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HARD-HITTING Lunch Panels

NEW:  No tickets required! 
Bring your own lunch from the hotel concession and join us!

The lunch panel discussions have been such a hit at our previous conventions, that we’ve decided to hold one each day at this year’s event.  Plus, for the first time, there’s no fee to attend.

Marketing Your Business and Yourself
Beating the bushes for business is new to many appraisers after the recent boom.  The most successful appraisal marketers in the industry are here to help.  Monday from Noon  - 1:30PM

Panelists: 
Dave Biggers, Chairman and Owner, a la mode
Ann O’Rourke, MAI, SRA, Alameda County, CA. fee appraiser, author and publisher of Appraisal Today
Brian Davis, RAA, owner of Brian J. Davis & Associates, McLean County, Ill.

Moderator: 
Matt Barr, Communications Director, a la mode

Data As A Differentiator
You’re not only competing with other appraisers, you’re competing with new business models, computer algorithms, collateral databases and cascading values.  At the same time, your appraisal data is better than AVM’s and agents using BPO’s.  Learn how to thrive and differentiate your services in this new landscape.  
Tuesday from Noon - 1:30PM

Panelists: 
Dave Biggers, Chairman and Owner, a la mode
Woody Fincham, FM & Associates, Virginia Beach, Va. and a la mode labs Research Fellow
Jim Simmons, Merced County, Ca. fee appraiser and a la mode Research Fellow
Scott Cooley, Mortgage technology pioneer and consultant

Moderator: 
Rick Grant, veteran mortgage technology author and reporter

Identity Fraud and Data Theft
The most pervasive problems in the industry today are in the bullseye with
document and identity security experts.  Assess your level of exposure and
protect yourself from fraud, theft and liability.  
Wednesday from Noon - 1:30PM

Panelists:
Jayme Kortman, Atlanta-area appraiser and identity theft victim
Tom Dean, Founder and Director, Foundation of Real Estate Appraisers (FREA)
Kirk Pruitt, CEO/Founder of Appraisal Matrix, LLC
Adam Calvery, VP Appraisal Products, a la mode, inc.
Jeffrey P. Marston, partner, Powell Goldstein LLP, Washington, DC

Moderator: 
Terrie Petree, Editor, The Communicator