Celebrating 15 Years of SkySpark!
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Expanding knowledge and driving growth.

October 14-15, 2025
Richmond, Virginia

Agenda

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Tuesday, October 14

12:00-1:30pm

Lunch, Exhibits, and Networking – James River Ballroom AB/Foyer

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1:30-3:00pmGENERAL SESSION – presented by SkyFoundry – James River Ballroom CD
  • WelcomeRoger Quesnel, COO
  • SkySpark 4, Brian Frank, CEO
    • Xeto-Based Architecture
    • Next-Gen Rule Engine with Xeto and Block Programming
    • Ion User Interface Framework for SkySpark 4
    • New View Builder
    • Ion-Based LLM Integration
    • Graphics Engine
3:00-3:30pmBreak and Exhibits – James River Ballroom AB/Foyer
3:30-5:00pmGENERAL SESSION, cont'd– presented by SkyFoundry– James River Ballroom CD
  • SkySpark 4
6:00-8:00pmReception, Dinner, and Exhibits – James River Ballroom AB/Foyer

Wednesday, October 15

8:00-9:00amBreakfast and Exhibits – James River Ballroom AB/Foyer
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9:00am-10:30amAPPLICATIONS & BUSINESS TRACK – James River Ballroom D
  • Analyzing Energy Costs and Responding Intelligently to Volatile Pricing and Economic Opportunity, Philip Buonomo, Intellastar
  • Using SkySpark from Scratch: Solutions for the 80% of Buildings without a BAS or Building Engineer, Allison Fitzpatrick,  Actuate
  • Data-Driven Approach to Laboratory Air Valve Replacement, Grace Gillenwater, Group 14 Engineering
TECHNICAL TRACKJames River Ballroom C
  • SkySpark 4, Brian Frank, SkyFoundry
  • Next-Gen Rule Engine, Matthew Giannini, SkyFoundry
    • Block Programming
    • hxControl
10:30-11:00amBreak and Exhibits – James River Ballroom AB/Foyer
11:00am-12:30pmAPPLICATIONS & BUSINESS TRACK – James River Ballroom D
  • From Data to Decisions: SkySpark's Advanced Analytics and Load Control for EV Charging, Rick Jennings, SkyFoundry
  • Powering Fleet Success: Analytics-Driven EV Charging Station Management System for Fleet Applications, Lincoln Harmer, kW Engineering
  • Charging at the Workplace: Turning EVSE Data into Actionable Insights with SkySpark, Viren Nathoo, Solution Architect, Albireo Energy
TECHNICAL TRACKJames River Ballroom C
  • LLM Tools to Build and Work with Xeto Libs, Jason Briggs, XetoBase
  • Maintaining Reliable Systems, Michael Melillo, Albireo Energy
12:30-1:30pmLunch, Exhibits, and Networking – James River Ballroom AB/Foyer
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1:30-3:00pmAPPLICATIONS & BUSINESS TRACKJames River Ballroom D
  • Custom Alarms in the Real World, Uri Craimer, Dual Fuel
  • Mapping Faults to Solutions: Practical Applications of Graph Analytics, AI, and User-Centered Workflows in Building Operations, Francis Mahony, NV5
  • Reset Logic Reinvented: Leveraging SkySpark to Tame Rogue VAVs, Leland Steinqust and Brandon Hicks, ENFRA
TECHNICAL TRACKJames River Ballroom C
  • AI-Driven Insights and Agentic LLMs: Transforming Energy Analytics in SkySpark, Apoorv Khanuja, kW Engineering
  • How Xeto Enables Commissioning of RTUs and Refrigeration in Small Commercial Spaces, Sean Stackhouse, Actuate Facility Technologies
  • SkySpark at Scale: Best Practices for Fast, Reliable Delivery, Phil Birch and Juan Colon, ENFRA
3:00-3:15pmBreak and Exhibits – James River Ballroom AB/Foyer
3:15-4:45pmAPPLICATIONS & BUSINESS TRACKJames River Ballroom D
  • Driving Business Value Through Integrated Utility Data and AI-Powered Insights, Lincoln Harmer, kW Engineering
  • Beyond the Meter: Scaling Distributed Energy Monitoring with LoRaWAN, Sherri Simms, ABI Advantage
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TECHNICAL TRACKJames River Ballroom C
  • Making Sense of Work Orders with AI: Leveraging SkySpark’s Python Library and LLM APIs to Generate Valuable Summaries, Raphael Vitti, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
  • Open Source AI Tool: SkySpark MCP Server, James Gessel, Ontologent
  • A Scalable Data-Driven Framework for Fault (Spark) Impact Analysis in Buildings, Jinzhao Tian, Carnegie Mellon University
4:45-5:00pmWrap-up