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Katrina Orlando

Katrina Orlando is vice president of sales engagement at Incenter Marketing, a full-service marketing firm that helps organizations build strong brands that are better able to transcend market fluctuations. With a career spanning over two decades in the mortgage industry, she is a fervent advocate for integrating digital technology to strengthen customer relationships. She specializes in utilizing video messaging, social media and AI-driven tools to elevate the customer experience in mortgage lending. Reach Orlando at (610) 215-7967.

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James Owens

James Owens is chief technology officer at Xactus, a leading verification innovator for the mortgage industry. In his nearly 30-year career, Owens has used technology to solve complex business problems, applying innovation to create strategic differentiation and build high-performing technology teams. At Xactus, he is responsible for all technology operations, strategy, engineering and innovation.

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Bill Packer

Bill Packer is executive vice president and chief operations officer at American Financial Resources (AFR) Inc. With 30 years of experience in financial services, Packer joined AFR in 2015 and currently oversees operations, technology, new-product development and marketing. AFR is the nation’s leading FHA 203(k) lender for sponsored originations, and is an innovator in the construction and renovation lending space.

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Dan Page

Dan Page is the president of Boulder Equity Partners. He has worked in the financial-services industry for 25 years and has been a direct lender since 2008, helping small-business owners nationwide secure the growth capital they need while helping to save money by consolidating expensive debts. Page has spoken at conferences around the world, teaching marketing- and business-development strategies to senior executives in the financial-services and internet-marketing industries.

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Chrissa Pagitsas

Chrissa Pagitsas is the director of Fannie Mae’s multifamily green-financing business. She oversees the growth of its portfolio, valued at $32 billion as of year-end 2017. She is a leader and industry expert in sustainable finance, creating a road map for advancements in green fixed-income securities, national standards for tracking and measuring energy and water performance, and transforming how multifamily mortgage originators and developers finance properties.

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Peter Paglia

Peter Paglia is chief strategy and chief revenue officer for HomeBinder, a business-to-business and business-to-consumer software-as-a-service platform that enables residential real estate businesses to support homeowners and increase revenue through retention and referrals. Regarded for his strategic sales execution, Paglia leads commercial strategy, go-to-market operations and business development for the company.

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Hermond Palmer

Hermond Palmer is vice president of outreach and inclusion at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. He is a classically trained, results-oriented senior marketing executive with extensive experience driving innovative programs that enhance shareholder value. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Reach Palmer at (800) 388-2227.

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Daniel Palmier

Daniel Palmier is founder, president and CEO of UC Funds. He has been in the real estate and financing business for more than 25 years, cultivating strong relationships with leading senior lenders and real estate entrepreneurs. Palmier strongly believes that real estate investment requires a sophisticated understanding of finance, along with the ability to see a partner’s vision and craft a sensible capital solution.

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Steven Pals

Steven Pals is Director of Business Development at Autoagent, the market-leading escrow tax processor with modernized, service-focused solutions that eliminate refunds and provide accurate tax data and escrow payment processing for mortgage lenders. Pals leads the growth and adoption of Autoagent’s EscrowCloud platform.

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Jim Paolino

Jim Paolino is CEO of LodeStar Software Solutions, which develops loan estimator, sales-management and closing-portal technologies. In this role, Paolino manages the company’s day-to-day operations, and oversees business development and long-term strategic direction. He has a decade of experience developing software solutions specifically for the mortgage and title-insurance spaces. Paolino speaks frequently about technology trends as they relate to compliance, operational efficiency and sales growth.

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Ketan Parekh

Ketan Parekh is a managing director at Toorak Capital Partners. As the head of U.S. lender relations and capital markets, Parekh has more than 25 years of experience in residential structured products, mortgage and real estate banking. Prior to joining Toorak, Parekh was a managing director at Invictus Capital Partners, an alternative mortgage credit fund, where he was in charge of the business-purpose loan business. Parekh also worked as a partner and managing director at Window Rock Capital Partners, a mortgage credit fund.

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