Celebrating 10 years!

Schedule

November 10-12, 2024  |  Tempe, AZ

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Hour(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 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

7:30-8:10 am

Breakfast

8:15-8:40 am

Aligning Facilities with Institution Vision

Mike Chihoski

SAVP University Facilities and Services – University of Rochester

8:40-9 am

Designing for Equity

Niraj Dangoria

Vice Chancellor for Operations Management and Capital Programs – UCSD

9-9:20 am

Uniting Data, Sustainability and Facilities for Campus Success

Jim Stephens

VP of Infrastructure & Sustainability – Georgia Tech

9:25-10:25 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)

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