Realcomm's IBcon 2013 Advisory Council Adds New Members from Bank of America, AEI and Tridium

    CARLSBAD, CA, April 12, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Realcomm Conference Group, LLC, a global leader in providing technology education and networking opportunities for the commercial, corporate, government and institutional real estate industry and producer of IBcon, the Smart, Connected, High Performance Intelligent Buildings conference, announced today the addition of three new members to its 2013 IBcon Advisory Council. Joining the council, which is comprised of some of the foremost authorities on the intelligent buildings topic, are: Doug Stewart, SVP, Global Workplace Services Technology, Properties, Bank of America, Sanjyot Bhusari, Project Manager/IB Leader, AEI and John Sublett, CTO, Tridium.

The Council has been assembled to assist with the development of the education program for the second annual conference which will be held June 12-13 in Orlando, FL. Its members will help ensure that the content presented is both comprehensive and innovative. From the most complex technical discussions to the all-important organizational realignment issues, this world-class group of professionals represent the most significant body of thought leaders on the topic of open architected, interoperable and integrated IP based smart, connected, high performance and intelligent buildings.

IBcon 2013 Advisory Council:
- Darrell Smith, Director of Facilities & Energy, Microsoft (Co-Chair)
- Scott Morey, CIO/CTO, GGP (Co-Chair)
- David Bartlett, VP, Smarter Physical Infrastructure, IBM Corporation
- Sanjyot Bhusari, Project Manager/IB Leader, AEI
- Kenneth Branch, Deputy Director, Commander Naval Operations Ashore Readiness Division, United States Department of the Navy
- Toby Considine, Technology Officer, University of North Carolina
- Rob Crisler, District Engineering Manager, Schneider Electric
- Paul Czerwin, President, Advanced Power Control, Inc.
- Brian Dauskurdas, Director, Global Energy, Lutron
- Frederick Dougherty, VP, Portfolio Technology, Liberty Property Trust
- Bruce Duyshart, Director, Meld Strategies
- Larry Eisenberg, Principal, Beezley Energy Advisors
- Michael Frazee, VP, Information & Communications Technology, Lend Lease
- Bob Gohn, Sr. Research Director, Pike Research
- Dr. Haritharan Gunasingham, CEO, Eutech Cybernetics
- Barry Haaser, Executive Director, LonMark International
- Rob Hamon, Director of Energy & Sustainability, Boxer Property
- Jay Hedley, Managing Director, Smart Buildings, Accenture
- Christine Hertzog, Managing Director, Smart Grid Library
- Anton Hofland, CEO, 2024Sight
- Rick Huijbregts, VP, Business Transformation, GM Smart + ConnectedCommunities, Cisco Systems
- John Huston, P.E., Principal, Division 25 LLC
- Geoffrey M Kasselman, SIOR, LEED AP, President & CEO, Op2mize, LLC
- Konkana Khaund, Industry Manager, North America, Environmental & Building Technologies, Frost & Sullivan
- John Leslie, Director, Building & Energy Management Systems, MGM Resorts International
- Lachlan MacQuarrie, VP, Real Estate Management, Oxford Properties Group
- Ted Maulucci, CIO, Tridel Corporation
- Jack McGowan, CEO, Energy Control Inc.
- Quinn Munton, Executive Director, Greener Pastures Group
- Rob Murchison, Co-Founder, Intelligent Buildings
- Anthony Nazzaro, Managing Director, NOI Strategies
- Paul Oswald, President, Environmental Systems, Inc. (ESI)
- Marc Petock, VP, Marketing, Lynxspring, Inc.
- John Petze, Principal, SkyFoundry
- David L Pogue, Global Director, Sustainability Asset Services Western Region, CBRE
- Dan Probst, Chairman, Energy and Sustainability Services, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Paul Quinn, SVP & CIO, Duke Realty Corporation
- William Rhodes, Senior Analyst, Building Technologies, Security & Fire, IMS Research
- Tommy Russo, CTO, Akridge
- Peter Scarpelli, VP, Global Leader of Energy Services, CBRE
- Kreg Schmidt, CTO & Chief Architect, Smart Building Solutions, Accenture
- Anno Scholten, President, Connexx Energy
- Tom Shircliff, Co-Founder, Intelligent Buildings
- Ken Sinclair, Publisher, Owner, automatedbuildings.com
- Alok Singh, Director, Practice Lead, Building Technology & Sustainability, RealFoundations
- Jim Sinopoli, Principal, Smart Buildings
- Mike Smith, Building Technology Services, Forest City Enterprises
- Doug Stewart, SVP, Global Workplace Services Technology, Properties, Bank of America
- James Storozuk, VP, Building & Geomatics Services, Infrastructure Ontario
- Meli Stylianou, Program Manager, Distributed Energy Resources, Natural Resources Canada
- John Sublett, CTO, Tridium
- Casey Talon, Research Analyst, IDC Energy Insights
- Brian Thompson, CEO, Ezenics (formerly Sensus M.I.)
- Clayton Ulrich, Vice President, Hines
- David Wilts, Associate Principal, Arup
- Leighton Wolffe, Principal, Wolffe Technology Group LLC
- Ron J Zimmer, President & CEO, CABA
- Michael Zimmerman, CEO, BuildingIQ

IBcon's 2013 conference theme, Embracing the Real Estate Technology REvolution - REdefining Real Estate Operations through Technology, Automation & Innovation, symbolizes the tremendous speed technology is permeating into every department and major process in today's real estate organization. This continued rate of adoption and redefinition of business processes will revolutionize the real estate operating model and dramatically redefine how commercial real estate will be owned, operated and used for the next 100 years. For more information, visit www.ib-con.com.

About Realcomm Conference Group
Realcomm Conference Group, LLC (www.realcomm.com) is the leading research and educational institution that produces annual conferences and expositions on technology, automated business solutions and intelligent buildings strategies for executives in commercial, corporate, government and institutional real estate. Realcomm was founded in 1999 with the goal of bringing industry leaders together each year to discuss, demonstrate and debate the latest innovations that impact the industry. Today, in addition to the annual conferences, Realcomm conducts webinars, workshops and other strategic services to educate industry professionals about the latest business solutions and technologies to improve commercial real estate development, leasing, management and operations.

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