Agenda

SEE THE NIAGARA COMMUNITY IN ACTION

The era of the Internet of Things (IoT) has arrived – a time when openness and connectivity are vital to realising operational efficiencies in commercial buildings.

The Niagara Forum 2023 will be the place to learn what truly open systems can achieve and how to make the most of the opportunities offered by the IoT. The Niagara Framework has the power to connect diverse devices and systems in ways that have never been imagined before. Whether you are designing for an office, hospital or data centre this truly open platform empowers users to achieve more than they thought possible.

The Niagara Forum brings together the Niagara Community to learn more about the Niagara Framework, exchange ideas, and make connections with other industry leaders. It provides an opportunity to gain insight into emerging trends and technologies.

Who should attend?

Building Owners	System Integrators	Manufacturers
Engineers	Facility Managers	Environmental Executives
Developers	Consultants	Industry Professionals

AGENDA OVERVIEW

MONDAY, 15 MAY

10:00 - 18:00 | Trade Show Setup, Park Plaza Westminster

12:00 - 14:00 | Developer Registration, Ballroom Foyer

12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch for Developer Partners

DEVELOPER DAY AGENDA

Tridium's lead software developers and architects will be sharing their expertise and knowledge with experts from the Niagara Developer Community. Hear about how to code with new techniques, tips and tricks, as well as master classes on how to extend features in the Niagara Framework.

13:00 - 13:10 | The NNews BBulletin

PRESENTER: Nick Dodd, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Nick Dodd launches Developer Day by highlighting a selection of new features introduced into Niagara since the last Forum in 2019.

13:10 - 13:30 | NDriver with third party library

PRESENTER: Jason Woollard, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Jason Woollard demonstrates how to implement a 3rd party library into NDriver with minimal code.

13:30 - 13:45 | Internationalization in Niagara

PRESENTER: Ajay Matthew, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join Ajay Mathew to learn about incorporating lexicons and other internationalization features into your modules.

13:45 - 14:15 | Platform and Station Debugging

PRESENTER: Mike James, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Mike James will help you to debug your Niagara projects using a wide range of tools and techniques.

14:15 - 14:45 | Intro to Niagara JS

PRESENTER: JJ Frankovich, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: JJ Frankovich will show you how to take your knowledge of coding java in Niagara and apply it to writing javascript.

14:45 - 15:15 | Tea for Developer Partners

15:15 - 15:45 | Bajaui/Bajaux widgets

PRESENTER: Andy Sutton, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Andy Sutton will take you on a tour of widgets in the Niagara world, covering java and javascript, across workbench and browser.

15:45 - 16:15 | Niagara Data Service API/NCS APIs

PRESENTER: Craig Gemmill, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Craig Gemmill will introduce the new Niagara Data Service which will make the Niagara data model available via the cloud enabling new and exciting new applications.

16:15 - 16:45 | Unit Testing Tutorial

PRESENTER: Eric Anderson, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join Eric Anderson to discover how to leverage unit testing with TestNg in your modules, covering Niagara specific classes and techniques.

16:45 - 17:00 | CI/CD using TeamCity

PRESENTER: Christophe Holc
DESCRIPTION: Christophe Holc will demonstrate how VayanData leverage TeamCity to provide continuous integration and delivery for their Niagara offerings.

17:00 - 17:30 | Ask the Experts Q&A Panel

PRESENTER: Tridium Team

16:00 - 20:00 | Registration

19:00 - 20:30 | Welcome Drinks Reception and Exhibition, Plaza Suite

TUESDAY, 16 MAY

7:30 - 9:00 | Registration, Coffee Break, and Exhibition

PLENARY SESSIONS

The world of integrated building controls continues to evolve rapidly, and Tridium is still at the cutting edge of market innovations as well as continued product enhancements and new product introductions. Hear from Tridium senior leadership as they set the scene for the Forum with industry insights, new product reveals and more.

09:00 to 9:20 | Welcome to the Niagara Forum London

PRESENTER: Paul Rogers, Tridium

9:20 - 9:40 | Tridium Vision and Direction - laying the foundations and building the future

PRESENTER: Victor Abelairas, Tridium

09:40 - 10:10 | Tridium EMEA 2023

PRESENTER: Paul Rogers, Tridium

10:10 - 10:30 | Exhibition Overview

PRESENTER: Paul Warnes, Tridium

10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break and Exhibition

11:00 - 12:00 | Niagara Product Vision

PRESENTER: Stephen Holicky, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Tridium’s Director of Product Management offers a vision of future technology trends and Niagara product strategy.

12:00 - 14:00 | Exhibition, Networking and Lunch

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

BUSINESS TRACK

14:00 - 14:45 | DRIVING VALUE WITH NIAGARA

PRESENTERS: Frank Blumensatt, Tridium, Tino Zander, Phoenix Contact, Deepan Patel, Phoenix Contact
DESCRIPTION: Niagara is used in a huge variety of buildings with a broad range of different requirements and needs. We'll explore how Niagara drives value in some of these projects and also showcase some experiences of our valued partner Phoenix Contact with special focus on how Niagara enables the way to net zero and high-tech sector coupling.

14:45 - 15:30 | Sustainability in Practice

PRESENTER: Howard Gray, CGI
DESCRIPTION: With all governments striving to tackle the climate crisis, increasing ESG demands from stakeholders and the continued development of legislative requirements, then the language of sustainability is something all organisations need to come to terms with. Whilst technology has a significant role to play in driving sustainable outcomes then our global demand for data and digital innovation also presents its own challenges. Join Howard from CGI’s Sustainability Advisory Practice who will help navigate some of the jargon and share insight on his team’s work supporting clients to deliver their net zero ambition.

TECHNICAL TRACK

14:00 - 15:00 | NIAGARA - TODAY AND TOMORROW: A TECHNICAL NEWS UPDATE

PRESENTER: Ausra Morkaunite, Tony Hardwick, Chris Riccobono, Mike Smith and Stephen Holicky, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Hear Ausra Morkaunite and Tony Hardwick review important product updates that add real value for Niagara engineers. They are joined by Product Managers Chris Riccobono, Mike Smith and Stephen Holicky who will share details of upcoming product releases and future direction.

15:00 - 15:30 | Tagging Made Easy - Why it is the Future

PRESENTER: Kevin Mamajek, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Hear from Kevin Mamajek how you can use simple actions to add valuable metadata to Niagara applications. Learn about the power of rules that help the of automated assignment of tagging and the latest support for Haystack 4.

NIAGARA 101 TRACK

14:00 - 14:45 | NIAGARA - WHAT IS NIAGARA?

PRESENTER: Paul Fahy, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: If you are new to Niagara, come and learn about what solutions it provides from product line-up, architecture, integration options and reasons why you should specify Niagara in your projects.

14:45 - 15:30 | Niagara 101 - Niagara in Practice

PRESENTER: Radu Petrescu, Innon
DESCRIPTION: If you are a Building Automation or IoT engineer, see how Niagara can help you achieve your full creative potential and how it unlocks previously impossible solutions. If you are a specifier, come and witness the vast solution possibilities enabled by Niagara and challenge the limits of your imagination. If you are an end-user, come and take a fresh perspective on how to appraise a technical solution before deciding which way to go on your next Building Automation and IoT project.

15:30 - 16:00 | Tea and Exhibition

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

BUSINESS TRACK

16:00 - 16:45 | Developer Support, Professional Services & Marketplace

PRESENTER: David Graf, Stephen Holicky, Pavlo Pazelskyi, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Pavlo Pazelskyi explains how support services will adapt with the growth of Cloud services. Hear from David Graf about the newly enhanced Professional Services team and their ability to build bespoke drivers, consulting services. The session concludes with Stephen Holicky showcasing the new Niagara Marketplace which provides an eCommerce store for community created drivers, tools and added value enhancements.

16:45 - 17:30 | Portability & Containerisation

PRESENTER: Jacqueline Walpole, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Niagara is now available on a growing range of community hardware, each with its own unique value. Jacqueline Walpole from Tridium gives an overview of what portability and containerisation is and showcase the products available today.

TECHNICAL TRACK

16:00 - 17:30 | Niagara Data and the Cloud: A Choice of Capabilities

PRESENTER: Nick Dodd, Tony Hardwick, Sarah Johnson, Curtis McKerlie, Kevin Mamajek, Jason Woollard, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join experts from the Tridium Team in a showcase of capabilites now available for the Cloud. The Team will explain how to configure Niagara HTTP Driver and JSON Toolkit to integrate data from API sources; as well as publishing data to an expanded range of Cloud Services and MQTT brokers. Archiving options for both On-Prem and Cloud will be compared, introducing the new Niagara Cloud Data Services. The final part of this techical deep dive will show how third party applications can consume rich, semantic systemwide data using the new Cloud hosted NDS API.

DESIGNER/SPECIFIER TRACK

16:00 - 16:45 | SPECIFYING NIAGARA FOR LEISURE AND RESIDENTIAL

PRESENTER: Tony Leca, Ethnics Consulting
DESCRIPTION: Come and listen to Tony Leca about his experiences of specifying Niagara in luxury hotels and high rise apartments across Africa, Europe and the Middle east.

16:45 - 17:30 | The Journey of a Smart Building from Concept to Delivery

PRESENTER: Fiona Sawkill, British Land, Karen Warner, ARUP, Mick Davidson, Skanska, John Clarke, One Sightsolutions
DESCRIPTION: One Sightsolutions are Smart Building award winners, and will host a panel to discuss ‘The Journey of a Smart Building from Concept to Delivery’.

18:30 - 22:30 | Drinks Reception and Conference Dinner, Westminster Ballroom

WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY

7:30 - 9:00 | Registration, Coffee Break and Exhibition

PLENARY SESSIONS

9:00 - 9:30 | Future trends and drivers in Building Automation & Control Systems (BACS)

PRESENTER: Jeremy Towler, BSRIA
DESCRIPTION: What are the key drivers for technological change around the world, and how to they impact industry and society in general and building services in particular? Here Jeremy Towler of BSRIA takes a look at some of the “big picture” issues and why they are important to us all.

09:30 - 10:30 | KEYNOTE

PRESENTER: Ed Soo Hoo, Lenovo
DESCRIPTION: Ed Soo Hoo is an asymmetrical thinker, crossing the intellectual and practical boundaries of enterprise and technology. Ed is known for stretching-the-box strategic thinking allowing companies expand from “Now, New to Next.” Ed connects the dots of technology and turns that capability into business-altering solutions for any organization. His Tetris-like talent for enabling, leveraging, and enhancing existing operational models and ecosystems is truly transformational.
An Industry Fellow at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at UC Berkeley and executive coach, Ed brings unique insights coming from a diverse, eclectic set of rich experiences through a career that includes blue-collar teamster, global company leader, and eight-time startup exec (seed to IPO to buyout). A sought-after executive and keynote speaker on business leadership, Ed presents his theories on entrepreneurial spirit, vision, and drive through a multidisciplinary perspective of the world.
The way we work has forever changed, so it’s time that the way we lead follows suit. In order to meet the challenges of a post-pandemic world and workforce, we must explore the ways in which we can build, inspire, and lead a team. In this eclectic and innovative mixed-media presentation, you can expect the right side of your brain to light up as you’re invited to think differently about the challenges you and your team face. This presentation uses the power of storytelling and engaging metaphors to explore leadership throughout the ages: from the Temple of Apollo to Apollo 11, from the Mona Lisa to MotoGP or Formula1.
Attendees will gain a refreshed perspective on the tenets of leadership and the ways in which they, too, can engage and empower those around them in the everadapting world in which we live. Whether you’re a gearhead, movie fanatic, history buff, art enthusiast, or just a sponge for new ideas and making connections, you’re bound to walk away with relevant and unexpected stories that expand your understanding of the meaning of leadership and help you to create a vision and embark upon a path of transformation for your team.

10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break and Exhibition

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

BUSINESS TRACK

11:00 - 11:45 | Marketing 101

PRESENTER: Neil Salt, Evolvr
DESCRIPTION: In today's digital age, social media, artificial intelligence, and digital marketing are transforming the way companies present themselves. This marketing 101 session is led by Neil Salt, founder of Evolvr, who will share tips and tricks on revenue marketing, performance tracking, and how to stand out online.

11:45 - 12:30 | Industry Trends from Industry Leaders

DESCRIPTION: A panel discussion with industry leaders to discuss the market trends and new technology adoption that is shaping the smart buildings sector. These industry leaders will share their experience of real world projects and specifications and the driving force behind them.

TECHNICAL TRACK

11:00 - 11:30 | Building Niagara Applications - More Tools More Productivity

PRESENTER: Chris Riccobono, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Productivity is the key to setting up and also maintaining Niagara whether for small or large and complex systems. See Chris Riccobono using powerful new tools for managing system data as well as wiresheet logic, leveraging the power of tagged data and implement at scale. Niagara 4 has come a long way from AX techniques and there are many tips and techniques up for grabs.

12:00 - 12:30 | Niagara at Scale - Best Practice for Enterprise Systems

PRESENTER: Tony Hardwick, Curtis McKerlie, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Hear from experts Tony Hardwick and Curtis McKerlie to learn key techniques that help scale Niagara. This session will show how the new multi-tiered support for system database enables flexibility and ease for building larger systems.

MARKETPLACE TRACK

11:00 - 11:15 | Tech Partner Solution - Niagara AI Tools

PRESENTER: Kamal Nair, Conexao Technology Solutions

11:15 - 11:30 | Tech Partner Solution - VX Observe

PRESENTER: Thomas Dolby, Accruent

11:30 - 11:45 | Tech Partner Solution - IBM Maximo

PRESENTER: Russ McKay, IBM

11:45 - 12:00 | Tech Partner Solution - NOVOS & Thanos EVO

PRESENTER: Cornelius Berns, Thermokon

12:00 - 12:15 | Tech Partner Solution - Digital Ecosystems and the Advantages of Integration

PRESENTER: Benjamin Ott, Belimo

12:15 - 12:30 | Tech Partner Solution - PicaCity

PRESENTER: Khaled Charif, PicaCity

12:30 - 13:45 | Exhibition, Networking and Lunch

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

TECHNICAL TRACK

13:45 - 14:30 | Optimising and Troubleshooting Niagara Applications - Become a Niagara Rock Star!

PRESENTER: James Johnson, Jason Woollard, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Learn from James Johnson and Jason Woollard how to optimise Niagara applications, leveraging new features and best practices. The session will focus on solving common issues, exploring each scenario and the tools used to decipher the cause.

14:30 - 15:15 | BACnet Best Practices and BACnet Secure Connect

PRESENTER: Dominik Zühlke, Tridium, Juergen Ott, Honeywell
DESCRIPTION: BACnet expert Juergen Ott explains how to optimise Niagara for BACnet and AMEV specified projects. Learn from Dominik Zühlke in a deep dive showing how BACnet Secure Connect provides security to BACnet installations helping them address modern IT requirements.

MARKETPLACE TRACK

13:45 - 14:00 | Innovative Community Solution - Reflow

PRESENTER: Jason Bennet, One Sightsolutions

14:00- 14:15 | Innovative Community Solution - Eliona Smart Building Assistant

PRESENTER: Christian Heim, IoTEC AG

14:15 - 14:30 | SMART BUILDING TECHNOLOGY, ENABLEMENT AND BENEFITS

PRESENTER: Ged Tyrrell, Tyrrell Products, Josh Sykes, WSP Consulting

14:30 - 14:45 | Innovative Community Solution - VayanData

PRESENTER: Olivier Poumeyrol, VayanData

14:45 - 15:00 | Innovative Community Solution - Nano Edge Engine

PRESENTER: Pawel Szarmanski, iSMA Controlli

15:00- 15:15| Innovative Community Solution - The Future is all about partnershps and Solutions

PRESENTER: Sanjeev Bhatia, Netix Global

15:20 - 15:30 | Closing Address and Wrap-up

15:30 - 16:00 | Tea and event closes

Conference Dress Code: Business Casual

Agenda subject to change

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