Real Estate Advisors

JP Jones is currently SVP, CIO of Macerich responsible for hiring, training, developing and leading a highly proficient and cross-sectional IT team. He was initially hired within the Westcor merger to implement, upgrade and manage the applications and technologies of a public REIT with 2,000 users across multiple locations in the US. With over 28 years' experience, JP is a collaborative senior IT executive leader, business partner and solution provider.

Jim Whalen serves as SVP and CIO responsible for the direction and implementation of technology and applications at Boston Properties, a fully integrated real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners and developers of Class-A office properties in the United States. Prior to joining the company in March 1998, he served as VP, IS for Beacon Properties. Over a 27 year IT career, Jim has supported real estate operations ranging from residential, construction, public housing, commercial office and retail. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a recipient of the New York City Urban Fellowship.

As the VP of Information Technology at Legacy Partners Commercial, Bob Adams's career has come full circle back to the company that hired him for his very first job - as a summer intern on the building maintenance crew. Since that first job Bob spent over 12 years working at AMB (now Prologis) as the VP of IS and had a successful 7 year stint as an independent consultant working with CRE's large and small on BI, forecasting, DR, and other strategic initiatives.

Carl Brady is Stream Realty Partners' Chief Technology Officer, specializing in the company's computer network infrastructure planning, implementation and management. Carl joined Stream Realty in 1999 with 16 years experience in commercial property management and information technology. Since then, and also while serving as a Senior Property Manager, he has called upon his experience to implement numerous advances in technology for the firm during its growth. His unique experience in technology, property management and other aspects of the real estate industry, coupled with his education, enable him to provide an exceptional level of insight and vision toward Stream's technology needs for today and the future.

Mark Brown is the Head of Technology at Starwood Retail Partners. In this capacity, he is responsible for the establishment of a robust and reliable technology infrastructure to support the growth of the company. Additionally, he plays a key role in promoting corporate efficiency and effectiveness through the establishment and continuous improvement of business processes and procedures. Previously, Mark was CIO of GGP and executive roles at Urban Retail Properties and Simon Property Group and have substantial consulting experience in the commercial real estate industry.

Jesse Carrillo is responsible for directing all corporate technology, strategy and standards for Hines worldwide. At Hines since 1994, he previously assisted in the implementation of the firm's accounting and property management software, held the lead IT role in the Enterprise Resource Planning implementation and led the application development team until taking over as the head of Information Technology in 2007.

Joe Chiappetta has been VP & CTO at Simon Property Group since joining the company in 2001. Joe has responsibility for the company's core business applications, Project Management Office and Project Execution, business intelligence solutions, and new value creation consistent with the company's business strategy. In his role, he has delivered on several large scale projects, driven new business processes, and implemented leading technologies such as Salesforce.com, Hyperion Financial Management, and Cognos tools. His group leads application architecture as well as the evaluation of new technologies for the business. Prior to joining Simon, Joe was a Certified Project Manager with IBM Corporation.

In his current role as VP, Technology at Allied Reit, John Chung brings over 11 years' experience in various senior IT roles at O&Y REIT with responsibilities in both the network and application development.

Aidan is a technology thought leader and ‘implementer' who focuses on how process, information and technology-enabled change can contribute directly to sustainable business growth. With over 20 years in IT, the last five in Property and Real Estate, Aidan brings with him great experience in people leadership, strategic planning, program delivery, operations and innovation across a range of other industries including Retail, Media, FMCG, Management Consulting, Insurance, Banking and Telco.

Robert Entin is currently EVP and CIO for Vornado Realty Trust, one of the nation's largest real estate investment trusts. He continues to serve as Chairman and CTO for Integrated Business Systems (IBS), a well-known provider of real estate automation solutions, which he founded in 1979.

As the SVP, Technology, Rick Gehringer oversees provision and use of technology at Caruso Affiliated. Prior to joining the company, Gehringer led the Building Owners business unit at Trimble Navigation where he was responsible to supply commercial and government customers with technology automating components of the development, design, construction and operations building lifecycle. Customers served include the General Services Administration's Public Building Service, AT&T, CBRE, AECOM, Disney Imagineering and Real Estate, Simon and General Growth Properties. Previous positions include serving as CIO at the Brookings Institution and Westfield Group, a Sydney Australia-based global retail real estate developer and owner.

Susan Gerock currently serves as VP, Information Technology and CIO for Washington REIT, a publicly traded REIT based in Washington, DC. She has over 20 years' experience in various technology roles spanning manufacturing, consulting, application service provider, and commercial real estate organizations. Her specialties include ERP selection and implementation, project and change management, and cybersecurity. She is also a proponent of the use of social media and the overlapping relationship between technology and marketing.

Don Goldstein is responsible for the technology strategy and execution, systems integration and delivery and client technology solutions, including for its Global Corporate and Asset Services businesses. Don joined CBRE as CIO in 2006 when the company acquired Trammell Crow Company (TCC). He began working with TCC in 1999 as Managing Director of IT and was promoted to CIO in 2005 with responsibility for the company's global technology platform.

Art Mcann's primary goal is the development of Highwood's overall information technology strategy and aligning the company's technology investments with the overall business. A 20-year business technology veteran, Art was a technology consulting manager at McGladrey & Pullen before joining Highwoods in 2000, and prior to that, he was a network manager for a non-profit organization in Washington, DC. Art earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Elon University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Art is a board member on the Society for Information Management and President of the Oracle Real Estate User Group.

Robb Napolitano is the Senior IT Executive for Rose Associates and is responsibile for all oversight of Rose's information and technology platforms. As a member of Rose's Senior Leadership Team, he contributes to the firms' strategic direction by using Information and Technology to reduce cost, improve operational process efficiencies and maximize revenue. Robb has more than 18 years' experience in the application of information technology solutions across multiple industries.

Michael Osment has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of Information Technology including Senior IT leadership experience at Fortune 100 companies including GM, TRW and ITT Industries. After his stint in industry, he spent ten years in consulting mostly with AlixPartners, LLP, where he worked on a variety of corporate turnarounds and bankruptcies including at Borders Books and General Growth Properties. In early 2012, He joined Taubman as the Chief Information Officer and launched a 3 year program to transform the information technology organization and systems. He was named Chief Technology Officer in early 2014 to head up the Taubman Technology Lab in addition to his CIO duties. The Taubman Tech Lab is chartered to coordinate the investigation and implementation of all aspects of technology for Taubman.

Sunder Pappu has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is currently the VP of Application Development & Program Management at Inland Computer Services. Prior to Inland, Sunder worked at JP Morgan Chase, Avanade and Deloitte Consulting, holding leadership positions in the areas of strategy consulting, project management and application delivery. Sunder obtained his Master's Degree from The University of Texas and has certifications in Business Process Management & Project Management.

Hal is responsible for managing all of IDI's IT operations and helping to set strategies for business process improvement and the related application of technology. Hal's real estate IT experience, prior to joining IDI in 2002, includes service with Realm, Jones Lang LaSalle/Compass Management and Leasing and Equitable Real Estate Investment Management. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science and an M.B.A. in Business Systems from the University of Georgia.

As the Director of Information Technology at Woolbright Development, Luis Ramos is responsible for the corporate technology strategy, which includes the IT infrastructure and enterprise application platforms. Additionally, he is also responsible for implementing technology solutions toward the company’s existing business processes, and helping create new efficiencies throughout the company's business model. Since his arrival in 2004, his team has been responsible for the constant development of various industry-focused proprietary software applications and tools. These award-winning technologies have fundamentally changed the way commercial real estate has been done at Woolbright.

Bob Rybak Is the CIO at Morguard, a leading Real Estate Investment and Property Management firm based in Toronto, Canada. Bob has been an IT professional, entrepreneur and frequent consultant for almost three decades, working in both the public and private sectors. A graduate of the University of Toronto with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Bob's professional experience has spanned many different companies in a wide range of industries.

Justin Segal is an operations executive and entrepreneur specializing in real estate investment and management, startups, and technology. He is the founder of Stemmons Enterprise, a universal operations platform that allows companies to operate with pervasive data and unparalleled agility. He often speaks on topics involving enterprise data, analytics, and user experience.

Shaun Smith joined Phillips Edison in 2014 as its CIO where he oversees the company's information technology environment to support the company's business strategy. Previously, he served as CIO for The Related Companies where he led a large team of technology staff in developing and implementing technology initiatives to support the company's overall goals and profitability. Awards garnered include Realcomm's 2010 Digie Award for "Best Use of Automation” and the Accommodation Medal for application development which he earned while serving in the US Air Force.

Julie Sokol is SVP, IT at the Irvine Company. In her role, she is responsible for the overall performance and delivery of information technology and technology innovation across the company. She has an extensive background in strategic consulting and working with organizations to apply technology to transform and differentiate themselves.

Thomas Taddeo is SVP, CIO at Kimco. He is responsible for the overall technology strategy, systems and infrastructure which support Kimco's global business operations. He also directs the implementation of enterprise initiatives that leverage technology to improve organizational efficiency and productivity. Prior to joining Kimco, Tom was a Senior Manager at Deloitte in their Real Estate Consulting Practice. He has a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University.

Brandon Van Orden is SVP & CIO for Cousins Properties Incorporated based in Atlanta. He is responsible for Cousins technical vision and all aspects of the Information Technology organization including people, strategy, development and operations. Prior to joining Cousins in 2016, Brandon was VP of Global Applications for Novelis and prior to that he was with GE Energy for 12 years where he held a number of IT leadership roles increasing in responsibility after he graduated from the GE Information Technology Leadership Program in 2003.

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.

Sondra Ashmore, Ph.D. recently joined Principal Global Investor's Real Estate Group as the Assistant Director of IT. Prior to joining The Principal Financial Group, she spent 13 years at IBM working on storage solutions for cloud, big data and software defined environments. Her first book, “Introduction to Agile Methods” will be released in July of this year.

Fred Schmidt is a Director and Development Manager for TIAA-CREF. He manages the Business Process Automation team in the Private Real Estate & Alternative Investments area of IT, spanning asset classes in real estate, private equity, commercial mortgages, private debt and alternative investments including real assets in natural resources, energy and infrastructure. Fred also manages the Commercial Mortgage Tools Modernization initiative at TIAA.

Scott Collins is the Construction Project Executive for Bedrock Detroit. In this role, Collins acts as an owner and a tenant representative, bringing more than 20 years of knowledge and experience to various multi-million dollar projects. Collins has also implemented an integration system across Bedrock’s vast real estate portfolio, spanning 95+ properties and 14 million square feet in downtown Detroit. As a result, all critical building systems are automated with smart, cutting edge technology, reducing capital expenditures and enhancing the tenant experience.

Chip Pierpont manages and provides expert guidance on the development and execution of requirements/solutions for building operations and technologies for General Services Administration (GSA), a Public Buildings Service (PBS) government agency tasked with managing government buildings and real estate, providing product and service procurement support, and developing policies and regulations. The landlord for the civilian federal government, PBS owns or leases 8,700 assets, maintains an inventory of more than 370 million square feet of workspace for 1.1 million federal employees, and preserves more than 481 historic properties.

Wade Berner is the Director of Systems Performance & Turnover at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he is responsible for the commissioning, energy efficiency and turnover of MIT's 12 million + square foot Cambridge campus. Wade is a registered Professional Engineer in both the US and Canada and has been involved with facility commissioning and optimization for over 18 years. He has been fortunate to have implemented these strategies on some interesting facilities including BSL4 laboratories and a rocket launch complex.

As VP, Energy Management, Rich oversees enterprise-wide energy management initiatives for the diversified 110 MSF Irvine Company real estate portfolio including utility account management, energy procurement, metering, Energy Star benchmarking, demand response and new energy technologies. Prior to joining Irvine Company in 2006, he held positions in facilities management and engineering in semiconductor and aerospace manufacturing. He holds a BSME from Santa Clara University, a MSME from CSU-Long Beach and is a California Professional Engineer.

Jim Caldwell manages statewide workforce initiatives for the California Community Colleges as Director of the Energy Construction & Utility Sector. His team adds value for community college faculty through strategic partnerships with the state's utilities and energy efficiency stakeholders. With more than 30 years in high technology fields, Jim has held executive positions at AT&T, Lucent/Avaya, Alcatel DSC, and several Silicon Valley firms.

Daniel Cocosa has 32 years' experience in Communication Infrastructure. For the last 10, he has been the Regional Facility Manager at Google's Northern California Portfolio where he is responsible for developing strategies and systems that support over 5.5 million SF office space and growing R&D, along with the organization's Networked Fire Systems that connects 95 buildings. These systems were built from the ground up using state-of-the-art technologies and often converging systems. Dan has been instrumental in providing staff the high tech tools to support their ongoing maintenance practices for monitoring power; gas; water; 10,000 panel solar arrays; fuel cells and geothermal plant.

John Dulin is a 30-year global telecom and enterprise executive and has held senior positions in product management, marketing and sales in the areas of fiber optics, wireless and new technology development. Currently with Corning, John is focused on introducing its fiber optic and wireless innovations to the commercial real estate market.

Marty Edwards is currently Assistant Deputy Director, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) and Director, Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He has over 20 years of experience and brings a strong industrial control system industry focus to DHS. Before coming to the ICS-CERT, Marty was a program manager focused on control systems security work at Idaho National Laboratory. Prior to his work at the laboratory, he held a wide variety of roles in the instrumentation and automation fields, including field service, instrument engineering, control systems engineering and project management

Maureen Ehrenberg currently serves as Executive Managing Director of Integrated Facilities Management (IFM), Corporate Solutions for the Americas and Chair of its IFM Global Specialty Board. She is an internationally recognized expert in the facility management field,and provides strategic direction and expertise to a team of 8,000 who currently manage more than 760 million square feet of property in the Americas and provides leadership to the members of JLL’s Global IFM Board.

David Giddings currently directs Oxford's National Operating & Technical services initiatives aimed at enhancing site delivery of service excellence, best operating practices and enhancing returns for our its stakeholders. He leads a team of individuals that deliver programs leveraging Oxfords scale to address efficiency, expertise and governance. David is presently heading the company's effort to develop a National Standard for Smart Buildings, which includes a single converged network utilized by all base building systems.

John Gilbert is the EVP, COO and CTO of Rudin Management Company, which owns and operates 15 million feet of commercial and residential space within the City of New York. John is Chairman of the New York Building Congress Energy Committee and has served on several of Mayor Bloomberg's Advisory Committees, including the Mayor's Energy Policy and Sustainability Task Force, and the Advisory Committee for Broadband Deployment. John also is a member of the New York City Green Codes Task Force: Industry Advisory Committee, Green Light New York, New York City Investment Fund's Cleantech Sector Group and the Mayor's Clean Heat Advisory Task Force. He is a Board Member of both the Grand Central Partnership and Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and a Trustee of the New York Hall of Science.

Noah Goldstein, PhD, LEED AP, is research director within Navigant Research's Custom Research group, with a focus on cleantech and building technologies innovation in the market. He focuses on strategic engagement in topics of energy efficiency, building energy management, and applied sustainability. As the director of building research, Noah led research on Zero Energy Buildings, Energy Management Systems in Commercial Buildings, and corporate strategy. Previously, he was a scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where he led research on energy systems informatics and energy efficiency as well as led sustainability compliance for the DOE site.

As VP, Global Facilities Management, Dave Gunter is responsible for the oversight and governance of facilities operations for McKesson Corporation. McKesson's current real estate footprint is roughly 25M square feet, spread over approximately 1,200 locations. Prior to joining McKesson, Dave led the Facilities Management function for MUFG, Union Bank, based in San Francisco, CA, where he oversaw the creation of a smart buildings platform for the bank's retail and corporate portfolio.

Gerry Hamilton directs the Facilities Energy Management department at Stanford University, which includes the operation of the campus Energy Management & Control System and oversight of the University's energy efficiency programs. Gerry ensures that buildings and associated processes are operated efficiently and that new facilities incorporate best practices for energy use. Gerry holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering as well as an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University. He is also a registered professional engineer in California.

Mike Hess, PE, LEED Fellow, leads Panasonic’s Smart & Sustainable Buildings team, and also supports their CityNOW initiatives for smart and sustainable cities. He provides up front sustainability, energy and technology consulting for Panasonic’s smart city projects, including analysis of utilizing autonomous shuttles.

Jason Houck has over fourteen years of experience implementing and servicing Building Automation and Security Systems. His responsibilities include project management, programming, network design, and verification of building systems for both retrofit and new construction projects. This includes system design, operating improvements, and system integration by utilizing application specific technology. His system experience combined and building knowledge is a championship combination in today's smart building industry. Jason also has an extensive IT background which allows him to fully appreciate the importance of a properly designed network. He has the unique ability to take all of his system, building and IT knowledge and effectively communicate any potential issues, favorable solutions, or operating recommendations to any member of the task regardless of their industry background. This effective communication allows him to bridge the communication gap between members within IT, Project Management, Financial, Maintenance and Service.

Ted Houck is President and Chief Executive Officer of Hepta Control Systems since 1993. He has thirty-five years of experience in the Building Systems industry. Ted is passionate and focused about new technologies and where the industry is going in the future.

As VP of Digital Transformation and Innovation, Rick Huijbregts is responsible for business development, digitization and Cisco Canada’s Innovation program. Heoversees the digital transformation practice for industries with a focus on real estate, healthcare, oil and gas, mining, financial services, manufacturing and education. He is also responsible for Cisco Canada’s smart city strategy and with his team, leads the digital transformation of customers, industries, institutions, governments, and ultimately the country. In addition to his responsibilities at Cisco, Rick is currently the Executive-in-Residence at George Brown College in Toronto and is a faculty member of the Harvard Graduate School of Design Executive Education. He is a frequent speaker on topics of urban digitization, innovation and disruption.

With over 33 years of experience in building infrastructure systems, Daryld Karloff’s entire career has been focused on helping building owners get the best return on their facility investments. From system selection to installation and long-term optimization, buildings require special planning and care to assure a safe, comfortable, and productive work environment.

As President of ESD, Kurt Karnatz leads the firm by fostering a collaborative culture of global thinkers who are known for their innovative and performance-based approach in the creation of highly integrated and optimized sustainable solutions for the built environment. In his 30 years of experience at ESD as both a leader and engineer, Kurt has helped develop the company into a world recognized and globally sought practice.

Shaun Klann has over 15 years of experience dedicated exclusively to transforming the concepts of the ‘Smart Building' industry into reality. His expertise includes engineering, implementation, and strategic consulting services that pair current day technologies with innovative deployment tactics and strategies. Shaun is a proven thought leader in the area of connected real estate and has received numerous awards for his dedication to this market segment, including an award recognizing him as a top 40 under 40 to watch in the space of real estate technology.

Charles Matta, FAIA is Deputy Associate CIO and Director for Planning, Strategy, and Programs in the Public Buildings Information Technology Services at GSA. He is the former National Director for Federal Buildings and Modernizations in GSA's Office of Design and Construction Programs. Between 2005 and 2009, he oversaw a program consisting of approximately 120 buildings nationwide in various stages of planning, design and construction with a value exceeding $5 billion. He has represented GSA on Design Excellence Peer Reviews and AE Selection Panels for Federal facilities and has served as the agency's lead on key initiatives including ‘Total Building Commissioning', AIA Continuing Education, and BIM (Building Information Modeling) – a ground-breaking program that garnered numerous federal and corporate awards.

Jim McHale is CEO & Founder of Memoori Research, a consultancy company based in London providing market research and business intelligence to clients globally. His core areas of industry expertise include Physical Security, Smart Buildings, Lighting, Internet of Things and Disruptive Web Technologies. Jim has researched and analyzed B2B industrial markets for over 10 years. He has managed and delivered research projects to numerous blue chip clients including Siemens, Honeywell, Schneider Electric, 3i, Morgan Stanley etc.

Joshua serves as Energy Manager for Facilities Management at the University of California, Davis. In this role he provides leadership and direction for the Energy Conservation Office in developing and institutionalizing an aggressive energy management strategy and implementing a wide variety of energy projects across the campus. His office includes the existing building commissioning program and the utilities & data engineering team along with a team that develops energy related web apps for the campus. He is a licensed professional engineer and a certified energy manager.

Quinn Munton brings more than 15 years of experience to GPG Advisers in infrastructure engineering, energy management/ procurement, building automation engineering and operations management and consulting, with a significant amount of this experience concentrated on the Owner/REIT, Commercial Real Estate, Retail, Multi-Family and Hospitality sectors. Quinn's focus is on helping owner operators, corporate occupiers and multi-family portfolios improve their operations, solve technology problems and operate greener, with a focus on the bottom line.

Rob Murchison has over 20 years experience in strategy consulting, sales and design of technology to real estate developers and commercial businesses with expertise in networking, and software and data base applications. Rob has been an MIS network specialist with Wix, an equity owner and sales executive at LVTS Integration and a Cisco Systems Partner. He is currently Co-founder and Managing Director of consulting firm Intelligent Buildings Inc., a nationally recognized specialist in real estate technology with expertise in strategy and standards development, organizational alignment and financial analysis. He is on the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) Intelligent and Integrated Buildings Council, and a Technology Advisory Group project member for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories and DOE.

Thomas J. Myers Director, Commercial Real Estate Solutions, Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Tom has spent over 35 years in product and business development for energy efficiency products, applications and building designs in both the HVAC and lighting industry. As Director, Commercial Real Estate Solutions at Lutron, Tom and his team support real estate developers and property management companies to implement integrated light management solutions on their commercial construction, renovation, or retrofit projects. These integrated solutions improve the quality of the building’s visual environment, enhancing occupant comfort and productivity while reducing lighting energy consumption and the life-cycle costs associated with reallocating existing space over the life of the building. Notable projects that Tom has managed for Lutron include the Genzyme Headquarters facility in Cambridge, MA (LEED Platinum), and the ongoing retrofit of the Empire State Building. He is a 1979 graduate of the Architectural Engineering program at Penn State, a member of Urban Land Institute, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), and the Commercial Specifications Institute (CSI). Tom received his LEED accreditation in 2001, and has developed light control solutions in many LEED certified and other sustainable design projects.

Richard Newberry is the Strategic Advisor to the Board of Directors of KMC Controls, a leader in energy management and building automation solutions. Newberry, formerly President and CEO at KMC, has led corporate development, new product innovation, and competitive strategy for the company since 2014. With more than 30 years of executive and general management experience in energy, oil and gas, technology manufacturing, and building automation segments, Newberry applies a total solution view to guiding innovation and forging strategic partnerships with industry-leading technology firms.

Paul Oswald is president and principal owner of Environmental Systems Inc (ESI). ESI provides performance-building solutions for automation, system integration, energy management, building operations and building efficiency. Paul has over 30 years of experience in building automation, system integration and energy management. His experience includes global product strategy and development, business and channel development, service and contracting. He has led the transformation of ESI into a professional services firm focused on building operations efficiency.

Greg Peterson has more than 25 years of engineering and management experience and is currently the worldwide energy manager for IBM. In this role Greg has overall responsibility for IBM's supply and demand side energy programs. Prior to coming to IBM Greg was a director at Duke Energy responsible for development of large scale energy projects. Greg is also a licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states.

Marc Petock is a pioneer in leading the Intelligent/Smart Buildings and M2M movements pushing the industry forward and has contributed to transforming and changing the Intelligent Buildings and M2M (now IoT) industries. As VP, Marketing for both Lynxspring and its sister company, Connexx Energy, heleads corporate and product marketing, strategy, brand management, PR and communications that support the company’s strategic and growth initiatives. Previously, Marc was VP, Global Marketing and Communications at Tridium. Marc is also a contributing author, noted speaker and recognized industry leader having earned several industry accolades. He serves on the board of directors of Connexx Energy and Project Haystack; is an advisor to the Realcomm and a contributing editor to automatedbuildings.com.

John Petze, C.E.M., is a partner in SkyFoundry, the developers of SkySpark, an analytics platform for building, energy and equipment data. John has over 25 years of experience in building automation, energy management and M2M, having served in senior level positions for manufacturers of hardware and software products including: President & CEO of Tridium, VP Product Development for Andover Controls, and Global Director of Sales for Cisco Systems Smart and Connected Buildings.

As Global Director of Corporate Responsibility, Dave Pogue oversees CBRE's development, implementation and reporting for all aspects of corporate social responsibility, including environmental stewardship, community engagement and corporate giving. Under his leadership, achievements include development of CBRE's $1 million Real Green Research Challenge; recognition as a six-time EPA ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year; delivery of co-branded BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP) training to more than 13,000 attendees; and the LEED EB certification of more than 175 buildings.

Curt Radkin is the SVP and Sustainability Strategist for Wells Fargo Corporate Properties Group (CPG). In this role, he is responsible for developing strategies and working with other CPG and corporate leaders to engage in sustainable practices that will minimize the environmental impact of Wells Fargo's 100 million square foot corporate real estate portfolio, which accounts for 85 percent of Wells Fargo's GHG emissions. A part of this overall effort is to research and deploy relevant and or innovative technologies to enhance the environmental performance of Wells Fargo properties.

Frank Rotello has been working in the HVAC controls industry for over thirty years. Frank is a Past President of InsideIQ Building Automation Alliance. He focuses on applying the knowledge and experience he has gained over the past thirty plus years to allow Alpha Controls & Services the opportunity to be a leader in Illinois' HVAC controls marketplace. Throughout his career, Frank has been active in industry organizations locally, regionally and nationally. He has led the efforts to establish the Rockford Northern Illinois Branch of the USGBC Illinois Chapter.

Carlos Santamaria is Founder and Principal of CEES Advisors and Managing Partner with the Executive Institute for Energy Efficiency (EIEE). Formerly as the VP of Engineering Services for Glenborough, Carlos worked in commercial real estate for over 25 years concentrating in energy efficiency, construction and operational best practices strategically positioning his company and clients as top performers and leaders in energy efficiency and sustainability.

Shane Schroeder is the Group Manager and creator of the SmartBuildings Team for Target Corporation. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and Accredited LEED Professional. Shane has 15 years of industry experience in facilities management, commissioning, and energy management and has been with Target for eight years leading operational teams that manage 240 million square feet. Shane is a passionate leader driving asset integration and interoperability strategies that reduce expense, optimize operations, and conserve resources.

Tom Shircliff is a co-founder and principle of Intelligent Buildings LLC, a nationally recognized smart real estate professional services company started in 2004. Intelligent Buildings provides planning and implementation of next generation strategy for new buildings, existing portfolios and urban communities. Tom is a speaker and collaborator with numerous universities and national laboratories, a gubernatorial appointee for energy strategy and policy and founding Chairman of Envision Charlotte, a Clinton Global Initiative. Previously he was in management roles in the real estate and technology sectors with BellSouth/AT&T, Broadriver Inc. and The Price Davis Company.

Vladi Shuntorov is Lucid's President and Cofounder. Vladi led Lucid's early product and engineering teams and has driven the evolution of the company from its inception in 2004 to the launch of BuildingOS. A recipient of awards from U.S. EPA and Cleantech Open, Vladi has dozens of widely cited publications in the field and has delivered many distinguished presentations, including at TEDx. Vladi helped pioneer groundbreaking research in commercial building monitoring systems and realtime feedback technology.

Ken Sinclair is the publisher / owner of AutomatedBuildings.com, an online magazine and web resource providing the news and connection to the rapidly evolving industry that automates and implement truly intelligent, integrated buildings. AutomatedBuildings.com has entered its 15th year as an online magazine and web resource. The thousands of industry articles that have been published, which originally seemed a little like future watch, have become the new reality shaping the industry.

Jim Sinopoli is the Managing Principal of Smart Buildings LLC. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, Accredited LEED Professional and egistered Communications Distribution Designer. He received the international “Harry J. Pfister” award from BICSI and was recently awarded the 2012 Realcomm Digie Award for “Digital Impact.” He is a Contributing Editor to Automatedbuildings.com and the US Editor for the Intelligent Building International Journal. His most recent book is titled “Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders.”

Darrell Smith has more than 20 years of experience in facility management, with a wide range of industry experience in technology, retail, data centers and manufacturing. He is currently the director of Central Services for Google's Bay Area Portfolio where he oversees a team who is responsible for the facility management, critical environments, planning and other facilities services at one of the most innovative companies in the world. Having spent his career at the intersection of real estate, big data and technology, Darrell believes in using technology as an enabler for progress and optimization.

Ben is an architect who is compelled by his belief that architects are stewards of the built environment, with the power to enhance people's lives through the quality of design. Ben has served as a Director with Gensler since 2006, leading the design process for many of the firm's foremost projects, such as the 632-meter Shanghai Tower, The Tower at PNC Plaza, and the new headquarters for NVIDIA.

Tom Wirth is Facilities Operations Manager at Facebook. Prior to Facebook, Tom held senior facilities positions at Apple, Cisco Systems and Google. Tom has extensive background in the design and implementation of services, technology, and solutions in Facilities Operations and Services. Of interest to Tom is leveraging people, processes, and technology to deliver services that support the overall goals and objectives of global organizations and contribute to a positive employee experience.

Leighton Wolffe is the Co-Founder of NorthBridge Energy Partners LLC, an independent consulting organization with expertise and perspective on US energy markets and works with retail energy companies, institutional energy consumers, technologists and investors providing strategic business development, market research, and technology development services. Previously, he was VP Strategy for Constellation NewEnergy where he formed the NewEnergy Alliance, an industry association that advanced awareness between building owners, energy management and equipment manufacturers and systems integrators with emerging US Demand Response programs.

Leon Wurfel is Managing Director of BUENO. Previously, Leon worked as Engineering Consultant specialising in energy efficiency upgrades and tuning of existing buildings. The most notable project was leading a six-year program to reduce carbon emissions by 40% across a $20BN commercial and retail property portfolio. Moving on from the consulting world, Leon founded BUENO in partnership with Airmaster Australia with the aim of utilising current and emerging technologies to drive innovative sustainability and operations solutions.

Rudy Reagin is the Global Programme Lead for Deutsche Bank's Corporate Services. With more than thirty years of experience in IT, Rudy is currently responsible for the application architecture that supports lease administration, facilities management, space management, security operations, and a wide range of business services. In recent years, Rudy has driven a data warehousing and BI project that successfully integrates information from a range of sources to facilitate performance monitoring and decision support.

Shalaya Shipman is the Senior Manager of Operations for Real Estate and Workplace Services at Salesforce. She is responsible for technology implementation, global reporting and internal audit compliance, and partners with Sales to showcase how Salesforce uses Wave Analytics Cloud to drive business decisions impacting the workplace. Prior to joining Salesforce, Shalaya held a service-provider role at CBRE, supporting strategy and planning for a regional financial services client.

Darrell Smith has more than 20 years of experience in facility management, with a wide range of industry experience in technology, retail, data centers and manufacturing. He is currently the director of Central Services for Google's Bay Area Portfolio where he oversees a team who is responsible for the facility management, critical environments, planning and other facilities services at one of the most innovative companies in the world. Having spent his career at the intersection of real estate, big data and technology, Darrell believes in using technology as an enabler for progress and optimization.

Stuart Appley is the Technology Solutions Leader for the West Division of CBRE’s Global Workplace Solutions Group, where he is responsible for providing executive technology oversight, innovation and consulting to current and potential clients across the region. He was previously the Chief Information & Technology Officer at Shorenstein Realty Services, where he led the transformation of the company’s technology environment into an innovative organization, championing and leading new digital engagement opportunities. Stuart is a frequent speaker on innovation and he serves on several advisory boards for emerging technology companies, industry organizations and VCs.

Wade Berner is the Director of Systems Performance & Turnover at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he is responsible for the commissioning, energy efficiency and turnover of MIT's 12 million + square foot Cambridge campus. Wade is a registered Professional Engineer in both the US and Canada and has been involved with facility commissioning and optimization for over 18 years. He has been fortunate to have implemented these strategies on some interesting facilities including BSL4 laboratories and a rocket launch complex.

Jean Chick is a Deloitte Partner in Real Estate and Location Strategy with over 21 years of experience. She is a leader in real estate technology enablement, portfolio optimization, advanced workplace strategy and operating model design. She has led a global corporate real estate function including all strategy, design, transaction management, facilities and program management. Jean navigates complex financial and operational issues while balancing change management to maximize return on real estate investments.

Daniel Cocosa has 32 years' experience in Communication Infrastructure. For the last 10, he has been the Regional Facility Manager at Google's Northern California Portfolio where he is responsible for developing strategies and systems that support over 5.5 million SF office space and growing R&D, along with the organization's Networked Fire Systems that connects 95 buildings. These systems were built from the ground up using state-of-the-art technologies and often converging systems. Dan has been instrumental in providing staff the high tech tools to support their ongoing maintenance practices for monitoring power; gas; water; 10,000 panel solar arrays; fuel cells and geothermal plant.

Maureen Ehrenberg currently serves as Executive Managing Director of Integrated Facilities Management (IFM), Corporate Solutions for the Americas and Chair of its IFM Global Specialty Board. She is an internationally recognized expert in the facility management field,and provides strategic direction and expertise to a team of 8,000 who currently manage more than 760 million square feet of property in the Americas and provides leadership to the members of JLL’s Global IFM Board.

Karen Gill is currently Global Program Manager for Change Management/Workplace Strategy at HP. Prior to HP, she held management positions and served clients globally for Herman Miller and Steelcase, within the following functions: Performance Environments, Change Management, Global Product Launch, Advance Solutions, Architectural and Technology Applications, and Enterprise and Educational Sales. These combined experiences allow her to help her clients build a high performing real estate portfolio that maximizes the efficiency and effectiveness of the workplace.

As VP, Global Facilities Management, Dave Gunter is responsible for the oversight and governance of facilities operations for McKesson Corporation. McKesson's current real estate footprint is roughly 25M square feet, spread over approximately 1,200 locations. Prior to joining McKesson, Dave led the Facilities Management function for MUFG, Union Bank, based in San Francisco, CA, where he oversaw the creation of a smart buildings platform for the bank's retail and corporate portfolio.

Gerry Hamilton directs the Facilities Energy Management department at Stanford University, which includes the operation of the campus Energy Management & Control System and oversight of the University's energy efficiency programs. Gerry ensures that buildings and associated processes are operated efficiently and that new facilities incorporate best practices for energy use. Gerry holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering as well as an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University. He is also a registered professional engineer in California.

Alex Lewis is the Global Strategic Operations Head of Citi Realty Services where he leads a team which oversees the development and implementation of policy & process, global CRS technology platform management, data compliance and reporting metrics, global resource strategy and monitoring of administrative budget. Over the last 16 years, Alex has served in several operational leadership roles with CRS in Poland and England including EMEA Strategic Workplace Head and Global Building Operations CAO prior to relocating back to the US in 2012 to settle into his current role.

David Lilleywhite is currently Global Head of CRM, CRM for Global Markets and Investment Banking & Capital Markets for Credit Suisse. He is responsible for the vision, design, implementation and leadership of a new business partner model within the corporate real estate and global business services department to elevate the dialogue and support the delivery of more strategic advisory capabilities to the front. middle and back-office.

Paul Maximuk is Energy Manager for Ford Land Energy where he is currently is providing project and program technical guidance to implement global metering of electric, natural gas, steam, water and compressed air systems. He is an Energy Engineer with over 30 years of experience in the HVAC/BMS field. He is an SME specializing in building management and energy reduction. Paul has focused his efforts in large industrial facilities but also has equal expertise in Class A buildings. Additionally he is a problem solver finding the root cause of why mechanical systems do not operate at their peak efficiency.

Rob Murchison has over 20 years experience in strategy consulting, sales and design of technology to real estate developers and commercial businesses with expertise in networking, and software and data base applications. Rob has been an MIS network specialist with Wix, an equity owner and sales executive at LVTS Integration and a Cisco Systems Partner. He is currently Co-founder and Managing Director of consulting firm Intelligent Buildings Inc., a nationally recognized specialist in real estate technology with expertise in strategy and standards development, organizational alignment and financial analysis. He is on the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) Intelligent and Integrated Buildings Council, and a Technology Advisory Group project member for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories and DOE.

Anthony Nazzaro oversees significant client projects that drive toward operational excellence – from organizational, process, and systems assessment to optimization and implementation. He has 30 years of experience in commercial real estate with wide-ranging knowledge of organization design, process re-engineering, business intelligence and technology implementation.

Jeff Peel is a Real Estate Technology professional with over 20 years of industry experience. Jeff specializes in system implementations and has led Real Estate application roll outs for several Fortune 500 companies. He is an expert on Real Estate processes including transactions, lease administration, lease accounting, capital projects, and space management. Jeff currently works for AIG in the Global Corporate Real Estate group where he is the IWMS Program Manager.

Greg Peterson has more than 25 years of engineering and management experience and is currently the worldwide energy manager for IBM. In this role Greg has overall responsibility for IBM's supply and demand side energy programs. Prior to coming to IBM Greg was a director at Duke Energy responsible for development of large scale energy projects. Greg is also a licensed Professional Engineer in multiple states.

Chip Pierpont manages and provides expert guidance on the development and execution of requirements/solutions for building operations and technologies for General Services Administration (GSA), a Public Buildings Service (PBS) government agency tasked with managing government buildings and real estate, providing product and service procurement support, and developing policies and regulations. The landlord for the civilian federal government, PBS owns or leases 8,700 assets, maintains an inventory of more than 370 million square feet of workspace for 1.1 million federal employees, and preserves more than 481 historic properties.

Curt Radkin is the SVP and Sustainability Strategist for Wells Fargo Corporate Properties Group (CPG). In this role, he is responsible for developing strategies and working with other CPG and corporate leaders to engage in sustainable practices that will minimize the environmental impact of Wells Fargo's 100 million square foot corporate real estate portfolio, which accounts for 85 percent of Wells Fargo's GHG emissions. A part of this overall effort is to research and deploy relevant and or innovative technologies to enhance the environmental performance of Wells Fargo properties.

Iris Walenkamp has spent the last 16 years in the Oil and Gas industry, amongst others as a Global Change Manager on a large scale process, system and organisation transformation programme and as an Internal Auditor. Currently she is the Information Management & Information Technology Manager for the Real Estate, Corporate Security, Aircraft and Travel functions for Royal Dutch Shell. Iris lives in The Hague (The Netherlands) and holds an MSc in People & Organisation Development from the University of Sussex.

Phil Wales is the founder of EBUSINESS STRATEGIES. For more than 30 years, he's enabled some of the world's largest private/public sector organizations develop and apply best practices and business solutions for critical enterprise assets: people, processes, technology, physical plant. Working with Fortune 500 corporations and federal/state/ local government agencies, he is helping change the way complex, capital-intensive entities view/manage their operations in the face of constant change, shifting marketplace economies and unpredictable constituent demands.

Matt Werner leads Sales & Client Solutions for CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (“GWS”). With 38,000 employees, GWS provides facilities and project management, transaction services, and consulting worldwide. In 2014, GWS reported record growth for a fifth consecutive year. Matt has a 21-year track record of designing and implementing solutions that help turn real estate into real advantage. He serves on CBRE's GWS Executive Committee, Americas Operations Board (“AOMB”), Technology Steering Committee, and Global Pricing Committee.