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Thursday, September 15th
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| Main Session | Room 236 |
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| 7:15 – 8:30 am | Registration Breakfast & Solutions Zone The Georgia Tech Global Learning Center – Level 2 |
| 8:30 – 8:40 am | Introduction to SPARK16 Erik Becker – VP, Sales, Urjanet |
| 8:40 – 9:20 am | Balancing Financial and Environmental Sustainability at Delta Air Lines Steve Tochilin – General Manager, Environmental Sustainability, Delta Air Lines |
| 9:20 – 9:40 am | Welcome to SPARK & What’s New at Urjanet Sanjoy Malik – CEO, Urjanet |
| 9:40 – 10:00 am | Morning Break & Solutions Zone Sponsored by Current, powered by GE |
| 10:00 – 10:40 am | Panel: Charting a Path to Success in Corporate Sustainability
Speakers: Moderated by Cliff Majersik – Executive Director, Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) |
| 10:40 – 11:20 am | Connecting Facilities Performance Data With Your Real Estate Investment Strategy David Metcalfe – CEO, Verdantix |
| 11:20 – 11:30 am | Morning Break & Solutions Zone Sponsored by Rubicon Global |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Urjanet Product Vision Mike Pridemore – VP, Product, Urjanet |
| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Networking Lunch & Solutions Zone The Georgia Tech Hotel Dining Room & Global Learning Center Atrium |
| Breakout Session A | Room 236 |
| 1:15 – 1:50 pm | Panel: The Journey from Cost Savings to Value: The Challenges and Opportunities of Leveraging Utility Data
Speakers: Moderator: Martin Sieh, Chief Facility Operations Officer, Ecova (an Engie Company) |
| 1:50 – 2:30 pm | Panel: New Innovations Are Reshaping the Energy Future of Your Organization
Speakers: Moderator: Bill Nussey – Fmr. CEO, Silverpop (an IBM Company) |
| 2:30 – 2:50 pm | Afternoon Break & Solutions Zone Sponsored by AvidXchange |
| 2:50 – 3:25 pm | The Lifecycle of Energy Data: Unlocking the Benefits in 3 Steps Vladi Shunturov, – President, Lucid |
| 3:25 – 4:05 pm | Panel: The Landscape for Energy and Sustainability Investments
Speakers: Moderated by Michelle Jarrard, Managing Director, GRA Venture Fund |
| 4:05 – 4:25 pm | Afternoon Break & Solutions Zone Sponsored by Lucid |
| Breakout Session B | Room 222 |
| 1:15 – 1:50 pm | Panel: Utility Data Is the Key to Reducing Lending Risk to the Underbanked
Speakers: Moderator: James S. Douglass – Partner, Fulcrum Equity Partners |
| 1:50 – 2:30 pm | Panel: New Solutions to Sustainability Challenges
Speakers: Moderator: John Failla – Founder & Editorial Director, Smart Energy Decisions |
| 2:30 – 2:50 pm | Afternoon Break & Solutions Zone Sponsored by AvidXchange |
| 2:50 – 3:25 pm | 5 Steps to Improving Performance and Efficiency Using Building Data Jean Lupinacci – Chief, ENERGY STAR Commercial and Industrial Branch |
| 3:25 – 4:05 pm | Panel: Using Data from Your Building Portfolio to Get From Insights to Savings
Speakers: Moderator: Bryan Long – CTO, Retroficiency (an Ecova Company) |
| 4:05 – 4:25 pm | Afternoon Break & Solutions Zone Sponsored by Lucid |
| Breakout Session C | Room 225 |
| 1:15 – 1:50 pm | Making the Case for Water Stewardship Maury Wolfe – Director, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, InterContinental Hotels Group |
| 1:50 – 2:30 pm | Measuring for Results: Data and the Changing Energy Landscape Cliff Majersik – Executive Director, Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) |
| 2:30 – 2:50 pm | Afternoon Break & Solutions Zone Sponsored by AvidXchange |
| 2:50 – 3:25 pm | IoT, Data, and New Business Models Are Disrupting Building Energy Efficiency Economics Benjamin Freas – Principal Research Analyst, Navigant Research |
| 3:25 – 4:05 pm | Energy Matters: Software Integration and Building Management Martin Levkus – Regional Director of Sales, Yardi |
| 4:05 – 4:25 pm | Afternoon Break & Solutions Zone Sponsored by Lucid |
| Main Session | Room 236 |
| 4:25 – 4:55 pm | Ushering in the Next Era of Energy Management David Bartlett, CTO, Current, powered by GE |
| 4:55 – 5:05 pm | Closing Remarks Erik Becker – VP of Sales, Urjanet |
| After-Party Sponsored by Current, Powered by GE | Porsche Experience Center |
| 5:30 – 6:00 pm | Bus Transportation to Porsche Experience Center Refreshments Sponsored by Lucid |
| 6:00 – 9 pm | Food, Drinks and Porsche Race Track Rides |
| 9 – 9:30 pm | Bus Transportation Back to Georgia Tech Global Learning Center |
Friday, September 16th
| Information Session | Hodges Room, 3rd Floor, ATDC (75 5th Street Northwest – directly across the street from Georgia Tech Global Learning Center) |
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| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Light Breakfast / Check in |
| 9:00 – 9:05 am | Welcome Michael Pridemore – VP of Products, Urjanet |
| 9:05 – 10:20 am | Presentation and Demonstrations: Using Portal and API D.j. Amis – Director of Product Management, Urjanet Tim Liu – Director of Integrations, Urjanet |
| 10:20 – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:45 am | Presentation and Demonstrations: Understanding Utility Data D.j. Amis – Director of Product Management, Urjanet Tim Liu – Director of Integrations, Urjanet |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Break |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Catered Lunch |
| One-on-one Meetings | Hodges Room, 3rd Floor, ATDC |
| 1:00 – 5:00pm | One-on-one Meetings with Product and Client Services Team Members |
