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Tuesday, September 16
 

10:00am CDT

Digital Practice Management with BIM Focus
Tuesday September 16, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
BIM is transforming how architects, lighting designers, and manufacturers collaborate and manage projects. This session will explore how digital practice management helps firms streamline workflows, improve coordination, and maintain strong BIM standards. Attendees will learn how to develop efficient BIM templates, train teams effectively, and integrate BIM into their lighting and architectural workflows. Through real-world examples, we’ll show how structured BIM implementation can reduce inefficiencies, enhance teamwork, and improve project outcomes.
Speakers
avatar for Samuel Mikhail

Samuel Mikhail

AIA, LEED AP, Co-founder | Managing Director | Digital Practice Architect, 4idealDesign
Over the past decade, Sam has worked with more than 50 architecture, interior and lighting design firms, as well as construction companies, to implement BIM technologies. Sam began his career as an architect, and transitioned to the BIM consulting during the early days of architecture... Read More →
Tuesday September 16, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Inspiration Station

12:00pm CDT

Life under the spotlight: Lighting for green walls
Tuesday September 16, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Green walls are not only the trend in interior design but also contribute to greater well-being and a better indoor climate. With their positive effect on the indoor climate and quality of stay, they are seen as a building block towards user-oriented sustainable interior design. Discover through this course how you as an architect, interior designer or lighting designer can design optimum lighting for green walls, which steps you should pay attention to in your lighting design and which luminaires and light sources are particularly suitable.

Speakers
avatar for Oliver Heller

Oliver Heller

Vice President of Sales, ERCO
Olli Heller is the Vice President of Sales at ERCO, leading all sales efforts across North America. Since joining ERCO in 2007, he has been instrumental in shaping the company’s sales strategy and driving regional growth.  Originally from Germany, Olli studied at the Georg-August-University... Read More →
Tuesday September 16, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Inspiration Station

2:00pm CDT

Illuminating Evidence-Based Lighting Design for Healthcare
Tuesday September 16, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
This course provides an in-depth exploration of evidence-based design (EBD) and its pivotal role in shaping healthcare environments to enhance patient care, contribute to caregiver effectiveness, and foster overall well-being. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how EBD principles can be applied to create spaces that are informed by empirical research and best practices. ​

​Attendees will learn about the latest research findings that support the integration of design elements with clinical outcomes. Topics covered will include the impact of physical environment on patient recovery, staff efficiency, and overall healthcare delivery

Speakers
avatar for Tommy Nichols

Tommy Nichols

LC, EDAC, Business Development Director, Healthcare, Acuity Brands Lighting
Tommy Nichols, LC, EDAC is the Business Development Director for Healthcare under Acuity Brands Lighting specializing in behavioral health, healthcare, and pathogen reduction solutions. Tommy has grown into his role as an 11-year professional in the lighting industry, serving on the... Read More →
Tuesday September 16, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Inspiration Station

3:30pm CDT

Whelmed Podcast
Tuesday September 16, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Forget the inspirational posters –  we're building a supportive community where you can ditch the work mask, share the real you (even the slightly embarrassing parts), and find joy without having to explain why spreadsheets aren't as thrilling as brunch. Together, through honest conversations we'll peel back the layers, celebrate wins (big and small – because let's face it, surviving Monday is a win), and learn from each other's journeys. Hey, it takes a village (and a good therapist, but that's a different app).
Join us LIVE as Rachel and Katherine interview a special guest at ArchLIGHT Summit!

Speakers
avatar for Katherine Stekr

Katherine Stekr

CLD, IALD, MIES, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C, Associate Director, HLB
Katherine finds the balance in the technical and aesthetic relationship between lighting, health, and color, understanding the nuances in between. By looking at the science behind how lighting impacts our health, and challenging the status quo, she brings thought leadership and a... Read More →
Advisory Board Members
avatar for Rachel Fitzgerald

Rachel Fitzgerald

Principal, Discipline Lead, Lighting, Stantec
Rachel is the discipline lead for lighting design and a principal with globaldesign firm Stantec. A graduate of the University of Colorado’s lightingprogram, she has 20-years of experience in lighting design. Rachelprovides significant expertise to Stantec’s buildings and master... Read More →
Tuesday September 16, 2025 3:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Inspiration Station
 
Wednesday, September 17
 

9:30am CDT

Lighting Matters Podcast
Wednesday September 17, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
Welcome to the podcast about Lighting Matters! Our unflinching conversations uncover the nuances and complexities which shape the craft of lighting design. Tune in to explore the pivotal ‘whys’ behind a lighting designer’s choices and find honest answers to your most challenging lighting questions, because Lighting Matters.
Join us LIVE as Avi and Lisa speak with a special guest at ArchLIGHT Summit!

Speakers
avatar for Lisa Reed

Lisa Reed

PE, IALD, IES, LEED AP BD+C, Principal, Reed Burkett Lighting Design
Lisa is an award-winning lighting designer with 29 years of experience in energy management, electrical engineering, education, lighting sales, and lighting design. This multidisciplinary background makes her an adept communication bridge on project teams.  She is an active member... Read More →
avatar for Avraham Mor

Avraham Mor

Founder & CEO, Morlights
Founding Principal, Avraham “Avi” M. Mor has been practicing lighting design for over 15 years. After graduating from the University of Kansas with a BFA in Theater Design with an emphasis in Architectural and Theatrical Lighting Design, he moved back to his hometown of Chicago... Read More →
Wednesday September 17, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
Inspiration Station

10:00am CDT

Light Reach: A Cultural Shift for Philanthropy in the Lighting Community
Wednesday September 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Light Reach proves that electricity poverty does not have to equate with light poverty.

The model developed by the global solar lighting design initiative Light Reach uses an affordable, replicable and rapidly deployable project model that brings together lighting experts, local users and partners in collaborative design processes. Lit outdoor public spaces support communities’ social, cultural and recreational livelihood, increase well-being and reduce the negative impact of light poverty.

Light Reach is on a mission to advance lighting justice and foster a greater philanthropic culture in our industry: lighting professionals are well-positioned to bring positive social change and facilitate people’s access to light with impactful lighting initiatives that have real short- and long-term personal, educational and economic benefits.

This presentation will include programs in Puerto Rico and Lebanon as case studies and related topics for field research; showcase a path for lighting design activism to empower all with lighting equality; and propose what philanthropy, social engagement and corporate responsibility can look like in the international lighting community.

Speakers
avatar for Nathalie Rozot

Nathalie Rozot

President, CEO, PhoScope
Nathalie Rozot is a phototect and the founder of the think tank on light PhoScope and of its global solar lighting initiative Light Reach Network. She has received prestigious awards, grants and fellowships, including an international WIL Award for Light Reach. Her strong... Read More →
Wednesday September 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Inspiration Station

12:30pm CDT

Practical And Profitable Daylight Strategies For Lighting Designers Without Being A Programming Expert
Wednesday September 17, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
This workshop challenges the notion that daylight is irrelevant to lighting design. Contrary to the belief that lighting systems need to be optimized for nighttime conditions, we demonstrate how daylighting can enhance your lighting design, reduce energy consumption, and be profitable in doing so. Participants will engage in intuitive exercises and use daylight metrics to explore the impact of daylight on their lighting designs. This course will empower designers to use their own intuition without being encumbered with complex software. Join us to reconceptualize daylight for lighting design and learn how to profit from it effectively.
Speakers
avatar for Stephen Kaye

Stephen Kaye

MFALD, IALD, CLD, Associate, Mulvey & Banani Lighting Design
The application of new lighting technologies for the betterment of both design and wellness of people is one particular point of pride for Stephen in the execution of creative lighting installations. Stephen launched his career in the arts and architecture, gravitating quickly towards... Read More →
avatar for Daniel Glaser

Daniel Glaser

Principal, LightStanza
Glaser is passionate about building tools for lighting design. He has interests in lighting science, technology, application; as well as in cognition, math at work, human-factors, and computer science.  After getting engineering degrees in Computer Science (BS Columbia, MEng Cornell... Read More →
Wednesday September 17, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
Inspiration Station
 
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