Sustainability Summit Schedule

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Optional Field Experience: Bringing Home Building Science - Behind the Scenes of Sustainability at Minneapolis Convention Center
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3:00pm - 4:00pm
Optional Walking Tour: Exploring Sustainability at Hilton Minneapolis
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6:00pm - 7:30pm
Welcome Networking Reception at the Hilton Minneapolis

Kick off conversation ahead of the formal programming with your fellow attendees from around the country at this welcome reception in the Hilton Minneapolis! Appetizers and drinks will be served.

8:00am - 11:00am
Learning Lab – The Journey to Sustainability through The Power of Preparedness
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Cost: $50.00/person
Speaker: Coni Meyers, Founder & CEO, CKM Preparedness Foundation

In this dynamic and engaging course, we will embark on the journey towards sustainability by harnessing the principles of preparedness. Sustainability is a pressing global issue, and preparedness is key to addressing its challenges effectively. Attendees will receive the knowledge and skills needed to help their communities be more resilient and at the same time embrace how to make this beneficial to their business by "Doing Well by Doing Good."

9:30am - 11:00am
Optional Field Experience: U.S. Bank Stadium Tour
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12:00pm
Lunch

1:00pm - 1:15pm
Welcome Address

1:15pm - 2:00pm
How To Be A Non-Obvious Thinker (And See What Others Miss)

Speaker: Rohit Bhargava

What if you could learn to think like a futurist? Unlike most talks about the future, this generous and inspiring keynote will reveal how anyone can learn to anticipate what is coming next. Using his signature fast-paced "non-boring" presentation style, trend curator Rohit Bhargava will take the audience behind-the-scenes of more than a decade of research to illustrate how his award-winning "Haystack Method" can help anyone be more innovative using the four specific habits of non-obvious thinkers. Based on his #1 WSJ bestselling Non-Obvious Book Series that has been shared by more than 1 million readers and his latest book Non-Obvious Thinking, this keynote will also include all-new insights from his latest trend research along with stealable ideas for how to put those insights to work. The world needs more non-obvious thinkers. This talk will give you a roadmap to being one of them.

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Forging Future Communities: Planning With Foresight

Speaker: Petra Hurtado, Chief Foresight and Knowledge Officer, American Planning Association

As professionals invested in the state of the built environment, we shape the future of our communities. But to be able to shape the future, we first need to be able to imagine it.  The world around us is changing at an accelerated pace with technological innovations, societal shifts, climate change, and the yet-unknown implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, making it ever more difficult to effectively plan for the future. Learn how professionals are tackling these challenges through strategies like the APA Foresight Program. Delve into the key signals on the horizon, how they are expected to impact the communities of today and tomorrow, and the unique advantages this knowledge provides your value as a real estate professional.

2:45pm - 3:15pm
Fundamentals of Sustainability

Speaker: Jessica Lautz, Deputy Chief Economist and Vice President of Research, National Association of REALTORS®

Take a look at how consumers are thinking about sustainability in their home purchase decisions and how REALTORS® are embracing sustainability.

3:15pm - 5:00pm
Education Sessions and Networking Break

6:00pm - 8:00 pm 
Celebration Reception at Orchestra Hall 

Celebrate, relax, and recharge after the first day of Sustainability Summit sessions with fellow attendees at the visually stunning Orchestra Hall. The first performing arts center in the U.S. to be awarded LEED v4 O+M Silver certification, this modern, efficient venue is one of Minnesota’s cultural and architectural touchstones. Mix and mingle with fellow attendees, enjoying food, cocktails and live music fit for a night to remember!

Conveniently located across from the Hilton Minneapolis, this venue places attendees in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, an easy walk to both nightlife and the host hotel.

8:00am
Breakfast

9:00am - 10:15am
Education Sessions

10:15am - 10:45am
Using Home Performance Data to Build Better Listings

Speakers: Todd Shipman, Broker, Lakes Sotheby's International Realty, and Tim Dain, CEO, NorthstarMLS

The NorthstarMLS is a leader in sustainability, offering data fields and the auto-population of home performance data into listings. Join us as they share their path to become leaders in this space and the work they did to support the dissemination of efficiency information in their market. In this session, understand how to gather and share energy efficiency information as part of the real estate transaction process, and what data elements are necessary to properly establish and recognize home value.

10:45am - 11:00am
Networking Break

11:00am - 11:30am
Building for Climate Resilience and Building Science Innovation

Speaker: Aaron Smith, CEO, Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA)

11:30am - 12:00pm
Education Session

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Prevent, Prepare, Prosper: Getting on Path to Low-Carbon, Resilient Housing

Speaker: Steve Winkelman, Executive Director, Ottawa Climate Action Fund

Explore compelling solutions and gain useful insights to some of the industry’s biggest questions. How can we cut carbon pollution, keep the lights on, lower energy bills and protect our homes from worsening climate change impacts? Can we do all that and increase housing supply and affordability? What is the economic case for "beyond-the-building" community solutions on energy and travel efficiency? What are the roles and responsibilities of the real estate agent and the homeowner? How can government, industry, and community work together to multi-solve? Leave this session inspired to act with more urgency and collaborative impact.

1:45pm - 3:00pm
Education Sessions