Blueprints: Community Development, Best Practices & Trends

May 29, 2025 @ Houston Marriott Sugar Land
11:00 am – 5:00 pm

As suburban landscapes continue to evolve, developers, investors, and community planners must stay ahead of emerging trends and best practices. Blueprints is a half-day event designed to explore the future of suburban development, providing key insights into market shifts, innovative planning strategies, and community-driven growth.

Join industry leaders and experts as we discuss the latest trends shaping suburban development, from non-traditional neighborhood planning and infrastructure advancements to best practices in working with our cities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and build the future—one blueprint at a time!

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	Members	Non-Members
Private	$200.00	$275.00
Public/Academic/Nonprofit	$150.00	$200.00
Retired	$150.00	N/A
Student	$75.00	$100.00
Under Age 35	$150.00	$200.00

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11:00 – 11:45 am	Registration
11:45 – 1:15 pm	Lunch with Keynote Speaker

Stephen Kim, Evercore

Stephen Kim

Senior Managing Director, Equities

Evercore

Stephen Kim is a senior managing director and head of Evercore ISI’s Housing Research Team. Mr. Kim is ranked No. 1 on the Extel (formerly Institutional Investor) 2024 All-America Research Team for home builders & building products and has held the premier spot every year since 2016. Mr. Kim’s work focuses on national housing demographics, building products manufacturing and distribution, and emerging trends across both the new and resale housing markets.

Prior to joining Evercore ISI, Mr. Kim spent over two decades in equity research and investment management, holding lead analyst positions at Barclays Capital, Citi and Deutsche Bank. He earned a B.S. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.

1:15 – 1:45	Coffee Break & Networking
1:45 – 2:45	Concurrent Sessions:

All Mixed Up: Blurring the Lines Between Uses to Better Serve Residents

Moderator – Jim Heid, Craft DnA

Robert Kembel, Partner, The Nehmiah Company, Viridian

Ashley Terry, Vice President of Development, Wheeler District

Greg Weaver, Founder & CEO, Arterra Development

Essential Grids: Real Estate and Infrastructure

Lisa Clark, Senior Consultant, Lisa Clark Land LLC

Marvin Marcell, Vice President, Region H Water Planning Group

More to be announced

2:45 – 3:00	Coffee Break
3:00 – 4:00	Concluding Program

Development Family Feud: Cities & Developers

Host: Mark Meyer, Director of Planning & Innovation, Hillwood Communities

“Families” to be announced.

4:00 – 5:00

Networking Happy Hour

Thank you to our Host Committee:

Co-Chairs

Trey Reichart
Johnson Development Corp.

Jennifer Raymond
JPR Commercial Real Estate

Committee Members:

Acho Azuike, DC Partners
Ashley Burnett, E.E. Reed Construction
Russ Bynum, Hillwood
Nancy Carter, Muller Law Group
Lawrence Dean, Community Builders Advisory Services
Gonzalo Echeverria, McCord Development
Carlos Guzman, Fort Bend County

Jessica Huble, City of Sugar Land
Todd Johnson, Caldwell Companies
Lisa Nickel, Genesis Collaborative
Angie Lutz, ABHR
Benton Schmaltz, BGE
Matt Stoops, LJA