September 2025 Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Swetta Coopamah, head of Smart Energy Systems

Title: From Policy to Practice: Unlocking Retrofit Opportunities in Smart Energy and Heating

Retrofit is central to delivering net zero, and with 29 million homes requiring upgrades, UK policy is creating a clear pathway where commitments on heating, EVs, batteries and metering align to make retrofit the defining market for smart energy technologies – presenting both a challenge and a major opportunity for manufacturers. This session explores the key policy drivers and shows how they translate into real commercial opportunities across smart energy, heat, batteries and controls.

Speaker Name: Thet Oo, director of wired solutions

Title: Smart lighting & IEQ: ensuring compliance with confidence

Ten years on from the Paris Agreement, the pressure is on. New energy performance regulations are driving a wave of renovation, focused on efficiency, smart solution, and occupant wellbeing. But with 70% of buildings at risk of non-compliance, the clock is ticking.

This session explores how smart lighting and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) solutions can help you stay ahead. From automation in buildings to Human-Centric Lighting (HCL), the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI), and real-time IEQ monitoring, discover how to meet regulations, support Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals, and deliver healthier, smarter spaces.

Speaker name: Steve McGregor, executive chairman, DMA Group

Title:  Digital transformation in building services & FM

How can the BSE & FM sector successfully transition to a more AI driven future? Steve’s presentation would focus on mistakes made (investment in software without proper training/ignoring the ‘human’ touch and not taking a phased approach to adoption, for example). DMA Group has helped building owners in both the private and public sector, improve their approach to maintenance, staff management and ongoing sustainability, using overarching workflow streamlining software to improve performance.

Speaker: Tom Garrigan, director – applied engineering

Title: Measure Twice, retrofit (in confidence) once

Successful retrofit depends on more than assumptions, it requires measured evidence both pre and post works. Without this intelligence, it is impossible to make evidence-based decisions or to select interventions that genuinely deliver on design intentions.  This presentation explores rapid building performance evaluation techniques that reveal baseline performance, giving clarity on where energy is used and how occupants influence outcomes. Moving beyond EPC assumptions and energy bills alone, these methods provide insights into comfort, system efficiency, fabric performance and real-world gains. Robust measurement closes the performance gap between design and reality while providing clarity and transparency to consumers.

Speaker: Saleh Abiyati

Title: Overheating and current indoor air quality issues within residential sector:

The presentation will focus on the current challenges associated with maintaining healthy indoor air quality in residential buildings, particularly in the context of increased airtightness and reduced ventilation rates driven by energy efficiency targets. It will explore evidence-based strategies that can help mitigate these issues, including both passive and mechanical solutions, and discuss their applicability in new builds and retrofit projects. It will also highlight importance of interdisciplinary collaboration among architects, engineers, and consultants from the early design stages.