We'll be announcing our complete agenda very soon. We have focused each day on the Industry.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 - (9am - 1pm CDT)

Keynote: We're Not Building What People Want - Speaker: Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki, Founder @ tsk inc, LLC

Panel: Affordability

Break

Panel: Client Relationships

Session: California is Your Five-Year Forecast - Speaker: Marmol Radziner

Session: AI Part 1: What's Out There, What's Possible, What's Just Noise - Speaker: Grace Mace, Founder & CEO @ HomeRES.ai

Concurrent Tracks - Session 1

• Track A (Industry & Housing Demand)
• Track B (Business & Operations): Why Projects Struggle - Speaker: Jackie Rowland, Co-Founder & CEO @ Russell Rowland

Break

Concurrent Tracks - Session 2

• Track A (Building Resilience): Resilience for Today's Reality: Building and Remodeling for Severe Weather - Speaker: Alex Cary, Director of FORTIFIED Market Development @ IBHS,
• Track B (Career & Leadership)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 - (9am - 1pm CDT)

Keynote: Women as a Market Force - Speaker: Erin Willis, Chief Insights Officer @ Sekisui House

Panel: TBD

Break

Session: AI Part 2: Building an AI Suite That Works - Speaker: Ashley Scheaffer, Principal @ KBF Design Gallery

Concurrent Tracks - Block 1

• Track A (Career & Leadership)
• Track B (Building Resilience) Build Smarter for Wildfire: Practical Strategies for Homes, Neighborhoods, and Communities. Speaker: Laura Blaul, Senior Wildflower Fellow @ IBHS

Break

Concurrent Tracks - Block 2

• Track A (Industry & Housing Demand)
• Track B (Industry & Housing Demand)

Speed Session: Design - 20 Details That'll Define Future Projects

Session: Mentor Matchup

Closing Conversation - Family Business, Leadership, and Letting Go - Speaker: Kate O'Hara, Founder & Business Advisor @ Lake House Group

Industry & Housing Demand: Affordability & Costs, Aging in Place, Building Resilience, Boomer Wealth Transfer, Community & Placemaking, High Performance Homes, Insurance pressures, Offsite & Modular, Permitting & Regulatory, Workforce development, The Value of Interior Architecture

Business & Operations: ADUs as Opportunity, AI, Attached Housing as Opportunity, Builder-Designer Dynamics, Client Management, Collaboration, Conflict Management, Decisions & Risk, Design & Buildability, Pricing/Profitability, Sales & Marketing, Succession Planning, Technology Beyond AI, Wellness as Opportunity

Career & Leadership: Burnout & Personal Resilience, Career Advancement, Getting Started, Leadership Networking & Mentorship, Skill Building/Upskilling, Navigating a Man's World