Homebuilding Kickoff Summit

Jenna Louie

Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer

Ivory Innovations

Apartment Strategy Symposium

John Carlson

CEO

Mark-Taylor Companies

Dana Caudell

CTO

Pegasus

Wendy Dorchester

SVP Strategic Initiatives

Pegasus

Josh Draughn

Head of Marketing

Weidner

Carol Enoch

Asset Manager

Bridge Partners

Stephanie Graves

CEO

Q10 Property Advisors

Dalia Kalgreen

VP

Unified Residential

OJ Loor

VP

Bainbridge

Ryan Perez

EVP

Capital Square

Brent Williams

Chief Insider

Multifamily Insiders

SFR & BTR Kick-Off Summit

Eric Augustyn

Managing Partner

August Hill

Jackie Lee

CEO

Brandywine Homes USA

Bryan Lysikowski

President of Property Services

Fay Group

Dan Noma

CEO

Easy Street Offers

Hospitality Kickoff Summit

Jonathan Gordon

CEO

Experiential Capital Group

Kanishk Roy

VP, Transactions & Residential

Hyatt Hotels

Mike Scott

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Derive Ventures

Stefan Shircel

Head of Client Engagement

August Hill

Alex Shtarkman

Operating Partner

Revolution

Parker Stanberry

Founding Partner

S19 Capital

From Vision to Value: AI Strategy, Implementation, and Results in Real Estate

The real estate industry is rapidly experimenting with and adopting AI solutions.
According to the Ferguson Partners Artificial Intelligence Pulse Survey, 30% of
respondents have already begun implementing AI in select business practices, and 24%
have experimented with the tool for personal productivity. These numbers are only
expected to grow. This session will be a lively discussion with industry leaders who are
well along in their AI journey. They’ll share practical insights from the front lines – what's
working, what's not, how they've navigated common implementation challenges, and
how real estate professionals can move beyond AI experimentation to measurable
business impact.

Jeanne Casey

Global Head of Proptech & Innovation

Nuveen

Kevin Kincaid

Group Transformation Director

Grosvenor

Nima Wedlake

Managing Director

Thomvest Ventures

Steve Weikal

Industry Chair, Real Estate Transformation Lab

MIT Center for Real Estate

How Innovation Is Transforming Commercial-to-Residential Conversions

This panel will explore how tech is transforming underutilized office buildings into vibrant residential communities in New York City. With office vacancies at historic highs is some neighborhoods and a housing shortage exceeding half a million units, New York City is unlocking housing growth through i adaptive reuse-- driving innovation at scale and delivering new value for investors while addressing one of the city’s most urgent challenges. We’ll spotlight the technologies being deployed, capital strategies, and policy shifts driving this historic transformation.

Sandhya Espitia

Chief Operating Officer

REBNY

Creating Competitive Advantage With Strategic AI Investments, Presented by JLL Spark Global Ventures

Laurent Grill

Partner

JLL Spark

Spurring Innovation in Residential Real Estate Amid Uncertain Markets

Selling technology to brokerages, teams, and agents has never been easy, but today’s environment presents even greater challenges. In the wake of the NAR settlement, updates to Clear Cooperation, and the growing role of private listings, the playbook is changing fast. Meanwhile, AI innovation is surging, and high interest rates continue to pressure margins and decision-making. We’re bringing together leaders of some of the most widely adopted tech platforms, alongside brokerage execs on the front lines to discuss how product strategies are evolving, what actually drives adoption inside a brokerage today, how to build with AI ( without over-engineering), and what today’s agents, brokerages, and consumers are really demanding.

Nina Dosanjh

Chief Technology & Strategy Officer

Vanguard Properties

Jonathan Kauffmann

Founder

Nest Realty

Jimmy Kelly

CEO

Lone Wolf Technologies

Kevin Van Eck

Principal

Maverix Advisory Group

From Search to Signed: How AI Is Redefining Rentals

This panel will delve into the future of AI-driven rentals. Explore how conversational AI is transforming the rental experience from discovery to decision. Leaders at Google Gemini and EliseAI will discuss how generative AI is reshaping renter engagement, streamlining operations, and enhancing outcomes for both renters and property managers.

Michael Sherman

SVP

Zillow Rentals

Roundtables

You are invited to join exclusive roundtable discussions with top industry leaders.

How Innovations for Multifamily Owners and Operators Are Changing the Game

In the world of multifamily, providing tenants with premium experiences and new amenities can make all the difference in the world. This panel will look at how new types of offerings can be integrated into multifamily management platforms, and how they can potentially raise the bar and reduce vacancies.

Amy Barricelli

Senior Vice President

RR Living

Evan Goldin

CEO & Co-Founder

Parkade

Tony Julianelle

CEO

Atlas Real Estate

Lance Lambert

Editor-in-Chief & Co-Founder

ResiClub

Eliza Lochner

Head of Marketing, Real Estate

Airbnb

Blueprint’s Built World Challenge

Three owners of real assets worth $300B came together on three areas where they hope to see new instances of Measurable Performance. Are there new ways by which we can deploy technology to effectuate or measure impacts to Energy Efficiency, Operational Efficiency, and/or Capital Efficiency? Can we use the lens of measurability to more effectively make decisions for a deal, an asset, a portfolio? Top technologists in the space put an answer to these questions and learn from their journey — as well as from our judges.

Jeanne Casey

Global Head of Proptech & Innovation

Nuveen

Mollie Eisler

Vice President

Neuberger Berman

Robin Meserow

Global Innovation

PGIM RE

Vik Venkatraman

Conference Chair

Blueprint

The Future of the Future: Projects That Innovated Beyond Tenants’ Expectations

A look into how NYC’s most forward-thinking developers and technology leaders are building for the long game — embedding future-ready infrastructure, tenant experiences, and adaptive operational systems. As policy shifts around AI, biometrics, and tenant data rights, how can investments today remain resilient and compliant tomorrow?

Stuart Bern

Managing Director, Americas

JLL

Mark Domino

Director of Digital

The Durst Organization

Don Laughlin

Director of Technology

REBNY

Frank Monterisi

Executive Vice President

Related Companies

The Modern Agent: Adapting to Tech, Trends, and the Evolving Homebuyer

This session brings together leaders from the most influential organizations in residential real estate— Keller Williams, LeadingRE, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) — who collectively represent over 90% of all U.S. home sales and more than 1 million agents globally. Together, we'll explore the technologies transforming the industry, the realities of agent adoption, and the trends reshaping the customer journey. Learn how these powerhouses are modernizing the agent experience, addressing adoption challenges, and driving value across the transaction and beyond.

Sherry Chris

Special Advisor to the CEO

NAR

Carolyn Kwon

Head of Platform

Moderne Ventures

Jim Psyhogios

VP of Engagement

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World

David Voorhees

Executive Director of Labs

Keller Williams

Increasing Housing Supply Through Innovation

Doing more of the same is not going to get us out of the 1.5-4 million unit structural deficit of homes in the U.S. that are driving up costs, limiting availability, and challenging people of all income levels seeking homes. The only answer is innovation – approaching the problems that are preventing the market from achieving equilibrium between supply and demand with novel solutions that drive systems change. Panelists will share how the public and private sectors can collaborate to address housing production barriers related to current approaches to zoning, permitting, building codes, insurance, public finance, consumer finance, labor supply, and building materials.

Jake Day

Secretary

Maryland DHCD

Lesli Gooch

CEO

Manufactured Housing Institute

Matt Hoffman

Managing Partner

Housing Tech

Creating a Single Version of Truth: How AI Is Changing Building Data

This session will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) changes how we think about and interact with property data. Relying on disparate datasets leaves room for discrepancies, and this is compounded when professionals need to license multiple products. As an industry, striving for a single version of truth, meaning leveraging AI to compile all data and analytics into one place, is the path forward for reducing risk. The use cases are endless: from lenders and investors to insurers and homeowners themselves. Everyone in the ecosystem can benefit from being armed with accurate, transparent property data (from reducing fraud to enabling more informed decision-making). We’ll explore the steps needed to get there and the impact of “the single version of truth”.

Kenon Chen

EVP, Strategy & Growth

Clear Capital

Sandy Jacolow

CTO

Empire State Realty Trust

Joseph Martino

VP, Technology

Primaris REIT

Pei Pei Mirabella

Senior Vice President

Bozzuto

James Whalen

SVP & CTO

BXP

No Solutions, Only Trade-Offs: Raising the Bar on Your Technology Stack

The multifamily industry has more technology options than ever before. With a surge in funding and product launches, operators are spoilt for choice of highly innovative technology. But as economist Thomas Sowell famously put it, "There are no solutions—only trade-offs." Every addition to the tech stack brings benefits, but often at the cost of simplicity, integration, or focus. This session challenges the conventional approach to evaluating technology. It's not about finding the best mousetrap—it's about solving the right problems. To raise the bar, operators must move past vendor beauty contests and adopt a methodology that weighs true business impact against hidden costs.

Dom Beveridge

Founder

20for20

Melanie French

CEO

RR Living

Josh Gampp

CTO

UDR

Jeremy Poteet

EVP, Technology

JBG Smith

Building Political Will for Housing: Cities, Communities, and the Abundance Movement

Housing production in America isn't just a policy problem—it’s a political will problem. How do you build consensus for more housing when existing residents benefit from scarcity? What does it take to shift public opinion from "not in my backyard" to "yes, we need more housing"? This panel examines the political dynamics that determine whether cities actually build housing or just talk about it. Panelists will discuss the coalition-building, messaging strategies, and policy frameworks that create sustainable political support for housing development. The conversation will explore how the Abundance movement is reshaping housing debates, what happens when cities commit to aggressive housing targets, and the practical challenges of maintaining political momentum when development faces inevitable pushback from communities. For anyone working on housing development, policy, or advocacy, this session provides insight into the political realities that determine whether housing actually gets built.

Sunil Rajaraman

CEO & Founder

Hamlet

Libby Schaaf

Treasurer Candidate, 2026

California

Frank Scott, Jr.

Mayor

Little Rock, AR

Gauging the Cycle: Proptech Investing in a Changing Market

Interest rates fluctuate, SPACs wax and wane, and new ideas continue to flood into the real estate innovation ecosystem. This panel will look at how major VC firms see the current marketplace, where there is green space, and what pitches they're currently seeing that might have the power to stick.

Jeffrey Berman

General Partner

Camber Creek

Dave Eisenberg

Founding Partner

Zigg Capital

Gavin Myers

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Prudence

David Weiden

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Khosla Ventures

Ashkan Zandieh

Managing Director

CRETI

Building the Futureproof Communities of Tomorrow

Brandon Dobell

BGL

Managing Director

Jared Kuhn

VP, Real Estate & Sales

ICON

Hunter Maats

CEO

Resilience Investments

Ashby Monk

Executive & Research Director

Stanford Research Initiative on Long-Term Investing

The New World of Office: Tenant Engagement, Flex Models and New Ideas

Nick Romito

CEO & Founder

VTS

As Proptech Investing Goes Global, How Is the Game Changing?

Some of Germany's and Saudi Arabia's largest conglomerates are becoming LPs to US proptech funds while also attracting US-based startups to their respective regions; meanwhile Latam and other international startups are seeing success across borders. Several use-cases will be presented in this panel that looks at how international communities and funding are influencing proptech's development.

Cem Mimaroglu

Founding General Partner

ComposeVC

Andrea Rodriguez Valdez

Founder

Proptech Latam

Simon Ryschka

Managing Director

REHAU New Ventures

Leading Cleantech Adoption Across the Built World

Julieta Moradei

Managing Partner & Founder

Overlay Capital Build

All AI Do Is Win – When to Build, When to Buy, and When to Walk Away

Everyone’s talking about AI, but most teams in CRE are still in experiment mode — trying things, learning what sticks, and quietly shelving what doesn’t. This panel gets into the real use cases: where AI is actually helping teams move faster, communicate better, and solve real problems — and where it's just adding noise. We’ll talk about adoption challenges, failed pilots, and how companies are deciding when to DIY with tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, etc. versus work with proptech vendors. Plus: how to evaluate those AI vendors, what AI means for jobs, and how to avoid getting sold a shiny object that no one actually uses.

Tripty Arya

CEO & Founder

Travtus

Spencer Burton

CEO & Co-Founder

CRE Agents

Anne Hollander

Advisor

The Strategic Edge

Richard Matricaria

EVP & COO, Western Division

Marcus & Millichap

Jen Tindle

Director of Strategic Insights

Grace Hill

Developers in Focus: Presenting Innovative New Projects and Ideas (Part 1)

Blake Berg

Chief Development Officer

DC Partners

Ryan Johnson

CEO & Co-Founder

Culdesac

Chris Patton

Director of Virtual Design & Construction

COSM

Casey Roloff

CEO & Town Founder

Seabrook, WA

Blueprint Women’s Lunch

Julieta Moradei

Managing Partner & Founder

Overlay Capital Build

Meeting the Moment: Land, Power, and the Future of Data Centers

As demand for digital infrastructure surges, the urgency to scale data center development has never been greater. This discussion will explore the foundational elements required to meet that demand - focusing on land, power, people, and the technologies that connect them. From energy access and site selection to regional coordination and infrastructure readiness, panelists will examine how the industry is navigating current constraints and where opportunities for improvement remain.

James McWalter

CEO & Co-Founder

Paces

Wan Li Zhu

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Suffolk Technologies

Where to Look for the Next Proptech Unicorns

VCs often see pitches for technologies that are three or five years from mainstream adoption — and thus can spot where trend lines and hype cycles might be headed well in advance of the broader tech community. This panel will look ahead at the next wave of proptech, and where investors in the sector are seeing startups with opportunities and green space.

John Chen

General Partner

Fika Ventures

Adam Demuyakor

Managing Partner

Wilshire Lane

John Doukas

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

PropellerBD

Alon Gorbonos

General Partner & Founder

RE Angels

How the Revolution in Building Ops Is Affecting the Bottom Line

After years of investment, development and deployment - the market for building operations solutions remains crowded and fragmented. That said, some organizations are having success with these technologies and some winners are emerging. Bringing together voices from the vendor, operator and investor communities, this panel will focus on where the market is today, what challenges remain in deploying smart building technologies, and anticipate where the market is going.

Joe Aamidor

Managing Director

Aamidor Consulting

Naqash Tahir

Executive Director

PGIM RE

Inside Real Estate M&A & Growth Capital Markets

Real Estate technology companies have raised billions of dollars in growth capital over the last several years and private equity is taking an increasingly large role in both providing growth capital and driving M&A consolidation across the industry. This panel will discuss current trends in the M&A market landscape, what it takes to attract private equity money and what metrics sellers should be tracking to ensure a successful growth capital or M&A transaction.

Chris Gough

Managing Director

Houlihan Lokey

Tom Rockford

Director

Barclays

BUILDING Brand Presented by Bloxspring

Brand is integral to differentiation, connection and loyalty. But it’s often viewed as fluff. Let’s break down those misconceptions from a range of speakers in the industry sharing how brand was integral to them - at a project, product or company level. The goal is to showcase who in real estate is thinking about brand differently, to provide inspiration, wherever delegates sit in the ecosystem.

How Corporate Investors Engage Advanced Materials Startups to Drive Innovation

The panel will focus on corporate investments and strategic support for advanced material startups in the built environment. The development of new materials can take longer than traditional VC fund lifecycles (5-10 Yrs), and generally require a significant amount of capex before initial commercialization is possible. Corporate investors with an operational alignment are best positioned to meet the unique needs of advanced material startups. This panel will feature corporate investors and their approach to investing in innovative technologies.

Prabhakar Karri

Founding Partner

Nymbl Ventures