Bruce Duyshart
Director
Meld Strategies
THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2018
08:15
Registration and welcome coffee
08:50
Opening remarks from the Chair
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY - OPPORTUNITY & INVESTMENT
09:00
OPENING PRESENTATION - Global building technologies snapshot and implications for Australia
- Highlighting the new technologies and innovations that are impacting on smart buildings
- Comparing the uptake of smart building technologies in Australia to the rest of the world
- Where to from here for the Australian market?
Ivan Fernandez
Industry Director, Industry Practice, Australia & New Zealand
Frost & Sullivan
09:30
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION - Taking the pulse of the Smart Buildings market and the role of technology in its maturation
Overall market adoption, state of vendor consolidation, and level of technology disruption. The talk will quantify the state of the Smart Building space. As a case study, the state of the more mature building energy management system market will be discussed.
- Looking at the maturity of various Smart Building technologies
- How much innovation should we expect in the coming years?
- Measuring the value of Smart Building technology as a property owner or occupier
Joseph Aamidor
Managing Director
Aamidor Consulting (USA)
10:00
Panel discussion - Smart Buildings: The investor perspective
In this lively panel discussion, technology and real estate investors will come together to discuss how they analyse and value Smart Building technologies. From providing venture capital for early stage firms, to deploying mature technologies in existing buildings, this panel will investigate the financial side of Smart Building technology.
- What do venture and private equity investors look for in emerging technologies?
- How do real estate investors quantify the value of technology in their buildings?
- What is next in Smart Building technology? Business models, emerging technologies and more
Moderator:
Joseph Aamidor
Managing Director
Aamidor Consulting (USA)
Panellists:
Shen Chiu
Development Director
Investa
Richard Anderson
Investment Director
PieLAB
Paul Fox
Managing Director
Corran Toohill Capital
10:40
Networking break & showcase viewing
DATA, ANALYTICS, SECURITY & TRUST
11:20
Beyond the Buzzwords - A Guide To Jumpstart Your Digital Transformation Journey
- How organizations can leverage a unified infrastructure to jumpstart their digital transformation journey?
- What role does IT/OT play in this journey?
- What are some risks to be expected?
- How to manage and alleviate risk (data governance, compliances, outside actors, costs, vendor lock-in) whilst dealing with disruption and transformation at scale?
Ron Victor
CEO
IoTium
11:50
GETTING VALUE OUT OF OPERATIONAL DATA - THE REAL WORLD CHALLENGES
- What is the workflow of using big data to get value (from identifying issues/opportunities through to resolving them)
- How does that workflow map across to the typical operational touchpoints for the engineering systems in properties
- How does that workflow map across to the lifecycle of engineering systems in properties
- Where are the bottlenecks and how can we improve the value generated by big data tools
Leon Wurfel
CEO & Founder
Bueno Systems
12:15
Spatial analytics - Unlocking building performances through smart planning with spatial analytics and predicting people's behaviour
- Understanding how spatial and social metrics can catapult operational performances
- How can strong design research enhance architectural building design, utilisation, facility management and increase people's well-being
- How updating commercial buildings with connectivity and intelligence goes hand in hand with sustainability
Dr Christian Derix
Principal Woods Bagot & Global Leader
SuperSpace
12:45
Blockchain - Developing trust to unleash the potential of Smart Buildings
- Understanding the fundamentals of Blockchain technology
- How Blockchain could change the way we construct, own, let and operate our buildings
- How Blockchain creates the smarter energy grid
- Assessing Blockchain durability and robustness
Fabian Bartnick
Vice President, Asia Pacific & International Business
LodgIQ
13:10
Lunch & Showcase viewing
14:10
Cyber security and Smart Buildings
- Identifying the trends and challenges for securing Smart Buildings in the cyber sphere
- What are the cyber threats posed to Smart Buildings?
- Identifying strategies and solutions to avoid digital vandalism
- Designing cybersecurity into Smart Buildings
Kevin Burman
National Director & Technology Solutions & Project Management
Colliers International
14:40
Panel discussion: Big data - Identifying the four key data streams needed to transform your building
- How occupant data, facility data, enterprise data and distributed energy resource data can help you to create a Smart Building?
- What are the challenges of collecting and treating such data?
- How can you manage your data securely?
Moderator:
Bruce Duyshart
Director
Meld Strategies
Panellists:
Dr Christian Derix
Principal Woods Bagot & Global Leader
SuperSpace
Kevin Burman
National Director & Technology Solutions & Project Management
Colliers International
Ruchika Arora
Advance Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft
MANAGING CHANGE & GAMECHANGERS
15:15
Networking break & showcase viewing
15:45
Case study - Make a heritage building smarter - Sydney Opera House
- Identifying the difficulties and challenges of making an old building smarter
- Highlighting the strategies and technology used to improve the security, efficiency and well-being of people inside and outside the Sydney Opera House
- Understanding how innovative approaches and strategies can benefit operations and maintenance management
Ian Cashen
Executive Director - Building, Safety and Security
Sydney Opera House
16:15
Collaborating to innovate
- Why do startups play a crucial role in Smart Building innovation?
- How has this fundamentally changed the nature of collaboration between established incumbents and early stage startups?
- How can you partner with startups to innovate, adjust processes and gain a competitive advantage?
Johanna Pitman
Program Director
CityConnect
16:45
PROPTECH IN FOCUS
Proptech companies are radically changing the Smart Buildings industry, offering the benefits of IoT without the need for huge investment.
In this session we profile 2 Australian PropTech's that are changing the game in the Smart Buildings space.
ParKam: Intelligent parking solutions
Nikki (Nirit) Eylon
Managing Director ANZ
ParKam
17:00
Will electric vehicles catalyze the future of smart buildings, cities and utilities?
Ross McIntyre
Chief Data Officer and Founder
WattBlock
17:15
Closing remarks from the Chair
17:20
End of conference