Day 1
Welcome to the International MLS Forum – Joe Schneider, Janice Myers, John DiMichele, Jan Borůvka, Merri Jo Cowen
The Marketplace Story – Sam DeBord
Molding an MLS to a Market – Mathew Kallumadil, Martin Mucha, Carlos Matias, Alireza Memar
From Paris to Dubai: MLS and AI – Rebecca Jensen, Alain Duffoux, Fouad Bekkar, Giselle Abadi
Innovation in Latin America – Shayne Fairley, Ross Buck, Christiano Oliveira
Accelerating MLS Through Rules and Tech – Sam DeBord, Moath Maqbol, Jasem Alhosani
Portals and MLSs: Friends or Foes? – Marion Weiler, Patrick Pichette, John Kennedy, Bob Evans
It Will Never Work Here – Dan Negulescu, Zola Szerencses
Day 2
Listings, Licenses and Agency Effects on Markets – Jessica Hickok, Azizali Kanjee, Akin Opatola
The Government’s Role In Bilateral Trade – Kat Newel, Karolina Konicarova, Ilze Lacgalve
Search, AI, Agents – Joe Schneider, Dominik Pogorzelski, Joshua Lamerton, Dan Troup
What We Have Learned – Merri Jo Cowen, Sam DeBord, Alireza Memar, Ali Attar
Emerging MLS Markets – Mathew Kallumadil, Victoria Sampah and Sergio Juvencio
Rich Media in Real Estate – Antoni Costa, Pawel Rajszel, Sam Mehrbod, Kurtis Cicalo
Starting with Global Standards – Ethan Bailey, Eric Charbonneau, Martin Mucha
Local, Legal, Language – Andrew Coca, Janet Choynowski, Colleen Doyle, Denise Esteves Zorbaz
Digitally Delivering New Construction – Bill Fowler, Bill Gaul, Eileen O’Driscoll
2024 International MLS Forum
Milan, Italy
Keynote – Sam DeBord
MLS Culture – Merri Jo Cowen, John Heithaus, Sanja Radovanovic, Eileen O’Driscoll, Audra A. Fontanella
Technology And Innovation Adoption in the Real Estate Industry – Jeremy Crawford, John DiMichele, Mahmoud AlBurai, Giulio Azzolini and Andrew Coca
Brave New World: Brokers’ Perspective on the MLSs – Jason P. Jordan, Jeff Fagan, Marika Abuashvil, Judit Agod, Antonio Barbosa
MLSs as App/Service Stores – Lynette Keyowski, Cezar Nasui, Annie Ives, Matthew Embrescia
Establishing MLSs Globally – Challenges and Opportunities – Rebecca Jensen, Scott Little, Ahmed Elbatrawy, Anthony Deketelaere, Martin Mucha
Collaborative PropTech: What Technologies Will Facilitate and Encourage Collaboration Between Agents and Brokers? – Marilyn Wilson, Jeremy Crawford, Fayyad Sbaihat, Ravi Kumar Sapata
Governments, Real Estate Licensing and MLSs – Joseph Schneider, Moath Maqbol, Jessica Hickok, Albana Shala Bunjaku, Zuhtu Esiyok
Day 2
Pioneers of MLS: The Innovative Journeys of MLS Founders – Mathew Kallumadil, Carlos Grass, Ahmed Elbatrawy, Sorin Udrea
MLSs and Emerging Technologies – Bill Fowler, Carrie Law, Nathan Brannen, Kurtis Cicalo, Vanessa L. Saunders
Expanding Horizons: The Future of Cross-Border Real Estate Transactions – Alireza Memar, Christian Calusa, Meghan Kelley, Gizo Ujarmeli, Janet Choynowski
Real Estate Business Models, MLS Applications Around the World – Sam DeBord, Arthur Ohanesyan, Anuudari Enkhbold, Dan A. Negulescu, Davide Draghetti
MLSs & Portals: Their Relation, Their Differences and What the Future Holds – Patrick Pichette, Daniel Holmquist, Emily Chenevert, Roberto Vannucci, Bob Evans
Exclusive Fireside Chat – Glenn Sanford and Sam DeBord
MLS of the Future: The Value of Listing Data – Saul Klein, Kevin Greene, Victor Lund, Giselle Abadi, Jeff Bosch
Charting New Territory: The Expanding Role of MLSs in Real Estate Industry – Felix Bravo, Ishay Grinberg, John Kennedy, Healy Hynes, Lauren Schreyer-Merdinger
2023 International MLS Forum
Paris, France
Keynote – Sam DeBord and Denee Evans
Global Real Estate 101- The Ecosystems of Real Estate in Countries Around the World – Alireza Memar, Marika Abuashvili, Ileana Preda, Zola Szerencses
Investment Opportunities in Emerging MLS Markets – Carlos Grass, Matthew Ebrescia, Shayne Fairley
Technologies and Trends Powering MLSs – Bill Fowler, Emily Chenevert, Jeremy Crawford, Mathew Kallumadil, David Charron
Global MLS Mentorship – Eileen O’Driscoll, Alireza Memar, Marika Abuashvili, Dan Negulescu
Tech That Understands Your Agents – Denee Evans, John DiMichele, Fayyad Sbaihat, Raza Khan
Day 2
A Global Look at Standards – Patrick Pichette, Cezar Nasui, Ileana Preda, Andrew Coca
Tech that is Powering Brokers and Agents Business – Joe Schneider, Martin Mucha, Giselle Abadi, Ata Hassan, and Akhilesh Majumdar
Benefits of Standardized Data Sets to Public and Private Institutions – Merri Jo Cowen, Khatia Bukhrashvili, Magda Olysarova, Claudine Spelz
Rules and Regulations to Keep Data Consistent – Terri Murphy, Dan Negulescu, Marika Abuashvili, Zola Szerences, Irena Perfanova
Innovation Driving the Industry Powered by Consistent Data/Interoperability – Sam Debord, Jeremy Crawford, Bill Fowler, Mathew Kallumadil
MLS Past, Present and Future – Saul Klein
Artificial Intelligence for MLSs – Akhilesh Majumdar
New MLS Ecosystems and Dynamics – Giselle Abadi