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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			#colspan#	#colspan#
1:00pm-6:00pm	REGISTRATION		#colspan#
1:00pm-5:00pm	EXHIBIT SET-UP		#colspan#
6:00pm-8:00pm	WELCOME DINNER, NETWORKING & EXHIBIT HALL OPENING		#colspan#
Wednesday, May 7, 2025			#colspan#	#colspan#
7:00am-8:30am	BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS		#colspan#
7:30am-5:00pm	REGISTRATION		#colspan#
8:30am-9:30am	GENERAL SESSION 1 Welcome + Project Haystack: Our Journey Together and the Next Big Thing! – Haystack Leadership		#colspan#
9:30am-10:00am	BREAK		#colspan#
10:00am-12:00pm	GENERAL SESSION 2 Haystack 5/XETO – Brian Frank, SkyFoundry and Jason Briggs, XetoBase		#colspan#
12:00pm-1:30pm	LUNCH & EXHIBITS		#colspan#
1:30pm-3:00pm	BUSINESS TRACK – Session 1 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 TBD 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		#colspan#
3:30pm-5:00pm	BUSINESS TRACK – Session 2 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 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, Tridium Demystifying Ontologies: Simplifying Complexity for Every User – Andy Frank, Novant
5:00pm-6:00pm	BREAK		#colspan#
6:00pm-9:00pm	RECEPTION, DINNER, NETWORKING, & EXHIBITS		#colspan#
Thursday, May 8, 2025			#colspan#	#colspan#
7:00am-8:30am	BREAKFAST & EXHIBITS		#colspan#
7:30am-1:30pm	REGISTRATION		#colspan#
8:30am-9:30am	GENERAL SESSION 3 Moderated by Haystack Leadership Welcome Back + Panel Discussion with audience participation Haystack in the Wild. Real-World Perspectives from the Community		#colspan#
9:30am-10:00am	BREAK \| Location		#colspan#
10:00am-11:30am	PITCHFEST 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 Title TBD – Steve Eynon, Stackhub		#colspan#
11:30am-1:00pm	LUNCH & EXHIBITS		#colspan#
1:00pm-2:30pm	BUSINESS TRACK – Session 3 Unlocking Data Flexibility: Antrum’s Journey to Embedded Haystack Integration – Adam Donovan, Antrum Title TBD – Joseph Bohm Energy Analyst: Using Haystack for Real Time Grid Integration – Philip Buonomo, Intellastar	TECHNICAL TRACK – Session 3 Labs WG Update: The 2-Pipe Problem – Milchael Melillo, Albireo Energy Data Modeling for Electrical Systems – Rick Jennings, SkyFoundry Haystack Insights from a Trainer’s Perspective – Gerard Huff, J2 Innovations
2:30pm-3:00pm	BREAK		#colspan#
3:00pm-5:00pm	GENERAL Q&A SESSION Moderated by Haystack Leadership Your Voice in the Community		#colspan#
5:00pm	MEETING ADJOURNS		#colspan#

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