Smart Buildings

Gain smart building intelligence from industry leaders at Smart Connect 2023

Oct. 17, 2023

The free, one-day event on Nov. 8 will feature an insightful keynote presentation and a series of educational webinars and sessions.

Robert Nieminen

On Nov. 8, Smart Buildings Technology will be hosting its third annual Smart Connect, a virtual, one-day summit of education and interactive webinars featuring industry experts and thought leaders across the architecture, engineering, construction, and ownership and operations sector.

Register today for Smart Connect 2023!

SBT Chief Content Director Robert Nieminen will be acting as emcee of the event, which will feature five information-packed sessions (60 minutes each). During the presentations, audience members will be able to pose questions to the presenters, who will answer as many possible within the allotted time.

Smart Connect will open with a keynote presentation from Steve Yapsuga, founder of WorkForceG, Corporate and Services Advisory, who will discuss the changing needs of today's economy that has impacted today's tenant, the dynamic change of the commercial building environment, and how Technology Infrastructure is here to save the workforce. This year’s line up also includes industry experts from Panduit, Trane, ABB, and Dormakaba.

Check out the Smart Connect agenda below and visit the registration site for details.

Smart Connect 2023 Agenda

All times in EST.

10–11 a.m. Opening keynote presentation featuring Steve Yapsuga of Capital Telecom Services on the smart building initiatives and technologies influencing CRE in 2024 and beyond.

11 a.m.–12 p.m. Advancing the Future: The Development of Fault-Managed Power and its Influence on the Evolution of Smart Buildings, presented by Mahmoud Ibrahim and Frank Straka of Panduit, Ken McKinney with UL Solutions, and Andrew Lu with Cisco – Enterprise Networking Business Unit.

12:30–1 p.m. How Data Unlocks Your Building’s Potential and Secures a Resilient Future, presented by Kristy Shomaker, Kurt Barret, and Neil Alexander of Trane.

2:30–3:30 Session with Dormakaba (more details to come!).

Smart Connect 2023 is sponsored by ABB, Dormakaba, Panduit and Trane. Register for the Smart Connect 2023 here.

About the Author

Robert Nieminen | Chief Content Director

Robert Nieminen is the Chief Content Director of Architectural Products, BUILDINGS and i+s, sister publications of Smart Buildings Technology. He is an award-winning writer with more than 20 years of experience reporting on the architecture and design industry.