PLEASE NOTE: You must select any tickets you want to purchase and any CE you want to attend during the registration process. Any non CE sessions are open to everyone.
Tuesday
Tuesday, October 7th, 8:00-8:30am:
Bubbles and Business: Conference Orientation with Andrew Mall – NO CE – New to the Kansas Association of REALTORS® (KAR) Annual Conference or haven’t attended a conference in a while? Welcome! This session is for you. In the Conference Orientation, you will be greeted by the session’s host, Andrew Mall, Past President of KAR and with Mimosas!
The session is designed to:
#1: help prepare you for the conference
#2: make the most out of your investment to attend
#3: network and meet other first time attendees
#4: maximize your conference experience
#5: get the insider tips and all your questions answered at this session
Before you know it, you’ll be a KAR Conference insider, too!
Tuesday, October 7th, 8:30-11:30am: HANDOUT
Fair Housing with Vern Jarboe – 3 hours KS CE – This course provides a comprehensive overview of federal and Kansas fair housing laws and their impact on real estate practice. Participants will explore the history, purpose, and enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, with special emphasis on prohibited practices such as discrimination, steering, blockbusting, and redlining. The course highlights the seven federally protected classes, as well as additional protections under Kansas law, and examines how these rules apply in everyday real estate transactions.
Through case studies and practical examples, students will learn how to recognize potential violations, understand the consequences of non-compliance, and implement best practices that ensure fairness, accessibility, and ethical standards in housing. The course emphasizes the responsibility of real estate professionals to treat all clients with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, while fostering inclusive communities.
Tuesday, October 7th, 9:15-10:15am:
Happier Time Management & Breakthrough Productivity with Jackson Kerchis – NO CE – This session reframes time management by emphasizing not just efficiency, but energy, attention, and meaning. He teaches a practical system for auditing commitments, structuring focus blocks, minimizing context switching, and building momentum through small wins. The presentation also integrates recovery practices to avoid burnout, so productivity can be sustained without sacrificing well-being. It’s delivered as an interactive, actionable session tailored for busy professionals looking to do more meaningful work with less stress.
Tuesday, October 7th, 10:30-11:30am:
Realty Fraud: How to Recognize It and How to Avoid It with Security 1st Title & Guests – NO CE – Join David Armagost, Security 1st Title’s President, as he reminds us of the importance of keeping security top of mind. He’ll cover how to recognize and ways to help prevent types of fraud impacting the real estate industry including wire fraud, payoff fraud, Earnest Money fraud, and seller impersonation fraud.
Tuesday, October 7th, 1:30-2:30pm:
Best of Legal Hotline with Vern Jarboe – NO CE – The hotline is about more than just one topic—come listen to the real issues brokers are dealing with across Kansas and ask your own questions along the way.
Tuesday, October 7th, 1:45-4:45pm: HANDOUT
AI, ChatGPT, & Real Estate Law & Code of Ethics with Craig Grant – 3 hours KS CE – Artificial Intelligence or AI is the science of making machines that can think, act, process large amounts of data, perform, be artistic and creative, and more like Humans. While this technology has been around for decades, it wasn’t readily available to most consumers and small business owners.
But that all changed with the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, followed by other products including Google Gemini, Microsoft Co-Pilot, Canva Pro, Adobe, Jasper, MidJourney, RPR, Grammarly, & more as this amazing technology is now available to everyone.
But this game-changing technology has many downsides that if not implemented properly can cause all kinds of legal, ethical, and compliance problems for you and your real estate business including:
● Providing false or misleading information
● Utilizing content that is skewed with bias and even hatred
● Utilizing content that can be viewed by consumers as inappropriate and/or offensive
● Open you up to security flaws and scams
● Violate several federal (Copyright, Trademark, Fair Housing, libel, slander, etc.) and state laws related to truth in advertising, not misleading the public, data theft, and more
● Violate the Standards of Practice articles 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, & 15 of the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics
By the end of this session, you will be more intelligent about this fast-emerging technology to ensure you stay ahead of the curve, improve your life happiness, & boost your business efficiencies & customer service, all while using these tools in an ethical & compliant manner!
Tuesday, October 7th, 2:45-3:45pm:
Part 2: Serious Business of Happiness in Real Estate: Science-based Tools for Sales and Productivity with Jackson Kerchis – NO CE – In this presentation, Jackson Kerchis argues that happiness is not a soft luxury but a measurable driver of performance, especially in real estate. He introduces evidence-based tools and frameworks that help agents manage stress, maintain energy, and cultivate optimism — all to improve sales outcomes, productivity, and client relationships. The session blends neuroscience, positive psychology, and behavioral strategies with real-world examples tailored to agents’ daily challenges. Attendees walk away with practical, science-backed habits they can start applying immediately to thrive personally and professionally.
Wednesday
Wednesday, October 8th, 8:30-9:30am:
How to Get Started & Dominate with Video with The Boom Team – NO CE – A high-energy presentation from The Boom Team that shows real estate professionals how to harness the power of video to grow their business. The session covers simple ways to get started with minimal equipment, strategies for creating engaging content, and tips for distributing videos across multiple platforms. Attendees learn how to overcome the fear of being on camera, develop a consistent video plan, and integrate video into their lead generation and branding efforts. The presentation is designed to be both fun and practical, leaving participants with actionable steps they can implement immediately.
Wednesday, October 8th, 8:30-11:30am: HANDOUT
Create Awesome Marketing Content & Materials with AI, Canva, & ChatGPT with Craig Grant – 3 hours KS CE – In this session, we will explore & show you how to properly use many popular generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools including OpenAI’s ChatGPT & Dalle, Google Gemini, Microsoft’s Co-Pilot, Canva Pro & the Magic Studio, MidJourney, & and more.
In this session, you will learn how to best use AI tools, including ChapGPT, Canva, and others, to:
- Come up with ideas or create content.
- Create imagery and videos.
- Design your marketing materials.
- Build thousands of pieces of content in no time.
- Knock out a year’s worth of blogging, social media, SEO, etc.
- And More!
By the end of this session, each attendee will understand how to leverage these incredible tools to develop an effective content, marketing, & communication plan that will help them connect with consumers by creating an entire year’s worth of targeted social media content, blog articles for their website’s SEO, videos, & more in just minutes that will help grow & improve their real estate business!
Wednesday, October 8th, 8:45-9:30am:
Advocacy Update – Addressing Housing Supply Concerns with Mark Tomb and Darren Beckham – NO CE – Housing supply is one of the most pressing issues facing Kansas communities and the real estate industry. This session will examine how policymakers, REALTORS®, and industry partners are working to address the shortage. Attendees will gain a behind-the-scenes look at the advocacy efforts underway, the tools available to strengthen REALTOR® involvement, and the role public policy plays in expanding housing opportunities across the state.
Wednesday, October 8th, 9:45-10:30am:
Cybersecurity with Justin Dempsey, Nextech – NO CE –
Wednesday, October 8th, 9:45-10:30am:
Flash Sessions (4 options) – NO CE –
1. RPR – Quick Hits with Kyle Niemann
2. Make Our Voice Heard as an SPC with Darren Beckham, KAR
3. Form Simplicity – Quick Tips with Jason Schatz
4. Get Involved! Committee opportunities with KAR with Thomas Howe, KAR Past President.
Moderator/Speaker – 10 minutes, Discussion – 5 minutes
Wednesday, October 8th, 10:45-11:45am:
2026 Kansas Housing Markets Forecast with Bekah-Leach, WSU & Security 1st Title – NO CE –
Wednesday, October 8th, 1:45-4:45pm: HANDOUT
Working with Today’s Hyper-Connected Consumer with Craig Grant – 3 hours KS CE – Today’s consumer is very different from that of the past. With the explosion of the Internet, mobile, social media & more, they have access to everything they want, when they want it and this has led to some major changes in how they act, communicate, and more. Today’s consumer is more educated/prepared, even to the point of being over-prepared/misinformed, in a rush & has very low brand loyalty in all aspects of their lives.
In this session, we will take a deep dive into not just what has changed the consumer, including generational and cultural implications, but more importantly why.
And we will explore how this relates to how to properly work with consumers on a daily basis to ensure that there are good communication & relationships between the real estate practitioner and their clients’, changing trends in how to properly reach new potential consumers & the important tools/resources needed to properly service today’s consumer and much, much more.
Wednesday, October 8th, 1:30-2:30pm:
7.5 Personal Jedi Tricks to Ignite Your Business with The Boom Team – NO CE – A dynamic session by The Boom Team that dives into 7½ key habits and mindsets you can adopt to dramatically boost your productivity, energy, and business results. It explores how to optimize your daily routines, environment, mental clarity, and physical health so they all fuel your professional growth. Participants walk away with “Jedi level” tools, dialogue, and tech recommendations that help them become the driving force in their own world.
Wednesday, October 8th, 2:45-3:45pm:
NAR 2026 Housing Forecast Updates with Brandi Snowden, NAR Director, Member and Consumer Survey Research – NO CE
Thursday
Thursday, October 9th, 9:00am-12:00pm: HANDOUT
Kansas Required Core with Vern Jarboe – 3 hours KS CE – This course satisfies the mandatory continuing education core requirement for both brokers and salespersons under Kansas law. The curriculum provides a thorough review of the Brokerage Relationships Act, clearly defining and applying agency and transaction brokerage. Participants will gain practical guidance on the proper use of contract forms, handling of offers, and meeting disclosure duties while avoiding misrepresentation and fraud.
Additional focus is given to license law requirements, with special emphasis on advertising rules and compliance. The course also includes a detailed explanation of fair housing law and the responsibilities of real estate professionals in promoting equal opportunity. By the end of the course, licensees will have strengthened their knowledge of Kansas law and their ability to conduct business with professionalism, integrity, and consumer protection in mind.
Thursday, October 9th, 10:00-10:45am:
Five Wealth Management Strategies for Real Estate Professionals to Optimize with John T Christy – NO CE – Join a Certified Financial Planner that specializes in working with real estate professionals and investors share five specific opportunities often overlooked or underutilized in the real estate space. Individually or combined, having a better understanding of tax and wealth management concepts can benefit the real estate professional and provide education and insights in to what their real estate investor clients or prospects are considering or ought to be.
This is probably too much for a snippet, but the five strategies I intend to talk about are:
– Entity infrastructure and impacts on active vs passive income
– Bonus Depreciation
– Qualified Retirement Plans
– 1031 Exchanges
– Cash management and security-backed lending
Thursday, October 9th, 10:00-11:00am:
Wilderness: A Test of Leadership & Situational Awareness with Jacob Speckeen – NO CE – Step into the wild with Jacob Speckeen as he uses real and imagined wilderness challenges to test leadership under pressure. Through engaging stories and case studies, you’ll explore how to read the environment, adapt quickly, anticipate risks, and guide others with clarity in uncertain conditions. Drawing powerful parallels between rugged terrain and today’s business landscape, this session equips you with practical strategies to sharpen awareness, stay calm under stress, and lead confidently in any VUCA.
Thursday, October 9th, 11:00-11:45am:
Form Simplicity: Digital Transaction Management – NO CE – Go paperless and reduce time, costs, and risk with digital transaction management. Learn how to
● Expedite transactions.
● Customize your Preferences, optimize your Contacts and manage your Clauses easily.
● Obtain signatures digitally and more!
Thursday, October 9th, 11:00-11:45am:
Domii® & Extreme Data: Smarter Prospecting, Safer Business – NO CE – Come and learn how REALTORS® can use domii’s unique data insights not only to stay safe but also to supercharge your prospecting. This will give you practical tools you can put to work immediately!
Thursday, October 9th, 12:00-1:30pm:
Closing Session & Luncheon, Wilderness Leadership Assessment: Can You Handle the Unknown? with Keynote Speaker Jacob Speckeen – NO CE – Join Jacob Speckeen in “Wilderness Leadership Assessment: Can You Handle the Unknown?”—an immersive dive into leadership under pressure. Through unpredictable scenarios and resourceful problem-solving, you’ll discover how your instincts in the wild mirror your leadership in business. Walk away with a clear picture of your resilience, awareness, and adaptability—plus strategies to lead with confidence when certainty is out of reach.
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