WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hanley Wood and its flagship BUILDER platform, the premier data, media, event, and strategic marketing services enterprise serving the residential, design, and commercial construction industries, announced today keynote speakers and new session highlights for its fourth annual HIVE conference, scheduled for December 4-5 in Austin. Bringing together the brightest minds and talents to address today's challenges in housing, HIVE acts as an incubator of forward-looking ideas, inspirations, and inventions that will enhance the way builders, architects, land developers, and place-makers think and work.
"The housing community is facing challenges it has never seen before in history," said Jeff Meyers, CEO of Hanley Wood and Meyers Research. "The response to the HIVE initiative and conference has been strong because there is a desperate need to bring in innovation to inspire new solutions—solutions that will help mitigate the challenges brought by over-regulation, extreme weather conditions and the lack of skilled labor."
The 2019 HIVE Conference will offer a two-day line up with keynote addresses and educational content presented by innovative thought leaders, including CEOs, architects, authors, economists, and educators. Content and discussions will be driven by five transformative forces: Building Technology, Capital, Design, Strategy and Intel.
"We are at a critical point in housing where we need to pull out all the stops to create viable, sustainable solutions for a better future," said John McManus, Editorial Director and Vice President of the Residential Group at Hanley Wood. "HIVE provides an exclusive place for all of housing's stakeholders to connect in new ways, rethink challenges and capture successes from other industries that can be applied to future-proof their businesses."
HIVE provides an unmatched opportunity for attendees to connect and network with an exclusive lineup of C-suite, thought-leaders, policy makers and game-changers from an array of industries. Attendees include academics, architects, builders, community planners, dealers and distributors, developers, manufacturers, policy makers, as well as leaders in technology, finance and government affairs.
Here is what attendees can expect at HIVE 2019:
Forward-Thinking Speakers
From award-winning authors to CEOs to economists, attendees will learn from some of the biggest and brightest minds in housing, including:
- Jennifer Crews, chief ecosystem officer, SHIFT Thinking
- David Wallace Wells, journalist, author, The Uninhabitable Earth
- Lyle Sandler, chief design officer, Aon
- Chris Krager, founder and principal, KRDB; founding principal, Ma Modular
- Sam Rashkin, author "Retooling the U.S. Housing Industry: How It Got Here, Why It's Broken, and How to Fix It"
- Tom Toomey, chairman, CEO and president, UDR
- Josh Sawislak, strategic advisor, Four Twenty Seven
- Tommy Deserti, real estate business development, Google Smart Home Ecosystem
- Sue Ansel, CEO, Greystar
- Bruce Thompson, founder and CEO, Urbaneer
- James Ramsey, owner, RAAD Architecture
- Andrew Ackermann, managing director, Dreamit Ventures
- and many more
HIVE 50 Innovators Recognition
HIVE honors 50 top people, products and processes that are making landscape-changing contributions to housing as HIVE 50 Innovators. HIVE 50 honorees are selected by a team of Hanley Wood editors and recognized throughout the HIVE event. These innovations are shared to stimulate new collaborations, drive new development and inspire future strategy.
NEW! Exemplifying Excellence Tour
HIVE attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a guided tour of three best-in-class Austin projects that showcase innovation through design, development and performance.
NEW! HIVE Launchpad
Five unique innovators will present to the HIVE audience and a panel of judges to be voted as the most compelling innovation with the winner receiving a prize valued at $15,000.
Unparalleled, Ongoing Innovation
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, Samsung, and founding sponsor DuPont. To register or for more information about the conference, please visit http://www.hwhive.com.
About Hanley Wood
Hanley Wood is the premier company serving the information, media, and marketing needs of the residential, commercial design and construction industry. Utilizing the largest analytics and editorially driven Construction Industry Database, the company provides business intelligence and data-driven services. The company produces award-winning media, both digital and print, high-profile executive events, and strategic marketing solutions. To learn more, visit http://www.hanleywood.com.
About BUILDER
Hanley Wood's BUILDER is the leading authority in the residential construction industry and serves as the magazine of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). For more than three decades, BUILDER has provided essential news, information and resources about products, technologies, trends, regulatory requirements and best practices to help home building professionals succeed in today's market. Learn more, visit http://www.builderonline.com.
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