AI Technology Summit

AI Technology Summit
5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Overview
The AI Technology Showcase Summit convenes leading technology providers, developers, engineers, and real estate stakeholders focused on accelerating building decarbonization through artificial intelligence, digital systems, and smart infrastructure.

Agenda
5:00 – 5:30 PM | Registration & Networking
5:30 – 5:40 PM | Opening Remarks & Summit Framing
Principal, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Scott Donachie, CEO, Decarb Summits
5:40 – 6:00 PM | AI for Emissions Forecasting & Compliance Risk
How AI is enabling owners to predict emissions trajectories, manage Local Law 97 exposure, and optimize decarbonization planning.
Jeff Perlman, Founder, Bright Power
6:00 – 6:30 PM | Building Intelligence: From Data to Operations
Real-time monitoring, BMS integration, and AI-driven optimization to improve efficiency and reduce emissions across portfolios.
Moderator: Ryan Elazari, Founder and Host, CRE Unplugged

• Ryan Elazari is a real estate innovation strategist, speaker, and host of CRE Unplugged, a content platform and podcast that breaks down industry silos through candid, human-first conversations at the intersection of commercial real estate, technology, and the forces shaping the built world. He teaches Real Estate Entrepreneurship at Baruch College and actively advances the industry through The Built World Innovation Council with Forum Ventures and as the former President of NAIOP NYC Metro.
  Gary Ling, Broadtrade Group / Bevo Solutions
  Alfred Zhang, Broadtrade Group / Bevo Solutions
  6:30 – 7:00 PM | Digital Twins & AI Infrastructure for the Built Environment
  How digital twin platforms are transforming design, operations, and long-term asset performance.
  Tom Fenton, Senze
  Joseph Michael Daniels, ELIXR
  Igor Starkov, CEO, Teleworker AI
  7:00 – 7:20 PM | AI in Action: Owners, Developers & Capital Planning
  How real estate owners are translating AI insights into decarbonization roadmaps, retrofit decisions, and compliance strategies.
  Brendan McSheffrey, The Kendall Projects
  Kevin Appleby, RUHL
  7:20 – 7:40 PM | Showcase: AI Technologies
  Two technology companies present 8–10 minute solutions driving building decarbonization, automation, and compliance innovation.
  Edward Kostakis, AeroSpect
  One additional speaker (TBD)
  7:40 – 8:30 PM Networking & Cocktails

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