Schedule
November 10-12, 2024 | Tempe, AZ
Agenda for HEFF ’25 coming soon!
Day(s)
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Hour(s)
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Minute(s)
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Second(s)
SUNDAY
nov
10
10am-5:30 pm
Registration & Orientation
1:30-5 pm
Tempe Food Tour + Scavenger Hunt
2-5 pm
Off-Road Desert Tour
6:15-7 pm
Welcome Reception
7-9:30 pm
Dinner Program + Keynote
Brian Vander Ark
Singer | Songwriter – The Verve Pipe
MONDAY
nov
11
6:30-7:00 am
Group Run / Walk
7:15-7:55 am
Breakfast
8-8:50 am
The State of Higher Ed Facilities
Lalit Agarwal
CEO – APPA
Cindy Torstveit
Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management – UW-Madison
Tim Smith
VP, Facilities Development & Management – Arizona State University
Alexander Kohnen
Associate Vice Chancellor, Chief Facilities Officer – Vanderbilt University
8:55-10:15 am
Sourcing Meetings
10:20-10:40 am
Lessons from the Green Sports Alliance
Roger McClendon
Executive Director – Green Sports Alliance
10:40-11:10 am
Let’s Spend $30 Million in 30 Minutes
Peter Zuraw
VP, Market Strategy & Development – Gordian
Caroline Johnson
Senior Sales Director – Gordian
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Sourcing Meetings
12:15-1:15 pm
Networking Lunch
1:20-1:50 pm
A CFO’s Perspective on Balancing Innovation and Fiscal Responsibility
Morgan Olsen
EVP, Treasurer & CFO – ASU
1:50-2:10 pm
Adaptive Leadership: Mastering Unexpected Challenges
Tashni-Ann Dubroy
EVP and COO – Howard University
2:10-2:30 pm
The 7 Levels of Maintenance that Contribute to Operational Excellence
De’Von Williams
Executive Director, Solutions Development – JLL
3:40-4:35 pm
Mastermind Roundtables
(Facilities Leaders Only)
1 – Electrifying Campus Fleets and Infrastructure
2 – Creative Solutions to Staffing Challenges
3. – Calculating True Costs of New vs Renovated Buildings
4. – Campus Meets Community: Cultivating Town/Gown Relationships
4:40-5:15 pm
Happy Hour //Real Talk with DMC
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels
Legendary Music Icon – Run-DMC
5:15-6:30 pm
Free Time
6:30-10 pm
Monday night party
TUESDAY
nov
12
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast
8:35-9 am
Aligning Facilities with Institution Vision
Mike Chihoski
SAVP University Facilities and Services – University of Rochester
9-9:20 am
Designing for Equity
Niraj Dangoria
Vice Chancellor for Operations Management and Capital Programs – UCSD
9:20-9:40 am
Uniting Data, Sustainability and Facilities for Campus Success
Jim Stephens
VP of Infrastructure & Sustainability – Georgia Tech
9:45-10:25 am
Sourcing Meetings
10:30-10:50 am
Student Housing: Making the “Impossibly Unaffordable” Affordable
Bob Schultz
AVP, Real Estate, Planning & Development – San Diego State University
10:50-11:10 am
Shifting Patterns: What 100K Students Reveal About Campus Utilization
Aaron Benz
Founder & CEO – Degree Analytics
11:10-11:40 am
AI & the Future of Smart Campuses: Digital Twins and Beyond
Lev Gonick
CIO – ASU
11:40 am-12:40 pm
Bon Voyage Lunch
1 pm-3 pm
Campus Tour of ASU
Wanna join us?
ATTEND
(SENIOR FACILITIES LEADER)
Qualified execs attend at no cost. The invitation includes accommodations for two nights, full meals and access to all networking excursions.
PARTNER
(INDUSTRY VENDOR)
Partnering with HEFF is a great way to get your company in front of some of the nation’s top colleges and universities.