Track Overview
ConnectivityWeek Chicago Plenary
Track Leader: Anto Budiardjo
Wednesday May/23/2007
The Plenary sessions at ConnectivityWeek have always been the highlight of the event, with top visionary speakers providing their perspective on convergence. In this year's plenary sessions, the focus is on convergence with buildings under the vision of Buildings 2.0 as well as the use of IT for energy management applications such as Demand Response.
Keynote: Connectivity in a Green Sustainable World
8:30 - 10:00
The Keynote presentations at ConnectivityWeek 2007 will focus on the vision of the possible, achieved only with a quality frame of mind, combined with the realities driving Buildings 2.0 and the possibilities from the application of smart energy.
Presenters:
- Robert W. Galvin Keynote Galvin Electricity Initiative
- Peter Kelly-Detwiler Keynote Constellation Sustainable Energy Solutions Presentation (pdf)
- Todd Hawthorne Keynote Cisco Systems Presentation (pdf)
- Anto Budiardjo MC Clasma Events Inc.
Mega Panel: Connecting Buildings, Energy, Wireless and Security
10:30 - 12:00
The Mega Panel at ConnectivityWeek will bring on stage a number of panelists from a broad cross session of perspectives, in a Town Meeting format. The discussion will revolve around how the diffrerent perspectives are converging, with a focus on the challenges and the opportunities this brings.
Presenters:
- Anto Budiardjo Moderator Clasma Events Inc.
- Tom Shircliff Panelist Intelligent Buildings
- Steve Hauser Panelist GridPoint
- Leighton Wolffe Panelist Wolffe Technology Consultants
- Thomas Smith Panelist Endurant Energy
- Rick Huijbregts Panelist Cisco, Emerging Markets
- Bob Heile Panelist ZigBee Alliance
- John J. Mc Gowan Panelist Energy Control Inc. Presentation (pdf)
- Dave Mosby Panelist State of Missouri