Tim Costello
President & CEO, BDX, Inc.
Tim Costello is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive of Builder Homesite Inc. (BHI) the homebuilding industry’s consortium which includes nearly 1,000 builders throughout the U.S., BHI was created to assist homebuilders with the digital transformation of the industry’s customer experience. Tim also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive for several subsidiary companies including BDX (Builders Digital Experience) and NHT (New Home Technology). Beyond BHI, Tim has served on a variety of boards for both startup enterprises and nonprofits.

Roy Spence
Cofounder & Chairman, GSD&M/Cofounder & CEO, The Purpose Institute
Roy and his partners, right out of The University of Texas at Austin, built GSD&M from scratch into a purpose-based marketing, advertising and idea machine - building iconic brands like Southwest Airlines, Don’t Mess with Texas, The PGA Tour, Walmart, The United States Airforce, Goodyear, American Institute of Architects and DreamWorks. Roy has always held a deep belief that purpose-inspired marketing can be a force for good. He and his partners are always the first to donate time and talent, creating powerful PSAs when disasters hit America like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina as well as creating an historic moment by getting all the former US Presidents to create a 30 second PSA when Hurricane Harvey and Irma hit in 2017. He is now on a mission to use the power of purpose-based marketing to bring America together on higher ground and begin putting the US back into USA.

Anya Chrisanthon, Solutions Track Chair
New Construction Marketing Podcast
Anya Chrisanthon is the creator of the New Construction Marketing Academy, an online learning resource for new home sales professionals and a host of a top-rated New Construction Marketing Podcast. Since starting her career in new construction in 2013 Anya had the honor of receiving multiple awards for excellence in sales and marketing including a Rookie of The Year, MVP of Sales and NAHB’s the One To Watch Award. Anya volunteers her time as a mentor to young professionals and is actively involved with her local HBA. She serves on the Young Professionals Committee and as an area trustee for Professional Women in Building (PWB). Anya regularly attends industry conferences and NAHB leadership meetings to stay on top of current market trends. She is a thought leader, speaker, and a regular contributor for several industry publications.

Joe Lautner
HIVOL Track Chair
Joe Lautner is a sales, marketing and business development leader helping smart product companies, builders and professionally installed solution channels grow connected IoT business opportunities in and around the built environment. Joe launched the first successful IP-based, open standards home control solution leading all marketing and sales efforts through to acquisition by Nortek.  Over his 10+year tenure with Nortek, Joe held senior positions in product management, marketing, sales management and strategy development. He holds a board seat on the Consumer Technology Association's Smart Home Division and is a past Smart Home Chairman. Joe is particularly passionate about the opportunities for connected home technology's impact on healthy home living, renewable energy, natural resource management and adaptive applications to help people live happily and longer in their homes. He helps manufacturers, builders and other channel participants develop and execute effective go-to-market strategies, tactics and messaging for solutions sold through the professional install and builder channels.

Earnest Morgan
Multifam Track Chair
Earnest J. Morgan is an advisor and technologist for the built environment, enabling building professionals to deliver their unique brand promise through immersive and connected client experiences. He is a building industry careerist, serving manufacturer, distributor, and partner business initiatives, with world-class technology brands like Control4, Emerson, and Honeywell. Morgan has significant experience leading business development, strategy and execution with an emphasis on smart homes, smart buildings and smart hotels inside the construction and built environment. Most recently, he led Control4’s global enterprise channel programs for homebuilders, developers, investors, hoteliers, retailers and building industry partnerships. Morgan has served as a Governor-Appointed Board Member of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), and currently serves as a trusted advisor to several world-class organizations like the National Association of Homebuilders, California Building Industry Association, and TecHome Builder Summits. Sustainable living remains a personal tenet for Morgan, with Green Builder Media naming him as a 2018 Eco-Leader.

Steve Chazin
VP of Products, Alarm.com
Steve Chazin has more than two decades of experience designing, building, and selling innovative enterprise and consumer technology that changed the world. Steve reimagined collaboration in the cloud at Cisco, Salesforce, and Symantec, launched four successful startups, and created new solutions for video editing, file sharing, and web services long before each became commonplace. As Vice President of Products for Alarm.com, Steve defines next-generation offerings for protecting families at home and beyond. Combining his extensive tech experience with keen insights of emerging consumer trends, Steve has a history of predicting the future, and is currently developing wellness solutions to support a post Covid-19 world.

Craig Vosburgh
Manager of Commercialization - Residential and Business Security, ADT
Craig Vosburgh is a product management executive skilled in launching new products, experienced in driving high growth in products through customer segmentation, needs analysis and requirements documentation. Cross-functional team leadership in a sprint-based, agile environment.

Jacob Atalla, VP - Sustainability Initiatives, KB Home
Jacob Atalla is Vice President of Innovation & Sustainability at KB Home, where he leads the national homebuilder’s innovations in sustainability and smart home technology. Jacob has over 30 years’ experience with technology and green building, drawing on his background as an architect. Most recently, he led the development of KB Home ProjeKt 2019, a full-scale immersive experience of the smart home of the future. KB Home ProjeKt demonstrates the vital role that technology-enabled health and wellness will play in the future of the American home and addresses the growing interest among homebuyers in these smart home features. Jacob also led the industry-first partnership between KB Home and Google to launch the KB Smart Home System featuring Google Assistant, a robust ecosystem that can integrate an ever-expanding selection of compatible devices and features to make daily living easier, more efficient and more enjoyable for new KB homeowners. Jacob serves on the board of directors for Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET). He also serves on the technical committee for Leading Builders of America.

Mike Grubb
VP of Marketing, Legrand
Mike has more than 25 years of sales and marketing leadership experience in the consumer electronics industry, bringing his vast knowledge and relationships within the integration channels to support their growth. Mike has been a leader in the commercial and residential markets developing programs, managing teams, architecting and executing sales and marketing strategies. Prior to joining Luxul, Mike had experience working as a Construction Manager for a production home builder and held leadership roles with prominent CI focused manufacturers. His grassroots experience as a Managing Partner of an integration firm in Southern California really allow him to connect with the needs of the integration companies and the individuals who are the heartbeat of the business.

Michael Don Ham
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Pure365
Michael Don Ham is the Co-Founder and COO of Pure365, a spinoff from the global wellness brand Pure Wellness (pureroom.com) founded in 2003 and awarded the Cornell University Innovation Award as a top hospitality amenity that counts the Ritz Carlton, Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt as some of its hotel partners. Pure365 aims to bring to the residential market an entire ecosystem that integrates high performing air and water quality hardware with user friendly software that provides real-time situational data, education on matters of wellness and automation to optimize one’s built environment for occupant health.

CR Herro
VP - Innovation, Meritage Homes
C.R. Herro leads Meritage’s Business Innovation Program which combines design, efficiency, sustainability, and new technologies to establish a new standard in home building that provide better comfort, healthier air, and cost less to own and operate. In the last ten years, Meritage has set the national standard in energy efficiency and integrated renewable design. CR has spent 20 years within Fortunate 500 companies driving innovation and the supporting change management. CR is on the RESNet ANSI Standard Development Committee, Board of Directors for the Energy & Environmental Building Alliance, technical committee for the Leading Builders of America, and Ibacos' best practice research alliance. CR speaks nationally to advance the industry, regulations, and associated stakeholders in adopting credible improvements to the function, performance, and value of new homes.

Shawn Stover
VP - Smarthome Solutions, GE Appliances
Shawn Stover serves as the Vice President of SmartHome Solutions for GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company. In his role, he is responsible for the initiatives that fuel the growth and profitability in the connected space. Stover is passionate about thoughtful innovation and bringing real value to product owners through forward-thinking smart home technologies. Stover also leads the SmartHome Solutions IoT strategy to develop a portfolio of products and custom possibilities that deliver convenience and peace of mind. The SmartHome Solutions group aims to transform the heart of the home and how owners experience the kitchen, laundry, and many of life’s everyday moments. It combines the GEA Connected Technology and Information Technology teams, which are charged with helping people manage their households in new and more efficient ways. 

Mike Wolf
Founder, TechKitchen Summit
Michael Wolf is the publisher of The Spoon and creator of the Smart Kitchen Summit. Wolfhas written for such publications as Forbes, GigaOm and the New York Times and has published a book on the connected home. He also has too many kitchen gadgets.

Shawn Barry
VP Strategic Sales, Alarm.com
A business development professional with entrepreneurial experience and P&L responsibility in start-ups, turnarounds and expanding business operations in domestic and international markets. Shawn has lead cross-functional teams in a concerted effort to achieve company goals and objectives has resulted in improved product value, customer experience, accelerated revenue and growth of the company customer base.

Butch Greene
Corporate Operations Manager, Stanley Martin
My name is Butch Greene and I am the Corporate Procurement Manager for Stanley Martin Homes. My primary responsibility is to grow and expand strategic supply chain partnerships. This strategic focus includes identifying brand alignment across Divisions, cost consistency and visibility as well as implement national and regional best procurement practices. I have been in the homebuilding industry for over 35 years in both sales and management at the distribution and production homebuilding levels.  I value the relationship and experiences from both sides of the table. They have enabled me to serve, support  and promote a teaming environment between the builder and supply chain partner. I apply a  value add, integrated whole house approach that includes building science applications, engineering, energy efficiency and smart home features.  This strategic approach allows me to drive true partnerships and relationships that influence quality and high performance built homes.

Joey Gendron
VP of Sales & Marketing and Land Acquisition, DR Horton
Joey Gendron is an experienced service specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the utilities industry. Skilled in Energy,Power Generation, Sales, Strategic Planning, and Contract Negotiation. Strong support professional with aBachelor of Arts (BA) focused in History from California State University-Long Beach.

 Ty Udell
Founder, Dun Today
With over a decade of background in the Fortune 100 High-Tech sector, Ty is a generation Y millennial who understands the importance of business transformation in the digital age.  He has extensive experience working with major retailers on omnichannel and mobile engagement strategies, and brings a unique understanding of what the next generation of home buyer expects. Ty holds a business degree from the Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona and is a member of the NHBA.

Jamie Sabat, Director of Trends & Consumer Forecasting, Street Sense
Jamie Sabat has her finger on the pulse of consumer insights. Jamie is an early identifier of long-range global trends and a trailblazer in the real estate industry. Often found globe-trotting and uncovering the “next” place for people to collide, she deciphers trends for relevant markets and meaningful design that will impact economic investments.

Mike Wilson
Owner, Bethesda Systems
Mike Wilson is Owner of Bethesda Systems—established in 2003, Bethesda Systems is a locally owned and operated firm specializing in audio, video, energy management and control systems. Winner of Home & Design Magazine's prestigious Top A/V Consultant 2012 award, Bethesda Systems is a industry leader in residential, institutional and commercial technology integration.

Mike Grubb
VP of Marketing, Legrand
Mike has more than 25 years of sales and marketing leadership experience in the consumer electronics industry, bringing his vast knowledge and relationships within the integration channels to support their growth. Mike has been a leader in the commercial and residential markets developing programs, managing teams, architecting and executing sales and marketing strategies. Prior to joining Luxul, Mike had experience working as a Construction Manager for a production home builder and held leadership roles with prominent CI focused manufacturers. His grassroots experience as a Managing Partner of an integration firm in Southern California really allow him to connect with the needs of the integration companies and the individuals who are the heartbeat of the business.

David Tovissi
VP & GM - Luxury Audio, Harman
David Tovissi has served as Vice President and General Manager of HARMAN Luxury Audio since February 2019. In his role, Tovissi is responsible for Product Development, Engineering and the Brand Strategy for HARMAN ‘s iconic Luxury Audio brands, JBL Synthesis, Mark Levinson, Revel, Arcam and Lexicon. Prior to HARMAN, Tovissi spent over three decades serving the Consumer Technology industry. He has held leadership positions in retail, custom installation, wholesale, and manufacturing companies.  Throughout his career, Tovissi has partnered with architects, developers, builders and interior designers to create practical as well as opulent spaces for homeowners to experience great sound and video. Those partnerships made him a subject matter expert for dozens of electronics manufacturers who were developing products to be installed in a home.

Doug Metzger
Executive Vice President - Construction, JDL Development
Doug joined JDL in 2018, managing the design and construction process of JDL’s building projects. Before joining JDL, Doug was a Project Manager at Lendlease, where he worked on JDL’s No. 9 Walton project, as well as other projects including 625 W Division (Xavier Apartments), 845 W Madison Apartments, and a senior living project in Deerfield. Doug began his career with Bechtel in Richmond, Kentucky working on the Bluegrass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant. He was responsible for managing schedule and cost for a $400 million blast-proof, purpose-built facility used to neutralize and eliminate the nation’s chemical weapons.

David Welles
Director, AVDG
David Welles is the director of sales at AVDG and former founder of TVTI, a leading provider of AV systems, Motorized window treatments and lighting control systems for MDU buildings across the country – too date David has been involved in over 160 MDU projects -  TVTi was acquired by Guitar Center in 2019. As an entrepreneur, team leader, and industry authority, David has helped supply the vision and high standards that our teams embody in their work every day. He is focused on client satisfaction and innovation. He is known for always making himself accessible to clients, as well as the AVDG team.

Nathan Block
General Manager of Business Solutions, DISH

Amy Westwood
President & Co-Founder, Celebration Communities
Amy is a sought after advisor in the area of real estate development and technology. She understands that technology is ever-evolving and that future-focused strategies are required to meet expanding consumer demands for connectivity whether at work or at home. Amy has earned a reputation for providing invaluable technology advisory services to large-scale master planned communities (MPC), multifamily, single family, resort, and mixed use communities across the country. Prior to co-founding Celebration Communities, Amy spent 16 years with The Walt Disney Company where she held a variety of roles in Florida and California in the telecommunications division, including her leadership in Celebration, the epic project that first aligned technology with real estate development. Amy is a fourth generation Floridian and resides in Orlando.

Brad Huber
VP of Smart Devices, Brivo
Brad works with the Brivo team to provide best in class access control and smart home experiences for rental industries. We are focused on smart apartments, smart vacation rentals, and more. Our platform makes smart devices do useful things for businesses day in and day out.

Brad Leavitt
President & Founder, A Finer Touch
Brad Leavitt is President and Founder of “A Finer Touch Construction” - a Scottsdale based luxury residential and commercial builder. AFT Construction, as known throughout the industry, is an award-winning construction firm and has been nationally published in magazines such as: Fine Home Building, Luxe Interiors and Design, and Professional Builder. Brad Leavitt is an energetic public speaker and ambassador for many national brands including Kohler, Pella, Subzero-Wolf, Cambria, Elkay and Post-it Notes. Brad completed a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from BYU in 2005 and worked on notable projects around Phoenix, including the Omni Montelucia in Paradise Valley.

Brad Thiess
President, Xssentials
Brad is President of Xssentials in Jackson, WY. A technology integrator with Colorado locations in Denver, Aspen, and Vail, and Jackson, WY. His passion for technology started at 9 years old when he assisted his father in his TV repair business in Rural Wisconsin. In 1988 he started working for one of the first custom electronics companies in the country in Eau Claire, WI. And In 1993 Brad started his own integration firm in Madison, WI and grew it to be a regular on the CEPro 100. After selling his business in 2011, he looked for a new adventure in the west where he joined Xssentials in 2013. He has been fortunate to work in homes of some of the most prominent and wealthiest people in the world. His projects can be found all over the rocky region, NYC, Gold Coast of Chicago, The Bay Area, Hawaii, Mexico and The Virgin Islands. He is often asked to be part of Mfr advisory councils and to speak at industry conferences.

Shawn Hansson
CEO & Founder, Logic Integration
Shawn Hansson is the founder and CEO of Logic Integration, a Colorado-based company providing leading-edge, multi-disciplined audiovisual and automation design and installation services to homes and businesses nationwide. With more than 25 years of audiovisual industry experience Hansson is recognized as a young leader with a strong vision.   He was awarded the “Top 25 GenXYZ influential leaders” by ColoradoBiz magazine and “Top 40 Under 40 Leaders” by Commercial Integrator magazine.   Shawn was also recently a recipient of the 2020 CTA Smart Home Leadership Award at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

John Rottschafer
President, Sienna Custom Homes
John founded Sienna Custom Homes, Inc. in 1999. Began business as a Speculative Builder and graduated to Custom build projects for select clients throughout the last twenty years. He is an experienced President with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry. Skilled in Contractors,Renovation, Remodeling, Residential Homes, and Custom Homes. Strong business development professional with aB.S. focused in Business Marketing from University of Northern Colorado. 

Dave Donald
National CI Accounts Manager, Wilson Electronics

George Katsiris
Vice President, Savant

Mike Moore
Moore Leadership & Peak Performance
Mike Moore is a featured keynote speaker, co-author of Build Trust and co-founder of the Build Trust Movement. He is a leadership, peak performance, sales and employee development coach who inspires, enlightens and empowers people to help them unlock and unleash their extraordinary best self to produce sustainable growth and personal progress! Mike's leadership, sales and employee development programs feature my Moore’s Law of Achievement and Moore’s Path to Peak Performance that enable my clients to attract, hire, retain and develop people who become extraordinary. A lifelong learner with over 40 years experience in Leadership, Coaching, Sales Training and Employee Development. Mike created Moore Leadership & Peak Performance which includes workshops and coaching that address the specific challenges faced by everyone in the Homebuilding, Building Supply, Floor Covering, Design Center and Retail Industries.

Duane Barney
Owner, DCBuilders LLC
Duane Barney has lived and breathed residential construction for more than 30 years. He worked his way up as a carpenter, superintendent, project manager, and President of four separate companies. He has worked on projects from colonial-era remodels to 27Ksf modern estates. Along the way Duane saw first-hand that being a great builder isn’t enough to have a great construction business.Duane currently turns his experience into a benefit for those coming up in the industry. He is "the guy I wish I'd met when I started." Mentoring business owners on the business side of the business.

Steve Haas
CEO & Principal Consultant, SHAcoustics
One of the more versatile acoustic and audio designers/calibrators in the industry for the past 30 years, Steve Haas has consulted on the finest commercial and residential spaces including: concert halls, performing arts centers, Broadway theaters, opera houses, music schools, museums, churches and recording/broadcast facilities. Over the last two decades, Steve has brought this experience into the high-end residential market - working with homeowners, architects, interior designers, builders and technology integrators to ensure that an entire home, condominium or other type of residence is designed with sound quality and sound control in mind.

John Predham
Executive Director, Strategic Planning & Business Development, Lippolis Electric
Over 30 year’s experience in Systems Design, Sales, Management and Installation of Electrical, Emergency Power, Lighting, Lighting Controls, Audio, Video, Voice, Data, Motorized Shading, Security, Fire Alarm, CCTV and Surge Protection Systems. John specializes in designing and installing all these systems for residential and commercial projects. I hold numerous licenses and certifications in the Electrical, Lighting, Audio/Visual and Fire Alarm/Security Industries.

Jay Jenkins
President, Jenkins Baer Associates
With unwavering dedication and positive energy, Jay goes above and beyond the call of beauty. “No matter what’s happening, I’m there and altogether present for my clients. Service is what sets us apart. I try to make the process as pleasant and seamless as possible.” It’s this philosophy that attracts designers, clients and craftsmen alike to Jenkins Baer. With pride he explains, “with the goal of exceeding our clients’ expectations and providing our designers with the best tools available, we are taking our art to the next level.”

David Compo
Owner & President, Compo Builders
Starting at the age of 12, David S. Compo began to refine his skills at architectural drawing. By 15, he was doing the majority of the working plans for his parents building company, James D. Compo, Inc., a family business where he worked for 33 years. Since then, David has been designing and building his own company, Compo Builders Inc, Inc., which he co-owns with his brother, Christopher. As the sons of past BIA president Janet Compo, and her late husband, James, the Compo brothers are carrying on a long tradition of building quality one-of-a-kind custom homes as well as additions, finished lower levels and other residential and commercial remodeling projects. Throughout his long career, David has overseen the building of homes for over 400 southeast Michigan families in addition to hundreds more remodeling and indoor pool projects.

Brian Harrick
Director of Operations, Compo Builders
Brian Harrick is a leader that is always looking for a challenge to improve manufacturing or business systems using all the assets of an organization to achieve its' goals. Motivated to implement change using previous experience from plant acquisition and start-up, diversification of customer base, quality and environmental management systems, product development, turn around management and employee development & motivation. Compo Builders Inc. is the premier custom home builder in southeastern Michigan. The Compo family has provided custom built homes for over 50 years and has earned a stellar reputation for quality and craftsmanship while treating their client as family.

Sean Weiner
CTO, Bravas
Sean Weiner is currently the Chief Technology officer of Bravas, the nation’s largest luxury residential smart home integration firm. Prior to joining Bravas, Sean was the president of Starr Systems Design, an electronic systems and electrical contracting firm located in Baltimore, Maryland. Starr Systems now comprises the Baltimore location of Bravas, LLC. Mr. Weiner is a certified CEDIA outreach instructor, and has written and participated in educational and promotional articles for numerous industry magazines, the National Homebuilders Association, and several local publications.