Experience OPTECH 2025

Because You Can't Be Everywhere — But Still Need to Know Everything

With real estate and proptech events happening coast to coast, even the most plugged-in industry leaders miss something. That’s where the new NOFOMO Stage at OPTECH 2025 comes in. It’s your chance to catch up on the most important insights, debates, tools, and partnerships from other key events, conferences, and communities shaping the real estate tech landscape. 

But NOFOMO is more than just a recap—it’s a rallying point. We’re inviting fellow organizations, conferences, and communities to bring the “best of” their stages to ours, in a shared effort to elevate what’s working and amplify what matters most. By surfacing top ideas, innovations, and conversations from across the ecosystem, we aim to build a more informed, inspired, and connected community—one capable of tackling housing challenges, advancing affordability, and reimagining the renter experience together.

What It Is

A dynamic stage featuring bite-sized sessions spotlighting the best ideas and content from real estate’s most influential events and organizations — for the leaders who missed them but still need to lead.

Who Can Participate

The NOFOMO Stage is open to organizations helping to shape the future of real estate, housing, and technology—and eager to share their most powerful ideas with a broader audience. We welcome contributions from:

• Trade associations
• Event companies & conference brands
• Media outlets
• Think tanks, research groups, innovation labs, and mission-driven coalitions

If your event or platform sparks meaningful conversations, features big ideas, or showcases solutions that deserve a wider stage, NOFOMO is your chance to bring that energy to OPTECH.

What’s the Format

Each NOFOMO session is 15 minutes or less—just the best stuff, delivered fast. Possible formats include:

• Solo Download – One speaker delivering top takeaways from a recent user summit or partner event
• Flash Fireside Chat – A quick convo between a moderator and guest who was in attendance
• "What We Heard" – Insights from roundtables, surveys, or listening sessions
• Lightning Remix – Re-present an abridged version of a standout talk for a new audience

How to Apply

Want a shot at the NOFOMO spotlight? Send your proposal (max 750 words, PDF or Word) to ideas@rettc.org with the subject line: NOFOMO Stage Submission – [Your Organization Name]. 

Your submission should briefly outline the session topic, format (e.g., solo talk, fireside chat), and what event or community it draws from. Feel free to include visuals—photos, videos, infographics, or anything else that helps tell the story. 

Spots are limited and will fill quickly, so don’t wait! Questions? Reach out to ideas@rettc.org. 

FuturesLab @ OPTECH 2025: Where the Future Has the Floor

For those driving — and discovering — what’s next, OPTECH 2025 will once again host RETTC’s FuturesLab, an immersive zone blending hands-on technology, media, and visionary “big think” leadership. 

FuturesLab is designed to be an interactive, future-forward, and fun experience featuring:

• FuturesLab Stage: This is where ideas—not products—take the stage. It’s a platform for boundary-pushing ideas and future-facing trends. Sessions are bold and brief, with presenters sharing their “big think” ideas on where data, technology, and innovation are headed—and how it all will rewrite the rules of real estate.   
• Tech Petting Zoo: A hands-on showcase where attendees can explore and experiment with some of the latest emerging technologies and products poised to reshape the real estate tech landscape.
• Club RETTC: An exclusive, VIP retreat for housing providers’ senior executives, presented by the NMHC-RETTC PAC. Access is limited to RETTC Steering Committee and Tech & Innovation Committee members, RETTC Icon and Visionary sponsors, as well as donors to the NMHC-RETTC PAC.  
• New Media Lounge + Podcast Center: A live content creation hub for real-time interviews, media content, and candid conversations with top founders, investors, and operators.
• Tech Investors, Partners and Housing Provider Lounges: A limited number of lounge spaces for top RETTC stakeholders to talk strategy, build new relationships, and spur the next phase of innovation in real estate technology. For eligibility/availability, please contact sponsorship@rettc.org.  

Present on the FuturesLab Stage

Take a shot at getting your time to shine on the FuturesLab Stage. Submit a proposal with the best of your best ideas for a thought-provoking, 15-minumte session. Proposals should be thought leadership–driven, rooted in data, and/or challenge the conventional wisdom — not product demos or marketing pitches. RETTC Icon & Visionary Investor & Tech Partner Sponsors* are eligible to submit proposals for priority consideration on the FuturesLab Stage.  

Successful proposals will:

• Offer compelling insights on the future of real estate technology
• Elevate diverse voices and perspectives
• Include housing providers, operators, or end-users whenever possible
• Focus on ideas, use cases, or lessons learned — not sales

Sample topics could include:

• Agentic AI in property operations
• Digital twins
• Synthetic data modeling
• Robotics in real estate

How to Submit

Please send a proposal (max 750 words, PDF or Word) to ideas@rettc.org with the subject line: FuturesLab Submission – [Your Organization Name]. 

Be sure to include a brief description of the session/presentation, possible participants, and any supporting visuals (photos, dashboards, infographics, etc.) that help bring your story or session to life. 

Deadline for priority consideration is August 15, 2025.  

Showcase what’s next in real estate tech—in four minutes flat.  

As part of this year’s expanded OPTECH programming, Fast Pitches (formerly Opening Pitches) return as a high-energy showcase of emerging innovators, new tech solutions, and fresh ideas for tackling rental housing’s biggest challenges and elevating customer experience—giving startups, new exhibitors, and qualified partners a chance to shine in front of multifamily’s top decision-makers. 
 
Don’t miss this opportunity to introduce your solution to the people shaping the future of rental housing and real estate tech. 

Questions? Email Grace Gillespie and include "Fast Pitches" in the subject line.

Big Energy. Smart Ideas. Leading Voices.

The OPTECH Influencer Program is a strategic initiative to engage key industry voices in shaping the conversation around real estate tech, innovation, and housing’s most pressing challenges. 

Selected influencers will collaborate with the RETTC team to help shape conference content, elevate must-watch trends, and position OPTECH as the essential platform for solutions, dialogue, and impact.  

As an OPTECH Influencer, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Help shape OPTECH 2025 content by identifying emerging themes, tech trends, and fresh speaker voices
• Be featured as part of our conference marketing, digital storytelling, and highlight reels
• Join a network of forward-thinking peers tackling long-term housing challenges
• Receive a complimentary OPTECH pass, giving you access to the expo and conference programming

In return, we ask you to:

• Promote OPTECH in advance of the conference across your social and professional channels
• Provide live insights and reflections during the event on social media
• Share your reflections and key takeaways post-event
• Participate in select activations on site during the conference, as needed
• Be a visible champion for the RETTC mission—advancing technology that supports transparency, efficiency, and innovation in housing

What makes for a good OPTECH Influencer?

Great question. The OPTECH Influencer Program isn’t a shortcut for free access to OPTECH. It’s about being part of the brains, the buzz, and the big ideas driving the event.  

As our team evaluates applicants, we’re looking at these five areas:

1. Active Industry Voice: Regularly shares insights, ideas, or thought leadership in multifamily, proptech, or housing innovation through social media, blogs, podcasts, panels, or other platforms.
2. Credibility + Relevance: Holds a role (operator, investor, technologist, consultant, researcher, etc.) that brings perspective on housing’s biggest challenges and opportunities.
3. Engagement + Reach: Has an engaged professional network (big or small) and a willingness to amplify OPTECH conversations, not just consume them.
4. Alignment with RETTC Mission: Committed to advancing transparency, efficiency, and innovation in housing tech — not just product promotion.
5. Energy + Collaboration: Brings all the good vibes to enhance the OPTECH program and experience.