Proptech Innovation Showcase
Date: Thursday, November 30
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Show Floor - Main Stage (#1045)
Your search for the latest Property Management technology ends here! Find new-to-market solutions, discover what key opinion leaders make of them, and ask your questions at The Buildings Show Innovation Showcase.
New products are continually hitting the market, but do they have real world potential? What could their limitations be? How do they compare to the existing leader? The Buildings Show and a panel of industry experts are here to help.

Judges
Jesse Abrams
Co-Founder, CEO - Homewise
Jesse is the Co-Founder of Homewise. Homewise is a national end-to-end homeownership platform that connects their clients from their core, AI-powered mortgage experience, to their real estate experience and integrations in insurance, and closing. Enabling Canadians to buy, sell and borrow all under one roof. Homewise has also partnered and integrated its platform with companies like Brookfield Residential, Fieldgate Homes, NerdWallet and Borrowell. Prior to Homewise, Jesse spent the first 10+ years of his career working in digital marketing and advertising at companies like General Mills and BBDO.
Benjy Katchen
President & CEO - Wahi
Benjy and his team launched Wahi in September of 2021 to create a better way for Canadian consumers and realtors to buy and sell real estate. He and his talented and passionate teams share a vision for completely reimagining the real estate experience. Within a year of launch, Wahi had attracted tens of thousands of users within the Greater Toronto Area, which it used as a springboard for its expansion across Ontario in the first half of 20223. Wahi is the winner of the Canadian Business 2023 Innovation Award as Best Real Estate Innovation.
Scott Spence
Head of Growth - Parvis
Scott is a marketing and growth expert with over 18 years of experience across corporate, education and financial sectors. A MBA holder, Scott brings a track record of growing companies and businesses, finding product-market fit, and scaling revenue & marketing operations.
Proptech Innovation Showcase
The Buildings Show Proptech Innovation Showcase has been created in response to industry demand for opportunities to see new technologies and solutions quickly, efficiently and with commentary from respected industry peers.
Purpose of the Showcase
- Highlight new software technologies, innovations and / or systems
- Break down barriers to the adoption of new solutions
- Demystify technological advancements
- Support the advancement of Canada’s building industry towards sustainability, commercial and productivity targets
Showcase Format
- 5-minute “micro-presentations” delivered live by each innovator company
- Cross examination and questioning from a panel of industry experts
- Q&A between the innovator company and live industry audience
- Expert panel and industry audience vote for their favourite solution
How To Take Part
Do you have an innovation to launch or promote? Contact:
Frank Scalisi
Director of Sales
Email: frank.scalisi@informa.com
Ben Carson
Sales Manager
Phone: +1 416-945-0313
Email: ben.carson@informa.com