About 1,000 builders, brokers, lenders and other apartment professionals are expected to attend the annual day-long conference, which will be followed by an evening dealmaking session. Keynoters are W. Dean Henry, president of apartment giant Legacy Partners Residential Inc., and R. Scot Sellers, chairman and CEO of fast-growing Archstone Communities.

Other featured speakers include Richard B. Gold, president of Lend Lease Real Estate Investments; Harvey E. Green, president and CEO of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co.; Mitchell W. Kiffe, vice president of multifamily housing for mortgage market giant Freddie Mac; and Heidi McKibbon, Fannie Mae's top multifamily executive.

Alan George, EVP of Equity Residential--the nation's largest publicly held owner of apartment properties--will be another featured speaker. So will Keith R. Guericke, president and CEO of Essex Property Trust; Frank McDowell, CEO and president of BRE Properties Inc.; and Timothy Naughton, COO of Avalon Bay Communities.