Proptech House
Tomorrow's Built World Today
Proptech House 2026
March 13, 2026 | Austin, Texas
The Bungalow, 83 Rainey St, Austin, Texas 78701
The future of real estate isn't coming—it's being built right now. Join 400+ industry leaders, investors, and innovators at the intersection of technology and the built environment.
One day. Eight sessions. Unlimited possibilities.
From quantum computing applications in urban modeling to space-based construction technology, from AI-powered startups of one to the economics reshaping global real estate—this is where bold ideas meet the decision-makers who fund and build them.
Agenda:
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration & Networking
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | Opening Remarks
Speaker: Amy Polvado, Chairwoman, US Proptech Council
9:20 AM – 10:00 AM | Keynote: “The Future of Technology Leadership”
Speaker: Nasos Economou, CSG CTO Biz OPS Lead / Innovation Product Owner, Dell Technologies
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM | Panel: Breaking Ground: Women In Technology
Topic: How These Trailblazing Women Have Built Solutions Changing the Industry
Panelists:
Diana Kay, Partner, Suffolk Tech
Angella Goran, CEO, Rntr
Lisa Nickerson, CEO, Infinityy
Meg Baldini, VP, Corporate Development and Partnerships, Procore
Moderator: John Jones, Nareit
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Coffee Break + Tech Showcase Walkthrough
Proptech Startup Pitch!
12:00 PM – 12:40 PM | Networking Lunch & Speaker Keynote: “Rewiring Real Estate for the Next Decade: Infrastructure Optimization, Urban Supply Chains, and Predictive Logisitcs”
Speaker: Nirmal Jingar, Sr Technology Leader, AI, Platforms & Modernization, Wayfair
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Construction Innovation Panel: “From Orbit to Infrastructure”
Topic: How space-based tech (satellites, drones, thermal imaging) is enabling hyper-accurate construction, sustainability scoring, and predictive maintenance.
Panelists:
Preston Dunlap, Former First CTO and Chief Architect Officer, US Space Force and Air Force, Senior External Advisor, Bain & Company
Noah Schochet, Co-Founder and CEO, Terra Firma Robotics and former SpaceX engineer
Patrick Purwin, VP, Sales, Field AI
Moderator: Amy Polvado, Chair, US Proptech Council
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Panel: “The Latest in Housing Technolgoy”
Topic: Navigating the Real Estate Headwinds and How Technology Can Steer the Ship
Panelists:
Laura Craft, Global Head of Portfolio Sustainability Strategies, Heitman Investment Management
John Jones, SVP Government Relations, Nareit
Jayson Reese, Founder & CEO, Volstrukt
Remi Basior, Founder & CEO, Chronos Build
Moderator: Iannick Torrez, Strategic Advisory Group Member, PropTech Council
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | Quantum Real Estate: Modeling Risk & Value at the Atomic Level: Fireside Chat with Dr. Scott Aaronson, Director, University of Texas Quantum Information Center
Topic: Quantum applications in urban modeling, logistics, and hyper-efficient energy systems for real assets
Moderator: Sean Farney, VP of Data Center Strategy Americas, JLL
3:45 PM Coffee Break
4:30 PM – 5:15 PM | "AI at the Real Estate Crossroads"
Topic: The real costs of ungoverned AI in real estate, and what responsible innovation actually looks like in practice.
Panelists:
Charlotte Liu, Corporate Development Manager, CBRE;
Seith Siegler, Chief Innovation Officer, eXp Realty,
Amy Gromowski, Head of Data Science, Cotality
Briggs Thompson, Head of Data Engineering, JLL Technologies
Moderator: Alice Stein, Board Member, PropTech Council, (Governance & Expansion)
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM | Closing Remarks + Announcements
Free to attend. Limited capacity. Unlimited opportunity.
This event is proudly hosted by the US Proptech Council, the first national trade association dedicated to real estate technology.
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