AGENDA

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Thursday, May 14, 2026

9:50 AM – 10:20 AM • 30 Minute Break

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM • Lunch
Foyer & Ballroom

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Built For What's Next – Best New BAS Tools

Location: Interlocken Ballroom
Featuring Jacob Fenley (Cochrane Supply)

A competitive showcase of the software tools defining the next generation of BAS delivery. Top vendors will present the platforms and utilities that help contractors commission faster, reduce complexity, improve diagnostics, standardize deployment, and support systems more effectively over time. From field startup to long-term service, this session highlights the tools that create real operational advantage, with the audience voting on the best in the room.

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Best New Product For Lowering Installation Costs

Location: Interlocken Ballroom
Hosted by Nicole Conklin (Cochrane Supply)

Step into The Great Indoors and see which products are truly changing the game in the field. In this fast-paced, competitive session, eight leading manufacturers will each have just 7 minutes to showcase one product designed to reduce installation time, simplify workflows, and lower labor costs. Focused on real-world applications—not theory—these presentations highlight practical solutions for mechanical contractors, controls professionals, system integrators, and engineers looking to do more with less. No fluff. No long demos. Just proven tools going head-to-head. At the end of the session, you decide the winner. Vote for the product that delivers the biggest impact on labor savings and walk away with ideas you can apply immediately on your next project.

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Controller Showdown 5

Location: Interlocken Ballroom
Hosted by Gus Bauder (Cochrane Supply)

Back at Controls-Con 2026, Controller Showdown 5 puts leading smart building controllers head-to-head in a live, side-by-side comparison. Watch how each platform handles programming, integration, and real-world challenges, with insights directly from the experts behind the technology. Walk away with a clearer understanding of how different controllers stack up and what it means for your projects in the field. Then you decide which controller you think deserves to go home with the Controller Cup.

Friday, May 15, 2026

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Let's Get SaaSy – Learn How to Sell Software as a Service

Location: Ponderosa Room
Hosted by Greg Fitzpatrick (Cochrane Supply)

Traditional BAS sales are changing, selling the cloud is now a priority, this is a new phenomenon to the industry, and are you prepared to talk cloud with your customers? What is Saas? How is it different from a service contract? What are some of the pitfalls, what are some of the advantages, and what are some of the successful strategies?

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Working Smarter Indoors: Tech Tools for Labor Savings – Part 1

Location: Interlocken Ballroom
Hosted by Nicole Conklin (Cochrane Supply)

Labor savings doesn’t stop at installation—it continues in programming, commissioning, and long-term system management. In this session, leading BAS manufacturers will showcase tools, workflows, and programming strategies designed to reduce engineering time, simplify commissioning, and accelerate project delivery. From reusable programming, automated workflows, and templating to advanced tools that streamline integration and troubleshooting, this session focuses on real-world techniques that save time without sacrificing performance. Whether you're building from scratch or optimizing existing systems, you’ll walk away with practical approaches to reduce programming hours and improve efficiency across your projects.

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
The Data Center BOOM

Location: Ponderosa Room
Hosted by Gus Bauder (Cochrane Supply)

Step inside the data center environment and explore real project case studies shaping this high-growth market. This session dives into how contractors, OEMs, and integrators are winning and delivering data center work, from cloud network implementation to system design, coordination, and execution. Hear the lessons and strategies learned from teams successfully navigating the complexity of modern data center environments.

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Working Smarter Indoors: Tech Tools for Labor Savings – Part 2

Location: Interlocken Ballroom
Hosted by Nicole Conklin (Cochrane Supply).

Labor savings doesn’t stop at installation—it continues in programming, commissioning, and long-term system management. In this session, leading BAS manufacturers will showcase tools, workflows, and programming strategies designed to reduce engineering time, simplify commissioning, and accelerate project delivery. From reusable programming, automated workflows, and templating to advanced tools that streamline integration and troubleshooting, this session focuses on real-world techniques that save time without sacrificing performance. Whether you're building from scratch or optimizing existing systems, you’ll walk away with practical approaches to reduce programming hours and improve efficiency across your projects.

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM • Closing Lunch & Exhibits Open
Interlocken Ballroom

Hosts & Speakers

HOST

Scott Cochrane

CEO, Cochrane Supply & Engineering

Scott Cochrane is President and CEO of Cochrane Supply & Engineering, taking over for his father Donald Cochrane Sr. in 2000. Under his leadership, Cochrane Supply & Engineering has flourished with a nationwide footprint including ten branch locations throughout six states as well as one location in Canada. He is an advisory council member for multiple industry manufacturers such as Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Distech, and Tridium. Scott is a co-editor of AutomatedBuildings.com, an advisory board member at Realcomm/IBcon, and the Executive Chairman for Controls-Con.

SPEAKER

Jim Young

Founder, Realcomm Conference Group

Jim Young is the founder of the Realcomm Conference Group, an education organization that produces Realcomm, IBcon and CoRE Tech, the world’s leading conferences on technology, automated business solutions, intelligent buildings and energy efficiency for the commercial and corporate real estate industry. Jim interacts with some of the largest companies globally pertaining to some of the most advanced and progressive, next-generation real estate projects under development.

SPEAKER

Martin Villeneuve

President, Distech Controls

Martin Villeneuve is President at Distech Controls, an international innovator in the intelligent building space. With more than 20 years of experience at the organization, Villeneuve has been at the heart of Distech Controls’ evolution from a hypergrowth cleantech startup and Quebec success story, to now leading the business unit under a stock listed, multi-billion dollar company. A respected industry thought leader, Villeneuve leads the global team in their efforts to make buildings both healthier and more energy efficient.

SPEAKER

Tom Daenzer

Manager of Digital Ecosystem Business Development, Belimo Americas

Tom is the Manager of Digital Ecosystem Business Development for Belimo Americas, a global leader in the development, production, and sale of HVAC field devices. In this role, he leads a team focused on driving the growth of smart and connected valves, actuators, and sensors. With over 17 years of experience on the construction side of the building automation industry, Tom serves as a subject matter expert in control applications. He is an active member of the ASHB Board of Directors and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University.

SPEAKER

Edi Demaj

Cofounder, KODE Labs

Edi Demaj is a Co-Founder of KODE Labs and one of the core driving forces behind the company’s vision and roadmap. With over 15 years of experience in the real estate industry, he has played a pivotal role in launching and scaling tech companies in the space, as well as leading the acquisition, leasing, management, and development of diverse assets. His contributions to the industry have earned him the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year® Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award.

SPEAKER

Michael Noble

Regional General Manager, Honeywell

Mike has been in the building controls industry for over 20 years including 5 years with a controls contractor as a sales engineer and various roles over 15 years with Honeywell. Mike is currently the Honeywell BMS Americas Regional General Manager responsible for leading the Alerton Channel, the Honeywell Distribution Channels, and the Honeywell OEM business. Mike is married with two daughters, and he enjoys traveling, cooking, and sporting events with his family.

SPEAKER

Jamie Cameron

Vice President, OpenBlue, Johnson Controls

Jamie is the Vice President, Commercial Digital Growth at Johnson Controls’ digital business which includes OpenBlue, FM:Systems, FogHorn and Tempered Networks. Jamie’s background is from technology focusing on Big Data and Analytics. He has a passion for delivering innovative and disruptive technologies to challenging business problems. With a first-class degree in Management Science from Loughborough University, he is a keen footballer, golfer, and kite-surfer.

SPEAKER

Andrew D'Amelio

President, Tridium

Andrew D’Amelio is the President of Tridium, a global leader in open building automation platforms. With more than three decades of experience driving innovation, digital transformation, and customer-centric growth, Andrew has held numerous executive leadership roles across Honeywell and the broader technology and industrial automation sectors. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in automation from Drexel University and is certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt.

HOST

Jacob Fenley

Director of Tech Services

Jacob Fenley leads Technical Services at Cochrane Supply & Engineering, overseeing training, tech support, and regional support specialists across the US and Canada. His team enables integrators, contractors, and building owners operating on Niagara 4, Distech Controls, Honeywell Optimizer, Johnson Controls Facility Explorer, Vykon, and the broader BACnet ecosystem — providing certification-aligned training, escalation-grade support with direct lines to vendor development teams, and product validation for vendor partners. Jacob’s current focus areas include AI in buildings (with an emphasis on domain-grounded reasoning over equipment behavior), grid-edge and data center infrastructure, and turning tribal industry knowledge into systems that scale across teams and sites.

HOST

Nicole Conklin

Director of Products, Cochrane Supply

HOST

Greg Fitzpatrick

Business Development Leader, Cochrane Supply

HOST

Gus Bauder

Regional Sales Leader, Cochrane Supply

SPEAKER

Aaron Brondum

Sr. Director of Business Development, Neeve

Aaron Brondum leads channel partner strategy and growth at Neeve, a cybersecurity and edge cloud platform purpose-built for operational technology (OT) environments. He specializes in building and scaling partner ecosystems — working with distributors, system integrators, and technology partners to bring secure, modern infrastructure to the built environment and critical infrastructure markets. Neeve’s platform delivers zero trust cybersecurity, secure remote access, and edge compute without the complexity of legacy VPN approaches, enabling partners to unlock new recurring revenue streams while helping customers modernize safely. Aaron is passionate about solving real-world challenges around cybersecurity, energy efficiency, and operational performance at the OT edge.

SPEAKER

Domenic Busa

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Johnson Controls

SPEAKER

Ruben Yanez-deLeon

Product Manager, Tridium

SPEAKER

Charlie Cochrane

Channel Partner Manager, Kode Labs

Charlie Cochrane is a Channel Partner Manager at KODE Labs, where he drives growth through strategic partnerships and smart building software deployments. With a background spanning job takeoffs, cost estimation, and client relationship management, he focuses on optimizing energy use and operational efficiency across large-scale facilities. Charlie brings technical depth in building automation systems, mechanical and electrical infrastructure, and sales strategy to deliver practical, value-driven solutions for partners and end users alike.