Kyle Scheele is an advocate for—and prolific source of—crazy ideas. Because when we chase unconventional ways of doing things, we discover unexpected ways of building a better world. Author of How to Host a Viking Funeral, Kyle’s crazy ideas have been featured in the Washington Post, Fast Company, GoalCast, UpWorthy, BuzzFeed, Yahoo! and more.

Christopher Thornberg is an expert in economic and revenue forecasting, regional economics, economic policy, and labor and real estate markets. He became nationally known for forecasting the subprime mortgage market crash that began in 2007 and was one of the few economists on record to predict the global economic recession that followed.

Carol Galante is the I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor in Affordable Housing and Urban Policy and the Faculty Director of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation. She also co-chairs the Policy Advisory Board of the Fisher Center of Real Estate and Urban Economics.

Kevin Oakley is one of the most respected new home marketing experts in America, with over 18 years of experience running marketing and sales operations for builders of all shapes, sizes and areas of expertise. He is the author of Presale Without Fail and host of the popular Market Proof Marketing podcast.

Linnea Chapman is corporate VP of marketing at Trumark Homes, a Pro Builder 40 Under 40 honoree, and an innovator in the use of digital tools to build trust and transparency. Prior to entering homebuilding, she started a social stationery company, Somersault Press, which was featured on Oprah’s “The O List.”

Abby Ivory is managing director of Ivory Innovations, a nonprofit organization dedicated to catalyzing innovative solutions in housing affordability. Working with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, students and policymakers, she has built an impressive portfolio of companies helping to solve the affordability crisis.

Rachael Kish is director of strategic initiatives for Christopher Todd Communities, a developer of luxury, single-story, rental homes in gated, planned, professionally managed communities. Rachael has worked in the multifamily arena for twenty years and is helping to drive the company’s national expansion efforts./p>

Thomas Fichman is senior VP of investments for Tricon Residential. He’s responsible for sourcing, evaluating, executing and managing investments in Tricon’s US residential development business, including major strategic initiatives in single-family rental, multi-family rental, and neighborhood development.

Tim Sullivan is one of housing’s most respected analysts. He’s an ambidextrous thinker who’s equally skilled at dissecting data or explaining the nuance of design as a driver of desire. Tim is senior managing principal of Zonda, where he interprets diverse statistics and trends and translates them into actionable plans.

Nicole Burdette is president of Brookfield Properties’ SoCal Land & Housing group, leading a multidisciplinary team of office, retail, residential, hospitality and multifamily sectors. With over 20 years of experience, she is a passionate creator of premier mixed-use developments rooted in an authentic sense of place.

Liesel Cooper is National President at Century Communities, a top 10 homebuilder and an industry pioneer in streamlining the customer experience for buyers. Known as an impassioned leader and change agent, she brings more than 28 years of executive level experience in residential development.

Ryan Davis serves as CEO at Witten Advisors, a leading provider of rigorous research, analysis and discussion to help clients formulate their apartment market strategies. The firm’s specialty is synthesis—processing data, trends and economic conditions to forecast what lies ahead for multifamily markets throughout the country.

Dylan Emmett is a partner at Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technology for the global real estate industry. His focus is driving innovation and value creation for Fifth Wall’s corporate partners—deploying technology to enhance the spaces around us and optimize for a better, more sustainable future.

Sara Gutterman is CEO and cofounder of Green Builder Media, North America's leading media company focused on green building and sustainable living practices. She is a visionary thought leader and passionate advocate for sustainability, healthy homes, resilient building, and the preferences and purchase drivers of consumers.

Bill Hezmalhalch, AIA, NCARB, is founder and president of WHA, Inc. Under Bill’s leadership, WHA has become a community design and land planning leader, establishing and reinventing the vision for numerous communities throughout the world. In 2015, he was inducted into the California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame.

Jon Lakefish is a leading-edge branding, marketing and data expert who has created award-winning campaigns for businesses of every size across multiple industries. He’s a pioneer in the use of ChatGPT and other AI platforms as essential tools—cheat codes, if you will—in the future of design, marketing, communication and branding.

Branka Minic is CEO of the Building Talent Foundation, a nonprofit focused on strengthening the residential construction workforce. She is a passionate advocate for creating career paths and mentoring opportunities for young workers, with the dual benefit of building a strong pipeline of diverse talent to the construction industry.

Nicole Murray is division president of Shea Homes, where she leads the company’s Southern California operations. One of homebuilding’s emerging leaders and innovators, she has extensive experience across disciplines of research, land acquisition, entitlement processing, product design, land development, onsite production, and sales and marketing.

Jenni Nichols is director of DesignLens, a project of the New Home Trends Institute backed by the deep-drive research at John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Honored as a ProBuilder Forty Under 40 leader, Jenni’s work pairs design inspiration with exclusive insights into the "why" behind consumers’ housing choices.

Ali Wolf is the chief economist for Zonda, the largest home building prop tech company in North America. Recognized as one of the top analysts in housing, she has focused much of her career on understanding prior recessions and led the charge on ‘Millennials discussing Millennials’ in the homebuilding space.

Marc Renard is executive vice chairman of Cushman & Wakefield’s Global Capital Markets Group. As the leader of one of the nation’s most successful capital market groups, Marc and his team have closed over 525 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $37 billion, including many of the largest and most complex deals in the Western US.

No one peers into the hearts and minds of American consumers quite like J. Walker Smith, described by Fortune as "one of America's leading analysts on consumer trends." As chief knowledge officer for Kantar Consulting, he consults with clients globally about trends, futures, marketing and business strategy.

As president of Urban Coastal Development, Jacob Schwartz has helped drive San Diego’s urban renaissance over the past 20 years. His latest project is an adaptive reuse of the city’s famed Horton Plaza—transforming a mostly vacant office building into 27 buzzy micro-units geared to young professionals seeking vibrant, walkable urban living.

Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki works with community developers to tap into deep customer insights and create places and brands that connect with people through experiences that matter. She is creator of the America At Home Study, a groundbreaking research project to better understand consumer behavior changes in home and community life.