The fifth annual National Summit on Building Performance takes place in Washington this week (14th and 15th March). This year's theme is Corporate Agility: Workplace and Infrastructure Management Strategies.

The two-day event features a keynote address by Ted Leonsis, newly appointed vice chairman and new products officer for AOL, and three break-out panels which will discuss the physical, technological and organisational impact of agility, and consider the value of community and environment.

Leading business and building experts from Gartner Group and Architectural Record, and Michael Joroff, author of Excellence by Design: Bridging the Boundaries of Work, Process and Space, will moderate the panels that include leaders from Procter & Gamble, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard and W.G.Reed and Associates.

The invitation-only event, to be held at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Amphitheater, is sponsored by, amongst others, Johnson Controls Inc, theAmerican Institute of Architects (AIA), the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and NACORE International.

www.nationalsummit.com