AFE Gathers Experts to Give Property Managers Best Practices on AI and

Blockchain Technologies in Smart Buildings & IoT

McLean, VA, September 23, 2019 --(PR.com)-- The Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) today
announced the confirmed keynote speakers who will be featured at the 2019 Building Automation &
Cyber Security FM Forum (BACS 2019). This full-day educational forum will provide practical advice to
property managers preparing facilities management teams to transition from traditional building
automation systems (BAS) to Smart Building technology connected to the Internet of Things (IoT).
BACS 2019 will feature SMEs, headlined by forum keynote speaker Jefferey Murrell of the US
Department of Energy, presenting on the challenges and successes in integrating artificial intelligence
(AI) and blockchain technologies into building operation systems to improve overall building operating
efficiencies, reduce energy consumption and increase cybersecurity protocols.

While building automation systems are nothing new, the technology that powers these systems evolves at
an ever-rapid pace. Facilities Engineers and other FM professionals often retire with no readily available
successor for their roles and take years of institutional knowledge about operations and preventive
maintenance protocols out of the door with them. This increases the stakes for property managers to
understand how to both seamlessly integrate new technologies into their BAS platforms but also manage
and train FMs to operate these systems. BACS 2019 will offer attendees best practices in successfully
managing these challenges. BACS 2019 will take place on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at The Westin
Tysons Corner, 7801 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA from 8 AM to 5 PM.

Additionally, automation generally increases the number of systems connected to a company's

networking infrastructure and made accessible to mobile devices, making the organization's ever-growing
IoT more susceptible to cyber-attacks. Through BACS 2019, AFE has gathered an outstanding list of
experts on the subject of cybersecurity, including former US Army IT officer Dr. Kenneth Williams who
leads the Cyber Center at American Public University.

Further details and registration information can be obtained by contacting Joshua Watkins at
jwatkins@afe.org or by calling (571) 329-6067. Media posts about BACS 2019 can also be searched
using the hashtag #BACS2019.

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