Bonita Springs, fl
November 9-11, 2025
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HEFF is where senior facilities leaders connect with peers, meet vetted partners, and get real strategies to solve what’s next.
SUNDAY
nov
9
10am-5:30 pm
Event Check-In 📍
12:45-5:30 pm
Ahoy, HEFF ⛵ Set Sail on Naples Bay
12:45-5:30 pm
The HEFF Open at Saltleaf Golf Preserve🏌️⛳
6:15-7 pm
The First Cheers 🍹
7-8 pm
Welcome Dinner 🍷
8-9:30 pm
Building an Outside-The-Box Culture That‘s: a Grand Slam
Tyler Gillum
Head Coach – Savannah Bananas
MONDAY
nov
10
6:30-7:00 am
Group Run / Walk around the Nature Trail
7:15-7:55 am
Morning Fuel 🍳
8-8:50 am
Facilities Under Pressure: Backlogs, Budgets & Big Decisions
Lalit Agarwal
CEO – APPA 🎤
Everet Simmons
AVP, Construction, Facilities, & Real Estate – University of South Florida
Lisa James
Associate Vice President, Facilities Management – Cornell
8:55-10:15 am
Solution Meetings 🧩
Curated, one-on-one meetings with vetted partners aligned to your campus goals.
10:20-10:40 am
Less Energy, More Campus: The Real ROI of Knowing Your System
Mark Helms
Assistant Vice President, Facilities Services – University of Florida
10:40-11 am
Purdue in Indianapolis: Building a New Urban Campus
Jay Wasson
Vice President for Physical Facilities and Chief Public Safety Officer – Purdue
11-11:20 am
How VA Tech Rewired Its Facilities Org
Dwyn Taylor
Chief Facilities Officer – Virginia Tech
Jon Clark Teglas
Chief of Staff, Facilities Division – Virginia Tech
11:25 am – 12:25 pm
Solution Meetings 🧩
12:30-1:30 pm
Networking Lunch
1:35-2:35 pm
Higher Ed‘s: Rollercoaster: AI, Enrollment & Uncertainty Ahead
Bryan Alexander
Higher Ed Futurist | Author
2:40 – 3:40 pm
Solution Meetings 🧩
3:40-4:35 pm
Mastermind Roundtables
(Facilities Leaders Only)
Prioritizing Capital Projects in a Shifting Landscape
Leo Bobadilla – VP, Chief Facilities Management/Operations Officer – Miami Dade College
Surviving the Higher Ed Storm: Enrollment Drops, Research Cuts & Political Pressure
Gabe Hampton – Director, Building Systems Maintenance – Nebraska
Navigating Change Management in New System Adoption
Angela Jacobs – Senior Director, Capital, Utilities & Real Estate – U of I System
Michael Wilson – Assistant Vice President of Capital Programs & Utility Services – U of I System
4:45-4:55 pm
Happy Hour
4:45-5:30 pm
The Future of Robots in Facilities
Ron Galloway
Author | Futurist | AI Expert
5:30-7 pm
Free Time
7-10 pm
Bonita Nights 🌴
The Fulcos
Rock Band
TUESDAY
nov
11
7:30-8:30 am
Morning Fuel 🍳
8:35-9:35 am
Fixing the Pipeline: Building Tomorrow‘s: Facilities Leaders Today
John D'Angelo
VP, Capital Planning and Facilities – Indiana University
Jim Jackson
Associate Vice Chancellor, University Operations – Nebraska
John Shea
Chief Executive, Facilities and Infrastructure – United States Merchant Marine Academy
9:40-10:20 am
Solution Meetings 🧩
10:25-10:45 am
Striking Gold with AI: Case Studies in Campus Innovation
Aaron Benz
Founder & CEO – CampusIQ
10:45-11:20 am
No Easy Answers: Welcome to the Facilities Hot Seat
Peter Zuraw
VP, Market Strategy & Development – Gordian
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Peace Out, Bonita Springs ✌️
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.