Proptech & AI

Mr. Toomey is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UDR, Inc., an S&P 500 company with an enterprise value of approximately $21 billion, having served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board since joining the Company in 2001. Over his tenure, Mr. Toomey has been instrumental in repositioning UDR's portfolio, including the acquisition and disposition of more than $22 billion in multifamily…

Abe Kruger honed his expertise in sustainable construction over the last 20 years as a contractor, educator, and consultant in the residential construction industry. Abe is the cofounder of SK Collaborative, which provides green building, healthy housing, and building enclosure consulting nationwide. SK Collaborative has delivered testing and certification services for more than 58,000 apartments and homes, with nearly 40,000 additional units currently underway. They…

Atticus has been an entrepreneur since 2005 and founded PadSplit, the country’s largest co-living marketplace, in 2017. He structured PadSplit as a Public Benefit Corporation with a social impact mission to help solve the affordable housing crisis for the 50% of US households who can't afford their rent. Through its shared housing model, PadSplit has aligned incentives between property owners, cities and those who seek…

Jay Richard-Yu is a Vice President of Tech & Innovation at Jamestown. Prior to Jamestown, Mr. Richard-Yu was Director of Innovation & Digital Assets at North American Properties, where he led the adoption of cutting-edge technology, including LED screens, interactive kiosks, and experiential programming across its mixed-use communities. His experience also extends to advanced AV/IT projects, state-of-the-art surveillance systems, and streamlining property operations for efficiency.…

Sheba Ross, a Partner at HKS, leads the firm's Cities and Communities practice, focused on growing, connecting, and revitalizing urban areas with purpose. With a career dedicated to architecture and urban design, she creates culturally defined and environmentally driven projects, committing to buildings and the spaces between them. Over the past two decades, Sheba’s focus has been master planning the built environment by leveraging the…