Opening Keynote Speaker

Krish Dhanam

Motivational Speaker, Coach, and Author

Motivational Business & Leadership

As one of only two executive coaches personally trained by Zig Ziglar, Krish has successfully delivered his message of hope, humor and balance in over fifty countries and throughout the continental United States. The advice Krish offers will stir you to the foundation of your belief in this great and awesome land. He reverently pays homage to “the land of the free and the home of the brave” as only a grateful immigrant can do.

Read Krish's full bio.

Closing Keynote Speaker

Thomas LaSalvia, Ph.D.

Head of Commercial Real Estate Economics at Moody’s Analytics

Economics in Today's Commercial Real Estate Market

Hear current research and gain actionable insights on the commercial real estate market across multiple property types.

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Breakout Session Speakers

Mastering 1031 Exchanges: Navigating complexities and unlocking opportunities for your clients: Accruit

Entrepreneurial Operating System: Jim Bygland

Legacy Planning: Discipline Advisors

Understanding Hidden Values and Risks of Properties: LandGate
Learn how to uncover hidden monetization opportunities on properties for things like solar farms, data centers, and carbon credits.  Discover how to assess potential man-made and environmental risks associated with a property and how those can affect property value and development opportunities.

Campfire Chat: Mock Ranches Group
Back again for the fifth year, one of the most popular and interactive sessions of NLC! Gather around the "campfire" with Kasey Mock from Mock Ranches Group to discuss trends in land brokerage, core business ideas to increase production, profits, lead generation and bulletproof your business. This is an interactive format, so sit beside someone new, plan to give and receive advice, share proven models and systems, and learn them together with top land brokers.

Carbon Credits: Nicki Nimlos

General Session Speakers

DC Update Inside the Beltway: Russell Riggs, NAR Senior Policy Director/ RLI Legislative Liaison

Panel Discussion: Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) with Russell Riggs and guest panelists

While the REALTORS® Land Institute (RLI) selects professional speakers who deliver content relevant to the land real estate industry, the views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views and positions of RLI.