKNZCBS's Top-Down Task Group, connecting national carbon budgets to individual asset performance.
She hosts the industry podcast Turley ESG Bites and writes and speaks widely on what actually moves the needle on operational building performance
With more than 20 years’ experience across the public and private sectors, George is a specialist in sustainable energy and decarbonisation. He brings extensive knowledge of the energy sector and a practical understanding of the challenges involved in delivering successful decarbonisation programmes across large property portfolios.
Throughout his career, George has led and contributed to decarbonisation initiatives as a client, project manager and strategic champion, giving him a well-rounded perspective on both the strategic and operational requirements of effective delivery.
In his current role with Tier 1 contractor Equans, George works in partnership with organisations to develop, fund and deliver prioritised decarbonisation pathways that support their long-term energy and sustainability goals, beginning with optimising their assets.
Netza is a Chartered Engineer and senior leader with over 30 years’ experience spanning real estate, facilities, sustainability, and corporate ESG strategy. He has a proven track record of delivering operational excellence, leading technical teams, and driving net zero pathways across global organisations. Skilled at board-level reporting, stakeholder engagement, and implementing innovative building performance strategies that reduce emissions, enhance efficiency, and strengthen ESG ratings. Experienced trustee and advisor with governance expertise in both corporate and non-profit sectors. Netza Jack is also a Warwick Business School Alumni.
Netza has also worked for a wide range of recognized companies such as Man Group, British Land, Tishman Speyer and The FA, implementing new technologies such as building metering and battery storage technology, green initiatives and strategies for building optimisation and carbon reporting. He is also a previous winner of the CIBSE Building Performance Awards, recognised for Building Operation and recently shortlisted for 2025 CIBSE Engineer of the Year.
His current roles focused on providing strategic leadership as well as the operational performance management of Engineering (and other related services), ensuring that the day-to-day operation is delivered to a high standard with efficient and smart performance.
Netza is currently leading on the Royal London contract with JLL, developing strategic frameworks for their UK-wide commercial properties. He has also led in the implementation of a data-led predictive maintenance (DLM) system with Engineering firm, TwentyOne Engineering. Although this technology and its methods are at an infancy stage, Netza is currently leading on its delivery, and has identified that the Building Services industry would require trained/ tech-savvy staff with the right insight to manage and operate these new systems. His article covering this topic has been posted on LinkedIn:
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As commercial buildings face growing pressure to deliver better energy performance, lower carbon emissions, improved occupant experience and long-term operational resilience, smart controls are becoming central to both new build and retrofit strategies. From landmark developments designed around intelligent infrastructure from day one, to existing assets that need to modernise without the disruption of full refurbishment, advanced building automation technologies are helping owners and operators create more flexible, efficient and future-ready buildings.
The presentation will combine strategic insight with real-world project examples, including a major new build scheme, 40 Leadenhall in London, where intelligent building technologies have been deployed to support energy efficiency, flexibility, occupant wellbeing and future-ready operation. This project demonstrates how intelligent controls can be integrated from the design and construction stages to support sustainability targets, operational flexibility, occupant wellbeing and future adaptability. This project incorporates Distech Controls solutions as part of a sophisticated BMS strategy, supporting ambitious sustainability performance targets including BREEAM Excellent, NABERS 5 Star and WELL Platinum certification ratings.
While the technical route may differ between a new development and an existing building upgrade, the core principles remain the same; open, interoperable, secure and scalable controls that enable buildings to perform better over time.
Drawing on the shift towards open, interoperable, IP-native and cloud-ready control systems, the session will explore how these technologies can be applied across both new build and retrofit environments. For new developments, this means embedding flexibility, cybersecurity, data visibility and future innovation into the building from the outset. For existing assets, it means modernising legacy infrastructure, improving energy performance and enabling analytics and AI-driven automation without unnecessary disruption.
Delegates will leave with a clearer understanding of how intelligent control strategies can support smarter building outcomes across the full project lifecycle, whether embedded into major new developments from the outset, or applied to existing building upgrades to improve performance, efficiency and long-term asset value.
Simon has extensive experience in building automation, smart controls and commercial building technologies, as well as deep technical and market insight into how advanced control solutions can improve building performance, occupant experience and operational efficiency. His expertise spans room controls, building management systems and the practical application of intelligent automation across offices, hotels, apartments and other commercial real estate environments. Since joining Distech Controls in 2015, Simon has played a key role in expanding the company’s presence across the UK and Ireland, building a successful team and helping to position Distech Controls as a Tier 1 vendor in the market.
CONNECTED EDGE 2.0 SYSTEM introduces a modern solution for building automation by utilising the latest hardware and software technologies available at the edge.
Rather than introducing another generation of field controllers, iSMA CONTROLLI redefines how automation infrastructures are designed, extending native Ethernet from enterprise networks directly to intelligent field devices through Single Pair Ethernet (10BASE-T1L). The platform unifies edge control, interoperability, cloud connectivity, and open networking into one continuous IP architecture.
The ecosystem is based on nano EDGE ENGINE and combines ethernet based controllers, with a new line of T1L-based controllers complemented by switches and media converters. It is a new generation of controllers with BACnet/IP, REST APIs and Haystack tagging, enabling field devices to become intelligent digital assets instead of isolated automation endpoints.
EDGE 2.0 SYSTEM provides a practical migration path from legacy fieldbus networks to future-ready Edge-to-Cloud building infrastructures. It unblurs the line between LONworks, RS485, existing IP networks combines it into one EDGE 2.0 system.
Jim Sword is a Sales Professional who has worked within the Building Automation industry for over 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 implementation of systems in a wide variety of projects including major office developments, research sites, education establishments, healthcare facilities and retail outlets.
Jim believes that integrated solutions have a large role to play in making building environments efficient, safe and comfortable but can also introduce automated processes that assist with compliance, which is becoming increasingly more important.
The presentation centres around the need to consider the contribution of operational data when considering a building’s asset value. The focus is on the trend for building portfolios to include their capacity for energy efficiency as part of their overall value. We then consider the role of sensing technology to provide the operational data to support this along with the need to promote a shift towards installing sensors as infrastructure. We look at how future-proofing our sensor networks and ingesting as much data as possible into the BEMS from the outset adds flexibility to the system to meet with current and future legislative and environmental goals.
Andy has been working in the building services industry since leaving school. Initially he was an air conditioning engineer but moved into the field of Building Energy Management Systems I the early 1990’s. He has held various hands-on and management roles over the last few decades and is currently a partner and Technical Director at Novus Controls Ltd. In this capacity, Andy provides training and consultancy services to the industry and leads Building Controls Industry Association training courses for The Sontay Academy along with providing training to apprentices as part of the Level 4 BEMS Engineer NVQ. This year, Andy has also taken on the role of Technical Consultant with the BCIA working closely with the skills and technical committees as part of the association’s drive to make smart buildings the norm, not the exception.
Accurate metering is essential, but installing a meter is only the beginning. To create genuinely smart, efficient and better-performing buildings, the right meters must be selected, correctly commissioned, reliably connected and supported by a data collection system that turns information into meaningful action.
In this practical session, Chris Bishop of DMS Metering Solutions and Laura Bishop of HI Group will explore how metering, data collection, controls and building performance can be brought together to create one connected strategy.
The presentation will examine the journey from meter selection through to data collection, monitoring, billing and system optimisation. Chris and Laura will explain the advantages and limitations of technologies including M-Bus, Modbus, wireless M-Bus, pulse systems and LoRaWAN, while demonstrating how the right communication approach can reduce installation costs, improve data reliability and provide greater visibility of building performance.
Using real-world examples, including major healthcare, pharmaceutical and decarbonisation projects, the session will show how outdated or fragmented metering networks can be replaced with more reliable, scalable and intelligent solutions. It will also explore the importance of metering within heat networks and low-carbon projects, helping building owners and operators understand whether their systems are performing as designed, delivering the expected financial returns and achieving genuine reductions in energy use and carbon emissions.
With the introduction of HNTAS placing greater emphasis on heat network performance, monitoring and accountability, this session will provide valuable insight for consultants, designers, contractors, facilities managers, energy managers and building owners looking to prepare for a more data-led future.
Join Chris and Laura to discover how connecting the individual pieces of your metering and energy infrastructure can help close the performance gap, identify inefficiencies and create smarter buildings that perform better in practice, not just on paper.
Laura is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and CIBSE Fellow with 25 years’ experience in blue chip engineering companies.
She founded Infinitas Design Ltd in 2014 to provide design & development services to the commercial & industrial heat pump and heat network sector
She co-founded Hillside Infinitas Ltd in 2023, which funds and delivers low carbon projects
She currently serves as Co-Chair and Director of the Heat Pump Association UK having previously chaired the GSHPA for 5 years
Laura has worked with DMS for over 10 years, deploying their metering solutions on RHI and subsequent projects
Chris Bishop is Technical Director at DMS Metering Solutions and brings extensive experience in metering technology, communication systems, commissioning and data collection infrastructure. He has supported the delivery of complex, multi-utility metering projects across the building services, energy and facilities management sectors, helping clients develop reliable, compliant and practical solutions.
Chris specialises in connecting metering devices with data collection and building management platforms, providing technical guidance on meter selection, communication protocols, system design and commissioning.
BEMS project organisations are faced with the growing challenge of an ageing workforce and a shortage of younger, skilled workers entering the field. How can project organisations increase productivity without having to find new skilled employees? and does technology play a role in this?
Participants will learn how modern building technology can help address two of the industry’s biggest challenges: accelerating the energy transition while overcoming the growing shortage of skilled engineering resource. The session will explore how technology can improve both building performance and project delivery efficiency.
Leo Hitzert is a Program manager for the Market introduction of Priva's new Room and Zone concept, called Priva Nuro, a Business Development Innovator and Speaker at Priva, a leading BMS software and hardware manufacturer. He is an experienced international speaker, known for his engaging and insightful presentations on smart building technologies. His speaking portfolio includes:
• Microsoft European Partner Conference (Brussels): Delivered a keynote on the use of Microsoft Azure components and the Internet of Things (IOT) in the building management domain.
• NATO Meeting on Energy (Estonia): Presented on the strategic importance of energy efficiency and smart building technologies for energy security.
• FME event (The Hague): Keynote for entrepreneurs and business-owners on the use of new technologies like AI and digital twins for their business.
• Smart Buildings Show 2025 (London): Shared expertise on energy compliance in CRE with the title: ‘How smart building systems can help and preventing buildings from becoming unlettable’.
Join us for an enlightening presentation on the crucial topic of competence in the building controls industry and the paramount importance of personnel certification through the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS).
In an era where technology and energy efficiency are at the forefront of building management systems, competence has become the linchpin of success. The building controls industry is constantly evolving, and the demand for skilled professionals who can navigate the complexities of modern control systems has never been higher.
In this engaging presentation, Dan will delve into:
• The Role of Competence: Understand why competence is the bedrock upon which the success of building controls projects hinge. Discover how skilled personnel can optimise energy efficiency, enhance system performance, and reduce maintenance costs.
• The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS): Dan will provide a comprehensive overview of the ECS and its significance in ensuring that professionals in the building controls industry meet rigorous standards of competence. Learn how the ECS standards for building controls have recently been updated through the work of the BCIA, and how certification enhances your professional credibility and marketability.
• Benefits for Employers: Discover how ECS-certified employees can be an asset to your organisation, driving project excellence and customer satisfaction. Learn about the positive impact on your business's reputation and bottom line.
• Career Advancement: For individuals, the presentation will shed light on how ECS certification can open doors to exciting career opportunities, higher earning potential, and personal growth.
• The development of an Experienced Worker Assessment: How those who have been working in the industry for a number of years will be able to demonstrate their skills, knowledge and experience in a time and cost-effective manner.
This presentation promises to be a thought-provoking and informative session that will leave you with a deeper understanding of the building controls industry's dynamics and the undeniable significance of personnel certification through the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme. Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead in an industry that demands competence and join us as we explore how certification can be your ticket to success.
Dan joined the JIB and ECS team in March 2025, bringing with him 25 years of experience in the building services engineering industry. His extensive background includes technical management, qualification development, and quality assurance.
In his previous role as Technical Manager, Dan led the management of the Fire, Emergency, and Security Systems (FESS) end-point assessments and oversaw the development and quality assurance of qualifications for approved training providers. He played a pivotal role in the creation and successful implementation of the BPEC FESS Experienced Worker Assessment (EWA) with Andy Reakes and the ECS Fire & Security Industry Group. Dan managed the trial of the UK’s first Fire and Security pathway EWA and has helped a number of training providers get set up to deliver this essential certification which leads to an ECS gold card and has helped raise competency standards in the FESS sector.
Dan has an extensive industry knowledge with a deep understanding of assessment processes, training standards and quality assurance across multiple sectors.
In working with the JIB and ECS, Dan aims to strengthen relationships with key industry stakeholders, enhance the ECS brand and use of ECS systems, and champion strategic initiatives to support workforce development.
This session will explore the skills, knowledge and mindset that the smart buildings industry—and the next generation of engineers—will need to meet growing demand for more connected, efficient and sustainable buildings.
Through insights from a range of industry experts, the discussion will consider how roles and skillsets are evolving alongside technologies such as building automation, data analytics, artificial intelligence and IoT, while highlighting the importance of core engineering expertise, interpersonal skills, digital skills, collaboration and continuous learning. The panel will also examine how the sector can work together to attract, develop and support the talent needed to design, deliver and operate the smart buildings of the future.
Having worked in the building energy management systems (BEMS) industry for over a decade, Josh Steel brings incredible expertise and experience to his role as Chair of BCIA's Young Engineers Network.
Whilst initially working as a BMS Electrical Installer, Josh climbed the ranks to become a BMS Sales Engineer and for several years has been in the role of Sales Manager. In his role as Chair of BCIA's Young Engineers Network, Josh has been focused on: building a positive built environment for everyone to enjoy, creating a network with learning opportunities and promoting awareness of BEMS to a younger generation of school/university leavers.
Alice leads Schneider Electric’s Digital Energy business in the UK & Ireland. This role involves providing solutions to help customers transform and decarbonise their buildings across various industry sectors with the aim of making buildings and cities smarter and more sustainable.
Most recently Alice served as VP Services Excellence in the US, where she led a cross-functional, multi-national team that supported customers across the US in the installation, commissioning, management, and maintenance of their electrical infrastructure. In this role she was responsible for project management; health and safety; supply chain and quality; and customer training. She gained experience working with a full ecosystem of partners to create solutions supporting datacentres, education facilities, and hospitals, among others, in the efficient and responsible management of their resources. Before her time in the US, Alice was VP Strategy for the UK and Ireland, having joined the company in 2019.
Prior to joining Schneider Electric, Alice served as a commissioned officer in the British Army, leading technical and multi-functional teams across the world, an experience which included working in 19 countries, and which has provided a wide breadth of experience and managing large teams.
Alice holds a Master of Engineering from Loughborough University, as well as post-graduate business and coaching qualifications, she is currently pursuing her EMBA.
Jen Johnson is the MD of learnd UK, a leading BEMS company whose purpose is to create a world where all buildings deliver outcomes for everyone.
With 15 years of experience in the energy industry, Jen is passionate about transforming how people connect with technology to create smarter, more efficient buildings. She leads learnd UK with energy and purpose, inspiring innovation and a culture that empowers people to perform at their best.
Stan Thomas is BCIA Young Engineers Network's Vice Chair. In his role as Sales Manager at Sontay, Stan specialises in supporting customers to optimise HVAC and BMS and focusing on sustainability, efficiency, and seamless integration to drive the future of smart buildings,
As Vice Chair of BCIA's Young Engineers Network, Stan is motivated by a vision to bring fresh energy and focused support to young engineers, strengthening their professional networks, knowledge, and confidence in the industry. In 2026, Stan was listed as one of CIBSE's Emerging Leaders in their 30 Under 30 class of 2026.
John Clarke is the Managing Director at One Sightsolutions, where he has played a pivotal role in designing, delivering, and supporting cutting-edge smart building solutions since 2017. John began his working life as an IT Project Manager and Programme Manager, gaining extensive experience in delivering projects across multiple technologies within the IT, security, and construction industries.
Empowering Energy Flexibility and Demand Response: The Role of Airzone in Transforming HVAC Management: This presentation will align with the keynote speaker's insights by showcasing Airzone's strategic advancements in energy management through the introduction of Enerface, a sophisticated energy consumption meter for HVAC systems. We will explore how Airzone's integration capabilities with heat pump systems are crucial for aggregators in the UK, enabling them to unlock energy flexibility and demand response. Our technology, compatible with nearly 200 HVAC manufacturers and over 40 home automation systems, positions Airzone as a market leader in control technologies. This session will highlight Airzone's role in advancing the conscious energy ecosystem and setting new benchmarks in sustainability and efficiency within the UK residential and commercial markets.
Driven by curiosity and a genuine interest in people, I enjoy bringing together innovation, business, and sustainability.
My background of 25 years in the HVAC industry has given me the opportunity to work with partners across the Benelux region, helping them embrace smarter and more energy efficient solutions. What motivates me most is understanding how technology, policy, and market dynamics come together to shape the future of our buildings and cities. Whether I’m developing new partnerships, exploring regulatory developments, or supporting market growth, I’m always looking for ways to create impact and contribute to a more sustainable future.
Currently, my focus is on expanding my expertise in business development, stakeholder relations, and climate policy within the built environment and the energy sector in Central Europe and UK. As a regular speaker at industry events, conferences, and professional forums, I enjoy translating complex technical and regulatory topics into practical insights that inspire action and collaboration.
Explore the transformative power of co-operation - using open-protocol principles to create flexible, sustainable, and human-centric spaces. Tailored for consultants, architects, and future industry leaders, this seminar demonstrates how interoperable technology drives energy efficiency, simplifies future building adaptation, and directly elevates the daily lives of local communities.
This does not mean consigning existing systems to recycling but opens the possibility to work with existing infrastructures to create better, more economically sound, energy efficient and people friendly buildings.
Actively involved in the promotion and development of KNX in the UK since 2007, Iain Gordon is the current President of KNX UK and represents the UK KNX community at both national and international level. He is an experienced speaker, panel moderator and industry writer, contributing to conferences and industry publications on KNX, open protocols, smart buildings and emerging technologies. His speaking engagements have included international KNX events and a TEDx talk at the University of Surrey.
Iain is a qualified electrician, technician and KNX Tutor with almost four decades of experience in electrical engineering, intelligent building technology and networked control systems. An electrician since 1987 and a business owner since 1997, he is the founder and Managing Director of GES Digital, and has extensive first hand experience in delivering integrated technology solutions for commercial buildings and residential properties.
Alp Chirakli is the Key Account Manager for GIRA UK, working closely with the company's distributor network and supporting a nationwide community of system integrators, consultants and smart building professionals.
Combining strong technical product knowledge with a commercial understanding of the market, Alp's role focuses on helping partners specify the right solutions, supporting projects from concept through to delivery, and strengthening collaboration across the smart building ecosystem. He is passionate about the KNX protocol and the opportunities it creates for the industry. He believes that open standards empower innovation, encourage collaboration across manufacturers, and give system integrators and end users the flexibility to create smarter, future-ready buildings.
The session will be delivered with Tridonic and Giacomini as Mymesh Ready Partners.
Together, we will show how intelligent lighting, smart hydronic climate control and wireless IoT can converge through a practical, partner led ecosystem.
This is not a theoretical future vision. It is a simpler, lower risk and more scalable approach to smart building delivery.
For too long, smart buildings have been built around separate systems: lighting, BMS, heating, cooling, sensors, metering and analytics. Each layer is often procured and delivered separately, creating complexity, duplicated infrastructure, fragmented data and integration risk.
This session presents a new paradigm: the convergence of lighting and climate control through occupancy led intelligence.
Lighting is already one of the most distributed infrastructures in a building. Climate control is one of the largest drivers of energy use, comfort and operational performance. By bringing these two worlds together, buildings can move beyond fixed schedules and siloed systems, responding instead to how spaces are actually being used.
Mymesh will show how a secure, robust and scalable wireless IoT platform can act as the digital backbone for this convergence. Occupancy becomes the common signal. Lighting responds to presence and need. Climate responds to actual use, demand and space conditions. Data becomes more valuable because it reflects the live operational reality of the building.
Delegates will learn how the Mymesh Ready approach can reduce complexity for consultants, contractors, OEMs, system integrators and end clients. By embedding intelligence into partner technologies, and avoiding unnecessary reliance on heavy cabling or single vendor lock in, smart building projects can become easier to design, install, commission and scale across estates.
The session will explore how occupancy led lighting and climate control can reduce energy waste, improve comfort, support retrofit and unlock richer operational insight.
This is about moving beyond connected products and towards connected outcomes: secure, scalable, manufacturer agnostic and ready for the next generation of energy efficient smart buildings.
Ashley Bateup is an engineer, entrepreneur and smart building leader with a career spanning government defence, telecommunications and intelligent infrastructure.
During 26 years in the defence sector, he led advanced technology solutions across major international programmes, integrating complex systems to deliver resilient, mission critical outcomes. He later applied this experience to telecommunications and large scale data systems, turning real time information into operational intelligence.
After founding a lighting business in 2010, Ashley recognised the wider opportunity to digitise the built environment. Independent of any single lighting manufacturer, he developed partnerships with leading component manufacturers, including Tridonic, and evolved the business into intelligent building enablement.
Since 2018, Ashley has led Mymesh in the UK, delivering secure, robust and scalable wireless IoT solutions that improve energy efficiency, building performance, compliance and occupant outcomes
This session explores a common challenge in building automation: lighting control, climate control, sensors, BMS and FM systems are often designed and delivered as separate layers. Wireless/battery based sensing or siloed solution approaches, can provide a practical route to monitoring occupancy and environmental conditions, but sensing alone does not automatically create smarter control.
Delegates will learn how to think about sensing, controls and automation as one connected strategy: reducing duplication, simplifying installation and commissioning, helping buildings move from static schedules and manual intervention towards more adaptive control.
Smart buildings are often presented through dashboards and data, but the real value comes when that data improves how the building operates.
Navjeet Birdi is a smart buildings and PropTech professional with over 18 years’ experience across real estate, workplace technology and building performance.
He is particularly interested in why smart building strategies succeed or fail once buildings are in use, and how technology can be applied in a way that is practical, scalable and commercially relevant.
In his role at bGrid, Navjeet supports UK and Western Europe growth across sales and marketing. He works with key stakeholders connecting building data and control strategies to real world outcomes such as comfort, energy performance, operational efficiency and asset value.
Join Luke Beardall, Head of Sales at CIOB Academy, as he breaks down the construction sector skills gap, detailing a blueprint for success to help industry thought-leaders close the skills gap and provide standout training for the next generation of construction specialists.
Luke Beardall has over 9 years of experience in the education sector, and currently works for CIOB Academy leading the solutions team, handling the sales of academy products to commercial bodies you operate in, and ensuring that commercial packages match the needs of your teams’ projects and plans.
Previously, Luke steered sales operations at City & Guilds and has a wide range of experience operating within construction funding and training operations.
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