Read Bio

Phil Rubin is a Trusted adviser and Key Note speaker to the largest loyalty programs. Clients include: Activision, Adidas, Allergan, American Express, Boehringer Ingelheim, Brooks Brothers, Citigroup, Disney, Estee Lauder, Exclusive Resorts, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants (now IHG), Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Nike, Nordstrom, PGA of America, Panera, Pittsburgh Steelers, sweetgreen, UPS and Williams-Sonoma.

Read Bio

Social Media Marketing guru. Her company, OMG Real Estate catapults her property clients through her digital-marketing-led leasing process. As one of her clients said "Ilana's knowledge of online advertising and marketing strategies has been a key element of success for deals representing billions of dollars of luxury for-sale and for-rent real estate projects.”

Read Bio

Ben Margolit is a co-founder and CEO at Rentgrata. Prior to starting Rentgrata, Ben was  a redevelopment analyst at Aimco Apartment Homes, a public REIT that owned and operated over 50,000 units across the US at the time.

Read Bio

Matt See is the CEO of Lighthouse, a company he co-founded in 2019 with the mission of enabling homeownership to millions of renters. Previously serving as COO, Matt stepped into the CEO role in September 2023. In January 2023, Lighthouse successfully acquired UMoveFree, marking a significant milestone for the company.

Read Bio

Brent brings over a decade of experience in prop tech, real estate development, and community engagement. As the Senior Director of Customer & Partner Success at WYL (WhoseYourLandlord), Brent leads the strategy and execution of verified reviews, human-centered AI development, reporting, and assistive content. His work provides valuable insights to housing providers, helping them improve renter experiences and make a meaningful impact in the housing industry.

Read Bio

Sunny often speaks to national audiences; he spoke about centralization at NAA this year. As founder of Canopy, Sunny will walk through what it means to do deep analysis on the resident data captured by properties. The data will demonstrate how good analytic processes can improve NOI and efficiencies.

Read Bio

Hunter Kurtz is extremely well-known in the industry and speaks often to large groups, particularly in the public housing arena. He was nominated by the US President and confirmed by Congress as head of Public and Indian Housing. He’s also known for helping rebuild the city of Detroit.

Read Bio

Chris Herrmann is Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Fund Manager of Enterprise’s real estate equity business, operating under Enterprise Community Investment, an Enterprise Community Partners affiliate. He is responsible for raising, structuring and managing equity funds, as well as managing the teams that originate and close investment opportunities, asset manage the portfolio and report to investors.

Read Bio

Santhosh Ramdoss is president & CEO of Gary Community Ventures. He also serves as the organization’s Chief Investment Officer. Previously, he served as Gary’s VP of Impact Investing, overseeing the organization’s endowment and helping deploy a larger pool of financial assets in service of its mission. Santhosh helped Gary establish partnerships with leading impact fund managers and companies while incubating capital vehicles like The Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth, which offers downpayment assistance to Black homebuyers in Metro Denver.

Read Bio

Zach is the Director of Finance at Pine Grove Communities where he manages the back-office operations of the firm and deal-level support services, from accounting, HR and finance to insurance and debt.

Read Bio

David Zervos is currently Chief Market Strategist for Jefferies LLC and Head of the Global Macro Division of Leucadia Asset Management, LLC ("LAM"). David joined Jefferies in 2010 after spending 2009 as a visiting advisor at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C. Prior to visiting the Federal Reserve, he held a variety of research, sales and trading positions in the private sector, most recently managing global macro portfolios for Brevan Howard and UBS O'Connor. He began his career as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board in the early 1990's. He received a B.Sc. from Washington University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Rochester.