2025 Conference Speakers
MHBA’s National Modular Housing Conference
November 10–12, 2025 | The Landing Hotel | PA
Join us at MHBA’s National Modular Housing Conference—the premier event for professionals in residential modular construction. This annual gathering unites builders, developers, architects, engineers, and suppliers to network, share ideas, explore innovative solutions, and gain insights from expert-led sessions. Hosted by the Modular Home Builders Association, the conference offers a valuable platform for professional growth and collaboration within the modular housing community.
Presenters
Mary Anglade
Founder
Builder Lead Marketing
Alexandra Cary
Director of FORTIFIED Market Development
IBHS
Jonathan Falks
Director of Disaster Operations
NAHB
Brian Gaudio
CEO
Module Design Inc d.b.a Module
Jim House
Senior Consultant
FMI Consulting
Rob Howard
President
Howard Building Science
Christopher R. Jones
Founder
Authentic Leader™
Daniel Small
Founder & CEO
Da Vinci Consulting
Colby Swanson
Partner
ADL Ventures
Sherry Taylor
Executive Director
Durham Community Land Trustees
Presentation Details
Keynote Speaker
Christopher R. Jones
Founder
Authentic Leader™
Breaking the Cycle: Empowering Leaders to Attract, Retain, and Elevate Talent
Keynote with Christopher R. Jones
The modular housing industry often finds itself in a constant state of workforce instability—marked by high turnover, reactive hiring, and a persistent struggle to retain skilled talent. In this compelling keynote, Christopher R. Jones challenges the status quo and offers a transformative framework for building stronger, more resilient teams through influence-based leadership.
Drawing on proven strategies from high-performing organizations, this session provides a roadmap for modular home manufacturers to shift from traditional management approaches to leadership models that inspire innovation, enhance team cohesion, and improve retention. Jones will explore how fostering a culture of influence over authority can unlock hidden potential within organizations—even amid industry-wide labor shortages.
Attendees will leave with actionable insights to cultivate trust, empower emerging leaders, and establish long-term workforce stability. This keynote is especially relevant for business owners, plant managers, and HR professionals seeking to lead with purpose, reduce churn, and create environments where people and performance thrive.
Panel Discussion
Colby Swanson
Partner
ADL Ventures
Jonathan Falks
Director of Disaster Operations
NAHB
Alexandra Cary
Director of FORTIFIED
Market Development
IBHS
Rob Howard
President
Howard Building Science
Fast, Resilient, Rebuilds: Deploying Modular Housing Post-Disaster
With Colby Swanson, Jonathan Falk, Alexandra Cary and Rob Howard
Disasters like Hurricane Helene have underscored the urgent need for housing solutions that can be rapidly deployed, withstand future events, and support long-term community recovery. This panel will explore how modular construction is accelerating disaster recovery efforts and enabling resilient, scalable rebuilds.
With a focus on both speed and durability, the session will highlight how modular housing can align with resilience standards such as the FORTIFIED program, which improves structural performance against hurricanes, high winds, and other hazards. Panelists will share real-world deployment examples—including insights from the Helene recovery—and examine how builders, public agencies, and local governments can coordinate more effectively to implement modular solutions at scale.
Attendees will gain an understanding of modular housing’s role in post-disaster recovery pipelines, with discussion of procurement strategies, policy challenges, and logistical efficiencies. This session is especially relevant for builders, policymakers, and disaster response professionals seeking scalable approaches that prioritize safety, equity, and speed.
Individual Presentation
Jim House
Senior Consultant
FMI Consulting
FMI’s Economic Forecast and Construction Market Outlook
With Jim House
FMI will share insights on the past, current, and future state of the United States construction market, with an emphasis on single-family residential construction. This will include data analysis of spending trends and areas of expected future growth and decline.
Expected takeaways for participants include:
- Key construction market indices, what they indicate, and what insights they can provide for the modular industry
- Where to expect continued growth, and the role of geography in that growth
- Major trends impacting the single-family market and how they drive demand
- Industry headwinds for which modular firms should prepare
Joint Presentation
Sherry Taylor
Executive Director
Durham Community Land Trustees
Brian Gaudio
CEO
Module Design Inc d.b.a Module
Affordable & Sustainable Missing Middle Housing: How Land Trusts are Going Modular
With Brian Gaudio, CEO, Module Design Inc. d.b.a Module & Sherry Taylor, Executive Director, Durham Community Land Trustees
How can modular housing leaders build stronger, more resilient teams in the face of high turnover and labor shortages? In this powerful session, Brian Gaudio and Sherry Taylor explore how mission-driven leadership and collaborative workforce strategies can attract talent, retain top performers, and elevate emerging leaders.
Key topics:
– Leadership models that prioritize influence over authority
– Reducing workforce churn through purpose-driven culture
– Building partnerships between manufacturers and community leaders
– Creating environments where talent—and teams—can thrive
Rooted in real-world experience and cross-sector collaboration, this session offers a roadmap for transforming organizational culture and creating long-term workforce stability across the modular housing industry.
Individual Presentation
Daniel Small
Founder & CEO
Da Vinci Consulting
From Jobsite to Factory: Unlocking Modular’s Full Potential with Manufacturing Excellence
With Daniel Small
Modular construction is not living up to its full promise. Many factories still operate like construction sites, missing key efficiencies that could drive higher throughput, lower costs, and consistent quality.
This session will give modular manufacturers the tools to shift their mindset and operations, applying Lean principles, continuous improvement, and industrialized production strategies to maximize factory performance.
Attendees will walk away with practical, real-world strategies that they can implement immediately, without requiring massive investments in automation or software.
Individual Presentation
Mary Anglade
Founder
Builder Lead Marketing
Your 2026 Digital Marketing Plan: How to Maximize Lead Flow in the New Year
Are you ready to take your modular business to the next level in 2025? Join us for an exclusive workshop, specifically for those organizations in the modular home building industry, designed to equip you with the strategies, tools, and insights you need to dominate your market online.
In this value-packed session, we will share:
✔️The top digital trends to watch in 2026 and how to leverage them.
✔️Proven techniques for maximizing ROI on your advertising budget.
✔️How to craft a winning content strategy that attracts leads and builds loyalty.
✔️Insider tips on your website, SEO, Google Ads, social media, and email marketing that work right now including updates on AI.
This is more than a webinar—it’s your roadmap to success in the ever-evolving digital landscape. Whether you’re a seasoned marketer or a business owner ready to grow, this session will give you actionable steps to build an effective marketing plan tailored to your goals.
Interested in Presenting?
Share your expertise at MHBA’s 2025 National Modular Housing Conference (Nov 10–12 • Pittsburgh, PA). Sessions are 50 minutes + 10 minutes of Q&A. Panel discussions encouraged.
Deadline for submissions: August 30, 2025
Join Us in Pittsburgh
The 2025 National Modular Housing Conference will be hosted from November 10-12 in The Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, PA, just off the shore of the scenic Ohio River.
The Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino
757 Casino Dr,
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Call 412-231-7777 (Group Code is: MHBC)