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Featuring keynote speakers, technical presentations, committee meetings, and more, Haystack Connect is known for the quality of its technical program.

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Program

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
1:00pm-6:00pmREGISTRATION
1:00pm-5:00pmEXHIBIT SET-UP  |  National Ballroom C
6:00pm-8:00pmWELCOME DINNER, NETWORKING & EXHIBIT HALL OPENING  |  National Ballroom C
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
7:00am-8:30amBREAKFAST & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
7:30am-5:00pmREGISTRATION
8:30am-9:30am

GENERAL SESSION 1  |  National Ballrooms A&B
Welcome + Project Haystack: The Journey We Have Traveled Together, and Where Are We Going – Roger Quesnel and Nick Gayeski
MC—Richard McElhinney
9:30am-10:00amBREAK & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
10:00am-12:00pmGENERAL SESSION 2  |  National Ballrooms A&B
Haystack 5 / XETO
Brian Frank, SkyFoundry and Jason Briggs, XetoBase
12:00pm-1:30pmLUNCH & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
1:30pm-3:00pmBUSINESS TRACK – Session 1  |  National Ballroom B
  • OEM Use Cases for Harnessing Haystack – Julio Londono, J2 Innovations
  • AI-Powered FDD: Turning Building Data into Actionable Insights – Shilpa Bassappa, 75F
  • E2E: A Data Management and IDL Platform Designed with Haystack at the Core – Charles Jennings and Matthew Vanberg, Lynxspring
TECHNICAL TRACK – Session 1  |  National Ballroom A
  • Deep Dive into Xeto – TBD, SkyFoundry
  • From Chaos to Clarity: Turning PDF Documentation into Structured Device Data – Trevor Adelman, Xetobase
  • Haystack's Pathway to RDF – Shadi Tabasi, Altura Associates
3:00pm-3:30pmBREAK & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
3:30pm-5:00pmBUSINESS TRACK – Session 2  |  National Ballroom B
  • The Value of Haystack and Unified Building Ontologies Amongst End Users – Joe Aamidor, Aamidor Consulting
  • A Scalable Approach for Enhancing Demand Flexibility with Open Building Controls – Lazlo Paul, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Autonomous Commissioning: the Foundation for Smart Building Success – Saheel Chandrani, PingCx
TECHNICAL TRACK – Session 2  |  National Ballroom A
  • Xeto-Native AI Agents: Embedding Semantic Intelligence in Smart Buildings – James Gessel, SkyForge Labs
  • Coming Era of More Standard and Collaborative Controls Retrofit and Commissioning Workflows – Kevin Mamajek and Rubin Yanez-deLeon, Tridium
  • Demystifying Ontologies: Simplifying Complexity for Every User – Andy Frank, Novant
5:00pm-6:00pmBREAK & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
6:00pm-9:00pmRECEPTION, DINNER, NETWORKING, & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
Thursday, May 8, 2025
7:00am-8:30amBREAKFAST & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
7:30am-1:30pmREGISTRATION
8:30am-9:30amGENERAL SESSION 3  |  National Ballrooms A&B
MC – Richard McElhinney  •  Moderated by Scott Muench
  • Welcome Back + Panel Discussion with audience participation
  • Haystack in the Wild. Real-World Perspectives from the Community
9:30am-10:00amBREAK & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
10:00am-11:30amPITCHFEST  |  National Ballrooms A&B
Moderated by Haystack Leadership

  • Modeling the Comms, Why Network Infrastructure Matters – Andrew Rodgers, ACE IoT Solutions
  • Smart at the Edge: Field-Level Tagging in the New VAV14-IP – Pawel Szarmanski, iSMA CONTROLLI
  • Model. Manage. Monetize. E2E Does It All – Matthew Vanberg, Lynxspring
  • Fantom Factory—Helping the World with Project Haystack – Steve and Emma Eynon, Fantom Factory
  • FIN Intelligence: Haystack Meets AI – Matteo Pierone, J2 Innovations
11:30am-1:00pmLUNCH & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
1:00pm-2:00pmBUSINESS TRACK – Session 3  |  National Ballroom B
  • Unlocking Data Flexibility: Antrum’s Journey to Embedded Haystack Integration – Adam Donovan, Antrum
  • Haystack at the Edge – Marcin Ploski, iSMA CONTROLLI
TECHNICAL TRACK – Session 3  |  National Ballroom A
  • Labs WG Update: The 2-Pipe Problem – Milchael Melillo, Albireo Energy
  • TBD
2:00pm-2:30pmBREAK & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
2:30pm-3:30pmBUSINESS TRACK – Session 4  |  National Ballroom B
  • Using Haystack Data Modeling to Make Better End-to-End Boiler Control – Jakob Bell and April Slotterback, Dual Fuel
  • Energy Analyst: Using Haystack for Real Time Grid Integration – Philip Buonomo, Intellastar
TECHNICAL TRACK – Session 4  |  National Ballroom A
  • Data Modeling for Electrical Systems – Rick Jennings, SkyFoundry
  • Haystack Insights from a Trainer’s Perspective – Gerard Huff, J2 Innovations
3:30pm-4:00pmBREAK & EXHIBITS  |  National Ballroom C
4:00pm-5:00pmGENERAL Q&A SESSION  |  National Ballrooms A&B
Moderated by Haystack Leadership

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