Blueprint 2024 Official Program Guide - Flipbook - Page 69
2024 Speakers
CEO & Co-Founder,
Movoto
John Berkowitz is the CEO and founder of OJO and Movoto, an industryleading real estate technology company that partners with the top real estate
professionals to deliver value for the millions of consumers on its platforms,
including Movoto, the largest privately-owned residential real estate search
website. Founded in 2015, OJO has raised more than $140 million and placed
29th on the Deloitte Tech Fast 500 and 49th on the Inc. 5000 in 2021. John
has received numerous leadership accolades, including EY Entrepreneur of the
Year in Central Texas, Austin Business Journal9s Best Company CEO, Austin
Under 40 Award, HousingWire Vanguards, Swanepoel9s SP200. Prior to
founding OJO, John co-founded Yodle, an online marketing leader for small
businesses, that was successfully sold to Web.com for $340 million in an all
cash transaction.
CEO & Co-Founder,
Snappt
Daniel Berlind is the CEO and Co-Founder of Snappt, a game-changing AIenabled fraud detection software that9s revolutionizing the multifamily housing
industry. Daniel co-founded Snappt in 2017 after witnessing ûrsthand the
pervasive issue of fraud within the multifamily rental market during his time
running his own property management company. Snappt not only simpliûes
and streamlines the application process but also tackles bad debt head-on,
boosts asset value, and drastically reduces the time it takes to review
applications. In addition to Snappt, Daniel serves as the President of Berlind
Properties and oversees the portfolio management and daily activities.
General Partner,
Camber Creek
Jeffrey Berman has more than two decades of experience and deeply rooted
relationships in the start-up, real estate and venture capital ecosystems.
Jeffrey is a General Partner at the world9s ûrst proptech venture capital ûrm,
Camber Creek, where he sources deal üow, leads due diligence, makes
investment decisions and serves on the boards of numerous portfolio
companies. Prior to Camber Creek, Jeffrey was a Principal at one of the
Washington DC area9s largest privately held real estate development and
management ûrms where he was involved with a number of large - scale
repositioning projects such as University Town Center & Downtown at the
Gardens. Jeffrey is also an active early stage investor backing more than a
dozen startups including Side, Flex, Oxygen, Jackpocket, Kindbody and
Rappi. He is a graduate of the Stern School of Business at New York
University.
Chief Sustainability
Officer,
CBRE
As CBRE9s Chief Sustainability Ofûcer and Senior Vice President of Client
Sustainability Solutions, Rob Bernard is at the forefront of working to
decarbonize the built environment, a sector responsible for approximately
40% of global carbon emissions. Mr. Bernard leads a global strategy enabling
clients to deûne, meet and accelerate their commercial real estate
sustainability and carbon-reduction objectives. He also oversees CBRE9s own
operational sustainability work, which includes a goal to achieve net zero
emissions by 2040. Mr. Bernard has 20 years of experience at the intersection
of sustainability, business and technology solutions. From his role as
Microsoft9s ûrst Chief Environmental Strategist to today, he has shown how the
fusion of technology and business innovation can simplify complexity and
drive sustainability. Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Bernard founded and served as
Managing Director of a circular economy private equity ûrm focused on
investments that convert highly polluting waste streams into proûtable
products. During his two-decade tenure at Microsoft, he established a global
strategic framework to transform company-wide approaches to carbon,
climate, energy, water and waste. He was also head of the company9s
strategic business partnerships and worked on developing and delivering
innovative software solutions, including helping establish the Carbon
Disclosure Project9s carbon reporting platform. Mr. Bernard has served as an
advisor and consultant to National Geographic, Allbirds & Watsco.
John Berkowitz
Daniel Berlind
Jeffrey Berman
Robert Bernard
