Agenda

September 29 – 30, 2026 · The National Housing Center, Washington, D.C.

September 29 • Tuesday

TimeTypeTitleLocation
9:00am – 12:00pm
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Sponsor Set-Up
Atrium - NAHB
12:30pm – 1:30pm
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Sponsor Lunch: Honeywell
Room D - NAHB
12:30pm – 2:00pm
A
Check-In + Networking
Atrium - NAHB
12:45pm – 1:30pm
G
AI Foundations: A DAI Kickoff Session
Breakout Room (ABC) - NAHB (100)
2:00pm – 2:05pm
A
Opening Remarks Steve Carron, Nazpari Aydin, David Millili
Main Stage - NAHB
2:05pm – 2:20pm
A
Research Presentation - Setting the Stage Nazpari Aydin, Josiah McKenzie
Main Stage - NAHB
2:20pm – 2:55pm
A
DAI Opening Briefing: 2026 Outlook Shane O’Flaherty, Jeff Bzdawka, Kristie Goshow, Matt Schwartz, Tyrone Millard
Main Stage - NAHB
2:55pm – 3:20pm
A
AI Usage Across Customer Segments Chris Anderson, Nick Slavin
Main Stage - NAHB
3:20pm – 3:35pm
B
Break (1)
Atrium - NAHB
3:45pm – 4:20pm
A
Inside AI Deployments: Lessons from the Field Monika Nerger, Nancy Wolf, Paige Petry, Diane Estner
Main Stage - NAHB
3:45pm – 4:20pm
G
Driving Revenue with AI: Tactics, Tools & Results Chinmai Sharma, Mercedes Blanco, Klaus Kohlmayr
Breakout Room (ABC) - NAHB (100)
4:20pm – 4:45pm
T
Start-Up Competition: Hospitality AI Solutions Carlos Flores, Gilad Berenstein, Monika Nerger, Alex Cabañas
Main Stage - NAHB
4:45pm – 5:00pm
P
Sponsor Presentation: Milestone Anil Aggarwal
Main Stage - NAHB
5:00pm – 5:30pm
A
Keynote: Otonoma Bryce Clemmer, Jim Harding
Main Stage - NAHB
5:30pm – 7:30pm
B
Welcome Party
Atrium - NAHB

September 30 • Wednesday

TimeTypeTitleLocation
8:00am – 9:00am
B
Breakfast
Atrium - NAHB
9:00am – 9:05am
A
Welcome
Main Stage - NAHB
9:05am – 9:20am
P
Sponsor Presentation: Canary Technologies Harman Singh Narula
Main Stage - NAHB
9:20am – 9:55am
A
Ownership Perspective on AI Hype vs Real Returns Kelly McGuire, Zach Demuth, Sloan Dean
Main Stage - NAHB
9:55am – 10:10am
P
Sponsor Presentation: Agilysys
Main Stage - NAHB
10:15am – 11:15am
G
Workshop: Using Claude for Real Work Alexandra Charters Zupko
Breakout Room - Le Meridien (200)
10:30am – 10:45am
B
Break
Atrium - NAHB
10:45am – 11:20am
A
Change Management & BOH Efficiencies with AI Andrew Arthurs, Will Gilbert, Keryn McNamara
Main Stage - NAHB
10:45am – 11:20am
G
Enabling AI Safely: A Practical Leadership Framework for Security and Innovation
Breakout Room (ABC) - NAHB (100)
11:20am – 12:30pm
S
Showcase: 7 Applied AI Case Studies Michael Mahar, Ried Floco, Lorenza Velez, Harriett Brown
Main Stage - NAHB
12:00pm – 2:30pm
B
Lunch
Dauphine’s
1:30pm – 2:05pm
A
From Voice to Intelligence: How Hyper-Realistic AI Conversations Unlock Guest Intent, Emotion & Revenue Branigan Mulcahy, Armen Martirosyan
Main Stage - NAHB
1:30pm – 2:05pm
G
The Role of AI in Advancing Hotel Safety & Trafficking Prevention Brittany Dunn, Sarah Burnick, Noel Thomas, Dayna Kully
Breakout Room (ABC) - NAHB (100)
2:05pm – 2:40pm
A
Debate: Will AI Replace the Hotel Tech Stack Laura Calin, Adam Harris, Richard Valtr
Main Stage - NAHB
2:15pm – 3:15pm
G
Ethics of AI - Round-Table Discussion
Breakout Room - Le Meridien (200)
2:40pm – 3:10pm
A
Global Patterns in AI Adoption Todd Wood, David Peller, Floor Bleeker
Main Stage - NAHB
3:10pm – 3:35pm
A
Fireside Chat: Navigating Legal Risk in AI Jessica Kramer, Greg Duff
Main Stage - NAHB
3:15pm – 4:00pm
G
Workshop: Personal Productivity Tools Alexandra Charters Zupko
Breakout Room - Le Meridien (200)
3:35pm – 3:50pm
B
Break
Atrium - NAHB
3:45pm – 4:30pm
G
OpenClaw and AI Agents in Practice Michael Goldrich
Breakout Room (ABC) - NAHB (100)
3:50pm – 4:00pm
A
Fireside Chat: AI Talking to AI Gaurav Sharma
Main Stage - NAHB
4:00pm – 4:45pm
A
Keynote - Big Brand Perspective: What Happened & What’s Coming Next Kim Smith, Stuart Greif
Main Stage - NAHB
5:00pm – 6:30pm
B
Closing Reception
Atrium - NAHB