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DAY 1: TUESDAY, APRIL 25
9:00 – 10:00am
Continental Breakfast
10:00 – 10:20am
Welcome + Introductions
10:20 – 11:00am
The Future Home + Homebuilding Business: Our Collective Vision
format: high level snapshot and table-based think tank discussions
George Casey of Stockbridge Associates and Michael Dickens of IBACOS will
tee things up with a vision of housing’s future – people, products, process and
profitability – followed by small group discussions to gather perspectives of all
thought leaders in the room.
11:00 – Noon
Evolving Households: Impact on Design, Marketing +
Customer Engagement
format: snapshot presentations and group Q&A
Kathy Cecilian of Cecilian Worldwide, a leading real estate brand strategist;
Mollie Carmichael of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, an expert in consumer
intelligence and leading edge design; and Nick Lehnert of KTGY Architects, a
market intelligence and product innovation guru, will share their perspectives on
changing households and the opportunity and need for innovation in product,
home design, marketing and customer engagement.
Noon – 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00pm
Comfort + Health: Housing’s Next Performance Driver
format: snapshot presentations and table-based think tank discussions
Dennis Webb of Fulton Homes will share insights as a “healthy home” builder
and Rich Binsacca will share initial intel from the Housing Innovation Alliance.
Then, we’ll dig deeper into issues, opportunities and barriers as small groups.
2:00 – 2:15pm
Break
2:15 – 2:45pm
Comfort + Health ‘Off the Wall’ (cont’d.)
format: full group discussion
Insights from table-based think tanks and Q&A with Performance Driver experts.
2:45 – 3:00pm
Break (refreshments provided)
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3:00 – 4:15pm
Internet of Things + Connected Home: Strategies Now + For the Future
format: snapshot presentations and table-based think tanks
Smart infrastructure provider, connected home integrator, or connected home
innovator. What do you want to be? Michael Voll of Frog and Rich Binsacca of
the Housing Innovation Alliance will share case studies and research on go-tomarket strategies for the connected home before we dive into table-based think
tank discussions.
4:15 – 4:25pm
Break
4:25 – 4:40pm
The Internet of Things + Connected Home ‘Off the Wall’
format: full group discussion
Insights from our table-based think tanks and Q&A with Strategies experts.
4:40 – 5:00pm
Off the Wall: Key Insights from Day One
format: full group discussion
5:00 – 7:00pm
Break (recharge, check email, one-on-one chats, etc.)
7:00 – 9:30pm
Dinner + Social: Craft Brewery Tour
Join us at Wynkoop Brewing Company, Denver’s first craft brewery, for their
largest selection ever – 30 beers on tap! Wynkoop is a Denver institution, still
known for innovative, ballsy brewers who put just about anything in their beer,
including Rocky Mountain oysters, gummy bears and green chiles. Take a tour of
the brewery and learn how it’s done. Also enjoy good wine, good food and good
conversation as we wrap up day one of the Summit.
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DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
7:00 – 8:00am
Breakfast
sponsored by:
8:00 – 8:15am
Introducing the Alliance Members-Only Portal
8:15 – 9:45am
The New Business of Building: Models for an Industry in Flux
format: snapshot presentations and full group discussion
Affordability, big data and new attitudes toward home ownership require new
(and improved) ways to deliver housing. Michael Dickens of IBACOS will
facilitate this session. Mark Wolf of AHV Communities will share their story as a
privately-held developer, builder and operator of single-family home rental
communities, while Ned Moore of Clutch and David Brown of MetroStudy will
focus on data – connecting better with customers and using data to drive your
business. Then, we’ll host an ‘off-the-wall’ discussion to get the perspectives of
Summit participants.
9:45 – 10:00am
Break
10:00 – 11:00am
Smart Quality Management: Collaboration +
Decision Making in a Digital Age
format: snapshot builder presentations and Q&A
This session will focus on the ‘short game’, innovating within the context of
managing your current building business. Glenn Cottrell of IBACOS will tee
things up, followed by real-world experiences from Chris Clare of DSLD Homes,
Scot Clark of Edward Andrews Homes and Tim Beckman of CG Visions. We’ll
field a few questions before the break.
11:00 – 11:15am
Break
11:15am – Noon
Smart Quality Management (cont’d.)
format: snapshot expert presentation and full group discussion
Scott Sedam of TrueNorth Development will continue the conversation – focusing
on strategies for improving quality, efficiency and profitability now. Then, we’ll
open the floor to a larger group discussion.
Noon – 1:00pm
Lunch
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1:00 – 2:20pm
The Elephant in the Room: Housing’s New Off-Site Reality
format: snapshot presentations
This session will focus on the ‘long game’ – innovation beyond the job site and
new ways to deliver homes with an ever-shrinking workforce.
George Casey of Stockbridge Associates, Chris Raddell of Construction
Robotics, Gerry McCaughey of Entekra, and Mark Rylant of Method Homes will
share expert insights into robotics, off-site fabrication, modular and other forms of
construction automation. This session and the follow up think tanks will expand
on George Casey’s “Elephant in the Room” article from Big Builder Magazine.
2:20 – 2:40pm
Break
2:40 – 3:40pm
The Elephant in the Room (cont’d.)
format: table-based think tanks and full group discussion
We’ll break into small groups where participants can champion, challenge and
chart new territory on the topic and what it means to their businesses before we
wrap things up with a full group discussion.
3:40 – 4:00pm
Off the Wall: Key Insights from the Summit + Next Steps for the Alliance
4:00 – 5:00pm
Break (take a break, check out if need be, and head over to the Clock Tower)
5:00 – 7:30pm
Networking Dinner + Cocktail Reception: Clock Tower
By now, you should be spent. Let us buy you dinner and drinks, and wrap up
those important side conversations you started over the last two days. We’ve
moved up the time table on this event to allow for late evening flights. Bring your
baggage with you and head directly to the airport.