Cut Energy Costs with Smart Buildings, AI and Automation

About this event

Energy bills are still high. Most buildings still waste money every day through poor visibility, inefficient usage and manual processes.

This event is for the people expected to do more with less.

Join assimil8 and Sustainable Smart Technologies for a practical session on how sensor data, AI and automation can help you spot waste, reduce avoidable costs and make better decisions across offices, retail spaces and warehouses.

No hype. No vague “AI transformation” talk. Just real examples of how connected building data and operational automation can help you:

• cut avoidable energy spend
• identify underused or inefficient spaces
• improve heating, cooling and ventilation decisions
• reduce manual reporting and reactive management
• turn data into actions your teams can actually use

Sustainable Smart Technologies works in smart building solutions including energy reduction, space use and environmental monitoring, while assimil8 helps organisations use AI and automation to make operations more efficient and cost-effective.

Whether you manage a property portfolio, oversee operations, own workplace technology or lead digital transformation, this session will give you a clearer view of where savings can come from and how to get started.

Who should attend?

This event is aimed at:

• estate managers
• facilities managers
• operations managers
• workplace and property teams
• warehouse and logistics leaders
• retail operations leaders
• data managers
• CIOs
• CTOs
• COOs
• digital transformation leads
• anyone responsible for reducing overheads or improving operational efficiency

What you’ll learn

You’ll hear practical examples and discussion around:

• where energy and operational waste usually hides in buildings
• how sensor data can reveal patterns that teams miss
• how better building data can support lower energy use and smarter decisions
• where AI can help teams forecast, automate and prioritise action
• how automation can remove admin and speed up responses
• what a realistic first step looks like without a huge transformation programme

Why attend?

Because most organisations don’t have a data problem. They have an action problem.

They already sit on building, occupancy or operational data, but they don’t use it well enough to reduce cost.

This event is about turning that data into decisions, then into savings.

You’ll leave with:

• ideas you can apply in offices, retail sites or warehouses
• a better understanding of what sensors, AI and automation can do in practice
• a clearer view of where to look for quick wins
• useful contacts across operations, property and technology

Speakers

Deyrick Allen – Sustainable Smart Technologies
How smart sensors and building data can help reduce waste, improve visibility and support lower-cost operations.

David Stubbs – assimil8
How AI and automation can turn operational data into faster decisions, less manual work and measurable efficiency gains.

Format

An in-person session with practical talks, discussion and networking with peers across property, facilities, operations and technology.

Location / date

GM Digital Security Hub (DiSH), Manchester
9 April 2026

If you’re under pressure to reduce costs, justify spending and get more from your buildings and teams, this session is for you.

Reserve your place now.