CMLS CEO Jessie Edgerton sits down with Compass Founder and CEO Robert Reffkin for a deeper look at Compass and its perspective on the changing real estate marketplace.

Recharge, reconnect, and explore. The Lounge is your hub for networking, meeting with sponsors, and discovering new solutions that support MLS excellence. Whether you’re diving into conversation or grabbing a quick refreshment, this is the place to engage with peers and power your day.

Open House begins with a clear look at the choices shaping the future of MLS. Jessie Edgerton will frame the forces changing the industry and challenge attendees to consider what the MLS model must protect, rethink, and build to remain essential in the decade ahead.

Leadership is tested most when the path forward is uncertain. Mike Staver will share practical strategies for making clear decisions, communicating with courage, and keeping teams focused and accountable through change, pressure, and difficult moments.

Hear directly from brokerage leaders about where the MLS delivers indispensable value—and where their needs are being met elsewhere. This candid conversation will explore what brokers need from MLS organizations today and how the model can evolve to better support their businesses.

Technology is rapidly expanding how brokers operate—and many of their needs are being met beyond the MLS. This conversation brings brokers and technology providers together to explore how those tools are evolving, why brokerages are turning to solutions outside the MLS, and what these changing expectations mean for the future role of MLS organizations.

What could the MLS become over the next decade? Three speakers will make the strongest case for three distinct futures—MLS as infrastructure, MLS as platform, and MLS in managed decline—before challenging one another’s assumptions and implications. Attendees will hear competing visions designed to sharpen the industry’s choices about what comes next.

Consolidation is reshaping the MLS landscape. Industry leaders will examine the forces driving combinations, the tradeoffs for organizations and markets, and what a healthy, sustainable MLS ecosystem could look like as the industry evolves.

The legal and regulatory landscape surrounding MLS continues to shift. This conversation will examine how antitrust scrutiny, participation and data-access rules, Clear Cooperation, and government interest in real estate are shaping MLS governance—along with where organizations still have room to innovate and move forward responsibly.

What happens to sellers when listings are marketed outside the MLS? Using local market data, this session will compare on- and off-MLS outcomes and examine what the findings mean for listing clients, brokers, and the marketplace.

A panel of MLS CEOs reacts to the day’s biggest ideas, tensions, and unresolved questions. Expect candid perspectives on which arguments challenged their assumptions, what the industry still needs to confront, and what they will carry forward from the conversation.

Stop by The Lounge for a networking reception to discuss takeaways and inspiration from day one.

*Invitation only. Since its launch, Champions of MLS has grown from a bold idea to a national voice for MLS advocacy—thanks to early supporters like you. Now, as the industry continues to evolve, we’re inviting you to be part of shaping what comes next. By supporting Champions of MLS, you’ll help ensure MLS remains a driving force for transparency, access, and innovation in real estate. Let’s come together to celebrate the progress we’ve made—and commit to the future we’re building. We’ll also take a special moment to honor our Chair, Nicole Jensen, whose leadership continues to guide our shared vision for the future of MLS.