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Lachlan MacQuarrie oversees the service side of Oxford’s operations platform across 5 asset classes in Canada including Smart & Connected, and Cyber Security. He has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, primarily in Asset / Operations Mgmt, Development and Investments.

Charles Whiteley is the digital lead for Environmental & Property Solutions (E&PS) at ExxonMobil. He manages digital strategy for the CRE portfolio, including master planning and strategy, global projects organization, facilities and operations and an environmental stewardship group. The E&PS organization in total manages ~25M square feet of CRE across the globe. He is also responsible for ExxonMobil’s strategies tied to smart buildings, digitally connected workers and resident experience. The primary driver behind Charles’ role is maximizing the value that CRE generates for the firm’s business lines.

Steven Anson is VP of Vertical Market Solutions at Anixter where he is currently focused on further developing Anixter's Infrastructure as a Platform (IaaP) program - a comprehensive solutions approach that addressees customer technology challenges within different environments and vertical markets. Steve draws upon over 30 years of sales, distribution and technical solutions experience in the network and communications industry and has held various business management and marketing positions throughout Asia Pacific, EMEA and North America.

Sam Flis is Director, Property Technology at BentallGreenOak, a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally recognized provider of real estate services. He works closely with the Real Estate Services team to promote the value of technology as an enabler to Smart Building design and tenant satisfaction. Sam also helps internal and external clients understand the value of data-driven building technologies in a commercial, retail, industrial and residential real estate portfolio to better leverage technology, data, and IoT solutions to drive value to the business, and deliver sustainable solutions.

Bayron Lopez is the Operational Technology Manager responsible for managing and innovating Kilroy Realty's smart buildings systems. He helps determine policies and processes from security to maintenance and growth to increase building efficiency and tenant experience. Kilroy is a leading West Coast landlord and developer globally recognized for sustainability, building operations, innovation and design.

Jackie Henke is Head of Innovation for Enterprise Real Estate at TD Bank where she is focused on connecting the benefits of lifecycle thinking and innovation to deliver quantifiable value to the organization. Jackie leads the innovation strategy for the Enterprise Real Estate group and helped establish the Bank’s IDEAS Program which is responsible for delivering continuous improvement and innovation in design, construction, and operations of retail and corporate facilities. Jackie is also leading the workplace utilization strategy for the bank which is focused on the intersection of technology and observational data sources to deliver an enhanced colleague experience and ensure portfolio efficiency.

Ryan Knudson, is the AVP for Operations and Energy Management at Macerich. He is responsible for the development, execution and operations for all Capital Expense Energy and Smart Building projects as well as national program vendor management. He oversees the daily operations of Macerich’s portfolio with a focus on same center NOI growth.

Emmanuel Daniel is responsible for building and delivering the Digital Transformation strategy for campuses across Microsoft and leads a global multidisciplinary team of architects and experience designers. He builds experiences that merge technology with the built environment, leading to the formation of spaces that respond to the needs of its users. He is also accountable for identifying, building and implementing the next generation of products that will make smarter and sustainable buildings.

John M. Hester is the owner and chief consultant at Hester Consulting, which specializes in helpings facilities managers and other consulting firms in Energy Management, Building Operations, Smart Building Application and Program Management. He recently retired as Executive Director of Global Building Engineering Services for Warner Media’s Global Real Estate team. In his role, he provided strategic and technical direction for building engineering services across the Warner Media (formerly Time Warner) portfolio and leads Centers of Excellence (COEs) for best practices in areas including equipment maintenance, HVAC, critical systems, fire/life safety, utilities operations, infrastructure planning, work order management, BMS, electrical, plumbing and energy management.