Windsor RE-CONNECT Summit
Join us at the Caesar Windsor Hotel on May 21, 2026 for OREA's RE-CONNECT Summit!
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
What's Included?
For less than $50, OREA’s RE-CONNECT Summits brings high-quality professional development and networking close to home! Each Summit offers Members the opportunity to hear from an exciting lineup of speakers, panelists and local experts, network with follow REALTORS® from their region, with breakfast and lunch included!
Throughout the day, speakers and panelists will bring a mix of coaching, market insight, financial planning, technology, sales strategy, wellness, and personal brand expertise. Sessions are designed to be relevant to the day-to-day realities of real estate, with a focus on actionable insights that can be applied directly to client service, business development, and professional growth.
ON THE AGENDA
8:15 A.M.
Continental Breakfast & Registration Desk Opens
9:00 - 9:05 A.M.
Welcome
9:05 - 9:45 A.M.
Million Dollar Open House
Mary-Anne Gillespie, CEO, Red Apple Coaching
Top agents host open houses differently by ensuring they function as business-building opportunities.
In this practical session, Mary-Anne will show REALTORS® how to transform open houses into consistent sources of leads, listings, and client appointments. From pre-event strategy to in-room conversations and structured follow-up, you will leave with practical scripts, a clear process, and a repeatable system designed to capture every opportunity.
9:45 - 10:25 A.M.
Human-Led, AI-Supported: The Future of Real Estate
Raz Zohar, CEO, MAVE AI
AI has become one of the most powerful ways for REALTORS® to strengthen their value, sharpen their client service, and build smarter business systems.
In this practical session, Raz will introduce Partnered Intelligence, a framework designed around how top-performing agents use AI to work more efficiently, make stronger decisions, and uncover new opportunities for growth. Through live demonstrations and real-world real estate examples, this session will show what becomes possible when AI is used as a true extension, and not replacement of your business models.
10:25 - 10:40 A.M.
Break
10:40 - 11:25 A.M.
Financial Strategies for REALTORS®
JoAnne Martin, CFP, CEO & Lead Financial Planner, The PREC Planners
A successful real estate career can create significant earning potential, but lasting wealth requires strategy, structure, and informed planning.
In this session, JoAnne Martin, CEO and Lead Financial Planner of The PREC Planners, will share financial strategies that help REALTORS® manage variable income, plan for taxes, and build long-term stability. Designed for REALTORS® at every stage, this session will help you avoid common financial pitfalls and make smarter decisions to support your career, business, and future.
11:25 - 12:00 P.M.
Beyond the Transaction: What Today’s Buyers & Sellers Expect From REALTORS
Moderated by: Virginia Munden, CO-Founder BUZZ BUZZ Media Inc.
Consumers are no longer simply hiring REALTORS® to facilitate transactions – they are hiring trusted advisors, marketers, negotiators, and guides through one of life’s biggest financial and emotional decisions.
This panel brings together local buyers and sellers to share firsthand experiences navigating the real estate market and working with REALTORS®. Through honest conversations and client perspectives, attendees will gain valuable insight into what consumers truly value, where expectations are evolving, and how trust, communication, transparency, and expertise influence the client experience.
Moderated by Virginia Munden, Co-Founder, BUZZ BUZZ Media Inc., this panel will feature:
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Manish Pathak from Windsor, and;
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Dave Jones from Kingsville.
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 - 1:45 P.M.
Consistency in Real Estate: The 5 Pillars That Drive Real Growth
Simeon Papailias, Founder, Broker’s Playbook
Jas Takhar, Co-Founder, REC Canada
This session introduces a practical five pillar system for building a consistent and sustainable real estate business.
The pillars – time, CRM and follow-up, educational events, social media, and appointments – break down how daily activities and routines drive a predictable pipeline and where consistency often slips.
Through real examples, including live prospecting, the audience will gain clear, actionable standards they can apply immediately to stay consistent over time.
1:45 - 2:30 P.M.
Trust-Based Sales Frameworks for REALTORS®
Nathan Florence, Executive Facilitator
Build trust at every step, with intention. This session introduces proven sales frameworks designed to strengthen credibility, improve client conversations, and build more meaningful relationships. Agents will learn how to navigate interactions with confidence, ask better questions, and create trust that leads to stronger client outcomes.
2:30 - 2:45 P.M
Break
2:45 - 3:25 P.M.
Mental Health Care for Real Estate Professionals
Joses Wong, Education Specialist
Real estate is a high pressure, fast paced, and emotionally demanding profession. How you manage that pressure directly impacts your business.
In this session, explore how stress affects decision-making, communication, and overall effectiveness. Learn practical strategies to build resilience, manage stress, and show up consistently for your clients, for your business, and for yourself!
3:25 - 4:15 P.M.
The Power of Your Personal Brand
Camille Moore, President & Co-Founder, Third Eye Insights Inc.
In a crowded market, your personal brand is what sets you apart, before anything else.
Known as the internet’s favourite branding expert, Camille Moore, Founder and President of Third Eye Insights, has worked with leading brands including Sephora, Alo, and Bvlgari.
In this keynote, she’ll share practical, high-impact strategies to help REALTORS® build their personal brand, and ensure that before you meet the client, they are already convinced that you’re the professional they need to work with.
4:15 - 6:15 P.M.
RE-CONNECT Social
Speakers
Meet our exciting lineup of speakers, panelists and local experts.
Jas Takhar
Co-Founder, REC Canada
Jas is the creator of the 5-Pillar Sales Method and runs a live prospecting floor where sales professionals operate together in real time. That proximity gives him a clear view of the patterns that cause drift, burnout, and stalled momentum — even among experienced producers.
Mary-Anne Gillespie
CEO, Red Apple Coaching
Mary-Anne Gillespie is known as a powerhouse in the real estate community, and is one of North America’s most sought-after performance coaches. With over 33,000 hours of billable coaching, Mary-Anne has built the #1 producing brokerage in North America and works with the top 1% of REALTORS®.
Nathan Florence
Executive Facilitator
Nathan Florence is a speaker and sales enablement leader who helps professionals communicate in a way that builds trust and drives decisions. With over 20 years of experience working with sales teams and leaders, Nathan focuses on a challenge that shows up in every client-facing role: knowing what to say is one thing, but saying it in a way that actually lands is another.
Raz Zohar
CEO, MAVE AI
Raz Zohar is the Founder & CEO of Mave, the trusted AI platform for the real estate industry. Mave partners with brokerages and REALTORS® to streamline marketing, research, and day-to-day workflows through AI, while empowering real estate professionals to grow their brands and operate more efficiently.
Getting There
Caesar Windsor Hotel
377 Riverside Drive East
Windsor, ON N9A 7H7
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
You can book within OREA’s block by calling the hotel's reservation department at 1-800-991-8888 by providing the code ""CON0520"". The group rate will be available until May 12, 2026.
Hotel Website: https://www.caesars.com/caesars-windsor
The hotel will accept the cancellation of guest room reservations up to forty-eight (48) hours prior to arrival and any deposits taken will be refunded for those rooms. Failure to occupy the room or cancellation within 48 hours of arrival will result in a charge for one night, plus tax.
8:15 A.M. - 6:15 P.M.
