Education

Innovative learning formats and open spaces help you customize your experience to your needs and interests.

Apartmentalize 2025 Learning Opportunities

Speakers and schedules will be announced in early 2025.

General Sessions

Hear from three accomplished general session speakers who will inspire, motivate and entertain you with stories from outside of the industry. Wednesday and Thursday speakers will be announced in early 2025.

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Simone Biles

Friday General Session Speaker

Athlete and Advocate

Simone Biles is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. The most decorated gymnast in history with 41 medals across World Championships and the Olympic Games, Biles holds the most World Championship medals (30) and gold medals (23) in gymnastics history. A three-time Olympian, her 11 Olympic medals and seven Olympic gold medals are the most by a U.S. gymnast. The three-time Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year and Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, she has earned the rare distinction of having five skills named in her honor – The Biles – in the beam, floor (two), and vault (two) disciplines.

Biles’s extraordinary accomplishments have received widespread recognition, including the youngest recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, TIME's 100 Most Influential People, Forbes' 30 Under 30, Ebony Power 100, People's Women Changing the World, USA Today's 100 Women of the Century, and CNN Heroes, among others. Her autobiography, Courage to Soar, was a New York Times bestseller and developed into an award-winning TV special on Lifetime while her Snap Originals series, Daring Simone Biles, received an NAACP Image Award. An ambassador for Friends of the Children, Biles utilizes her platform to help advocate for change and support initiatives that provide education and assistance for children and young adults associated with adoption, foster care, and overall wellness.

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Education Sessions

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Choose from over 90 sessions throughout the conference spanning a multitude of topics including Maintenance, Operations, Leasing, Affordable Housing, Marketing, Leadership and Industry Trends. With over 250 industry experts, you'll find a solution for every day of the week!

The 2025 Call for Presentations is now closed. The Educational Sessions will be announced in January 2025.

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Express Education

Express Education, our 30-minute interactive sessions, take place in a dedicated space in the NAA Exposition. Get great storytelling, answers to your questions and quick, understandable insights that are easy to apply.

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Open Space Sessions

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This peer-to-peer learning experience is an opportunity to engage in creative conversations with fellow attendees who are passionate about the same issues and topics as you. Expert facilitators support small group discussions that explore a dedicated topic for each group, which you determine together.

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Fishbowl Sessions

Fishbowl Sessions are meant to be more intimate, allowing for more active participation from all attendees, breaking down the separation between 'panelist' and 'audience. A chair is left open on the panel to allow for attendees to step into the conversation.

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