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2:00pm - 3:30pm
Optional Field Experience: Bringing Home Building Science - Behind the Scenes of Sustainability at Minneapolis Convention Center
*Advanced signup required
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Optional Walking Tour: Exploring Sustainability at Hilton Minneapolis
*Advanced signup required
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
*Advanced signup required
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
*Advanced signup required
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 - 2:15pm
Leading a Climate-conscious Real Estate Business
Speakers: Craig Foley, Chief Sustainability Officer, LAER Realty Partners, and Stacey Alcorn, Chief Executive Officer, LAER Realty Partners
As real estate agents cultivate their value to homebuyers, it’s important to prepare for concerns about climate risk and sustainability as they consider purchasing a home. Learn first-hand tips to act as the niche sustainability expert in your business, attracting new clients and building your network of diverse industry resources. Return home a client-savvy agent, uniquely positioned to fill a void in your local market and future-proof your business. This fireside chat between a Chief Sustainability Officer and a Chief Executive Officer, provides attendees an exclusive look at the business considerations leading more and more companies to place sustainability in the limelight.
2:15pm - 3:00pm
Education Session
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Closing Remarks