4th International MLS Forum

Agenda 2026 Istanbul

Istanbul, Türkiye November 16–17, 2026

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Istanbul, Türkiye

Explore the Istanbul program, spanning standards, cross-border data, governance, marketplaces and AI.

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keynote

09:00–09:30

From Paris to Istanbul

A 10-minute welcome followed by a 20-minute keynote on organized real estate and marketplace exchange

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Merri Jo CowenChief Vision Officer, Stellar MLS & Executive Vice President, Universal Consulting Opportunities (UCO)
Global MLS development and international partnerships make her a possible opening voice.

keynote

09:30–10:10

The Trillion Dollar Question

Foreign real estate investment totals $1.3 trillion/yr: how will your organization benefit?

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Lily ChangWorld President, FIABCI
FIABCI world leadership and her development and investment background suit the international investment discussion. She is already announced as a keynote speaker; this specific slot is suggested for review.

panel

10:10–10:55

The GDX Effect

Cross-border collaboration is growing in the Global Data Exchange

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Narek ArakelyanSecretary-General, FIABCI
FIABCI's collaboration with GDX offers a direct partnership perspective.
Giulio AzzoliniCEO of Listing+
Listing+ leadership and the Italy ambassador role connect local adoption with cross-border collaboration.

10:55–11:00

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11:00–11:20

Coffee Break

How Global Alliances Create Local Opportunities

How international partnerships support local real estate businesses

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Teresa KinneyCo-CEO, MIAMI REALTORS® + RWorld
Owner-selected for this proposed panel on international partnerships and local real estate opportunities.
Narek ArakelyanSecretary-General, FIABCI
Owner-selected for this proposed panel on international partnerships and local real estate opportunities.
Abdullah AlharbiChief Executive Officer, Eye of Riyadh; President, FIABCI Africa & Near East Region
Owner-selected for this proposed panel; his Eye of Riyadh leadership and FIABCI regional presidency bring a Saudi and international industry perspective.
Markus Feldmann, LL.M.President, San Diego MLS; Broker/Owner, Pacific Real Estate Center
Owner-selected for this proposed panel; the directory identifies his San Diego MLS presidency and local brokerage leadership. Participation is not yet confirmed.

12:05–12:10

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12:10–12:55

Standards Without Borders

Global data alignment through tools you can use

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Sam DeBordCEO, RESO
RESO leadership provides a standards and data-management perspective.
Jeremy CrawfordPresident/CEO, FMLS
FMLS leadership and prior RESO experience connect standards with MLS operations.
Shayne FairleyChief Executive Officer, Stellar MLS & Universal Consulting Opportunities (UCO)
Stellar's compliance, data services and operations experience offers an implementation perspective.
Farook MahmoodChairman & Managing Director, Silverline Group
His FIABCI international leadership and real estate experience in India add a cross-market perspective on professional standards.

12:55–13:00

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13:00–14:00

Lunch Break

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14:00–14:45

Licensing Listing Data – A Global Approach

Ensuring local control and global capabilities for real estate data providers

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Patrick PichetteCEO, RealtyFeed
Data delivery, API-first infrastructure and local control are relevant to this discussion.
Jessica EdgertonChief Executive Officer, Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS)
CMLS leadership and legal experience offer a governance perspective; a specific licensing role is not assumed.
Shayne FairleyChief Executive Officer, Stellar MLS & Universal Consulting Opportunities (UCO)
MLS compliance and data-services experience brings an operational perspective.

14:45–15:00

Networking Break

panel

15:00–15:45

Starting an MLS: What Worked, What Failed and What Comes Next

Practical lessons on broker participation, shared data, governance and adoption in emerging MLS markets

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Moderator

Rodney GanshoSenior Director of Engagement, National Association of REALTORS®

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Akin OpatolaPrincipal Partner, Olawale Jordan Company
His Nigerian brokerage leadership offers a local-practitioner perspective on participation and adoption. Confirm his specific MLS implementation experience before finalizing this assignment.
Alireza MemarPresident of NJMLS
NJMLS leadership and international mentoring offer an established-MLS perspective on governance, broker participation and adoption.
Marion WeilerSVP, Marketing, Communications and Global Markets, Stellar MLS & Universal Consulting Opportunities (UCO)
Her Stellar and UCO role offers a perspective on supporting MLS development and adoption.
Arthur OhanesyanCo-founder, Real Estate Exchange Corp., Ukraine
His brokerage management, MLS-based cooperation and industry education experience offer a practical perspective on broker participation and adoption.

panel

15:45–16:30

Consolidation, Portals and the Next Competitive Map

Brokerage strategy in a fast-changing technology world

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Saul KleinCEO, San Diego MLS
Early online listing and portal development offers a marketplace-history perspective, not a claim of consolidation advisory expertise.
Annie IvesChief Executive Officer, VestaPlus and The MLS
MLS and software-provider leadership offers a technology strategy perspective, not a claim of consolidation advisory expertise.
Rudi DavisCo-Founder and Head of Strategy, KeyCrew
His work with online marketplaces, aggregators and real estate media offers a distribution and visibility perspective on the competitive map, not a claim of consolidation advisory expertise.

Istanbul skyline photo: Ben Morlok, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

panel

09:00–09:45

When the Buyer Is an AI Agent

A five-minute welcome back, a 35-minute panel discussion on agentic listing discovery and five minutes for questions

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Kurtis CicaloCEO, Voiceflip
Voiceflip's AI assistant and data-access work makes him a possible voice for this topic.
Revaz UngiadzeCo-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Lumina Estate
His work at Lumina Estate with structured real estate data offers a technology-provider perspective on AI-driven property discovery.

fireside

09:45–10:15

Fireside Chat with TÜGEM President Hakan Akdoğan

Zuhtu Esiyok interviews Hakan Akdoğan of TÜGEM

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Interviewer

Zuhtu EsiyokBroker/Owner, RE/MAX Hills

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Hakan AkdoğanPresident of TÜGEM Türkiye
President of TÜGEM Türkiye, bringing the association’s perspective on professional education and industry cooperation.

panel

10:15–11:00

Real Estate Data Management for Agentic AI

APIs, MCP and MLS governance

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Jean-Baptiste IsnardFounder & CEO, Quantum Spirit AI
Patrick PichetteCEO, RealtyFeed
API-first MLS infrastructure and data governance connect directly to this discussion.
Martin MuchaCo-Founder and CEO, Bubuu.ai
As Co-Founder and CEO of Bubuu.ai, he brings experience with an AI intelligence layer for real estate transactions and an earlier digital housing ecosystem with an advanced MLS.
Joshua LopourCo-Founder, EveryState
Co-founding Retsly and EveryState connects real estate data infrastructure with brokerage software and transaction workflows. Suggested as a practical data-use perspective, not a claim of agentic AI expertise.

11:00–11:20

Coffee Break

Fireside Chat with Tarun Bhatia and Dr. Mathew Kallumadil

A fireside conversation with Tarun Bhatia and Dr. Mathew Kallumadil

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12:00–12:05

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12:05–12:50

Carrot Approach: Regulating Intelligent Real Estate

Privacy, fair display and data governance in rewarding models

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Jessica EdgertonChief Executive Officer, Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS)
Legal and MLS leadership experience is relevant to governance and professional obligations.
Rodney GanshoSenior Director of Engagement, National Association of REALTORS®
NAR policy and Code of Ethics experience offers a policy perspective.
Matthew EmbresciaPresident, Second Generation, Ltd
Internet policy and domain governance offer an adjacent perspective. Review this fit; specific privacy or MLS-regulation expertise is not established.
John RowanFounder, Home Fraud Defense™
His real estate fraud education and consumer-protection work brings a practical perspective on safeguards and professional training as technology changes transactions.

12:50–13:00

Networking Break

13:00–14:00

Lunch Break

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14:00–14:45

Education in the Era of Global MLS Businesses

Education as the core for MLS Model adoption

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Zuhtu EsiyokBroker/Owner, RE/MAX Hills
NAR instruction and cross-border brokerage work offer a practitioner-training perspective.
Dan A. NegulescuReal Estate Broker
His work promoting MLS awareness and professional cooperation in Eastern Europe offers a practical perspective on learning and adoption.
Jasem (Mohamed) AlhosaniOperations Lead, ThinkProp
His ThinkProp operations and performance-driven professional education work directly address readiness and practical adoption.
Merri Jo CowenChief Vision Officer, Stellar MLS & Executive Vice President, Universal Consulting Opportunities (UCO)
Stellar MLS leadership and her focus on education offer an MLS-operator perspective on professional learning and adoption.

14:45–14:50

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14:50–15:35

Second Homes Abroad: Empowering Brokers and Agents

A discussion on tools increasing access to global opportunities

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Alex EscuderoGlobal Real Estate Strategist | Cross-Border Opportunities | Strategic Partnerships & Market Access | Bridging Global & Spanish-Speaking Markets
Cross-border strategy and market access are relevant to broker opportunities.
Nikos ManomenidisFounding Member and Honorary President, EPPA
International brokerage representation and training are relevant to agents exploring global opportunities.
Ciara HalloranGlobal Real Estate Advisor, REALTOR®
Her cross-border advisory work and South Africa ambassador role offer a practitioner perspective on international buyer needs. Specific second-home specialism should be confirmed.
Jason P. JordanCEO/ President, Legends International Team (LIT), USA
His international brokerage leadership and coaching on language, cultural connections and lead generation offer a practical cross-border perspective. Specific second-home experience should be confirmed.

15:35–15:40

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15:40–16:25

Global MCP for Real Estate – The Future of Access

Model Context Protocol (MCP) and governed access to real estate data across markets

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Jeremy CrawfordPresident/CEO, FMLS
His FMLS leadership brings an MLS-operator perspective on access to listing data across markets.
Saul KleinCEO, San Diego MLS
His San Diego MLS work offers a practical perspective on data governance and new uses of MLS data.
Giulio AzzoliniCEO of Listing+
His Listing+ leadership and GDX collaboration connect the discussion to cross-border real estate data access.
Giselle AbadiCo-founder & CTO, RealtyFeed and Realtyna
As Co-founder and CTO of RealtyFeed and Realtyna, she brings experience building API-first MLS data infrastructure.

closing

16:25–16:40

What We Learned and the Road to 2027

Commitments and next steps

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Sam DeBordCEO, RESO
Standards leadership offers a possible perspective on practical next steps.
Merri Jo CowenChief Vision Officer, Stellar MLS & Executive Vice President, Universal Consulting Opportunities (UCO)
Her UCO global-development role connects the opening discussion with practical follow-up priorities. Proposed as a closing participant, not a confirmed appointment.

November 16–17, 2026

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From Paris to Istanbul

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The Trillion Dollar Question

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The GDX Effect

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Stage Change

Coffee Break

How Global Alliances Create Local Opportunities

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Standards Without Borders

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Lunch Break

Licensing Listing Data – A Global Approach

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Networking Break

Starting an MLS: What Worked, What Failed and What Comes Next

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Consolidation, Portals and the Next Competitive Map

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When the Buyer Is an AI Agent

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Fireside Chat with TÜGEM President Hakan Akdoğan

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Real Estate Data Management for Agentic AI

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