Building Technology, Design, Finance and Housing Innovation Take Center Stage At Third Annual HIVE Conference in Austin

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Conversations on the key challenges that will define housing of the future make up the agenda at Hanley Wood's third annual HIVE Conference, which will take place in Austin, Texas on November 28 and 29. Under the overarching conference theme of "Reigniting the Dream: Affordability for Purpose and Profit," the 2018 HIVE Conference will focus on addressing the structural and technological factors that have led to the current affordability crisis in the nation's housing market.

"The HIVE community has become the definitive resource for sharing ideas and exploring solutions for better housing," said Peter Goldstone, CEO of Hanley Wood. "Our third annual conference in Austin will pull together some of the foremost thinkers and companies that are pioneering change in the housing market. Our 2018 HIVE Deans will lead panel discussions at the event to concentrate on the solutions and problems in the five key pillars: Design, Intel, Capital, Building Technology and Strategy."

Panel topics and participants for the two-day conference will include:

BUILDING TECHNOLOGY: A Blank Sheet of Paper Model to Build Houses and Communities
If you started from scratch – with capital, advanced technology and learning from Silicon Valley product start-ups, and a fresh obsessive focus on what people want and need in homes, would you do them differently? In every way. Building Technology Dean Fritz H. Wolff, Executive Chairman of the Wolff Company and co-founder of Katerra and Matt Franklin, President & CEO of MidPen Housing Corporation, will lead a panel to explore how housing is evolving. Panelists include:

• Lee Clark-Sellers, Director of Innovation at Ply Gem
• Jai Venkatesan, Global R&D Director of The Dow Chemical Company
• Zenon Radewych, Principal, WZMH Architects

CAPITAL: Where Housing's Data and Money Converge
Capital these days beats a new path to value creation. Dean Natalie Bruss, Partner at FifthWall and Chris Herbert, Managing Director of Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, will lead a panel exploring the convergence of real property and intellectual property, where data and consumer experience serve as pathways forward. Panelists include:

• Michael Sims, Senior Vice President of LP Building Products
• Nett Phasukavanich, New Business Development at Google
• Byron Carlock, National Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Margaret Whelan, Founder and CEO of Whelan Advisory, LLC

DESIGN: The Axis of Design and Community Support
Design Dean Anne Torney, Partner at Mithun, and Yan Krymsky, Design Director of Perkins + Will, will lead a panel discussing how design, architecture, engineering and place-making can play a greater role to pivot conversation away from NIMBYism and back towards meaningful, mutual solutions to our housing issues. Panelists include:

• Paul Shahriari, CEO and Founder of ecomedes
• Mike Kingsella, Executive Director of Up for Growth National Coalition
• Kurt Goodjohn, Founder & CEO of Dvele.

INTEL: Housing Need – A Largely Untapped Opportunity
Intel Dean Carol Galante, former director of the Federal Housing Administration, and Metrostudy Chief Economist Mark Boud will explore how today's growing population falls outside the bounds of housing businesses today, and how that can translate into opportunities for key players. Panelists include:

• James Schloemer, CEO of Continental Properties
• Alanna McCargo, Vice President, Housing Finance Policy Center of the Urban Institute
• Pat Hamill, Chairman and CEO of Oakwood Homes

STRATEGY: Community Fabric Repair – An Acupuncture Model for Regenerative New Communities
A new paradigm that ties the work of profit-making housing providers with generative social impact has emerged. Strategy Dean Caroline Vary, Managing Director of Asset Management at the Jonathan Rose Companies and John McManus, Vice President and Editorial Director for the Residential Group at Hanley Wood, will explore the bold challenge for developers nationwide to recognize how specific spots susceptible to improvement can unlock multiplier effect reparations to community fabric. Panelists include:

• Vincent Tufo, CEO of Charteroak Communities
• Tim Swanson, Chief Design Officer of Skender
• Patricia Belden, President of POAH Communities

The 2018 HIVE Conference will be held on November 28 and 29 at the JW Marriott Austin. HIVE attendees include academics, architects, builders, community planners, dealers and distributors, developers, manufacturers, policy makers, as well as leaders in technology, finance and government affairs. Bringing together the brightest minds and talents to address the challenges in housing, HIVE is the incubator for innovation and disruption in the ever-changing housing landscape. Before, during, and after the conference, the HIVE community offers in-depth, insightful, and important research to anyone in the housing realm to build the foundation for new initiatives and strategies on their path to success. The community is available at http://www.hiveforhousing.com and through Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn discussion pages.

HIVE is supported by title and underwriting sponsor, Ply Gem Building Products, and founding sponsors DuPont, Electrolux and Samsung. To register or for more information about the conference, visit http://www.hwhive.com.

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