Ray Dableh is a pioneer in lighting control technology with over two decades of experience transforming how buildings implement smart lighting.
After studying Electrical Engineering at McMaster University, Ray founded Fifth Light Technologies right out of school — the first digital lighting control company of its kind — building it into an industry leader before its acquisition by Cooper Industries in 2012.
Following the sale, Ray spent five years in intensive research and development, tackling one of the industry’s most persistent barriers: the cost and complexity of lighting control commissioning.
That work led to the founding of JDRF Electromag’s Autonomy Lighting Controls, the world’s first AI-powered lighting control system that fully automates the commissioning process. By removing the human bottleneck that has long made smart lighting expensive and difficult to deploy, Autonomy Lighting is making commercial smart lighting accessible at scale.
A serial innovator and entrepreneur, Ray brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and hands-on founder experience to conversations about the future of smart buildings, AI-driven automation, and the next generation of lighting technology.