9:00 am – 9:45 am
Foreclosures 2.0: Using Technology to Gain Business
Panelists:
Bill Staniford, CEO, PropertyShark
Michael Davin, President, CataList Homes
Peter Richmond, Realtor, Pacific Union Real Estate
Sean O’Toole, Founder & CEO, ForeclosureRadar.com
Pull quote:
9:45 am – 10:30 am
How to Help Homeowners While Closing Business
Panelists:
Eli Tene, President, I Short Sale, Inc.
Frances Flynn Thorsen, Managing Editor, RealTown.com
Heidi Mueller, Broker Associate, Prudential California Realty
Tom Geller, Author, Save My Home: Ten Steps to AvoidING Foreclosure
10:30 am – 11:15 am
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Where’s the Risk in foreclosures?
Panelists:
Andy Kaufman, Social Media & Community Specialist, MyEastBayAgent
Harold Justman, Attorney-at-Law, Fimmel, Justman & Rible
L.J. Jennings, Broker/Owner, Pyramid Real Estate & Investments
Peter Zalewski, Broker, Condo Vultures® Realty LLC
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Foreclosure Landscape: A Look at Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Headed
Panelists:
Bradford Geisen, Founder, President & CEO, Foreclosure.com
Lauren Guzak, Director, Strategic Relations, DataQuick
Robert Kimble, Director of Non-Performing Loans Serving, Freddie Mac
Rick Sharga, Senior Vice President, RealtyTrac
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Blogging Pitfalls: How NOT to Get Sued
What to say? What not to say? Dealing with legal and copyright issues.
Moderated by: Joseph Ferrara, Publisher, Sellsius
Panelists:
Ardell DellaLoggia, Author, RainCityGuide.com
Melanie Wyne, Senior Technology Policy Representative, NAR
Russ Cofano, Vice President and General Counsel, John L. Scott Real Estate
Todd Carpenter, Founder, Bizomi Consulting
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Growing Pains: Take Your Blog to the Next Level
Going the distance and maintaining your blog.
Moderated by: Jeff Turner, President, Real Estate Shows
Panelists:
Jim Cronin, Owner/Author, Real Estate Tomato
Dustin Luther, Founder, 4Realz.net Consulting
Nicole Nicolay, Co-Founder, Effektive Solutions, MyTechOpinion
Daniel Rothamel, Realtor, Strong Team REALTORS; Blogger, Real Estate Zebra
Wednesday, July 23, 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
How the Nomadic Culture will Rock your World.
Thanks to wireless networks, mobile technology and web services, we are no longer attached. Find out how the convergence of these events have created the Nomad culture and how it will change how you do business and how real estate is bought and sold.
Bradley Inman, Publisher, Inman News
Wednesday, July 23, 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
The Election, Customer Service and the State of the Media
A conversation with Craig Newmark, customer service rep & founder, craigslist.org
50 sites: Handouts wil be mailed to all ConnectSF attendees
Wednesday, July 23, 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
The Housing Debate: Bull vs. Bear
Where are we in this housing cycle? Has recovery started or is it just beginning to show signs? Is there hope for an uptick by the end of the year? Join a lively debate between housing bulls and bears who present differing views of housing's future.
Panelists:
Avram Goldman, President & CEO, Pacific Union GMAC Real Estate
CR, Real Estate Analyst, Calculated Risk Dottie Herman, President & CEO, Prudential Douglas Elliman John Williams, Economist, Shadowstats.com Noah Rosenblatt, Founder, UrbanDigs.com Yves Smith, Author, NakedCapitalism.com
Thursday, July 24, 8:30 am – 9:00 am
New Ideas That Will Change Real Estate
Hear 7 entrepreneurs explain how their ideas are going to change real estate in this fast-paced, exciting session.
Anupam Gupta, President & CEO, Mixpo
Brendan King, CEO, MyFrontSteps.com
Damian Scott, Founder, Hoodeo
Grant Freer, Founder & CEO, RealSeekr
Jack Horton, Principal, Personive
Kevin DeVito, CEO, CyberCity 3D
Mike Mathieu, Founder & Chairman, Front Seat
Real estate search has become more refined as more companies have entered the space hoping to make it easier to find listings online. Hear from executives at some of the top companies in this space.
Moderated by: Brian Boero, Partner, 1000Watt Consulting
Panelists:John Helm, CEO, MyNewPlace Marty Frame, SVP & GM, Cyberhomes
Lloyd Frink, President & Co-Founder, Zillow.com
Lorna Borenstein, President, Move, Inc.
Sami Inkinen, Co-founder & COO, Trulia.com
Vikki Neil, VP Online Classifieds, FrontDoor.com
25 Ways to use Video in Real Estate
Thursday, July 24, 10:45 am – 11:00 am
Radical Marketing for Real Estate
A conversation with Deanna Brown, President, Scripps Networks Interactive
Thursday, July 24, 11:00 am – 11:45 am
The MLS Mess
Will the national MLS ever be born? Join a lively discussion with varying points of view on this controversial topic.
Panelists:
Alex Chang, CEO, Roost
Ashfaq Munshi, Founder & CEO, Terabitz
Jim Harrison, President & CEO, MLSListings
Justin McCarthy, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google
Mark Lesswing, Sr. Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, NAR
Michael Silvas, President & Co-Founder, Morgan Lane & CALMLS
Thursday, July 24, 11:45 am – 12:00 pm
How the Next Generation is Consuming Media
Michael Rogers, Futurist-in-Residence, The New York Times
BRAINSTORM: The Brokerage of the Future
Friday, July 25, 8:30 am – 9:15 am
Finding Buyers Outside the US
Housings markets have grown global with buyers searching for homes across borders and more foreign money being invested in U.S. real estate. What tactics and technology can be used to reach consumers who are thousands of miles away?
Panelists:
Brendan Walsh, Advertising Director, The New York Times
Douglas de Jager, Co- Founder, DotHomes.com Simon Baker, CEO & Managing Director, REA Group Yannick Laclau, Founder &CEO, Properazzi
Friday, July 25, 9:15 am – 10:00 am
Get Social or Die
How can the real estate industry learn to get social on the Web without breaking the unwritten rules of social networks? Learn how to leave a digital footprint in places where consumers gather to gawk at real estate and where they're just hanging out.
Moderated by: Brian Boero, Partner, 1000watt Consulting
Panelists:
Kris Berg, Broker Associate, Prudential California Realty
Marc Canter, CEO, Broadband Mechanics Perry Evans, CEO & Founder, Local Matters, Inc. Ryan Slack, CEO, MyDealBook.com
Friday, July 25, 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Evolution of the Real Estate Portal
How first generation movers are keeping up with internet consumers.
Panelists:
Errol Samuelson, President, Realtor.com
Ian Morris, CEO, HouseValues, Inc. Jason Doyle, Vice President/GM, Homes.com Louis Cammarosano, General Manager, HomeGain Michael Yang, General Manager, Yahoo! Real Estate
Friday, July 25, 10:45 am – 11:00 am
Innovator Awards Winners Announced