Dave is a Partner at Madera Residential with a strong background in multifamily industry operations. His multifamily industry career began in 1992 (Edward Rose & Sons), giving him more than 30 years of experience and relationships to draw upon. With his partners, their visionary leadership has grown Madera Residential from one property in Baytown, TX to owning and managing roughly 80 properties (19,000 units) across the state. 

In 2021 alone, Madera Residential acquired nearly $1 billion worth of assets across Texas. In true entrepreneurial spirit, Dave and Madera Residential leadership have branched out into other industries and ventures, like property technology (Quext), financial technology (Viva First), title insurance (Select Title), and fee-managed properties (Rockwood). 

Ian Mattingly is the president/CEO of LUMA Residential, a private multifamily investment and property management firm based in Dallas. He also serves on the board for Bob.ai, an AI-enabled ERP for assisted renters and the housing providers and non-profits who serve them. Ian is a partner/advisor with Alloy Investments, an early-stage prop-tech focused VC firm, and is frequently tapped to advise early and seed-stage prop-tech startups. He was named one of 2021’s Best Bosses by Globe Street, a national real estate publication. Ian frequently speaks and writes about technology and leadership in the real estate industry across the country.

Charlie Temkin is the AI Product Manager at MRI Software, overseeing AI-driven products like Contract Intelligence and Forms Intelligence, and leading cross-functional initiatives leveraging generative AI for enhanced real estate insights. Since joining MRI in 2021, Charlie has led several new launches, including MRI’s first LLM-based feature, Contract Assistant.

Before MRI, Charlie held key roles in product management, focusing on leveraging AI and analytics to drive product strategy and innovation across the tech industry.

Charlie holds a B.A. in Economics from The George Washington University.

Chris Burns is Senior Vice President with Willow Bridge Property Company, which he joined over 15 years ago. He is responsible for all Southeast apartment management operations, totaling in excess of 23,000 units, as well as new business development throughout the region.

Mr. Burns has over 40 years of experience in all aspects of multi-family management. Mr. Burns holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Florida Atlantic University and the professional designations of Certified Apartment Manager (CAM) Certified Apartment Property Supervisor (CAPS) and Certified Property Manager CPM® through the National Apartment Association and the Institute of Real Estate Management.  

Mr. Burns is a Past Chairman of the Florida, Georgia and Atlanta Apartment Associations and a 2009 inductee into the Florida Apartment Association Hall of Fame. Mr. Burns currently serves as a Member of the Executive Committee of the National Apartment Association. He is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management, the Atlanta Board of Realtors and is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and South Carolina.  

Brian is one of three managing partners who founded Landmark Property Services, Inc. in 2002.  Brian is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Property Management. Brian has held positions as President and member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Apartment Management Association (VAMA), and President and Vice President of the Central Virginia Apartment Association (CVAA).  He has served as the Regional Vice President and board member for NAA, NAA Legislative Chairman, NAAPAC Chairman, NAA IRO Chairman, 

Co-Chair of Apartmentalize and is currently the NAA Secretary.   

Landmark is a full-service property management company managing several thousand multi-family apartment units over multiple communities.  They are also active in development and purchasing multi-family assets. Brian has been tasked with overseeing the daily operations of the communities, assisted in development of historic rehab assets into apartment buildings, and played a vital role in the acquisition of several muti-family assets.  

Jeannette Cox is Executive Vice President of Oddo Development Company overseeing strategy, development and operations for residential, multi-family and commercial real estate. Ms. Cox has over 15 years of successful experience in commercial real estate and property management with particular strengths in owner-manager communications, asset management, company strategy and multi-family design and functionality. Ms. Cox is actively involved in the National Apartment Association for over 10 years and serves on several city planning and task force boards. Ms. Cox earned a bachelor degree in Business Administration, holds her CAPS certification and the recipient of several awards, including Management Executive of the Year and recognized as Ingram’s Women of Influence in 2018. 

Rachel Siegel covers the economics of housing and real estate for The Washington Post. She previously spent four years covering the Federal Reserve, chronicling the sharpest rise in interest rates and inflation in a generation, and the direct effects for America's housing market. She also wrote extensively on rent and eviction-related issues during the pandemic, including the bumpy rollout of emergency rental assistance. Her first job at The Post was covering the Maryland suburbs. She lives in Washington with her large, floppy dog, Clouseau. 

Nolan Gray who is ready to challenge you to rethink -- even consider totally eliminating -- zoning. Nolan is Senior Director of Legislation and Research for California “Yes In My Backyard” (YIMBY), one of the state's largest pro-housing organizations. He is an urban land-use regulation expert and author of “Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How To Fix It.”