2026 Home Summit Agenda
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
1:30pm - Registration (JW Marriott Salzburg Ballroom Foyer)
2:30pm - General Sessions (JW Marriott Salzburg Ballroom)
- Southern Living Brand Update
- Sid Evans, VP, Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living
- Tiff Ehasz, VP, Head of Sales - Lifestyle, People Inc.
- Groundbreakers Panel
- Moderated by Sid Evans
- Lauren Liess, Founder + Principal Designer, Lauren Liess Interiors
- Shelly Rosenberg, Founder, Acorn & Oak
- Fernando Wong, Founder, Fernando Wong Outdoor Living Design
- Design Leadership in the American South: A Conversation with SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace
- Trade Talks from our Partners: GE Appliances, Pella, James Hardie, TimberTech and Cambria
6:30pm - Networking Cocktails & Apps (JW Marriott District Live)
8:00pm - Opportunity to Explore Savannah
We encourage you to explore Savannah’s wonderful culinary scene! Our friends at Visit Savannah have curated a list of recommended restaurants for us to share. Please note that reservations are recommended at many of these locations.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
8:00am - Breakfast (JW Marriott Salzburg Ballroom Foyer)
8:30am - General Sessions (JW Marriott Salzburg Ballroom)
- Framing the Future with AI
- Moderated by Alysia Borsa, Chief Business Officer, President Lifestyle, People, Inc.
- Cas Esbach, Architecture Professor, SCAD
- Chuck Hunter, Owner, Osprey Construction Inc.
- Morgan Molitor, Co-Founder, Construction2Style
- Framing Your Financial Future
- Moderated by Caleb Silver, Chief Business Editor, People Inc.
- Reece Barnes, Head of Construction Network, Adaptive
- Chloe Brown, CEO, Wildest Dreams
- Lindsay Heckman, Tax Managing Director, Private Client Service, BDO
- Trade Talks from our Partners: Sherwin-Williams, Clopay, Southern Living Plant Collection, Kichler and Atlas
11:45am - Lunch (JW Marriott Salzburg Ballroom)
- Profit On Purpose: How Builders Increase Margins Through Financial Discipline
- Chloe Brown, CEO, Wildest Dreams
2:00pm - Partner Expo & a Taste of Savannah
- Shuttles provided from the JW Marriott to Kehoe Iron Works
6:30pm - Southern Living's 60th Anniversary Dinner and Celebration! (JW Marriott Salzburg Ballroom & District Live)
The attire for all portions of this event is business casual. The ballroom tends to be cool, so we recommend bringing a light jacket or layer.