Beginning in 2003 as a building-focused conference, BuilConn has expanded into ConnectivityWeek to meet the evolving needs of the various industries converging around the smart-energy movement, including: major consumption verticals, utilities, and ICT. These industries have the potential to realize significant positive impacts to their bottom line – and the environment – as they integrate the principles of smart, connected energy into their business models.

Like all of Clasma’s events, ConnectivityWeek is planned using a collaborative model that ensures the content is most relevant and timely for attendees. It is also organized to provide both the depth and breadth of content necessary to give attendees strategic and tactical direction to move the industry forward:

• Collaborative Plenaries: Given the breadth of stakeholders participating, each day kicks off with opening plenary sessions, where key conference issues and topics are discussed provocatively and in big-picture terms. Lively debates and dialogue set the focus for the day and underscore the broad issues and opportunities impacting the multitude of stakeholders in attendance.
• Focused Sessions: The remainder of the day takes place in focused tracks and panel sessions that delve into four vertical venues– BuilConn, HomeConn, InfraConn, and IndConn. During these sessions, panelists and audience members discuss and help answer key questions regarding how utilities and business can:
  • integrate the smart energy mindset into their business models,
  • understand and develop the value proposition of integrating Smart Grid beyond the grid, and
  • choose the right technologies to deliver on their goals and objectives.
• Powerful Exhibits: An expo hall, located outside the key conference areas, gives attendees the opportunity to touch and feel the latest technologies impacting the industry.

Key co-located events, including the DR Expo and GridWise Expo, touch on the critical enabling technologies and applications necessary for implementing sustainable energy systems, while addressing critical Smart Grid issues, including privacy, security, and consumer engagement.