Call For Speakers

Proposals are reviewed by the SBS steering committee members and subject matter experts. During the process, we vet the potential speaker, not the speaker’s company or organization. SBS expects the speaker to honour his or her commitment to present the proposed session at the subject event.

The proposals are evaluated in whole or in part on the following criteria:

• Subject matter is cutting-edge or presents new ideas, presented in a creative and engaging way
• Topic is timely for the industry today and will attract high quality attendees
• The content provides a thought-leadership perspective for the conference attendees
• Abstract and title of the session demonstrate the intent concisely
• Learning objectives and learning levels are well-defined and support each other
• Attendees will able to relate to the content and apply what they’ve learned in their roles
• Technical accuracy
• Context of the issues including real-world case studies, examples, and stories
• Speaker presentation skills and experience
• Speaker is knowledgeable, engaging and experienced on the topic submitted
• Speaker industry leadership
• Education focus devoid of overt and covert commercialism
• Overall quality of the written proposal

The Smart Buildings and Sustainability Leaders Forum is operated as a not-for-profit event underwritten by Integrated System Technologies Limited and supported by sponsors serving the smart cities, intelligent building, construction, built environment, sustainability, IT, information security, workspace management, intelligent transport, digital healthcare, lighting, building management system controls, and IoT communities. The majority of speakers and their companies recognize the importance of being part of the SBS’s leader’s forum and embrace a philanthropic spirit by funding travel and lodgings. The SBS leader’s forum provide speakers the opportunity to demonstrate their expertise, knowledge and experience, as well as to network with leading peers for business development purposes.

In appreciation for all the hard work and effort, speakers will have the following benefits:

• One (1) complimentary registration for the conference including food and refreshments
• Complement access to the exhibition areas
• Networking agenda
• Communication of speaker participation in the official event marketing material
• Mention of participation in social media and media partners posts

Please note complimentary registration is not transferable or able to be used as a credit. If multiple speakers are presenting, SBS offers one (1) additional complimentary conference registration if presentation materials are submitted by deadlines. In addition, SBS recognizes speakers and their companies as “conference supporters” in conference and marketing material distributed to delegates.

The SBS 2025 event will cover the following themes:

• Technology & Strategic Insights
• Intelligent Buildings and Smart FM Services
• Digital Healthcare, Smart Hospitals & Virtual Wards

Sample Key topics may include but are not limited to the following:

• Simplifying Building Operations: Overcoming Challenges and Optimizing Efficiency
• Disruptive technologies.
• Building Sustainability through construction best practices
• Connectivity and digitalization.
• Solutions to deliver successful smart hospitals and virtual wards
• How can technology accelerate retrofit solutions to improve building performance
• Sustainability Strategies to meet a NetZero world
• New innovations in sustainable and intelligent transport systems
• Smart Digital Facilities Management – A myth or reality?
• Smart Energy Management to identify lost energy and save
• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Smart Buildings and Transport
• Technologies to expand healthcare into a community setting
• Data-Driven Insights: Leveraging Building Analytics for Smarter Operations
• Maximizing Smart Building Efficiency with Digital Twins: Opportunities and Challenges
• Real-Time Monitoring and Control: Enhancing Building Performance and Maintenance
• IoT sensors and connectivity in smart cities
• Smart Lighting and advanced controls
• Intelligent electric mobility
• The business case for smart building technology
• What will a smart city look like in 2035 and 2050?
• Eco-design: right to repair.
• The role of cybersecurity within smart city infrastructure

Speakers have the opportunity to take part as a panellist in fireside chats moderated by session chairs, and you will have the chance to propose discussion topics and 4-5 bullet points to discuss during your panel.

Please Note: Because there is considerable competition for the limited number of presentation opportunities all applications will be reviewed by each theme steering committee and successful applicants will be based on subject relevance, content quality, speaker seniority.

There are a limited number of speaking spaces assigned as part of the sponsorship packages. End users, large contractors, sustainability leaders, facilities management professionals, market research analysts, and media are welcome to apply and will be accepted to speak at no cost.

The call for speakers follows a rolling submission process following review by theme chairs of applications when received however there are several deadlines for submission:

9^th October, 2024 – Call for speakers opens
1^st March, 2025 – Call for speakers closes
31^st March 2025 – Final agendas published
September 2025 – Smart Buildings and Sustainability Leaders Forum