Forecast Breakfast Keynote Speaker

Jeff Mowatt

Corporate Trainer, Business Author, International Speaker

Jeff Mowatt is a leading authority in the fields of customer service, sales and entreprenurship . Jeff has written two best-selling books, Becoming a Service Icon in 90 Minutes a Month and Influence with Ease®. He heads his own training company and has written and produced four audio training albums. His Influence with Ease® column has been syndicated and featured in over 200 business publications. Jeff has exercised influence himself as a 20-year customer service strategist, black belt martial artist, and business owner. Get ready to laugh and learn with Jeff as he shares subtle ways to Influence with Ease®.

David Allison

Braun/Allison Marketing Campaign Builders

David Allison is president of Braun/Allison Inc., the award-winning real estate development marketing communications firm known for their market-leading campaigns in Canada and the United States. His company works with residential, recreational and commercial real estate developers, and is a thought-leader on the brave new world of marketing real estate developments in the digital age.

David is the author of two books on the subject, Sell The Truth, and Branding Buildings Better, has a weekly column on RENX.ca, and is a frequent speaker and media commentator on real estate marketing.

Named 2010 Marketer of the Year by the Canadian Home Builders Association of BC, his company philosophy is based on what David calls Marketing Journalism, a new approach that blends digital and traditional mediums, and takes into account recent radical changes in consumer behavior catalyzed by technology.

The Braun/Allison client roster includes some of the largest developers in Canada, unique projects in various cities, large-scale master planned communities, and commercial property lease offerings.

Kenny J. Anderson

International consultant, speaker, and author

Kenny J. Anderson has traveled the world discovering the Common Denominators For Success in both corporate and personal excellence. Anderson has tapped into some of the most brilliant minds around the globe to help corporations and individuals discover their blueprint for success.

Anderson discovered his own success as an entrepreneur in the fields of finance, real estate, and as an inventor. As a financial advisor, Anderson has consulted individuals and companies throughout the U.S. on wealth management. In the field of real estate, Anderson created his own development company, and has contributed to over one hundred fifty million dollars of closed real estate transactions. As an inventor, Anderson patented an idea for an athletic shoe, which later evolved into his company, Leaper Footwear LLC. Since 1998, Leaper has licensed its patent to some of the largest companies in the world.

Today, as an international consultant, speaker, and author, Anderson continues to share the formula for success to companies and individuals around the world. Recently, Anderson completed a World Tour, traveling 55,000 miles in 50 days, to 15 countries and 6 continents, interviewing leaders in the areas of business, sports, entertainment, and government. He now shares this knowledge and experience to help companies and individuals achieve their own success.

Ernest Barbaric

Professional Social Media Marketing Speaker & Consultant

Ernest Barbaric blends consulting, coaching and instruction to ensure any organization can competently engage in digital and social media marketing. With over 10 years of experience in the online marketing industry and having started and monetized two social media networks since the early 2000s, Ernest has a real perspective on creating genuine relationships in the digital realm.

Ernest is also a veteran of delivering presentations and workshops, on topics such as social media and strategic digital marketing. His speaking experience features appearances as a panelist at the Internet Marketing Conference, Making Sense of Social Media and a keynote speaker at Executing Social Media.

Ernest shares his passion and insights with thousands of people internationally as a professional speaker and presents at approximately 20 conferences every year. He also volunteers as a marketing instructor at Momentum where he helps small business owners launch new businesses and craft simple and effective marketing plans.

Ben Brunnen

Chief Economist, Chamber of Commerce

Ben Brunnen, Director of Policy & Government Affairs and Chief Economist, leads and is responsible for the Calgary Chamber's economic, public policy and advocacy efforts, including the development of economic analysis, research, and policy formulation.

Currently in his fifth year with the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Ben has extensive experience in economic and public policy research, and has held positions with the B.C. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Canada West Foundation. Ben has published and consulted in the fields of economic development, municipal finance, skilled labour shortages, and Aboriginal education and employment.

Amy Chorew

President, The Techbyte

Amy Chorew is a leader in the real estate industry and has been teaching REALTORS® to use technology for over 15 years. As an experienced salesperson and successful marketing director for some of Connecticut's most prestigious brokerages, Amy puts her talents to use by creating fun learning environments for her students. Her straightforward approach to education is backed by real field experience.

Amy teaches a variety of CE, GRI and skill-development courses for REALTOR® associations and large brokerages internationally. She shows agents how online video, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, podcasts and other multi-media tools are an effective way to capture today's buyers and sellers.

Amy is president of The Techbyte, an organization that delivers technology training to companies and sales associates. She is also learning director for SMMInstitute (the Social Media Marketing Institute) and recently rewrote the e-PRO® into a two-day certification for online social media marketing.

Don Dickson

Manager, Business Practices, CREB®

Don Dickson is a visionary advocate and strategist with 38+ years leadership success in the private sector and one of the largest trade associations in Canada, including experience defining the regulatory framework for CREB® as Manager of Business Practices. Designing, shaping, influencing, and championing standards, legislation, policies, rules, procedures, and codes of ethics that govern Real Estate practice in Calgary. Don draws on his thorough understanding of Real Estate best practices in process design and continuous improvement to ensure that individual members and brokerages derive maximum benefit from their membership.

Todd Hirsch

Senior Economist, ATB Financial

Todd Hirsch received his BA Honors in Economics from the University of Alberta, and an MA in Economics from the University of Calgary.

Since completing his education in 2003, he has held a series of economist positions at a variety of for-profit and public sector organizations, including the Canada West Foundation, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Bank of Canada.

Todd joined ATB Financial in May 2007 as a senior economist where he provides economic information and intelligence to the various lines of business. He also tracks current developments in Alberta's and North America's economy and delivers presentations to both internal and external audiences.

Todd appears regularly as an economic commentator on CBC radio, various TV programs, and in the press. He also teaches two economics courses at the University of Calgary, acts as a mentor for the Economics Society of Calgary's student mentorship program, and serves on the board of directors of the Calgary Arts Academy.

Eliot Hoppe

Author, Speaker and Facilitator

Eliot Hoppe is a leading authority in the field of body language communication, non verbal influence and deception detection.

An accomplished speaker and facilitator, Eliot has trained thousands internationally and worked with leading organizations like 3M, Cartier, Nexen, Newalta and Rogers Communications to help develop the skills of their employees in body language communication and non verbal influence.

Eliot is the co-author of the Amazon bestselling book, Selling: Powerful New Strategies for Sales Success and the author of the popular eBook, Body Language Boardroom Basics: The Non Verbal Signals You Must Decode!

Bob Jablonski

Incoming CREB® President

Bob Jablonski has been serving as CREB®'s director since 2008 and has been a CREB® member for 24 years.

Bob began his career as a REALTOR® with Royal LePage in 1987. Since then he has been a CREB® board builder, served on CREB®'s salesman council, and served as a committee member on CREB®'s social, condo, commercial, technology and charitable foundation committees. Bob received the Lifetime Award of Excellence from Royal LePage for his achievement in the real estate industry.

Bob is also an active member of his community. He has coached and managed youth baseball for seventeen years and was the president of Calgary Babe Ruth Baseball for two years.

Family is dear to Bob's heart. He is happily married to his wife Wendy, and works closely with his son and business partner, David. Bob is also a doting grandfather to his daughter Laura's two boys, Marinus and Erik.

Jeffrey Kahane

Kahane Law Office

Jeffrey Kahane (B.A. UWO, B.Ed. U of C, L.Lb U of C) graduated from law school in 2000 has been practicing in Calgary ever since. He is a recipient of the "Silver Medal" and also received various other awards. Jeffrey articled and worked in the legal department of Canadian Pacific Limited (the former parent corporation of CP Rail, CP Hotels, Fording and CP Ships) before joining Ernst & Young's affiliate law firm, Donahue. There amongst other areas of law, he worked on major (300M) real estate transactions. In 2004, Jeffrey's entrepreneurial spirit won out and he opened the Kahane Law Office. His high standards and excellence in customer service have led the success of the law firm in a relatively short time frame. Kahane Law Office has provided legal assistance on almost 300 real estate transactions in a single month and has been responsible for well over a billion dollars worth of transactions.

Ann-Marie Lurie

Senior Economist, CREB®

Ann-Marie Lurie has nearly 10 years of experience in the real estate sector. She has worked in several different areas of real estate including commercial brokerage and pension investment, residential real estate analysis and multi-family underwriting. Ann Marie has worked for Colliers International, CMHC and Canadian Urban Equities. Her diverse background in real estate has enabled her to provide insight into the macroeconomic climate and factors impacting the real estate market.

Ann-Marie joined CREB® in the newly created role of senior economist in February 2011. She is responsible for scoping, developing and leading the board's economic analysis and market intelligence products. By providing strategic leadership on economic analysis, she is working to establish the organization as a credible and trusted source of economic commentary.

Ann-Marie has completed both her BA Honors and MA in Economics from the University of Calgary.

Tod Maffin

Digital Marketing Strategist

Tod Maffin, chief strategist at tMedia Strategies, is one of the country's go-to commentators on the impact of accelerated technological change and innovation on the business and economic environment.

One of Canada's podcasting pioneers, Tod writes a blog that is followed by thousands of people in the media, technology and business communities around the world. He continues to report on national technology trends on CBC Radio and is the past host of todradio dot com and Real Life Chronicles.

Tod's comprehensive understanding of Generation Y and the accelerating pace of the world around us, offer audiences an insider's viewpoint of what the world holds in store and what lurks around the corner—whether it's six months, a year, or ten years away. His energetic, upbeat, jargon-free and highly entertaining presentation style ensures that audiences are not only captivated and engaged, but entertained and motivated.

Diane Payne

Past Board Director, CREB®

Diane Payne has been a REALTOR® for over 28 years and has proudly served on many boards and committees. She is currently serving on the Alberta Real Estate Association board and is an active member of the Education, Political Action Committee and AREA Governance committees. Diane is a Seniors Real Estate Specialist, Certified Condominium Specialist, Accredited Buyer's Representative and has her Green designation. Diane is also a CREB® certified condo and technology trainer.

Diane Scott

Past President, CREB®

Diane Scott is a member of CREA, AREA, RECA and CREB®. She has been working in the industry for over 25 years and in sales for 19 years. She is currently a broker with Royal LePage Solutions Inc. Diane has an extensive background in business and administration. She has been a member of a number of committees including the CREB® Professional Standards Committee, the CREB® Awards Committee, and she has also chaired the Condo Committee and the Value of a Realtor Committee. She was CREB®® President in 2010 and is presently a director with AREA.

Chris Smith

Chief Evangelist, Inman News

One word that comes to mind when meeting Chris is passion. His love of technology and social media and his desire to help real estate agents of all levels succeed with today's tech savvy consumers led him to create the Tech Savvy Agent website.

Previously, Chris worked for the largest Internet lead generation mortgage company in the country and an international search engine optimization firm whose clients included Facebook and Pepsi. Chris was also an Internet marketing and social media consultant for Move, Inc., a publicly traded company that owns and operates Realtor.com, and Top Producer Systems.

The combination of Chris's technology/social media knowledge and industry insight have made him a sought after speaker and coach within the real estate industry.

Todd Targgart

Marketlinx

Todd Targgart is the regional account manager for Marketlinx, and is responsible for marketing and supporting all business in Canada along with several regions in the U.S . He has been with MarketLinx CoreLogic for over 21 years and has held multiple positions in sales and customer service.