The sparc-FMA International Lighting and Facilities event is back with global innovators that cover outdoor lighting and designs that achieve net zero energy buildings.

The event will be part of the Vivid Ideas program at Vivid Sydney which is the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas.

sparc-FMA will have world-renowned international and local experts that will delve on lighting and facility management. Sparc-FMA’s Symposium will be the only opportunity for attendees to be able to see these presentations within Australia.

The design is intended to showcase trending news in all things to do with lighting with presentations coming from the following experts:

• Partner, PLP Architecture, Ron Bakker (UK)
• Vice President, Lutron Electronics, Dr Pekka Hakkarainen (USA)
• Head of ICT Standards Coordination, IEC International Electrotechnical Commission, Gilles Thonet (Switzerland)
• General Manager – Brand, Innovation and Technology of Spotless, Julian Fogarty (Australia)
• President, Clanton & Associates, Nancy Clanton (USA)
• Astronomer and Head of Lighting Environment, Australian Astronomical Observatory, Professor Fred Watson (Australia)
• Asia Pacific Regional Manager, JLL Occupancy Planning, Rachel Reese (Australia)
• Director of Strategy & Innovation, Haron Robson, Peter Glasheen (Australia)
• Founder and Principal at BIC Solutions, Caro Walters (Australia)
• First Counsellor, Climate and Environmental Policies, Delegation of the European Union to Australia, Caroline Lambert (Australia)

A gala dinner will also be held as well as entertainment from Casey Donovan and Ignatius Jones, creative director of Vivid Sydney, who will be narrating a light and sound show.

Please visit www.sparcfmaevent.org for more details.