By invitation. Thursday and Friday, 2027.
Commercial Building Facility Leaders Summit
Two days with peers who run office towers, corporate campuses and warehouses, and only the vendors you choose to meet.
- ColumbusApril 29–30168 days to go
- DetroitOctober 28–29350 days to go
Led a project worth 20 minutes? Tell it to your peers.
Ten past delegates, in their own words · 1:47
- 35summits since 2007
- 143commercial building and corporate facility leaders have come
- 24past summits had commercial building and corporate facility leaders in the room
- 2days. Home Friday afternoon.
Building leaders have stood at the front of this room.
Facility, engineering, energy and real estate leaders from these companies presented their own projects at FMA summits, and their peers came to hear them. Past speakers and delegates, not the 2027 program.
Commercial building speakers at past FMA summits
Joyce MihalikVice President Integrated Design ServicesForest City Realty Trust“The Role of Integrative Design in High Performance Real Estate”
Kim Saylors-LasterVice President of EnergyWalmart“Sustainability, Efficiency and Renewable Energy at Walmart”- AnthemHakon MattsonDirector of Energy and SustainabilityAnthem“How Anthem Reduced Annual Utility Costs by $1.5 million in One Year”
Bob ManningDirector of Energy and Industrial FacilitiesH-E-B“Aggressive Commercial Demand-side Energy Management: Successes and Challenges”
Anthony SpataDirector of Building Systems Design - AmericasHyatt Hotels Corporation“Harmonizing Comfort, Cutting-Edge Design and Energy Efficiency Strategies”
Paul CampbellDirector, SustainabilitySears Holdings Corporation“Sears Holdings Corp Sustainability: Strategy and Initiatives”- Turner PropertiesJohn HesterDirector Design EngineeringTurner Properties“How did CNN Center Increase Utility Costs 175% and win an energy award?”
Menno EntersDirector, Energy & SustainabilityWalgreens“PURE Walgreens - A case for sustainability”
Gregory ClarkDirector of Construction & Facilities ManagementWhite Castle“White Castle LEED facility and Environmental Sustainability Programs”- Wyndham WorldwideJonathan LeeDirector of Energy SolutionsWyndham Worldwide“Wyndham Green”
John SchulzSr. Manager, EnergyAT&T“The AT&T Energy Program - Driving Visibility, Accountability and Progress in a Large Organization”- Tim FlemingSenior Project Manager - Sustainability OperationsAT&T“AT&T/EDF Water Efficiency Toolkit: Making the Case for Water Efficiency in Cooling Systems”
Gary LevitanSenior Manager of Energy & UtilitiesHudson's Bay Company“Servicing, Delighting, Hosting, and Entertaining: ...And We Have to Give You Sustainability, Too?”
Peter RichterConstruction and Corporate Energy ManagerSysco“Sysco Corp. Energy Management Program/Success story”- Nicholas FiniaSenior Manager, Maintenance, Energy & FM Capital Initiatives, Supply ChainsWalgreens“Distribution Centers - Harvesting Untapped Energy Cost Savings”
Ali AhmedGlobal Energy Management and Sustainability LeaderCisco Systems“Driving Facility Performance with Big Data”
Building and facility leaders who came as delegates
143 facility, energy and real estate leaders from 39 companies. Their titles, as they registered.
JLL- Managing Director, Energy and Sustainability Projects
- Executive Vice President
- Senior Vice President
- Senior Project Manager Energy & Sustainability Services
- International Director
- Regional Engineering Manager
- Regional Director
- Account Lead
- Engineering & Operations Manager
- VP – Sustainability Director
- Project Manager
- Sustainability Manager
- FM Program Manager
- Walgreens
- Director, Energy and Sustainability
- Manager, Energy & Utilities
- Manager, Lighting, Signage, and Electrical Systems
- Manager, Environmental and Recycling
- National Energy Manager
- Divisional VP – Construction, Facilities
- Electrical Engineer
- Manager of Sustainability
- Engineering Project Manger - Stores
- Manager, Refrigeration and Engineering
- Manager, Electrical
- Site/Civil Manager
- VP, Facilities Development Division
- H-E-B
- Sr. Mgr. Reg. Facilities Operations - HFD
- Manager EMS/QA
- Regional Business Operations Manager
- Regional Business Manager-Houston
- Facility Management Regional Business Manager
- Energy Manager
- Mechanical Engineer
- Graduate Engineer
- Manager of San Antonio Facility Services
- Senior Manager - Business Operations
- Director of Facilities Management
- Director of Energy & Industrial Facilities
- Sears Holdings Corporation
- Director-Environmental Sustainability
- Manager-Environmental Sustainability
- Director, Sustainability
- Manager, Sustainability
- Manager, Energy
- Director Sustainability
- Manager, Energy Services Sears Retail
- Energy Manager Sears Retail
- Director of Energy
- Manager, Energy Services
- AT&T
- Senior Project Manager - Sustainability Operations
- Project Manager - Design & Construction
- Senior Project Manager
- RPA Property Management
- Director, Energy
- Sr. Manager, Energy
- Sr. Manager, Energy and Sustainability
CBRE- Director of CR
- Regional Facilities Manager
- Senior Director
- Senior Program Manager
- Operations Engineer
- Assistant Facilities Manager
JM Family Enterprises- Environmental Specialist
- Regional Director of Facilities
- E,H&S Director
- Building and Facilities Manager
- Environmental Director
- Safety Manager
- United StationersUnited Stationers
- Vice President Engineering
- Manager Facility Engineering
- Director of Sustainability
- Manager, Facility Engineering & Technology
- Director Sustainability
- Manager, Facility Engineering
Cushman & Wakefield- Director of Critical Systems and Project Management
- Assistant Facility Manager
- Energy & Sustainability Manager
- Assistant Facilities Manager
- Director of Engineering and Operations
Sleepy's- Director of Construction and Facilities
- Director of Facilities Management & Purchasing
- Senior Manager, Store Operations- R & M
- Store Facilities Manager
- Facilities System Coordinator
Cox Enterprises- Manager, Energy Conservation
- Energy Conservation Engineer
- Assistant VP, Energy & Engineering
- Director of Engineering & Alternate Energy
- Cisco Systems
- Global Energy Management and Sustainability Leader
- Global Energy and Sustainability Manager
- Workplace Change Management Leader
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Gordon Food Service- Director of Warehousing
- Facilities Management
- Director DC Development
Home Depot- VP Environmental Innovation
- Sr. Manager Eco Options
- Energy Manager
- Hyatt Hotels Corporation
- Director of Building Systems Design - Americas
- Dir. of Hotel Engineering - Americas
- Dir. of Energy Management - Americas
Macy's- VP Energy Management
- VP, Energy Management
- Director, Energy Management
Pearson- Facilities Supervisor
- Facility Manager
- Sr. Maintenance Tech
TTX Company- Senior Manager of Facilities Planning and Maintenance
- Site Manager - Corporate Services
- Facilities Coordinator
- Turner PropertiesTurner Properties
- Director HVAC Engineering
- Director Design Engineering
- Vice President Facilities Operations
Associated Bank- VP Regional Facilities Manager, Corporate Facilities
- VP Engineering Systems
CVS- Operations Manager
- Operations Manager of Facilities/Dispensing
Dollar Tree- Director Property Management
- Energy Manager Coordinator
General Growth Properties- Senior Director Energy Management
- SVP Energy & Sustainability
McDonald's- Global Energy Director
- Sustainability Manager
MetLife- Global Sustainability Director
- Sustainability Analyst
Office Depot- Energy Manager
- Environmental Program Manager
- Alpine BankAlpine Bank
- Vice President & Green Team Chair
- Facilities Officer
- Vectra Bank ColoradoVectra Bank Colorado
- Property & Purchasing Manager
- Sr. Facilities Admin.
- Xanterra Parks & ResortsXanterra Parks & Resorts
- Director of Sustainability
- Corporate Director of Sustainability
BMO Financial Group- Vice President - Senior Manager CRE US Facilities Management
Kroger- Energy Engineer
Starbucks- Director - Environmental Impact
Target- Sr. Manager Energy
- Walmart
- Vice President of Energy
- Bridgestone Retail OperationsBridgestone Retail Operations
- Director, Design
- Chipotle Mexican GrillChipotle Mexican Grill
- Design Director
- InterContinental Hotels GroupInterContinental Hotels Group
- Director - Corporate Responsibility - Sustainability
- The Tower CompanyThe Tower Company
- Sustainability Analyst
- Unico PropertiesUnico Properties
- Sustainability Project Manager
Built around the problems you’re working on.
What commercial building and corporate facility leaders are up against this year and next, with the numbers behind it. Every talk on the program answers one.
PJM's capacity price hits its cap from June 2027. Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia budgets feel it first.
Procurement, peak demand and the contract.
PJMPJM is short of its 2027/28 reliability requirement; its reserve margin is 14.8% against a 20% target.
Backup power, peak demand and resilience.
PJMrequire at least three office days a week, up from 78%.
Floors that sit empty, and full ones on peak days.
CBRE, 2026to fill a facility-management vacancy, on average.
Keeping know-how when people leave.
IFMA, 2026Fixed a problem that isn’t on this list? Propose it for the program.
Propose a talk
Facility leaders come to hear how other buildings fixed it.
The program is built from projects office towers, corporate campuses and distribution centers actually finished, presented by the facility leader who ran them. Every session below is open. If you’ve solved a problem like these, your story belongs here.
The power billThe 2027–28 power-bill war room: capacity charges, peak demand and contract trapsSpeaker wanted
PJM's capacity price hits its $333.44/MW-day cap from June 2027.
The problem: Capacity charges reach bills from June 2027 across Ohio, western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and most contracts pass them straight through.
We’re looking for: A building or portfolio that cut peak demand or re-bid its supply, with the before-and-after numbers.
PeopleTwo vacancies, no shutdowns: protect preventive maintenance and keep the know-howSpeaker wanted
A facility-management vacancy takes 17 weeks to fill on average (IFMA, 2026).
The problem: When an engineer leaves, preventive maintenance slips first and the building's history walks out the door.
We’re looking for: A team that kept PM on schedule through turnover, or captured its know-how before people retired.
HVACRepair, replace or recommission? Your next HVAC capital request, with refrigerant compliance rightSpeaker wanted
Refrigerant rules now shape every chiller and rooftop-unit decision.
The problem: Aging HVAC competes for capital, and the wrong call means repeat failures or a compliance problem.
We’re looking for: A building that recommissioned or replaced HVAC and can show what it saved and how it handled refrigerant.
The officeStop paying for empty floors without breaking peak daysSpeaker wanted
89% of companies surveyed require at least three office days a week, up from 78% (CBRE, 2026).
The problem: Floors run full on Tuesday to Thursday and near empty the rest of the week, and the systems run as if every day were full.
We’re looking for: A building or campus that matched heating, cooling, cleaning and space to how people actually use it.
WarehousesThe warehouse retrofit that doesn't stop shipping: power, controls, dock safety and contractor accessSpeaker wanted
Distribution centers can't close for a retrofit.
The problem: Lighting, power, docks and controls have to be upgraded while trucks keep moving.
We’re looking for: A distribution center that finished a major retrofit without losing throughput.
Power reliabilityWhen the grid can't keep up: backup power and transfers you've actually testedSpeaker wanted
PJM is 6,623 MW short of its 2027/28 reliability requirement.
The problem: Tenants and operations expect the lights on, and untested transfers fail when they're needed.
We’re looking for: A building that tested and fixed its backup power, or added on-site generation, and what it learned.
Controls securityNo unmanaged vendor access: securing the building controlsSpeaker wanted
Building automation systems are now a common way into a company network.
The problem: Contractors and vendors reach the controls remotely, often with shared passwords nobody tracks.
We’re looking for: A team that inventoried and locked down remote access to its building systems.
- Open slotYour project goes here.Propose it
People like you came before.
Past delegates are not 2027 attendees. They show who you’d be in the room with.
- 143facility leaders from 39 companies
- 59energy and sustainability leaders
- 41facilities and physical-plant leaders
See the companies that came, and the ones that came back
They came back.
- JLL6 summits, 16 people
- Walgreens5 summits, 15 people
- H-E-B4 summits, 13 people
- Sears Holdings Corporation4 summits, 13 people
- CBRE4 summits, 6 people
- Cushman & Wakefield4 summits, 5 people
- JM Family Enterprises3 summits, 11 people
- AT&T3 summits, 9 people
- United Stationers3 summits, 7 people
- Cox Enterprises2 summits, 5 people
- TTX Company2 summits, 4 people
- Gordon Food Service2 summits, 3 people
Property and real estate firms
JLL, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Turner Properties, General Growth Properties, The Tower Company, Unico Properties
Corporate offices and campuses
JM Family Enterprises, AT&T, Cox Enterprises, TTX Company, Cisco Systems, MetLife, Pearson, Alpine Bank, Associated Bank, Vectra Bank Colorado, BMO Financial Group
Stores and distribution centers
Walgreens, H-E-B, Sears Holdings Corporation, United Stationers, Sleepy's, Gordon Food Service, Home Depot, Macy's, CVS, Dollar Tree, McDonald's, Office Depot, Bridgestone Retail Operations, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Kroger, Starbucks
Hotels and resorts
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Xanterra Parks & Resorts, InterContinental Hotels Group
The people at your table.
Facility, engineering, energy and real estate leaders from office towers, corporate campuses, stores and distribution centers: people working on the same problems you are. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are assigned seating, so you meet them.
We’re inviting office towers, corporate headquarters and campuses, property management and real estate firms, retail stores, warehouses and distribution centers and hotels.
Thursday and Friday. Home Friday afternoon.
Same two days in Columbus and Detroit: 20-minute talks by peers, the meetings you picked, and meals at a table of people like you. Not a trade show.
Thursday
- Breakfast at assigned tables
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- Coffee and shop talk
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- Lunch at assigned tables
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- The meetings you picked, 20 minutes each
- Coffee and shop talk
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- Reception, then dinner at assigned tables
Friday
- Breakfast at assigned tables
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- The meetings you picked, 20 minutes each
- 20-minute talks by facility leaders
- Closing lunch
- Last talks, then head home
Photos are real FMA Summit rooms. No stock photography.
Your total investment.
Each seat covers the whole summit: full access to both days, every talk, your meetings and all meals. The more people you bring from your company or property, the lower the rate for each added seat. A seat is one person at one summit, and seats are interchangeable: use them in Columbus, in Detroit, or both.
- Your first 2 seats$2,900each
- Seats 3 to 5$1,850each
- Every seat after that$950each
A team of three is $7,650. A team of six is $12,300.
Register your teamPick how many people are coming and see your total.
Complimentary for speakers.Present a 20-minute talk and your seats are complimentary, as our thank you for speaking: up to 6 people from your company.Propose a talkAnd only the vendors you pick.
FMA brings in a short list of vendors from a range of industries to help with these problems. You choose which ones you meet.
- Tell us what you’re working on.Before the summit, in a few lines.
- Choose who you want to meet.Both sides accept, or the meeting doesn’t happen.
- Get your schedule before you arrive.20 minutes each, at a set time on Thursday or Friday.
- The power bill and peak demand
- Energy procurement, building automation, performance contracting, lighting, solar, microgrids
- Deferred maintenance and capital
- Facility software, HVAC, roofing, electrical
- Staffing the building
- Facilities outsourcing, facility software, cleaning
- Office use
- Workplace and space software, building automation, cleaning, lighting
- Power reliability
- Backup power, electrical, microgrids
- Controls security
- Building-systems cybersecurity, building automation
- Warehouse retrofits
- Material handling and loading docks, forklift and fleet charging, robotics, lighting, roofing, solar
In writing, from past delegates
“I was able to meet several business reps who may be able to support our business in the future. The facility leadership presentation given by Kurtis Jetsel was exceptional.”
“…I believe that we’ve made some valuable connections that can develop into business relationships.”
“Very informative, a great forum to bring people together to discuss ideas and available products…”
“Great exposure to market intelligence, latest technology, and emerging trends. Presentations are just long enough to maintain focus.”
Your questions, answered by delegates.
Past FMA delegates on camera, in their own words: facility leaders from universities and from other industries. Each one is under a minute.
Brendan Sullivan, Estée Lauder · Stan Nolan, University of Connecticut · Mathew Emden, Principia College 0:38
David Muzzy, Texas Christian University · Al Hildreth, General Motors · Kevin Butt, Toyota · Brendan Sullivan, Estée Lauder 0:42
Jamie Meyers, Walgreens · Steve Driver, Sanofi · Stan Nolan, University of Connecticut 0:43
Chauncey Jenkins, University of Maryland · Jamie Meyers, Walgreens · Steve Driver, Sanofi 0:38
David Muzzy, Texas Christian University · Mathew Emden, Principia College · Jamie Meyers, Walgreens 0:32
Brendan Sullivan, Estée Lauder · Scott Bohnhoff, FBI · Mathew Emden, Principia College 0:49
Register your team.
Choose your summit and how many people are coming, and your total investment shows right away. Then fill in the participation agreement, sign it and make your investment by card. Seats are interchangeable: use them in Columbus, in Detroit, or both.
Have a project worth sharing? Tell it to your peers.
20 minutes, the real numbers and what didn’t work, in front of facility leaders working on the same problems. Bring the company that did the work, if you like. Proposing commits you to nothing.
Complimentary for speakers. Present a 20-minute talk and your seats are complimentary, as our thank you for speaking: up to 6 people from your company.
What every talk covers
- The problemWhat was happening in the building or portfolio.
- What was at stakeEnergy, maintenance, downtime, tenants or operations.
- The decisionThe options you weighed, and why this one.
- The workWhat changed, how long it took, what went wrong.
- The resultsMeasured before and after. Achieved, estimated or identified, said plainly.
- The lessonsWhat another building should check first.
Who's behind it.
Started FMA in Montreal in 2007 and has run every summit himself: 35 of them, 17,000+ meetings. Every delegate is invited, every meeting is booked before anyone arrives, and the group stays small.
Read the full story
Every sponsor and speaker, as printed. Facility leaders from commercial buildings and corporate facilities came to 24 of the past summits.
Open any program
Your building fixed something. Tell the room how.
Propose a 20-minute talk, or register your team. Reply to the email that brought you here, or write to Joe Piazza at info@fmasummits.com.
35 summits since 2007. The films and quotes on this page are from past summits.