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

Program

Available presentations are underlined in the agenda below.

Time	Column 2	Column 3
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
1:00pm-6:00pm	REGISTRATION
1:00pm-5:00pm	EXHIBIT SET-UP \| National Ballroom C
6:00pm-8:00pm	WELCOME DINNER, NETWORKING & EXHIBIT HALL OPENING \| National Ballroom C
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
7:00am-8:30am	BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
7:30am-5:00pm	REGISTRATION
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-10:00am	BREAK & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
10:00am-12:00pm	GENERAL SESSION 2 \| National Ballrooms A&B Haystack 5 / XETO Brian Frank, SkyFoundry and Jason Briggs, XetoBase
12:00pm-1:30pm	LUNCH & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
1:30pm-3:00pm	BUSINESS 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 *Beyond the Numbers: Transforming Raw Automation Data into Real Intelligence* – Charles Jennings and Matthew Vanberg, Lynxspring	TECHNICAL TRACK – Session 1 \| National Ballroom A Xeto Command Line Tools – Brian Frank, 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-3:30pm	BREAK & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
3:30pm-5:00pm	BUSINESS 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 *Demystifying Ontologies: Simplifying Complexity for Every User* – Andy Frank, Novant
5:00pm-6:00pm	BREAK & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
6:00pm-9:00pm	RECEPTION, DINNER, NETWORKING, & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
Thursday, May 8, 2025
7:00am-8:30am	BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
7:30am-1:30pm	REGISTRATION
8:30am-9:30am	GENERAL 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 OEM – Julio Londono, J2 Innovations System Integrator – Michael Melillo, Albireo Energy End Users – Zak Nobel, Constellation Expert – April Guymon, Enfra/Bernhard Developer – Saheel Chandrani, PingCx
9:30am-10:00am	BREAK & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
10:00am-11:30am	PITCHFEST \| National Ballrooms A&B Moderated by Richard McElhinney 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 Improving EV Charging Uptime by Detecting and Reporting Anomalies, Faults and Overloads – Rick Jennings, SkyFoundry Commissioning with entroCIM—Do Cx the Way You Want To – Keith Bishop, Wesco *Intellastar’s Energy Analyst* – Philip Buonomo, Intellastar *OP Your Energy Efficiency Control Strategies* – April Guymon, ENFRA/Bernhard
11:30am-1:00pm	LUNCH & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
1:00pm-2:00pm	BUSINESS 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 Coming Era of More Standard and Collaborative Controls Retrofit and Commissioning Workflows – Kevin Mamajek, Tridium
2:00pm-2:30pm	BREAK & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
2:30pm-3:30pm	BUSINESS 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-4:00pm	BREAK & EXHIBITS \| National Ballroom C
4:00pm-5:00pm	GENERAL Q&A SESSION \| National Ballrooms A&B Moderated by Haystack Leadership Your Voice in the Community
5:00pm	MEETING ADJOURNS

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