Submissions Are Open for FUTURE 2026!
Bring Your Expertise to FUTURE 2026
We're looking for industry innovators and bold changemakers to share their insights and expertise on everything from AI and the resident experience to leadership, market trends, and transforming everyday operations. Got a compelling session idea? Submit your proposal today.
Submit A Session
Choose Your Format
Presentation
A focused session where an expert shares insights and experiences on specific topics to educate, inspire, challenge ideas, or spark conversation.
Panel
A moderated, conversational discussion featuring multiple speakers who share diverse perspectives, guided by a moderator to ensure an engaging and balanced dialogue.
Workshop
An interactive, hands-on session where participants actively engage in learning or practicing specific skills, techniques, or concepts in a collaborative setting.
Lightbulb Moment
A high-impact, 15-minute talk designed to energize and activate participants with fresh ideas, insights, or inspiration. Can be personal or professional.
Topics & Themes
Choose a topic or theme in which you are an expert and shed light on the most pressing challenges, concerns, and opportunities that impact business performance and success.
Trends & Insights
Examine the macro-forces and external shifts currently reshaping the residential real estate landscape. This category focuses on how property management leaders can navigate economic fluctuations, evolving demographic preferences, and the shifting regulatory environment to protect and grow their businesses.
Sub Category:
Macroeconomic Trends | Industry Trends
Relationships & Engagements
At its heart, our industry is a people business built on the strength of relationships. This track explores the human elements of the industry, focusing on how to foster meaningful engagement with employees, residents, investors, and the broader community.
Sub Category:
Resident | Investor
Leadership & Strategy
Make leadership your competitive edge. Build leadership skills that scale your business by learning how to grow teams, strengthen culture, and attract talent through intentional leadership and empowered decision-making.
Sub Category:
Business Growth | Company Culture | Talent + Hiring
Operations & Tactics
Modern property management requires that we evolve workflows to drive efficiency and maximize portfolio performance. This category dives deep into the "how" of running a successful business, from high-level operating models to the nitty-gritty details of daily execution.
Sub Category:
Scalable Systems | Marketing + Leasing | Accounting | Maintenance
Innovation & AI
As innovation accelerates, leveraging the right tools is essential for staying competitive and achieving long-term business goals. This track showcases real case studies and tech-forward strategies that move beyond the surface level to demonstrate real-world outcomes and digital maturity.
Sub Category:
Artificial Intelligence | Business Intelligence + Analytics | Policies & Governance
Wildcard
Is there a topic you think is important to share that doesn't fit neatly into one of these categories? Let us know! Please submit your idea under this "Wildcard" category and we will consider it for inclusion.
You've Submitted Your Form. What Happens Next?
Submit Your Proposal
Complete your proposal by May 1st at 5 pm PT.
Submission Update
We will be in touch by the end of July to update you on the status of your submission.
Speaker Onboarding
If your submission is accepted, you will be invited to join our Speaker Resource Center.
Speaker Briefing Calls
Speakers will be invited to connect with an AppFolio representative through a briefing call, where we'll provide guidance, share recommendations, and help navigate the preparation process to ensure speakers feel confident and set up for success.
FUTURE
See you in San Diego on September 29 — October 1, 2026!
