BICSI Beyond 2026: Conference Schedule

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Sun, Aug 30
Mon, Aug 31
Tue, Sep 01
Wed, Sep 02

Sunday, August 30, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Attendee & Exhibitor Registration & Information

Room: Bayside B Foyer
Session Number:051

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Other

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: Islander Ballroom E&I
Session Number:052

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Other

Credential Holders Lounge

Room: Tradewinds E-F
Session Number:053

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Other

Sunday, August 30, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Charge & Connect Lounge

Room: Bay View Court North & South
Session Number:057

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Other

Sunday, August 30, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Pre-Conference Masterclass: DAS 101 Masterclass

Session Number:001

Speaker(s)

Kyle Schirmer
Speaker

Tracks:

Wireless Innovations

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Estimation and Earned Value Management for ICT Projects

Session Number:004

Speaker(s)

Keith Johnson, RCDD, RTPM, NTS, CT, CCNT
Speaker

Tracks:

Professional, Career, and Business Development

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Fundamentals of Passive Optical LAN

Session Number:002

Speaker(s)

Chad Hines
Speaker
Chris Ennis
Speaker
Matt Miller
Speaker
Scott McIsaac
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Smart Cities in Practice: From Vision to Infrastructure Deployment

Session Number:003

Speaker(s)

Abdelhameed Mohamed
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Sunday, August 30, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exhibitor Move-In

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:054

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Exhibit Hall Activities

Monday, August 31, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: Islander Ballroom E&I
Session Number:056

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Other

Charge & Connect Lounge

Room: Bay View Court North & South
Session Number:058

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Other

Credential Holders Lounge

Room: Tradewinds E-F
Session Number:068

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Other

Monday, August 31, 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Attendee & Exhibitor Registration & Information

Room: Bayside B Foyer
Session Number:055

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Other

Monday, August 31, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Pre-Conference Masterclass: BYOP! Bring Your Own Power: FMP Application Design

Session Number:008

Speaker(s)

Jeff Crounse
Speaker
Ronna Davis
Speaker

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Uniting Limited Energy for Industry Evolution

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Designing Audiovisual Systems using the ANSI/BICSI 007 Standard for Intelligent Buildings

Session Number:005

Speaker(s)

Karl Rosenberg
Speaker

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AV and Security Integration

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Implementation and Use Cases of Optical LAN

Session Number:006

Speaker(s)

Chad Hines
Speaker
Chris Ennis
Speaker
Matt Miller
Speaker
Scott McIsaac
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Testing Today’s Fiber Networks: Single-Fiber and Multi-Fiber Systems

Session Number:007

Speaker(s)

Francois Marcotte
Speaker
Harshang Pandya
Speaker
Jim Davis
Speaker
Peter Desmarais
Speaker
Rob Gilberti
Speaker

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Optimizing Data Centers

Monday, August 31, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Exhibitor Move-In

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:059

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Exhibit Hall Activities

Monday, August 31, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

First-Time Attendee Orientation

Session Number:060

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Special Events

Monday, August 31, 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Conference Call to Order and Opening Remarks

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:009

Speaker(s)

Emcee

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Keynotes & General Sessions

Monday, August 31, 3:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Visitor Registration

Room: Bayside B Foyer
Session Number:061

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Other

Monday, August 31, 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Complexity to Confidence: Predictable Delivery in a World That Never Disconnects

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:010

Speaker(s)

Speaker

John Daniels, CNM, FACHE, FHIMSS, CPHIMS

Chief Executive Officer

BICSI

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Keynotes & General Sessions

Monday, August 31, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Opening Keynote: Matthew Griffin

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:011

Speaker(s)

Keynote Speaker

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Keynotes & General Sessions

Monday, August 31, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:063

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Other

Exhibition & Reception

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:062

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Other

Monday, August 31, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

What's New, What's It Do Presentations

Room: BICSI Theater - Bayside B
Session Number:064

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Other

Tuesday, September 01, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: Islander Ballroom E&I
Session Number:066

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Other

Charge & Connect Lounge

Room: Bay View Court North & South
Session Number:069

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Other

Credential Holders Lounge

Room: Tradewinds E-F
Session Number:067

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Other

Tuesday, September 01, 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Attendee & Exhibitor Registration & Information

Room: Bayside B Foyer
Session Number:065

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Other

Tuesday, September 01, 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Mid-Week Opening Remarks

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:012

Speaker(s)

Emcee

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Keynotes & General Sessions

Tuesday, September 01, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Mid-Week Keynote: Mike Massimino

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:013

Speaker(s)

Keynote Speaker

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Keynotes & General Sessions

Tuesday, September 01, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Zero Gravity Data Centers and "Out of this World" Network Infrastructure

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:014

Extraterrestrial Data Centers face far different infrastructure challenges than our current data center designs. Find out how these unique systems adapt to the zero-gravity environment and what the implications are for your data center designs. Discover what technologies are being developed to launch orbiting data centers or even create lunar... ...read more...

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Optimizing Data Centers

Tuesday, September 01, 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) in Building Automation

Session Number:018

Building automation systems are evolving as facilities require more connected devices, more data, and greater efficiency. From elevators and lighting to security and environmental monitoring, networks must reliably reach devices across large spaces. Traditional Ethernet’s 100-meter limit and the need for local power often lead to added switches, wiring closets,... ...read more...

Speaker(s)

Speaker

Jake Edler

VP of Marketing

Omnitron Systems Technology, Inc.

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Tuesday, September 01, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Building Intelligent Infrastructure with Converged Power and Connected Systems

Session Number:015

Speaker(s)

Mahmoud Ibrahim
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Edge AI Infrastructure

Session Number:016

Speaker(s)

Christopher DiMinico
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Intelligent FTTH Network Design: GIS-Powered Automation and AI for Efficient, Standards-Compliant Fiber Deployments

Session Number:017

Speaker(s)

Korede Ibraheem
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Tuesday, September 01, 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

Breaking the Limits of Light: Coherent Optics and AI-Driven Networks in the Outside Plant

Session Number:019

As broadband networks evolve to support exponential data demand, traditional access architectures are reaching their limits. This session explores how next-generation coherent optics are transforming the outside plant (OSP) or access network—bringing transport-level performance into our last mile. Attendees will discover how innovations such as Coherent PON (CPON), full-duplex (FDX)... ...read more...

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Speaker

Mr. Steve Harris

VP Sales & Marketing

UCL Swift Americas

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Tuesday, September 01, 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

The Latest Trends in Data Center Transceivers

Session Number:020

Optical networks are a crucial part of modern data centers and AI factories. The question facing the data center industry is which transceiver technology will deliver the lowest power and cost per bit? New transceiver technologies like co-packaged optics and linear pluggable optics will introduce new opportunities and challenges for... ...read more...

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Speaker

Dr. Earl Parsons

Director, Data Center Architecture Evolution

CommScope

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Optimizing Data Centers

Tuesday, September 01, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

Session Number:070

Tuesday, September 01, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Designing Fiber Infrastructure for AI Driven Data Centers: Density, Speed, and Scalability

Session Number:024

Speaker(s)

Gayla Arrindell
Speaker

Tracks:

Optimizing Data Centers

Engineering the Future: Designing High Performance Intelligent Infrastructure for ICT, Security, and Broadband Networks

Session Number:021

Speaker(s)

Lee Renfroe
Moderator

Stephen Carter
Panelist

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Powering AI Data Centers with Fault Managed Power

Session Number:023

Speaker(s)

Ronna Davis
Speaker

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Optimizing Data Centers

Wi-Fi 7 Optimization through Cabling Infrastructure

Session Number:022

Speaker(s)

Greg Tilger, RCDD
Speaker

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Wireless Innovations

Tuesday, September 01, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Visitor Registration

Room: Bayside B Foyer
Session Number:071

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Other

Tuesday, September 01, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:076

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Other

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:072

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Other

Tuesday, September 01, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Designing AV/IT for Cybersecurity Focused Spaces - Lessons Learned from Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)

Session Number:027

Speaker(s)

Gareth Hay
Speaker
Jacob Myers
Speaker

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AV and Security Integration

Emerging Technologies for Automation of Physical Security and Data Center Operations Efficiency

Session Number:028

Speaker(s)

Steve Caroselli
Moderator

Mike McGovern
Speaker
William "Joe" Fallon, RCDD, ESS
Speaker

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Optimizing Data Centers

The Power of Design Intent: Shaping Lifecycle Performance

Session Number:025

Speaker(s)

Geoffrey Bauer, ESS, PSP, SICC
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

The Revolution of Wi-Fi Evolution

Session Number:026

Speaker(s)

Robert Bartz
Speaker

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Wireless Innovations

Tuesday, September 01, 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

From Legacy to Light: Fast-Tracking Data Center Deployment with Optical LAN IT/OT Infrastructure

Session Number:032

Every minute matters in a data center—delays translate directly into lost revenue and missed opportunity. Speed to deployment and time to value are business-critical metrics, yet many environments still rely on complex designs that slow progress and drive up costs. But what if build timelines could be accelerated while reducing... ...read more...

Speaker(s)

Speaker

Karen Leos

Vice President - Global Sales and Professional Development and APOLAN Board Member

Tellabs

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Optimizing Data Centers

Tuesday, September 01, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Enterprise AI Leapfrog: The Death of Tickle-Down IT

Session Number:031

Speaker(s)

Tony Rossi
Speaker

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Optimizing Data Centers

The Only Thing Constant is Change: An Update on the Enterprise Cabling Market

Session Number:029

Speaker(s)

Frank Straka
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Understanding NEC and AC / DC Power Approaches For Data Centers

Session Number:030

Speaker(s)

Justin Veilleux, RCDD
Speaker

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Optimizing Data Centers

Tuesday, September 01, 3:50 PM - 4:10 PM

Enabling Smart Building and IoT Sensing through DAS and Private Networking

Session Number:033

This session will provide a comprehensive overview of how wired, wireless, and cellular connectivity work in concert to support today’s complex communication needs. We’ll examine deployment strategies, specification best practices, and support models that ensure reliability and scalability. The presentation will also showcase use cases where multi-modal connectivity has enabled... ...read more...

Speaker(s)

Speaker

Brian Ensign

Vice President of Sales - Americas

Nextivity

Speaker

Michiel Lotter

CEO

Nextivity

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Wireless Innovations

Tuesday, September 01, 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM

The Copper Cliff: Why Legacy Infrastructure is Starving AI Video at the Edge

Session Number:034

As physical security shifts to the edge, AI video analytics are transforming from simple motion detection into predictive business intelligence. But there is a hidden threat to this evolution: your infrastructure. In this 20-minute Lightning Learning session, we expose "The Copper Cliff"—the exact point where legacy networks fail under the... ...read more...

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Speaker

Andy Shartzer

Technical Evangelist

Pelco

Speaker

Ms Gayla Arrindell

Market Development Director, Enterprise Networks

Corning Optical Communications

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AV and Security Integration

Tuesday, September 01, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

What's New, What's It Do Presentations

Room: BICSI Theater - Bayside B
Session Number:082

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Other

Tuesday, September 01, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Exhibition & Reception

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:073

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Other

Tuesday, September 01, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

NEW EVENT: BICSI Beyond Concert - To Be Announced

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:074

Join us for a special live concert taking place on Tuesday, 1 September, immediately following the close of the exhibit hall. Doors Open: 6:00 PM Concert Begins: 7:00 PM Event Concludes: 8:30 PM Sip and Snack while you enjoy the show! Light bites will be provided, and reception drink tickets can be used, with a... ...read more...

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Special Events

Wednesday, September 02, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Credential Holders Lounge

Room: Tradewinds E-F
Session Number:078

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Other

Wednesday, September 02, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Attendee & Exhibitor Registration & Information

Room: Bayside B Foyer
Session Number:075

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Other

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: Islander Ballroom E&I
Session Number:077

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Other

Charge & Connect Lounge

Room: Bay View Court North & South
Session Number:079

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Other

Wednesday, September 02, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Building a Scalable Workforce Engine for the ICT Industry

Session Number:038

Speaker(s)

Joshua Nieves
Speaker

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Optimizing Data Centers

Everyone’s Using AI—So Why Isn’t Everyone Winning?

Session Number:037

Speaker(s)

Denise Pappas
Speaker

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AI Transforming Business

Miles, Mud, and Municipalities: RTPM Adventures in Linear Construction

Session Number:035

Speaker(s)

Mary Branagan
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Security + AV = A Safer Workplace

Session Number:036

Speaker(s)

Keith Johnson, RCDD, RTPM, NTS, CT, CCNT
Speaker

Tracks:

AV and Security Integration

Wednesday, September 02, 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Visitor Registration

Room: Bayside B Foyer
Session Number:080

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Other

Wednesday, September 02, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:083

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Other

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:081

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Other

Wednesday, September 02, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Beyond the Blueprints: The AI Toolkit for Master Stakeholder Communication

Session Number:041

Speaker(s)

Mary Branagan
Speaker

Tracks:

AI Transforming Business

Execution Excellence in Fiber Rollouts: Reducing Rework, Permitting Delays, and Workflow Fragmentation

Session Number:042

Speaker(s)

Thomas Koehler
Speaker

Tracks:

Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Next-Generation Smart & Intelligent Hospitals: Integrated Environments for Enhanced Patient & Clinician Experience

Session Number:039

Speaker(s)

Tom Sorrell, RCDD
Speaker

Tracks:

Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Your AV System is Not Broken - Your Users Were Just Not Trained

Session Number:040

Speaker(s)

Raymond Duran
Speaker

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AV and Security Integration

Wednesday, September 02, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

AI-Powered Workflows for Converged Infrastructure Projects

Session Number:045

Speaker(s)

Mike Geraghty
Speaker

Tracks:

AI Transforming Business

Embracing AI Solutions for Small Business: To Build, To Buy, To Collaborate

Session Number:044

Speaker(s)

Sarah Sullivan
Speaker

Tracks:

AI Transforming Business

From As-Builts to Living Systems: Why ICT Documentation Must Evolve

Session Number:046

Speaker(s)

John Centofanti
Speaker
Paul Weintraub, RCDD, ESS, RTPM, TECH
Speaker
Robert Lopez
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

It’s Someone Else’s Problem: The Hidden Risk of Grounding and Bonding Assumptions in ICT Infrastructure

Session Number:043

Speaker(s)

Jennifer Ballard, RCDD
Speaker

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Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements

Wednesday, September 02, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:084

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Other

Women in BICSI + Emerging Professionals Meet & Greet at BICSI Beyond

Room: BICSI Theater - Bayside B
Session Number:086

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Special Events

Wednesday, September 02, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Game Changing Innovations in Wi-Fi

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:047

Join this panel discussion as the panelists discuss new technologies and how they change the Wi-Fi game. Wi-Fi 7, GVP, MLO, asymmetric gain, Passpoint and other technologies which change how, where and at a lower cost you can deploy Wi-Fi. ...

Speaker(s)

Panelist

Mr Eric Toenjes

National Market Manager, Wireless

Graybar Electric

Moderator

Holly Ransom

CEO

Emergent Global

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Wireless Innovations

Wednesday, September 02, 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Exhibitor Move-Out

Room: Bayside B
Session Number:085

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Other

Wednesday, September 02, 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Limited Energy, Limitless Opportunity

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:048

There is a huge opportunity for the ICT industry to advance higher performing, intelligent and safe limited energy systems for buildings, campuses and even data centers! Limited energy systems are going to power the future. Limited energy systems are safer, smarter and more sustainable. These power systems are network connected... ...read more...

Speaker(s)

Moderator

Holly Ransom

CEO

Emergent Global

Panelist

Rodger Hyle

Director, Network Power Solutions

Anixter

Panelist

Ms Ronna Davis

Chief Revenue Officer

VoltServer, Inc.

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Uniting Limited Energy for Industry Evolution

Wednesday, September 02, 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

BICSI Cares Presentation and Door Prize Drawing

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:049

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Keynotes & General Sessions

Wednesday, September 02, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Keynote Speaker: Justin Wren - Closing Comments and Conference Highlight Video

Room: South Pacific Ballroom
Session Number:050

Speaker(s)

Emcee

Sunday, August 30, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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Sunday, August 30, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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Sunday, August 30, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Monday, August 31, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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Monday, August 31, 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM

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Monday, August 31, 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Monday, August 31, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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Monday, August 31, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Monday, August 31, 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

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CEO

Emergent Global

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Monday, August 31, 3:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Monday, August 31, 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

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Chief Executive Officer

BICSI

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Monday, August 31, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Leadership, Technology, and Geopolitics Expert

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Monday, August 31, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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Monday, August 31, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

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Tuesday, September 01, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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Tuesday, September 01, 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM

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Tuesday, September 01, 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

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CEO

Emergent Global

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Tuesday, September 01, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

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Tuesday, September 01, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

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Tuesday, September 01, 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

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VP of Marketing

Omnitron Systems Technology, Inc.

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Tuesday, September 01, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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