31 March - 2 April, 2025
THE NNEWS BBULLETIN
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 13:00 - 13:10
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.
NDRIVER WITH THIRD PARTY LIBRARY
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 13:10 - 13:30
PRESENTER: Jason Woollard, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Jason Woollard demonstrates how to implement a 3rd party library into NDriver with minimal code.
INTERNATIONALISATION IN NIAGARA
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 13:30 - 13:45
PRESENTER: Ajay Matthew, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join Ajay Mathew to learn about incorporating lexicons and other internationalisation features into your modules.
TROUBLESHOOTING NIAGARA APPLICATIONS
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 13:45 - 14:15
PRESENTER: Mike James, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Mike James helps you debug your Niagara projects using a wide range of tools and techniques.
INTRO TO NIAGARA JS
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 14:15 - 14:45
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.
BAJAUI / BAJAUX WIDGETS
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 14:45- 15:15
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.
NIAGARA DATA SERVICE / NIAGARA CLOUD SUITE APIs
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 15:45 - 16:15
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.
UNIT TESTING TUTORIAL
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 16:15 - 16:45
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.
CI/CD USING TEAMCITY
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 16:45 - 17:00
PRESENTER: Christophe Holc, VayanData
DESCRIPTION: Christophe Holc will demonstrate how VayanData leverage TeamCity to provide continuous integration and delivery for their Niagara offerings.
DEVELOPER DAY - ASK THE EXPERTS PANEL
MONDAY, 15 MAY, 17:00
DESCRIPTION: Tridium's developer team answer questions during Developer Day at Niagara Forum 2023.
INTRODUCTION TO NIAGARA FORUM, TRIDIUM VISION & DIRECTION
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 9:00 - 10:30
PRESENTERS: Paul Rogers, Victor Abelairas, Paul Warnes, Tridium
NIAGARA PRODUCT VISION
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 11:00 - 12:00
PRESENTER: Stephen Holicky, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Tridium’s Director of Product Management offers a vision of future technology trends and Niagara product strategy.
FURTURE TRENDS & DRIVERS IN BUILDING AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS (BACS)
WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY, 9:00 - 9:30
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.
KEYNOTE - NORM & MORE FOUR LETTER WORDS
WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY, 9:00 - 10:30
PRESENTER: Ed Soo Hoo, Lenovo
DESCRIPTION: 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.
DRIVING VALUE WITH NIAGARA
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 14:00 - 14:45
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.
SUSTAINABILITY IN PRACTICE
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 14:45 - 15:30
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.
DEVELOPER SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES & MARKETPLACE
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 16:00 - 16:45
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.
PORTABILITY & CONTAINERISATION
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 16:45 - 17:30
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.
MARKETING 101
WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY, 11:00 - 11:45
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.
INDUSTRY TRENDS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS
WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY, 11:45 - 12:30
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.
NIAGARA - TODAY AND TOMORROW: A TECHNICAL NEWS UPDATE
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 14:00 - 15:00
PRESENTER: Ausra Morkunaite, Tony Hardwick, Chris Riccobono, Mike Smith and Stephen Holicky, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Hear Ausra Morkunaite 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.
TAGGING MADE EASY - WHY IT IS THE FUTURE
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 15:00 - 15:30
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 DATA & THE CLOUD: A CHOICE OF CAPABILITIES - HISTORY ARCHIVE PROVIDER
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 16:00 - 16:15
PRESENTER: Tony Hardwick, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join experts from the Tridium Team in a showcase of capabilites now available for the Cloud. Tony Hardwick discusses History Archive Provider.
NIAGARA DATA & THE CLOUD: A CHOICE OF CAPABILITIES - API SOURCED DATA INGRESS
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 16:15 - 16:30
PRESENTER: Curtis McKerlie, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join experts from the Tridium Team in a showcase of capabilites now available for the Cloud. Curtis McKerlie explains how to configure Niagara HTTP Client Driver that was released with Niagara 4.11 and Niagara 4.12.
NIAGARA DATA & THE CLOUD: A CHOICE OF CAPABILITIES - MQTT MAKING CONNECTIONS
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 16:30 - 16:45
PRESENTER: Nick Dodd, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join experts from the Tridium Team in a showcase of capabilites now available for the Cloud. Nick Dodd explains how to publish data to an expanded range of Cloud Services and MQTT brokers.
NIAGARA DATA & THE CLOUD: A CHOICE OF CAPABILITIES - JSON TOOLKIT PREVIEW
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 16:45 - 17:00
PRESENTER: Jason Woollard, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join experts from the Tridium Team in a showcase of capabilites now available for the Cloud. Jason Wollard provides a preview of JSON Toolkit.
NIAGARA DATA & THE CLOUD: A CHOICE OF CAPABILITIES - NIAGARA CLOUD SUITE
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 17:00 - 17:15
PRESENTER: Kevin Mamajek, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join experts from the Tridium Team in a showcase of capabilites now available for the Cloud. Kevin Mamajek provides an overview of Niagara Cloud Suite.
NIAGARA DATA & THE CLOUD: A CHOICE OF CAPABILITIES - GETTING STARTED WITH NIAGARA DATA SERVICE API
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 17:15 - 17:30
PRESENTER: Sarah Johnson, Tridium
DESCRIPTION: Join experts from the Tridium Team in a showcase of capabilites now available for the Cloud. Sarah Johnson shows how third party applications can consume rich, semantic systemwide data using the new Cloud hosted NDS API.
BUILDING NIAGARA APPLICATIONS - MORE TOOLS, MORE PRODUCTIVITY
WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY, 11:00 - 11:30
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.
NIAGARA AT SCALE - BEST PRACTICE FOR ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS
WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY, 12:00 - 12:30
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.
OPTIMISING & TROUBLESHOOTING NIAGARA APPLICATIONS
WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY, 13:45 - 14:30
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.
BACNET BEST PRACTICES & BACNET SECURE CONNECT
WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY, 14:30- 15:15
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.
NIAGARA 101 - WHAT IS NIAGARA?
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 14:00 - 14:45
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.
NIAGARA 101 - NIAGARA IN PRACTICE
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 14:45 - 15:30
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.
SPECIFYING NIAGARA FOR LEISURE AND RESIDENTIAL
TUESDAY, 16 MAY, 16:00 - 16:45
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.
THE JOURNEY OF A SMART BUILDING FROM CONCEPT TO DELIVERY
