Speakers &
Session Leads
Nikki Greenberg
World-leading Futurist
Making organizations future-ready
Nikki Greenberg is a world-leading futurist and innovation strategist, focussed on preparing organizations for a tech-enabled future. She helps leaders reimagine their businesses to bring them into alignment with the increasingly digitized way that people live, work and communicate today. She has held leadership positions with Fortune 500’s, and most recently served as the Head of Technology Strategy at QIC, an Australian investment manager with a $70 Billion portfolio of assets under management.
She is the founder and global ambassador of Women in PropTech and former three-term co-chair of the Technology & Innovation Council for ULI in New York City. Holding Master degrees in both Architecture and Commerce, Nikki’s approach brings a balance between pushing possibilities, and practicality. Nikki is a highly regarded thought-leader, frequent speaker at leading global conferences, commentator in the press, and recipient of numerous international awards.
KC Conway,
CRE, CCIM, MAI
Chief Economist for CCIM Institute
Principal, Red Shoe Economics, LLC
Economist and Futurist Kiernan "KC" Conway, CCIM, CRE, MAI is the mind trust behind Red Shoe Economics, LLC, an independent economic forecasting and consulting firm furthering KC's mission as The Red Shoe Economist by providing organic research initiatives, reporting and insights on the impact of Economics within the commercial real estate industry.
KC is a nationally recognized industry thought leader and Subject Matter Expert with expertise in Macro Economics, Valuations, Ports & Logistics, Banking Regulation, Real Estate Finance, MSA level market monitoring, Environmental Risk Management, Housing Economics and Tax Appeals.
Dan Weisman
Director, Emerging Technology at
National Association of REALTORS®
Have you ever looked at something and it’s changed your entire career path? Between Da's sophomore and junior year of college, he was exploring Chicago, looked up, and saw the construction of a 70+ story building. That was it…That was when he started his degree in engineering and never looked back. He continues to be a part of the real estate, development, and construction industries but his career has evolved where he now has a heavy focus on future trends, technology, and business process in these spaces.
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Today, Dan enjoys engaging with people and strategizing on how the future of the industries, including technological advances, can positively impact business performance. With open minds and an eye on the future, there is a huge opportunity to create competitive advantages, minimize risk, and accelerate growth. Working with others to collaboratively plan for “what’s next” and help future proof one’s business is what he loves to do.
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As part of the Strategic Business, Innovation and Technology team, Dan researches emerging technology to help educate and provide guidance on how it may impact the real estate industry.
Liz Gehringer
President &Â Chief Operating Officer
Coldwell Banker
Liz Gehringer is chief operating officer at Coldwell Banker® overseeing a franchise network of more than 1,400 affiliated company offices in the U.S. and 860 international operating companies, including growth, field service, talent attraction, as well as the international and Coldwell Banker Commercial® operations. Gehringer is a proponent of the Coldwell Banker Inclusive Ownership program and is the leading voice for the Coldwell Banker What Moves Her program. She is the executive sponsor of Realogy’s women’s employee resource group and the International Luxury Alliance. In 2021, Gehringer was named a RISMedia NewsMaker recipient.
Dan Spiegel
Managing Director
Coldwell Banker Commercial
Dan leads the Coldwell Banker Commercial network and oversees the strategy implementation and daily operations of the brand, one of the most recognized in the real estate industry with over 3,000 commercial real estate professionals in over 500 markets in North America and around the world. Passionate about people and adaptation to change, he frequently writes on the topic of the intersection of technology and real estate and is active in organizations such as ULI and the CRE technology community. But, no matter which hat he is wearing, his goal is simple – to build a strong connection with people and work with them to achieve desired business outcomes.
David Marine
Chief Marketing Officer
Coldwell Banker
As the chief marketing officer for Coldwell Banker®, David does more than just market the longest running residential real estate brand in the industry. With over 20 years of digital, content and social marketing experience, he’s obsessed with telling the story of the brand in ways that can’t be ignored. In addition to developing the highest rated ad ever in the real estate category and leading the first Coldwell Banker rebrand in nearly half a century, David leads a team of diverse, thought-provoking marketers to reshape a brand that has existed for 115 years. While CMO by day, David trains four young padawans at night in raising four boys with his wife, Wonder Woman.
Ivonne Azucena Furneaux
Vice President, Diversity, Equity and InclusionAnywhere Real Estate
Ivonne Furneaux joined Anywhere in 2021 as the company’s Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). In her role, Ivonne leads the company’s efforts to drive DEI both internally within the organization and externally into the industry and marketplace.
Ivonne is a business leader with more than 20 years of experience in corporate communications, culture and DEI. She has worked in large, multi-national organizations across various industries including retail, manufacturing, healthcare and real estate. Most recently, Ivonne led DEI programs at UnitedHealth Group, a Fortune 5 healthcare company. Ivonne previously led communications, community relations and DEI for SSAB, one of the largest steel manufacturing companies in the world. She has also previously held leadership roles at several companies including Target Corporation, Office Depot, Coinstar and GMAC Home Services.
Ivonne holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Minnesota and has completed graduate studies at the University of Denver in Strategic Human Resources.
Ivonne is originally from Brooklyn, New York, but as a military “brat,” she grew up all over the United States. Ivonne and her family currently reside in the southwest suburbs of Chicago.