CityBuilders

2025 Annual Symposium & Networking Event

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Event Details

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Past Events

Panelists

Technological Change in the Hospitality Industry

Thursday, September 11th

12:00 Noon – 1:30 PM

Moderator: Hans van der Reijden

Founder & CEO, KYC Hospitality, Inc.

Darrin Hubbard

President & CEO, Deployed Technologies

Scott Rohm

Chief Development Officer, Ithaka Hospitality Partners

Dina Yuen

Founder & CEO, K.Y.C.

Opportunities in Multi-Family Development

Thursday, September 11th

1:50 PM – 2:50 PM

Moderator: Mike Smith

Retired Head of Real Estate, Regions

Graham Black

Director of Property Operations, LIV Development

Mike Brooks

President, DOLOVO

Todd Oglesby

Founder, DOLOVO

Clayton Hollinhead

Treasury Management Officer, Regions

Sam Choi

VP of Technology, Multifamily Technology Services

How AI and Design Automation is Changing Project Design

Thursday, September 11th

3:10 PM – 4:10 PM

Co-Moderator: David Hinson

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, CADC

Co-Moderator: Michael Hodge

Director of Virtual Design & Construction, Chick-fil-A

Charlie Cichetti

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Skema AI

Arol Wolford

President and CEO, Spatial Construx

Clifton Harness

Co-Founder and CEO, TestFit

Constructing the Future:  How Technology is Reshaping the Way We Build

Thursday, September 11th

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Moderator:  Emily Cannon

Corporate Marketing Director, Brasfield Gorrie

Russ Gibbs

Vice President of Innovation & Operational Technology, Brasfield Gorrie

Chris Giattina

Founder & CEO, BLOX

Eric Wetzel

Director of the Construction Automation, Robotics, and Visualization (CARV) Laboratory

Jennifer Carr

Industrial Technical Practice Leader and Office Leader, Gresham Smith

Dinner Keynote

Thursday, September 11th

6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

John Thomas

Vice Chair of the Board, Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

Andrew Albrecht

Co-Founder & CEO, AUBix, LLC

Retail Development and Asset Management Trends

Friday, September 12th

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Moderator:  Merrill Fung

Vice President – Architecture and Design – Developments, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation

Andrew Fritts

Senior Director Store Technology, Home Depot

W. Marc Ozburn, Jr.

Vice Chair, Retail Investments, Colliers

Office and Industry Development and User Expectations

Friday, September 12th

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Moderator:  Brian Boyd

Principal, Scotland Wright

Mitch Wickland

Head of Occupier Solutions Technology, Newmark

Wade Hughes

CEO, 5Q Partners

Gabe Byberg

Head of Technology Advisory, JLL

Lunch Keynote:  Proptech and AI – The Venture Capital Perspective

Friday, September 12th

12:00 Noon – 1:30 PM

Moderator:  John Thomas

Vice Chair of the Board, Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

Duncan Moore

Vice President, Fifth Wall

Ward Neely

Co-Founder, Gumption Development