The University of Toronto is pleased to host the 2019 OAPPA Annual Conference (Ontario Association of Physical Plant Administrators – Ontario Chapter of APPA) from May 28th to May 31st, 2019 in beautiful Toronto, Ontario. This conference brings together facility management and design, development and planning professionals from across the province to collaborate, strategize, and strengthen networks across the university sector.

The Conference theme for this year is Smart Campuses. The Planning Committee chose this theme, as we live in an era of big data, which makes developing and operating smart campuses challenging. This challenge persists in all aspects of operating a higher education campus, from developing smart buildings, to managing our operations and energy.

We’re looking forward to an exciting event at OAPPA 2019.

Sincerely,

Key Note Speaker - Wednesday May 29

Dr. Rick Huijbregts - Vice President, Strategy & Innovation George Brown College

Dr.  Huijbregts oversees strategic planning and partnership development  at  George Brown College

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Plenary Speaker - Thursday May 30

Martin Powell. Head of Urban Development - Siemens

Martin is co-author of ‘Our Urban Future’ and ‘Better Cities, Better Life’ and the forthcoming book about ‘The Smart City in the Digital Age.’

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Opening Remarks and Guest Speaker

E. Lander Medlin, Executive Vice President - APPA

Lander is the Chief Staff Officer of APPA. Staff liaison to the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.

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Key Note Speaker - Wednesday May 29

Trent P. Tursi, Director, Digital Buildings

Trent is in charge of the digital building / digital workplace segment for CompuCom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Office Depot

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