Real Estate & Proptech: Cities Are Products Too

​Speakers:
Chris Abbott
Kristi Kandel
Ryan Listerman
JJ Schmidt

​Real EstateReal estate isn’t just about location anymore.
It’s about information.

​AI-assisted valuation models. Predictive analytics. Market heat mapping. Capital allocation signals. Automated underwriting. Broker enablement platforms.

​The modern property market runs on data — and the firms that understand how to use it are moving faster than ever.

​As Tampa Bay evolves from high-growth boomtown to mature market, brokers, developers, and capital partners are being forced to rethink how deals are sourced, structured, and scaled.

​This panel brings together leaders operating at the intersection of brokerage, development, and PropTech to explore how technology is reshaping:

​• Deal flow and opportunity discovery
• Market forecasting and risk modeling
• Broker enablement and platform strategy
• Capital movement in volatile cycles
• Competitive advantage in a data-saturated environment

​This isn’t a conversation about replacing brokers with algorithms.

​It’s about how brokers, investors, and operators leverage technology to win in a faster, more transparent market.

​Real estate still moves on relationships.
But it wins on intelligence.

​*Official Tampa Bay Tech Week Pass Required*