Low Voltage Buildings Roundtable

June 13 | 1:45 pm - 6:00 pm | Sorrento

The debate goes all the way back to Tesla vs. Edison. In the end, Tesla won, and our world has been powered by alternating current ever since. Because of recent advancements and an increased interest in more sustainable power, low voltage is increasingly being considered as an option to power devices in buildings. Starting with security cameras and lighting, new systems are being developed that connect a multitude of electro/mechanical building systems. While there will always be, at least in the near term, a need for AC for high powered applications, low voltage is here to stay.

This Roundtable will focus on a variety of issues ranging from technical opportunities and challenges as well as business and environmental drivers.

ADVISORS

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Tyler Andrews PoE Texas
Tyler Andrews CEO Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction ex
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Tyler Andrews
CEO
PoE Texas

Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction experience, and project management knowledge, Tyler leads PoE Texas by making technology accessible to facility owners.

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Farukh Aslam Sinclair Holdings
Farukh Aslam CEO & President Farukh Aslam is the Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Digital (SD) a low voltage design and consulting company developing Digital DC-Microgrid Build
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Farukh Aslam
CEO & President
Sinclair Holdings

Farukh Aslam is the Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Digital (SD) a low voltage design and consulting company developing Digital DC-Microgrid Buildings. In 2019, Aslam successfully developed the Sinclair Marriott Autograph Hotel which is widely considered the most diverse PoE and DC Microgrid project in North America. From the completion of the Sinclair Hotel, Aslam created SD to bring expertise of the sustainability and cost benefits of a DC building infrastructure to the marketplace. Since its inception SD has been involved in several design build projects and continues to evolve DC infrastructure in buildings.

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Jim Baldwin Domatic
Jim Baldwin CEO
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Jim Baldwin
CEO
Domatic
LinkedIn

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Steve Corcoran Sustainable Living Innovations
Steve Corcoran VP of Integrated Systems Steve Corcoran has over 25 years of experience in the telecom industry and has seen and done it all. It is from that base that he can see how the way
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Steve Corcoran
VP of Integrated Systems
Sustainable Living Innovations

Steve Corcoran has over 25 years of experience in the telecom industry and has seen and done it all. It is from that base that he can see how the way we have done things in the past needs to improve and evolve along with new technologies and green building standards.

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Derek Cowburn LumenCache
Derek Cowburn CEO Derek Cowburn is the CEO and founder of LumenCache. Having a knack for creating, he graduated with a mechanical engineering degree which led him to bu
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Derek Cowburn
CEO
LumenCache

Derek Cowburn is the CEO and founder of LumenCache. Having a knack for creating, he graduated with a mechanical engineering degree which led him to build facility management systems for large pharmaceutical campuses. Derek's love for innovating led to over 17 years of experience in commercial and industrial automation engineering and IT application development and over five years of experience in residential custom electronics design and Integrated Smart Home Systems. After years of experience, Derek has built his forte in Product Development consulting, Integrated Smart Home Systems, Energy Management Systems, Residential and Commercial Audio/Video, security, access control, lighting control systems, and insightful engineering and design.

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Kim Johnson MHT Technologies
Kim Johnson CMO Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation sof
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Kim Johnson
CMO
MHT Technologies

Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation software space. Johnson is responsible for refining and promoting the company’s global brand and increasing exposure for its industry leading smart-building technology solutions. In 2022, she was elected by peer organizations to be the first president of the PoE Consortium, a group of 40+ companies that came together to form an organization to promote the use of Power-over-Ethernet technology as a safe, sustainable, and smart backbone for intelligent buildings. She led the organization from its nascent beginnings to being an nationally known advocacy and educational non-profit through 2023.

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Ilan Zachar Carr
Ilan Zachar CTO Ilan Zachar is currently Chief Technology Officer at Carr Properties, a privately held REIT known for its portfolio of trophy-quality properties in th
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Ilan Zachar
CTO
Carr

Ilan Zachar is currently Chief Technology Officer at Carr Properties, a privately held REIT known for its portfolio of trophy-quality properties in the Washington D.C. In this role, Ilan leverages vision and foresight to cross-pollinate best practices, processes, systems and resources across corporate operations/affiliates. Under his leadership, this has resulted in improvements in bottom-line costs, top-line business growth/scalability, operational sustainability and high performance and overall, strengthening his company’s role as a market leader. For over 20 years, Ilan has been executive business leader and innovative technology strategist for multinational real-estate and property development companies worldwide.

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SESSIONS

Welcome and Introductions (Master Deck)
Date: 6/13/2023    Time: 1:45 pm - 1:55 pm    Location: Sorrento
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Speakers:
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Kim Johnson MHT Technologies
Kim Johnson CMO Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation sof
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Kim Johnson
CMO
MHT Technologies

Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation software space. Johnson is responsible for refining and promoting the company’s global brand and increasing exposure for its industry leading smart-building technology solutions. In 2022, she was elected by peer organizations to be the first president of the PoE Consortium, a group of 40+ companies that came together to form an organization to promote the use of Power-over-Ethernet technology as a safe, sustainable, and smart backbone for intelligent buildings. She led the organization from its nascent beginnings to being an nationally known advocacy and educational non-profit through 2023.

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Jim Young Realcomm
Jim Young Co-Founder & CEO Founder of Realcomm Conference Group, an education organization that produces Realcomm, IBcon and CoRE Tech, the world's leading conferences on techno
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Jim Young
Co-Founder & CEO
Realcomm
LinkedIn

Founder of Realcomm Conference Group, an education organization that produces Realcomm, IBcon and CoRE Tech, the world's leading conferences on technology, automated business solutions, intelligent buildings and energy efficiency for the commercial and corporate real estate industry. As CEO, Jim interacts with the largest companies globally pertaining to some of the most advanced and progressive next generation real estate projects under development.

Low Voltage 101
Date: 6/13/2023    Time: 1:55 pm - 2:30 pm    Location: Sorrento
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Moderator:
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Tyler Andrews PoE Texas
Tyler Andrews CEO Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction ex
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Tyler Andrews
CEO
PoE Texas

Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction experience, and project management knowledge, Tyler leads PoE Texas by making technology accessible to facility owners.

Speakers:
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Jim Baldwin Domatic
Jim Baldwin CEO
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Jim Baldwin
CEO
Domatic
LinkedIn

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Lisa Isaacson Mecho
Lisa Isaacson Sr Fields Application Engineer Lisa has been a pioneer in the Power-over-Ethernet Lighting Space. She is Co-founder of NuLEDs, the company that developed and introduced the first ne
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Lisa Isaacson
Sr Fields Application Engineer
Mecho

Lisa has been a pioneer in the Power-over-Ethernet Lighting Space. She is Co-founder of NuLEDs, the company that developed and introduced the first network-controlled PoE lighting system. Her background includes over 35 years in the electrical industry as an electrician, contractor and lighting specialist. In 2022 her company was acquired by Springs Window Fashions, and she is proud to be part of the MechoShade team!

The Emerging Low Voltage Ecosystem: AC vs. DC - Building the Business Case
Date: 6/13/2023    Time: 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm    Location: Sorrento
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Speakers:
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Farukh Aslam Sinclair Holdings
Farukh Aslam CEO & President Farukh Aslam is the Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Digital (SD) a low voltage design and consulting company developing Digital DC-Microgrid Build
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Farukh Aslam
CEO & President
Sinclair Holdings

Farukh Aslam is the Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Digital (SD) a low voltage design and consulting company developing Digital DC-Microgrid Buildings. In 2019, Aslam successfully developed the Sinclair Marriott Autograph Hotel which is widely considered the most diverse PoE and DC Microgrid project in North America. From the completion of the Sinclair Hotel, Aslam created SD to bring expertise of the sustainability and cost benefits of a DC building infrastructure to the marketplace. Since its inception SD has been involved in several design build projects and continues to evolve DC infrastructure in buildings.

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Ira Horowitz MHT
Ira Horowitz Chief Revenue Officer Ira Horowitz serves as the Chief Revenue Officer of MHT Technologies, where he oversees the global growth of the company’s Inspextor™ PoE building aut
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Ira Horowitz
Chief Revenue Officer
MHT

Ira Horowitz serves as the Chief Revenue Officer of MHT Technologies, where he oversees the global growth of the company’s Inspextor™ PoE building automation platform. With a depth of expertise in team building and sales execution, he brings almost 20 years of management experience and 25 years of sales experience to MHT.

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Kim Johnson MHT Technologies
Kim Johnson CMO Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation sof
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Kim Johnson
CMO
MHT Technologies

Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation software space. Johnson is responsible for refining and promoting the company’s global brand and increasing exposure for its industry leading smart-building technology solutions. In 2022, she was elected by peer organizations to be the first president of the PoE Consortium, a group of 40+ companies that came together to form an organization to promote the use of Power-over-Ethernet technology as a safe, sustainable, and smart backbone for intelligent buildings. She led the organization from its nascent beginnings to being an nationally known advocacy and educational non-profit through 2023.

Learning from Experience: Building a Low Voltage Lab
Date: 6/13/2023    Time: 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm    Location: Sorrento
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Speakers:
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Aaron Altscher Carr
Aaron Altscher Director of CRE Technology Initiatives Aaron Altscher is the Director of Technology Initiatives at Carr Properties. Aaron leads IT innovation efforts and is the architect and developer for
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Aaron Altscher
Director of CRE Technology Initiatives
Carr

Aaron Altscher is the Director of Technology Initiatives at Carr Properties. Aaron leads IT innovation efforts and is the architect and developer for Carr’s Data Analytics, IoT, Machine Learning/AI, and Hospitality platforms. Aaron’s 2022 focus is on IT innovation around data automation and the return to work movement.

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Ilan Zachar Carr
Ilan Zachar CTO Ilan Zachar is currently Chief Technology Officer at Carr Properties, a privately held REIT known for its portfolio of trophy-quality properties in th
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Ilan Zachar
CTO
Carr

Ilan Zachar is currently Chief Technology Officer at Carr Properties, a privately held REIT known for its portfolio of trophy-quality properties in the Washington D.C. In this role, Ilan leverages vision and foresight to cross-pollinate best practices, processes, systems and resources across corporate operations/affiliates. Under his leadership, this has resulted in improvements in bottom-line costs, top-line business growth/scalability, operational sustainability and high performance and overall, strengthening his company’s role as a market leader. For over 20 years, Ilan has been executive business leader and innovative technology strategist for multinational real-estate and property development companies worldwide.

Holy Grail: The Low Voltage Architecture - Case Study Showcase
Date: 6/13/2023    Time: 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm    Location: Sorrento
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Moderator:
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Tyler Andrews PoE Texas
Tyler Andrews CEO Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction ex
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Tyler Andrews
CEO
PoE Texas

Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction experience, and project management knowledge, Tyler leads PoE Texas by making technology accessible to facility owners.

Speakers:
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Farukh Aslam Sinclair Holdings
Farukh Aslam CEO & President Farukh Aslam is the Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Digital (SD) a low voltage design and consulting company developing Digital DC-Microgrid Build
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Farukh Aslam
CEO & President
Sinclair Holdings

Farukh Aslam is the Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Digital (SD) a low voltage design and consulting company developing Digital DC-Microgrid Buildings. In 2019, Aslam successfully developed the Sinclair Marriott Autograph Hotel which is widely considered the most diverse PoE and DC Microgrid project in North America. From the completion of the Sinclair Hotel, Aslam created SD to bring expertise of the sustainability and cost benefits of a DC building infrastructure to the marketplace. Since its inception SD has been involved in several design build projects and continues to evolve DC infrastructure in buildings.

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Jim Baldwin Domatic
Jim Baldwin CEO
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Jim Baldwin
CEO
Domatic
LinkedIn

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David Robinson MECHO
David Robinson Director of Automation, President PoE Consortium
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David Robinson
Director of Automation, President PoE Consortium
MECHO

Industry Challenges and Opportunities
Date: 6/13/2023    Time: 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm    Location: Sorrento
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Speakers:
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Tyler Andrews PoE Texas
Tyler Andrews CEO Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction ex
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Tyler Andrews
CEO
PoE Texas

Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction experience, and project management knowledge, Tyler leads PoE Texas by making technology accessible to facility owners.

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Kim Johnson MHT Technologies
Kim Johnson CMO Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation sof
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Kim Johnson
CMO
MHT Technologies

Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation software space. Johnson is responsible for refining and promoting the company’s global brand and increasing exposure for its industry leading smart-building technology solutions. In 2022, she was elected by peer organizations to be the first president of the PoE Consortium, a group of 40+ companies that came together to form an organization to promote the use of Power-over-Ethernet technology as a safe, sustainable, and smart backbone for intelligent buildings. She led the organization from its nascent beginnings to being an nationally known advocacy and educational non-profit through 2023.

Solution Showcase
Date: 6/13/2023    Time: 5:00 pm - 5:55 pm    Location: Sorrento
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Moderator:
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Kim Johnson MHT Technologies
Kim Johnson CMO Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation sof
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Kim Johnson
CMO
MHT Technologies

Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation software space. Johnson is responsible for refining and promoting the company’s global brand and increasing exposure for its industry leading smart-building technology solutions. In 2022, she was elected by peer organizations to be the first president of the PoE Consortium, a group of 40+ companies that came together to form an organization to promote the use of Power-over-Ethernet technology as a safe, sustainable, and smart backbone for intelligent buildings. She led the organization from its nascent beginnings to being an nationally known advocacy and educational non-profit through 2023.

Speakers:
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Harry Aller Innovative Lighting
Harry Aller President
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Harry Aller
President
Innovative Lighting

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Tyler Andrews PoE Texas
Tyler Andrews CEO Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction ex
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Tyler Andrews
CEO
PoE Texas

Tyler Andrews is a leader and influencer on Intelligent Buildings and Power Over Ethernet. With his unique mix of technical expertise, construction experience, and project management knowledge, Tyler leads PoE Texas by making technology accessible to facility owners.

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Matt Conger Sinclair Digital
Matt Conger Head of Sales Matt has over a decade of sustainable intelligent building systems experience. He has a passion for creating a better work environment that fosters o
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Matt Conger
Head of Sales
Sinclair Digital

Matt has over a decade of sustainable intelligent building systems experience. He has a passion for creating a better work environment that fosters occupant fulfilment, productivity, health and wellness while maximizing energy savings and minimizing maintenance. Currently, he is responsible for Sinclair Digital's multi-channel sales strategy. In his past, he has been responsible for building systems strategies, specification sales, and leading product management, field service and technical support teams for small, medium, and large enterprises. His early work in product management, marketing, and industrial & systems engineering allow him to think differently about solving today’s workplace challenges.

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Brian Ensign Superior Essex Communications
Brian Ensign VP , Marketing
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Brian Ensign
VP , Marketing
Superior Essex Communications

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Luke Getto VoltServer
Luke Getto Director of Product Management Luke Getto is the Director of Product Management and Marketing at VoltServer, a startup disrupting the energy sector with its patented Digital Electri
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Luke Getto
Director of Product Management
VoltServer

Luke Getto is the Director of Product Management and Marketing at VoltServer, a startup disrupting the energy sector with its patented Digital Electricity™. His professional experience includes design engineering, project management, product management, and senior leadership positions. He has worked on wireless communications from GPS satellites to terrestrial wireless networks. Luke is passionate about transitioning electrical power infrastructure that is safer, more resilient and based on renewable energy.

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Bart Kelly Lumencache
Bart Kelly Corporate Sales Manager With a career spanning over 12 years, Bart has built a reputation for utilizing innovative technology to fulfill the dreams of home builders and buyer
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Bart Kelly
Corporate Sales Manager
Lumencache

With a career spanning over 12 years, Bart has built a reputation for utilizing innovative technology to fulfill the dreams of home builders and buyers. As the Corporate Sales Manager at LumenCache, he has spearheaded initiatives to make homes and buildings smart from the start. Bart also serves as the Outside Sales Manager for SunFarm Energy, Northwest Florida's Certified Tesla Solar Roof Installation partner. He is dedicated to fundamentally changing people’s relationship to energy, working hard to create a more affordable, intelligent, and sustainable built environment.

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Akram Khalis MHT Technologies
Akram Khalis CTO Akram Khalis (AK) serves as MHT’s Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of MHT's Inspextor smart building platform. As an entrepreneurial executive
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Akram Khalis
CTO
MHT Technologies

Akram Khalis (AK) serves as MHT’s Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of MHT's Inspextor smart building platform. As an entrepreneurial executive who currently holds three US technology patents, AK's background in technology, product, and general management allows him to bridge the gap between engineers and businesses to bring high quality solutions to market efficiently. Well regarded as an innovator and thought leader for his work developing PoE systems for lighting and smart building automation, AK has scaled and accelerated the growth of innovative technology for more than a decade.

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David Robinson MECHO
David Robinson Director of Automation, President PoE Consortium
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David Robinson
Director of Automation, President PoE Consortium
MECHO

Wrap-Up and Next Steps
Date: 6/13/2023    Time: 5:55 pm - 6:00 pm    Location: Sorrento
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Speaker:
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Kim Johnson MHT Technologies
Kim Johnson CMO Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation sof
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Kim Johnson
CMO
MHT Technologies

Kim Johnson serves as the chief marketing officer for MHT Technologies, a leader in Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting and the building automation software space. Johnson is responsible for refining and promoting the company’s global brand and increasing exposure for its industry leading smart-building technology solutions. In 2022, she was elected by peer organizations to be the first president of the PoE Consortium, a group of 40+ companies that came together to form an organization to promote the use of Power-over-Ethernet technology as a safe, sustainable, and smart backbone for intelligent buildings. She led the organization from its nascent beginnings to being an nationally known advocacy and educational non-profit through 2023.

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