EVENT AGENDA Information of Program Agenda
The USBCCI Real Estate Expo 2026 will be held at the New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott on Saturday, May 16, 2026. The expo expects to host over 60 exhibitors and attract more than 1,500 attendees, including agents, lawyers, architects, bankers, brokers, developers, educators, investors, buyers, sellers, and government officials. There will also be over 100 senior executives in attendance, providing a valuable networking opportunity.
10:00AM DOOR OPEN
10:00AM -11:00AM FREE BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING IN EXIBITOR HALL
11.000 AM - 11.45 AM AI Advantage: Tech Tools That Close Deals Faster
Shahed Islam
Moderator
Mohammad Zaman
AI Expert | Ex-Amazon, Ex-Dell, NetCom Learning
Tariq Khan
Founder, Global Diversity Marketing Clinical Professor, NYU
Ambreen Faruqi
Owner, FARUQI TEAM Licensed Real Estate Professionals
Michael Lagoudis
SVP Capital Markets, Quantic Bank
12:00 PM â 12:30 PM Market Pulse 2026: Rates, Deals & Whatâs Next
Michael Fong
Moderator
Kevin Leatherman
Board of Managers OneKey MLS
Azadul Islam
Branch Coordinator Manager Meadowbrook Financial
Osman Malik, Esq.
Attorney at Law AM LAW GROUP LLP
12.45 PM to 1:30 PM Opening Ceremony (Ballroom)
Md Liton Ahmed
President & CEO, USBCCI
Thomas J. Grech
President & CEO Queens Chamber of Commerce
Trish Ketelsen
Marketing Director OneKey MLS
Steven Raga
Assemblymember for Assembly District 30, NYS
Mohammad Rahman Shahin
President Association of Bangladeshi American Realtors of New York
Rao A Shaan Khan
President ELECT Long Island Board of Realtors
Liz Pollack
Vice President of Marketing HGAR
Jenifer Rajkumar
Assemblywoman Assembly District 38, NYS
Julie Won
Council Member, 26th Council District, New York City
David I. Weprin
Assemblyman, Assembly District 24
Peter M Karlin
Mortgage Broker, GoRascal
Ali Kocak
President Turkish American Chamber of Commerce and Industry USA
Mark Jaffe
President & CEO Greater New York Chamber of Commerce
1:30 PM â 2:15 PM Faith & Finance: Halal Home Loans & Legacy Planning
Sami Kabir
Moderator
Adil Sadik
Guidance Residential
Amina Rashad
Principal Attorney Amina Rashad and Associates
2:30 PM â 3:00 PM Keys to Your First Home: Insider Guide for New Buyers
Faheem Hossain
Moderator
Peter M Karlin
Mortgage Broker, GoRascal
Mohammad Rahman Shahin
Broker/Owner, Maxit Realty
Sardar M Asadullah
Principal Attorney Law Office Of Sardar M Asadullah PLLC
3:15PM- 3:45 PM Unlocking inventory in todayâs market
Shaan Khan
Moderator
Eyston Perez
Team Lead, Douglas Elliman Clark Watkins team
Emran Bhuiyan
Broker/Owner, Emran Estates Realty
Ismail Ahmed
Commercial Real Estate iRecomm
4:00PM- 4:30 PM Fix & Flip, legalizing basement, New Build and Tax strategies
Ahad Ali, CPA
Dircetor USBCCI & CEO, Ahad&Co
Dilara Hossain
Associate Partner SLCE Architects
Michael Nacmias
Principal Attorney Nacmias law firm.
Tariq Bailey
Branch Manager, MortgageDepot
Mohammed Mujumder, LLM
Bronx Office Manager Law Office of H Bruce Fisher PC