SAN FRANCISCO (March 9, 2016) – PCBC, the largest annual homebuilding trade show in the Western United States, today announced the major highlights of the June 21 -‐ 23 event that returns this year to San Francisco. This year’s event features a keynote address from Joshua Cooper Ramo, vice chairman and Co-‐CEO of KissingerAssociates and author of Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About It and The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune and Survival in the Age of Networks. PCBC 2016 will feature a three-‐day agenda that includes an extensive exhibition hall, two full days of comprehensive educational sessions, a one-‐ day Multifamily Trends conference track and VIP Buyers Club. The event, will be held in San Francisco’s Moscone Center and is sponsored by the California Building Industry Association (CBIA) and endorsed by the Leading Builders of America (LBA).
“We’re excited to be back in San
Francisco at the Moscone Center and expect upwards of 10,000 attendees active
in the residential building
industry,” said Linda Baysari, senior vice president of PCBC. “Attendees
of PCBC will learn about building new kinds of communities, neighborhoods and
homes and discover the new technologies and product innovations currently
driving the future of homebuilding. The industry is ever changing and PCBC will
help attendees navigate today’s opportunities and challenges.”
PCBC 2016 features a multitude of
exhibits, educational sessions and unique business and networking
opportunities. The
three-‐day event
will feature General Session keynote speaker Joshua Cooper Ramo, who will
examine the historic forces now shaking our world and will
explain how leaders, businesses, and each of us can
master them by leveraging the power of networks.
The PCBC Main Conference on June
22 -‐ 23 includes 45 educational
sessions spanning a multitude of topics centered around the opportunities and
challenges within the residential building marketplace. Educational tracks
include Disruptive Marketing, Divergent Design, Land/Capital, Business
Imperatives and Multifamily Trends.
The one-‐day Multifamily Trends conference track will occur on June 23
and will provide unmatched analysis and forecasting of the forces shaping for-‐rent and for-‐sale multifamily housing including the economy, demographics,
design trends, operational costs and more, led by foremost leaders in the
industry.
PCBC's 75,000 square-‐foot exhibit hall will play host to
350 of the nation’s top building product manufacturers and suppliers, all
displaying the newest, most innovative products, services, and technologies
available in housing today. The exhibition hall also features the VIP Key
Buyers Club, a VIP program for purchasing teams from high-‐volume builders, facilitating private, pre-‐scheduled meetings between builders and
manufacturers.
Attendees of PCBC 2016 will include
home builders, developers, architects, investors, capital providers, general
contractors, trade contractors, interior designers, remodelers, real estate
brokers, consultants, product manufacturers, dealers, distributors and other
industry advisors and stakeholders. Attendees represent the Western United
States, Canada, Mexico and approximately 25 additional countries.
For additional information and to
register for the event visit http://www.pcbc.com/.
About PCBC
PCBC is the largest homebuilding
trade show in the Western United States and is dedicated to advancing the art,
science and business of housing. Sponsored by the California Building Industry
Association (CBIA) and endorsed by the Leading Builders of America (LBA), whose
membership includes 20 of the largest public and private homebuilders in the
country, PCBC offers two days of exhibits, education, special events, and
networking. This year, the annual event returns to San Francisco, California.
For more information, please visit www.pcbc.com.