In about one week, from October 12-14, CoreNet Global will bring together over 1,300 corporate real estate professionals for its next biannual gathering in Las Vegas, NV.  The conference theme is “Convening for Change: Transforming Corporate Real Estate for a New Economy“, featuring speakers such as Jeff Rubin (author of Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller) and Yossi Ghinsberg (author of Jungle).  More than 25 breakout sessions are scheduled over two days, on topics ranging from cost saving strategies to lease negotiations to sustainable workplace programs. 

According to CoreNet Global, over 41% of the registrants are corporate real estate executives (or “End Users”), from companies such as Fidelity Investments (12 attendees), Bank of America (11), ExxonMobil (10), Google (10), McKesson (10), Kaiser Permanente (9), Oracle (9), and General Dynamics (6).  The fairly healthy ratio of client-side attendees may indicate that business activity and demand is coming out of hiding.

Special ”Learning Spotlight” events are also scheduled before and after the main summit, focusing on “Restructuring Real Estate Assets” (on October 12) and “Women of CoreNet Global” (on October 15).  Attendees will also experience several program innovations, including a “Workplace Community Home Room”, “SNAP Sessions”, and “Industry Sector Roundtables”.

The Industry Sector Roundtables will build on a popular concept from local chapters, providing peer-to-peer discussion around common issues and challenges shared by real estate executives within the same sector.  During the summit, the three clusters will form around financial services, technology, and industrial/manufacturing.

For more information and registration, visit the CoreNet Global Summit website.

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