2026 Conference Agenda

For your convenience, the agenda is uploaded prior to the conference and available as a PDF. The agenda is best accessed through the conference app which is available one week before the conference. The agenda is subject to minor changes as the event nears.

Tuesday, August 4

Time

Title

Presenter(s)

Primary (and Related) Track(s)

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Lunch Provided

NA

Meal

1:00 - 1:30 PM

President's Welcome & Champion Awards

DeVon Miller, Western Michigan University

General Session

1:45 - 2:30 PM

Working with Workday: Bridging the Gap Between HR, Finance, and Facilities

Jennifer McCarthy, Shellie Brattain-Mazzella, & Bridget Saul, University of Nevada, Las Vegas System/Data Integration (Integrated Workplace Management Systems, Space Information & Management)

1:45 - 2:30 PM

Using AI to Optimize CAD Workflows and Space Dashboard Generation

Christine Syvertson, University of Pittsburgh

Space Information & Management (CAD)

2:30 - 3:30 PM Networking Coffee Break with Sponsors  NA  Break
3:30 - 4:15 PM

How the University of Notre Dame created a unified hub for facility information

 Steven Bowley, Cloudpoint Geospatial & Tricia Bulson, University of Notre Dame  GIS (CAD, Space Information & Management, System/Data Integration)
3:30 - 4:15 PM

Lessons Learned From Our First Two Drone Imagery Captures of UT Knoxville Campus

Adam Trent, Taylor Flamont, & Maria Martinez, The University of Tennessee Knoxville

New or Emerging Technologies (GIS)

4:15 - 6:15 PM Welcome Reception with Business Partner Sponsors NA Networking Event
6:15 PM + Dinner on Your Own    
Wednesday, August 5
Time Title Presenter(s) Primary (and Related) Track(s)
7:00 - 8:15 AM Breakfast Provided NA Meal
8:15 - 8:45 AM Presidential Plenary DeVon Miller, Western Michigan University General Session
9:00 - 9:45 AM

Bringing GIS Inside: Core Workflows and Innovations in ArcGIS Indoors

JW Saunders, Esri

GIS (BIM, CAD, Space Information & Management, System/Data Integration, Wayfinding)

9:00 - 9:45 AM

Transforming University Operations Through AI: An Agentic-Driven Approach to FM

 Daniel Eron, JLL 

 

New or Emerging Technologies (CAD, Integrated Workplace Management Systems, Space Information & Management, System/Data Integration, Utilities)
9:45 - 10:15 AM

Networking Coffee Break with Sponsors

NA

Break

10:15 - 11: 00 AM

AI-Powered Document Management: Transforming PITT's Archives

Vivica Williams, archSCAN, LLC 

Document Management

10:15 - 11: 00 AM

Scaling Fault Detection and Diagnostics at Western Michigan University

DeVon Miller, Western Michigan University

New or Emerging Technologies

11:15 - Noon

Brown University's Journey to Accessibility Compliance

Colin Johnson & Chad Cavanaugh, Brown University; Chris Akin, Paratum Solutions 

GIS (Space Information & Management, System/Data Integration)

11:15 - Noon

Practical AI Applications in Facility Assessment and Capital Planning

Steven Warshaw, Intellis Labs

Integrated Workplace Management Systems (New or Emerging Technologies, Space Information & Management, System/Data Integration)

Noon - 12:45 PM Lunch Provided NA Meal
12:45 - 1:30 PM Sponsor Showcase Diamond & Gold Sponsors Company Presentations
1:45  - 2:30 PM

Safe and Smart: Leveraging ArcGIS Indoors for Security Operations

Chris Akin, Paratum Solutions 

GIS (New or Emerging Technologies, Space Information & Management, System/Data Integration)

1:45  - 2:30 PM

Scan It, Model It, Use It: Putting BIM Data to Work for Your Campus

Sarah Brown, Northeastern University, Nishan Kohli,  Peter Garran & Sam Margolis, BIMstream

BIM (GIS, Integrated Workplace Management Systems, New or Emerging Technologies, Space Information & Management, System/Data Integration)

2:45  - 3:30 PM

Empower Space Management & Workplace Reservations with ArcGIS Indoors Spaces

JW Saunders, Esri & Jeff Ulricksen, University of Rhode Island

GIS (New or Emerging Technologies, Space Information & Management)

2:45  - 3:30 PM

How to Build in Flexibility and Scalability into an IWMS

Gretchen Tucker & Jessica Freeman, University of Kentucky

Integrated Workplace Management Systems (CAD, GIS, System/Data Integration)

 3:30 - 4:00 PM Networking Coffee Break with Sponsors  NA  Break
4:00 - 4:45 PM

The API-First Campus: Transitioning from Monolithic Data Structures

Treavon Clark, The Ohio State University

System/Data Integration (BIM, GIS, Integrated Workplace Management Systems, Space Information & Management)

4:00 - 4:45 PM

The Pro's and Con's of Moving Your Facility Documents to the Cloud

Matt Lane, Hagerman & Company & Colin Johnson, Brown University 

Document Management (New or Emerging Technologies)

5:00 - 5:45 PM

Wi-Fi Powered Space Utilization for Facilities and Capital Planning

Steven Guenther, Carnegie Mellon University & Jeremy Smith, Carnegie Mellon University & James Ireland, CampusIQ

Integrated Workplace Management Systems (Space Information & Management, System/Data Integration, Utilities)

5:45 PM + Dinner on Your Own    
Thursday, August 6
Time Title Presenter(s) Primary (and Related) Track(s)
8:00 - 9:30 AM Breakfast Provided NA Meal
9:30 - 10:30 AM All Member Meeting DeVon Miller, Western Michigan University General Session
10:30 - 11:15 AM Networking Coffee Break with Sponsors NA Break

11:15 - 12:00 PM

Advancing the Geospatial Strategy of the University of Rhode Island

Maegan Shanaghan & Jeffrey Ulricksen The University of Rhode Island; Chris Akin, Paratum Solutions

GIS (System/Data Integration)

11:15 - 12:00 PM

Future-Proofing Campus Operations: AI Tools for the Modern Facilities Leaders

Ryan Alu, FMX

New or Emerging Technologies (Integrated Workplace Management Systems, System/Data Integration)

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Lunch Provided NA Meal
12:45 - 1:15 PM Sponsor Showcase Silver Sponsors Company Presentations
1:30 - 2:15 PM

Are You Working IN Your GIS or ON It?

Larisa Kruger, The Ohio State University

GIS
1:30 - 2:15 PM

Building a Campus UAS & Reality Capture Program from the Ground Up

Nathan Exley, Baylor University

New or Emerging Technologies (Document Management, GIS, System/Data Integration, Utilities)

2:15 - 3:00 PM Networking Coffee Break with Sponsors NA Break
3:00 - 3:45 PM

CFTA Community Engagement

Treavon Clark, The Ohio State University & Jeffrey Ulricksen, URI

 General Session
3:45 - 4:00 PM Awards & Closing Remarks DeVon Miller, Western Michigan University General Session
5:00 - 9:00 PM Special Event Dinner  The Puttery Minneapolis! Meal and Networking

 

 

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