SMS Summit 2026

EVENT DETAILS

The Menger Hotel
SAN Antonio, TX

February 3-5, 2026

SUMMIT HOURS

Feb 3, Tuesday: 8 – 5

Feb 4, Wednesday: 8 – 5

Feb 5, Thursday: 8 – 3

CENTRAL TIME ZONE

Conference Location

Grand Ballroom

Coffee, Tea, & Water Provided

Happy Hour Social Feb 3 @ 4pm

Discounted Room Rates

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CENTRAL TIME ZONE

FOR VIRTUAL Meeting Links:

Choose between YouTube live-streaming or Microsoft Teams to join us:

https://www.youtube.com/@DIGON-Systems
https://msteams.link/3TST

TUESDAY, FEB 3

TRAINING DAY

Morning Session

8:00 – 8:30
Coffee & Networking

8:30 – 11:30
BUILDER Training
(Walkthrough with Account Access)
Paul Schowalter (DIGON)

BUILDER? What’s BUILDER?
Some people know it; some people don’t. Others can’t even spell it. But no matter which one you are, grab a laptop, log into the BUILDER account we will provide, and let’s click and learn! This foundational training will help provide a solid understanding when watching the other Summit topics.

11:30-1:00
BREAK FOR LUNCH (Independent)

Afternoon Session

1:00 – 4:00
ESMS Training
Kurt Sorensen (DIGON)

Live in ESMS!
Welcome to our maiden flight providing training on a live ESMS site. Captain Kurt will boldly take you to this new frontier. Buckle up because we expect some turbulence as we follow the 5-step SMS process together!

4:00 – 5:00
Open Networking (Foyer)

WEDNESDAY, FEB 4

SUMMIT DAY 2

Morning Sessions

8:00 – 8:45
Coffee, Snacks, & Networking

8:45 – 9:15
Welcome: Agenda Review & State of BUILDER | ESMS

9:15 – 10:15
BUILDER in the ‘Real World’: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Program Review
Frank Mondo, Abigail Hobbs, Rachel Redmond (Jacobs | MWAA)

10:30 – 11:30
NAVFAC Updates
Steven Jones, Jon Crittenden

11:30-1:00
BREAK FOR LUNCH (Independent)

Afternoon Sessions

1:00 – 2:00
End of Year Data Management Strategies (Panel)

Stephanie Greco (LLNL | NNSA), Brad Peterson (The Building People), and Doug Barnard (Stantec). Moderated by DeAllen Norris (WSP)

Synopsis: Panel will explore the tools, processes and milestones that support metric reporting out of BUILDER / ESMS. Consistent metric reporting requires data controls and calendarization of communications.

2:00 – 3:00
What If: Federal Clients applied Non-Federal “Commercial” Standards to their Asset Management Programs?

Presented by Steve Desrosiers (ALPHA Facility Solutions)

Synopsis: Supporting hundreds of clients, we also use a wide variety of commercially available capital planning technology solutions. These clients include K-12 school districts, higher education, state and local government, athletic facilities, golf club houses, retail stores, restaurants, and other facilities. Ninety-nine (99%) of these clients use standards different than our federal clients.

3:15 – 4:00
BUILDER to ESMS Migration Exploration

Presented by Kurt Sorensen (DIGON)

Synopsis: This new platform will require updates to system configuration, training, usage guides, and contracts.  We will discuss those key data elements that need to be formalized and tested prior to data import.  We will also highlight the steps DIGON is taking to make sure our products and services are ready for the next generation of the SMS.

4:00 – 6:00
SUMMIT SOCIAL
(Foyer) Bar & Food – Hosted by DIGON Systems

THURSDAY, FEB 5

SUMMIT DAY 3

Morning Sessions

8:00 – 9:30
Networking & Breakfast

9:30 – 10:30
Bernie AI Pilot Findings

Presented by Yousseff Abed (LLNL | NNSA)
Cebastian Santiago Hernandez (LLNL | NNSA)

Synopsis: In this session, we’ll share our journey with the Bernie AI pilot, present our recommendations, and discuss the future of Bernie AI within NNSA.

10:45 – 11:30
Enhancing BUILDER Data Communication Through Power BI

Presented by Anna Sloan (POND)

Synopsis: Many organizations struggle to see the parallels between HQIIS, ePrisms, and BUILDER, while also being able to create and communicate these relationships visually. This presentation will explore how incorporating BUILDER data into Power BI makes this data more digestible and customizable for everyday use by stakeholders from contractors to law makers to maintenance workers. By showing real examples of how Power BI can be used on the contractor side and client side, this session is designed to give the audience an understanding of how Power BI is being used to QC internal work, maintain current Federal facilities, and communicate BUILDER reports, and the relationships BUILDER has with other Army solutions.

11:30-1:00
BREAK FOR LUNCH (Independent)

Afternoon Sessions

1:00 – 2:00

Delivering on Federal Compliance Initiatives through ESMS & Maximo MAS

Presented by Brad Peterson (The Building People), Zach Ruland (IBM), Joe Kintz (TRM), Keith McCoy (IBM)

Synopsis: Post DOGE impacts to Federal civilian and DOW agencies have been heavily impacted for additional information to address their respective portfolios, assets and required performance measures. 2025 has been a year of tremendous and disruptive change across the Federal landscape and the opportunity to establish accurate enterprise systems of record to support and deliver data in short is the new normal.

2:00 – 2:45
Closings