Blueprint 2024 Official Program Guide - Flipbook - Page 139
2024 Speakers
Real Estate Reporter,
Axios
Sami Sparber
CEO,
Legence
At the helm of Legence, a Blackstone Portfolio Company, CEO Jeff Sprau has
helped create an Energy Transition Accelerator™ that is transforming the built
environment to pave the way for a sustainable future, faster. Legence is the
leading integrated provider of energy efûciency and sustainability solutions
throughout the entire building lifecycle. For over a century, Legence has
provided advisory, engineering, contracting, and maintenance services for
high-performance and mission-critical facilities across a diverse range of
industries, including data center, semiconductor, biopharma, healthcare,
education, and government.
Senior Advisor,
U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban
Development
Tanaya Srini is the Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Ofûce of Policy
Development & Research at HUD where she manages projects on new
construction techniques, artiûcial intelligence, and other technological impacts
to HUD's programs and mission. She previously led the State of New York9s
planning for its $1B+ broadband and digital equity implementation budget at
Empire State Development and the Ford Foundation's portfolio of technology
investments in cities and states. She is trained as an urban planner and
researcher and has held research roles at the Urban Institute, MIT, and the
National Housing Law Project.
Jeff Sprau
Tanaya Srini
Strategic Advisor,
Connectiv
Parker
Stanberry
Sami Sparber is a real estate reporter at Axios and author of weekend Axios
Local newsletters. She previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, Texas
Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and NBC News. Based in
Austin, Sami is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where she was
managing editor of The Daily Texan. She is a member of the National
Association of Real Estate Editors.
Parker Stanberry is passionate about the intersection of hospitality and living,
and the power of entrepreneurship to unlock potential in people and
communities. He has 20+ years of experience founding, owning and operating
businesses across various verticals within the hospitality space, and was the
Founder & CEO of Oasis Collections, the ûrst alternative accommodations
brand.
