In an era of increasing workplace automation and AI-led disruption, what will keep luxury professionals in real estate, design and beyond relevant to customers, prospects and industry colleagues?
How will the leading players in this ecosystem navigate a new AI- and automation-driven reality in 2026? What can luxury professionals learn from top luxury brands' actions, strategies and tactics to acquire and retain customers in a market roiled by tariffs, geopolitical upheaval, and inventory and demand challenges? What can Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and Tiffany teach real estate about relationship building and the private client experience? This is the definitive summit to learn from – and network with – the best.
AGENDA
8 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
Tank up on nourishment, coffee and water for a day of extensive learning and networking. Get a jump on the day by networking early with fellow delegates and speakers
8:15 am
Welcome: Relationships as the Core Differentiator for Real Estate and Design
The human touch now becomes the premium product and service as the world rapidly embraces AI and automation.
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
Eric P. Berger, senior vice president of wealth management, Gramercy Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services
8:30 am
State of Luxury Real Estate and Design
PANEL
How is the larger luxury real estate ecosystem performing amidst continuing inventory challenges, inconsistent demand, high home prices, increase in time on market, geopolitical events, agent churn and tech-led disruptions? What does this bode for luxury professionals in the real estate business and how should they chart their course for 2026?
Nikki Field, senior global real estate advisor and associate broker, Sotheby's International Realty
Itzy Garay, co-president, Brown Harris Stevens
Leonard Steinberg, chief evangelist and corporate broker, Compass
Juliet Clapp, senior vice president and managing partner for the Northeast Coast, The Agency
Susan Brunstrum, principal and interior designer, Studio Brunstrum
Pierre E. Debbas, managing partner, Romer Debbas
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
9:30 am
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars: Art, Craft and Science of the Private Client Experience and Managing Relationships
FIRESIDE CHAT
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars follows all key tenets of real luxury: limited production, high-quality product with exquisite materials and craftsmanship, impeccable customer service, finely crafted experiences to engender loyalty, memorable storytelling and authentic communication through the line. While embracing technology at all levels, how does the world’s most exclusive automaker turn client recruitment and retention into an art, craft and science? What can luxury real estate professionals learn from Rolls-Royce’s approach to growing its business without sacrificing the personal touch?
Gerry Spahn, head of communications – Americas, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
10:00 am
Tiffany & Co.: Crafting Elevated Experiences for Discerning Customers
FIRESIDE CHAT
One of the most storied jewelers worldwide, Tiffany & Co. knows a thing or two about combining creativity with craftsmanship and marketing to create desire among discerning customers. Founded in 1837, how does the LVMH-owned brand's high jewelry division turns its heritage and history and modernize it for the younger generation of affluent and wealthy consumers worldwide? What can real estate and design professionals learn from this approach to luxury wearables?
Ivette Nersesyan-Stephanopoulos, director for high jewelry for the Americas, Tiffany & Co.
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
10:30 am
Networking Break
Mingle and network with fellow delegates and speakers, grab a coffee, stretch your legs.
11:00 am
AI will Reshape the Larger Real Estate Ecosystem. Are We Prepared?
Artificial intelligence and its two step-up versions, artificial general intelligence and superior intelligence, will reshape the way consumers work and play in a manner no other technology has. While AI's virtues are easily evangelized in creative, marketing and product development, what is not clearly understood is the obvious end goal: to mimic – and even supplant – human intelligence. Where does this leave sectors such as real estate and the professionals who people this relationship-based trade? Is AI a friend, foe or frenemy to real estate?
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
11:30 am
Show and Tell: New Face of Marketing and Tech for Real Estate and Design
PANEL
Attracting, retaining and reactivating customers is the perennial challenge. For professionals in real estate and design, the current market scenario where customers may be skittish, inventory availability not even across geographies, margins under pressure and mortgage rates high is not helpful to stir desire and demand. So, what type of marketing and branding – be it PR, digital, print, mail, social, AI or events – should agents, brokers, designers, developers and proptech specialists rely on for the period ahead? How to allocate budgets and attention that generate listings acquisition and sales, home commissions and referrals?
Dezireh Eyn, CEO, Platinum Properties
Mollie Hanna Lang, real estate sales associate, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Monica Elias, CEO and executive producer, Elias World Media
Lucy Edwards, host, Get Real with Lucy Podcast
Nikki Field, senior global real estate advisor and associate broker, Sotheby's International Realty
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
12:15 pm
Sponsored Networking Lunch
Break for lunch, network with fellow delegates and speakers, stretch your legs, catch up on emails and texts.
1:00 pm
UBS: Decoding the Current Era of Billionaire Wealth
PRESENTATION
Since 2015, the number of billionaires has risen by more than half and their combined wealth has more than doubled to $14 trillion. But this increase in wealth has leveled off since 2020, notably as conditions have forced China’s billionaire entrepreneurs to retrench. Also, billionaires have been moving domicile since the COVID-19 pandemic and they increasingly want their wealth to have a positive impact on the world. From a demographic point of view, billionaires’ families are growing, potentially leading to a major upsurge in inheritance and charitable giving among this group of people. How to communicate to them?
Caitlin Watson Picher, executive director – global family and institutional wealth, UBS Financial Services
1:30 pm
Home Run: Future of Design, Landscaping, Architecture and Amenities
PANEL
What’s new and next in the world of interior design, landscaping, architecture and amenities in the United States and worldwide? As the number of wealthy and UHNW rises globally, what does this portend for the shape of existing and new homes?
Paris Forino, founder, Paris Forino Design
Andrew Kline, principal, Workshop/APD
Gwen Whiting, founder, The Fill
Francis Nicdao, principal and chief creative officer, Pembrooke & Ives
Eleanora Paulsen, founder/CEO, Gruppo Italia
Jamie Hammel, president, The Hudson Company
In Conversation with Rachel Fasciani, principal storyteller and strategist, She Runs in Heels
2:15 pm
Checking In: Influence of Travel and Hotels on Home Design, Secondary Homes, Branded Residences and Wellness
PANEL
How are travels to resorts and popular spots as well as stays in iconic hotels, resorts and Airbnbs shaping design at home? Another thought to consider: How does this tourism shape purchases of secondary homes in locations visited? And how does this stir demand for branded residences? Additionally, what role are spas and other elements of wellness and wellbeing now sine qua non for new home builds and developments?
Jacqueline Gifford, editor in chief, Travel + Leisure
Stacy Fischer-Rosenthal, president, Fischer Travel Enterprises
Stuart Greif, chief strategy and innovation officer, Forbes Travel Guide
Tina G. Necrason, global head of branded residential, Hyatt
Mia Kyricos, president and chief love officer, Kyricos & Associates
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
3:00 pm
Networking Break
Mingle and network with fellow delegates and speakers, grab a coffee, stretch your legs.
3:15 pm
Best Practices: Growing Market Share and Nurturing Relationships
PANEL
Leading luxury brokers, agents and executives on how to generate leads, referrals and listings in a market with tight inventory and longer time-on-market, tips on personal branding, reputation management and digital presence including websites and apps, importance of customer experience, articulating your value proposition and optimizing relationships with customers and prospects as well as the brokerage, franchise or network.
Kelly Kennedy Mack, president, Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
Alison (Ali) Graham, managing director, Barnes New York, and CEO, Six and Twenty Property Group
Kevelyn Guzman, regional vice president, Coldwell Banker Warburg
Anna Zarro, president, One Wall Street, and principal, AnnaZarro&
Melissa J. True, team leader, Christie's International Real Estate Group
Nathan Zeder, broker associate, The Jills Zeder Group, Coldwell Banker
In Conversation with Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
4:00 pm
Ground Floor: The Real Estate-Experience Nexus in Retail
PRESENTATION
In today's challenging economic climate, luxury retail real estate must cater to increasingly sophisticated customers who demand exceptional product, entertainment and memorable experiences seamlessly integrated into one destination. How can location format, cultural adaptation and experiential design drive luxury retail performance?
Silvia Coleman, vice president of market intelligence and strategic growth, CXG
4:30 pm
Closing Remarks: The Road Ahead
What delegates must do next in the 30-, 60- and 90-day context.
Mickey ALAM KHAN, CEO, Luxury Roundtable and Luxboro
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