

Digital transformation is of profound importance to many types of enterprise. And one key – but sometimes neglected – area of digital transformation is the building itself. This year’s Smart Building Summit will report on how digital transformation in buildings is being effected through the integration of IT and operational technologies, and will discuss what best practice looks like.
Summit and Track Headline Sponsor:
Content Chair Bob Snyder is the Editor-in-Chief of CHANNEL MEDIA EUROPE LTD., a content provider and consultant to high-tech companies in Europe and Middle East.
As our moderator since the very first Smart Building Conference in 2013, Bob follows the industry trends in smart building and knows many of Europe’s top smart building executives.
A well-known analyst and speaker on European IT and AV industry trends, Bob has been a guest speaker for such international corporate leaders as Lucent, NEC, AMD, Panasonic Industrial, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, BenQ, Tech Data, Toshiba, Ingram Micro and many others.
"In order for you to be able to apply AI across all of the data that your smart building has generated, you need to have a good foundation"
Summit Programme
The proliferation of smart buildings, driven by advancements in IoT, AI, and big data analytics, promises numerous benefits for a business. Despite significant investment in these technologies, many organisations have struggled to leverage the data generated, failing to transition from data acquisition to actionable insights. This challenge underscores the need for enterprise agility—a concept encompassing technological flexibility and the cultural and structural readiness to embrace change.
In this session, we’ll explore how generative AI is revolutionizing human-machine collaboration, enabling digital twins, AI-driven insights, and human expertise to come together and transform our built environments. The result is technology that amplifies human creativity and expertise—because, at its core, technology exists to deliver meaningful human outcomes.
Building software-as-a-service (BSaaS) models have struggled with capturing the value from converging IT and Operational Technology, and the adoption of Cloud and SaaS in the Built Environment has been slow. New Building SaaS 2.0 is the antidote to traditional data silos and the AI-enabled technology aims at facilitating co-creation with partners to address these digital transformation challenges.
One of the biggest trends now is customers looking to make the most of the systems, software and data they already have in their buildings. This is a big shift, and an exciting one, so in this session we'll dive into this topic in more detail.
Max Verteletskyi will present his vision and insights on the latest AI innovations that are driving advancements in smart buildings, AV technologies, and workplace solutions.
Spaceti is hosting a dynamic panel discussion featuring industry leaders who will delve into how AI connects smart buildings, AV technologies, and workplace innovations. The session will explore real-world examples and forward-thinking strategies that demonstrate how AI is shaping a more integrated, intelligent, and efficient workplace ecosystem.
Occupiers no longer just physically move into buildings, they also move in digitally. However, discrepancies in digital maturity among landlords, occupiers, and operators can lead to friction, inefficiency, and delayed adoption of smart building technologies. In this session, the panelists will explore common challenges across the smart building journey, highlighting best practices and actionable strategies to streamline digital integration and enhance operational success in smart buildings.
A panel of executives in Spain will bring you the state of the smart building market in our event host country. While the discussion centers on what we see in Iberia, much of the discussion is relevant to the industry as a whole. Let’s see how the region addresses the problems we face everywhere there’s the digital transformation of buildings.
The aim of this session is to describe how CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) reporting can be made much simpler for this and future years. At the start of the data and sustainability journey, we all know that time is short and resources are tight, so it is important to select the most suitable areas to automate with technology. The best place to start with technology and sustainability reporting is to think of the whole thing as a data flow problem.
A new recast of the EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) by the European Commission aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, to increase the renovation rates of existing buildings, and to include smart and renewable technologies as a part of it. This means that all new buildings, and existing ones, must meet higher energy efficiency standards.
While some recent industry discussions question the value of appointing a proven Master System Integrator (MSI) to oversee digital building projects, others see the role being redefined and evolving in different directions. This discussion between those designing, commissioning and integrating smart technologies looks at the changing nature of the role, the challenges being faced, lessons learned and what’s on the horizon.
There’s a lot of noise surrounding the use of AI and its impact. However, by breaking AI down to practical use cases to solve everyday problems, smart buildings are leading the charge in deployment. This session discusses how AI is revolutionising the game for the running and monitoring of buildings in the commercial real estate sector. From data analytics to building controls, bicycle tracking to catering, this talk explores why human problems must be at the core of AI product development.
We’re asking industry executives to forecast what trends will define the smart building industry in 2025. Moderated by Peter “Tec-Man” Coman, well-known influencer and smart building expert, you’ll hear the inside story of what to expect next year.
Smart buildings hold immense potential to create efficient, sustainable, and user-focused environments. This session delves into how success relies on bridging the gaps between people, technology, and project phases.