We’ve almost finalized the agenda for Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX) 2026 and wanted to share some highlights for Day 2!

Discounts are available for SBX sponsors, Building Potential members, and BOC students and grads. Please reach out to Britton Rife if you need a discount code.

Early-bird registration deadline extended to September 12th!

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We hope you’ll join us for the 2026 Smart Buildings Exchange (SBX)(opens in new tab) to be held in downtown Seattle on November 9^th & 10^th, 2026! SBX 2026 brings together building owners, operators, engineers, technology providers, utilities, policymakers, and energy professionals for two days of high impact discussion, debate, and collaboration to address one critical question: what will it take to move smart buildings from promising projects to genuine, repeatable scale?

Across keynotes, panels, workshops, and networking events, participants will explore the practical barriers and opportunities that matter most right now—financing structures, policy alignment, AI-driven operations, and what it will take to make smart buildings the norm rather than the exception. Join the leaders helping shape the next generation of smarter, more resilient, and more efficient buildings.

Register today at the early-bird rate!(opens in new tab) Discounts are available for SBX sponsors, Building Potential members, and BOC students and grads. Please reach out to Britton Rife(opens in new tab) if you need a discount code.

We’re excited to announce our SBX Day 2 Opening Keynote “Accelerating Performance at the Speed of Innovation”

Megan Owen, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Markets at McKinstry, will deliver an opening keynote that focuses on the changing landscape for building owners and managers and how cost pressure, resilience, risk, security, operational complexity, and AI are reshaping expectations for smart buildings.

Megan’s insightful strategic approach is defined by never-ending curiosity and the ability to visualize and champion development and direction for McKinstry and its clients. With a focus on market strategy across all McKinstry operations, Megan’s experience and leadership have led to complex high-profile projects and advancements in climate and energy policy across the country. By establishing and strengthening market strategy, sales enablement, marketing and government affairs, Megan has shaped McKinstry’s go-to-market approaches to ensure success and client satisfaction.

Prior to joining McKinstry, Megan served as former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire’s director of King County outreach. In this role, she united public and private entities around common interests. Her passion for stakeholder engagement and removing climate harm from the built environment is shared beyond McKinstry through nonprofit support and service. She currently serves on the board of directors of the NW Energy Coalition.

Stay tuned for more exciting speaker announcements soon!

The early-bird registration deadline is August 15^th. Register now to join us at the event on November 9^th & 10^th and save!

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SBX 2026 is where the Pacific Northwest’s smart buildings community comes together to do the hard work of figuring out what’s next. Whether you join us as an attendee, a speaker, or a sponsor, we hope to see you there.

Questions? Reach us at [email protected]

More information: www.sbxconference.org

Interested in speaking or have speaker suggestions? We want to hear from you!

Ready to share your expertise or know great speakers who should be considered? Complete our speaker suggestion form to tell us about yourself or the suggested speaker(s), areas of expertise, and which topics would be a good fit. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and our programming team will be in touch with those whose experience aligns with our conference themes.

Submit Speaker Suggestion Form by July 17th!

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We’re excited to announce our SBX Day 2 Lunch Keynote “Smart Buildings in a Chaotic World.”

Joseph Aamidor, an experienced product leader and expert in smart buildings, real estate decarbonization, and facility operations, will deliver a keynote on the forces reshaping the built environment centered on questions like ‘what’s next for smart buildings?’ and ‘where is this industry headed and what will it take to lead it?’ Joseph provides product and market strategy guidance to building owners/operators, established building management firms, technology providers, investors, and early-stage innovators. Previously, he served as Director of Product at Lucid Design Group and was a product manager at Johnson Controls. Stay tuned for more exciting speaker announcements soon!

The early-bird registration deadline is August 15^th. Register now to join us at the event on November 9^th & 10^th and save!

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SBX 2026 is where the Pacific Northwest’s smart buildings community comes together to do the hard work of figuring out what’s next. Whether you join us as an attendee, a speaker, or a sponsor, we hope to see you there.

Questions? Reach us at [email protected]

More information: www.sbxconference.org

We’re excited to announce our SBX Day 2 Lunch Keynote “Smart Buildings in a Chaotic World.”

Joseph Aamidor, an experienced product leader and expert in smart buildings, real estate decarbonization, and facility operations, will deliver a keynote on the forces reshaping the built environment centered on questions like ‘what’s next for smart buildings?’ and ‘where is this industry headed and what will it take to lead it?’ Joseph provides product and market strategy guidance to building owners/operators, established building management firms, technology providers, investors, and early-stage innovators. Previously, he served as Director of Product at Lucid Design Group and was a product manager at Johnson Controls. Stay tuned for more exciting speaker announcements soon!

Interested in speaking or have speaker suggestions? We want to hear from you!

Ready to share your expertise or know great speakers who should be considered? Complete our speaker suggestion form to tell us about yourself or the suggested speaker(s), areas of expertise, and which topics would be a good fit. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and our programming team will be in touch with those whose experience aligns with our conference themes.

Submit Speaker Suggestion Form by July 17th!

The early-bird registration deadline is August 15^th. Register now to join us at the event on November 9^th & 10^th and save!

_____________________________________________________________________________________

SBX 2026 is where the Pacific Northwest’s smart buildings community comes together to do the hard work of figuring out what’s next. Whether you join us as an attendee, a speaker, or a sponsor, we hope to see you there.

Questions? Reach us at [email protected]

More information: www.sbxconference.org