2026 Conference Agenda

Please see the detailed agenda below. Session abstracts can be viewed on this PDF.  The agenda is best accessed through the conference app which is available to registrants 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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