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Finance 101 for Real Estate & Facility Executives
Jim Wilton, VP, Solution Management, Planon

In today's economy, understanding and communicating the fiscal importance of real estate and facilities projects to executive management and the Office of Finance has never been as important.

This session will cover key strategies to help you justify your investment and secure the resources you need to be successful. Along with:

• Key steps to align facility and real estate plans with organizational strategies
• How to identify and communicate the real value of facilities to a company
• The 10 Key Performance Indicators that every CFO wants to see
• Translating facilities issues into financial terms
• The criticality of creating clarity and transparency for real estate and facilities performance and providing benchmarks
• Business case development: A valuable 9-step model & real-world case studies of Global corporation that invested in real estate and facilities projects that saw a major Return in Investment in less than 18 months

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Low-slope Metal Roofing in Complex as well as Simple Applications
Charlie Smith, President/Owner, Architectural Building Components

In today's economy, where every project dollar has a purpose and building owners can't afford to keep replacing or repairing their recently-installed roofs, costing up to $12 per square foot, it is imperative that they as well as facility managers, engineers and architects demand innovative metal roofing solutions be used in their new or re-roof projects from the start.

The roofing technology that contributes to sustainable facilities exists and Charlie Smith, president of Architectural Building Components, will explain how a symmetrical panel roofing system has been proven to extend roof lifespan and lower maintenance and associated costs. He will demonstrate the cost of incorporating a long-term, quality solution over conventional, "cheaper" methods and materials. Several examples of successful jobs will be provided and the audience will leave understanding the importance and benefits of metal roofing in complex, as well as simple, applications.

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BIM and FM: Bridging the Divide
Mike Schley, IFMA Fellow, CEO/Founder, FM:Systems
Chuck Mies, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA, BIM Solutions Executive-Education, AutoDesk Inc.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has proven its value in building design and construction. But how can BIM data support facility management? FM:Systems discusses new approaches to help you leverage the spatial and systems information in BIM models to improve space, occupancy and maintenance management.

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Simplify Strategic Facility Planning with TRIRIGA SFP™
Chad Smith, Principal Solution Consultant, TRIRIGA

Only forty percent of CFOs and financial executives feel that their real estate and business strategy are aligned, yet more than eighty percent view real estate and facilities assets as important for achieving their organization's business strategy.

This session demonstrates how TRIRIGA SFP simplifies complex facility planning to help facility planners increase the effectiveness of all types of facilities planning - strategic, master and tactical — to align facilities and organizational business strategy.

Come and discover how TRIRIGA SFP's advanced performance analytics, visual scenario modeling and automated workflow engine simplify the complex facility planning analysis with easy-to-use features that accelerate the understanding of core business demands, simplify planning analysis and streamline implementation of facilities plans.

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Maximize Performance of Your Real Estate
& Facilities During Challenging Times
Gregory J. Alevras, V.P. Sales, ARCHIBUS, Inc.

Today's Real Estate and Facilities professionals are being challenged to manage their portfolio of properties and assets with minimal resources. Many professionals struggle to provide the basic services. To be successful, the organization must integrate its resources and collaborate with its constituents.

ARCHIBUS provides a platform with a comprehensive suite of applications that increases staff productivity. More importantly, it empowers employees with self-service options for requesting services, reviewing work order status, and analyzing results. All this is possible with a state-of-the-art solution that is ready to use, can be rapidly deployed, and easily adapted to the unique needs of the organization.

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Boomer Buildings: Sustaining Our Aging Infrastructure Through Strategic Roof Life Extension
John W. Eaton, Director of Marketing and Sales, Building Technology Associates (BTA)

Despite the increased focus on "new tech" roofing - cool, white, solar and green - fundamental repair and maintenance of commercial roofs in the United States remains ignored, underfunded and deferred in many cases.

With a significant portion of the U.S. built inventory well over 50 years old, today's facility managers must retool their roof management approach to meet the challenge of delivering high performing buildings with limited budgets.

Because roofing is one of the most critical and costly components of the building envelope, understanding the condition, life expectancy and life-cycle value of the roof system is crucial to developing a robust and sustainable roof repair, maintenance and replacement strategy.

BTA will demonstrate how building owners, facility planners and property managers can leverage a well designed Roof Asset Management approach to make informed, objective decisions regarding strategic repair and replacement plans to maximize capital investments across their roof portfolio.

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Cut Costs and Carbon from Facilities
Dave Good, LEED-AP, Manager, Product Marketing, Sustainable Solutions, TRIRIGA
Chad Smith, Principal Solution Consultant, TRIRIGA

The Economist reports 55 percent of organizations have policies to reduce energy consumption. Yet, a mere 19 percent have made any measurable progress against their goals. As buildings account for more than 40% of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, it is imperative to implement a strategy to reduce costs and carbon from your facilities.

This session explores three strategies - capital projects, building operations and space management - to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from your facilities. The benefits and challenges for each strategy will be discussed to assist you with selection of the best strategy for your organization.

Attendees of this session will leave with an understanding of the various strategies to cut costs and carbon from their organization's facilities.

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Flex Work Imperatives to Reduce Workplace Costs & Improve Workforce Performance
Diane Stegmeier, President, Stegmeier Consulting Group
Sean Mulvey, Vice President, PeopleCube

The number of telecommuters in the U.S. alone is estimated to exceed 100 million by the end of 2010. Given this dramatic growth, organizations are quickly turning to facilities and corporate real estate professionals to identify cost-effective ways to maximize productivity of the mobile workforce while they're on-site. But what's the best approach?

Join leading workplace change management consultant and author Diane Stegmeier, and Sean Mulvey, Vice President at PeopleCube as they present proven strategies for creating an infrastructure that supports the mobile workforce, today and in the future. They will draw on their consulting expertise, recent survey findings, and industry knowledge to showcase best practices businesses from around the world have used to significantly reduce workplace costs while dramatically improving workforce performance. They will reveal actionable, flex work imperatives which participants can quickly and easily incorporate into their organization's mobility strategy to ensure long-term program success.