Fall Summit Schedule
Wednesday, September 23
6:00 pm-7:00 pm Opening Reception
10:00 pm Rendezvous
Late night drinks with fellow attendees.
Thursday, September 24
7:30 am-8:30 am Breakfast Buffet
8:00 am-9:00 am Marketing and Branding Committee Meeting
9:00 am-10:00 am Affiliation and Member Engagement Committee Meeting
10:00 am-11:00 am International Committee Meeting
11:00 am-12:00 pm Past Presidents Committee Meeting (closed meeting)
12:00 pm-2:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting (closed meeting)
2:00 pm-2:30 pm Sponsor Break
2:30 pm-3:15 pm Opening Session and Member Excellence Awards
3:15 pm–5:00 pm Interactive Deal Making Session
Engage with CORFAC colleagues in a collaborative session designed to generate referrals, uncover opportunities and accelerate cross-market deal activity.
3:15 pm–5:00 pm Marketing Best Practices Session (for marketing specialists only)
Marketing specialists are invited to get acquainted and come ideas to share in this informal roundtable discussion.
6:30 pm-9:30 pm Dinner and Drinks River Cruise (ticket required)
10:00 pm Rendezvous
Late Night drinks with fellow attendees.
Friday, September 25
8:00 am-9:00 am Breakfast Buffet
9:00 am–10:15 am Leveraging AI to Drive Brokerage Growth
Topher Stephenson, co-founder of CRE AI Studio, will share practical ways commercial real estate professionals can use AI to enhance daily productivity, fuel the deal pipeline and elevate brokerage growth.
10:15 am-10:45 am Sponsor Break
10:45 am–12:00 pm Building the Future Global Developers Panel
An expert panel of developers will provide insights into market trends, investment opportunities and evolving challenges shaping commercial real estate development.
Moderator: Garry Weiss, ARCO/Murray
Panelists: John Paul Chua, Mapletree; Neal Driscoll, Dermody; Joe Noon, Realterm
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Networking Lunch
1:00 pm–2:00 pm Logistics Trends Shaping the CRE Market
Steve Schellenberg of IMS Worldwide will explore emerging trends in global logistics and supply chain strategy and their growing impact on commercial real estate markets.
2:00 pm-2:30 pm Sponsor Break
2:30 pm–3:30 pm Competing Against Big Brokerage Networks
A panel of CORFAC leaders will share best practices, strategies and success stories that help independent firms leverage their strengths against big networks.
Moderator: Chris Gerlach, CSA Realty Group/CORFAC International
Panelists: Ed Del Beccaro, TRI Commercial/CORFAC International; Iain Sayer, HWBC/CORFAC International; Jerry Sullivan, DarwinPW/CORFAC International
3:30 pm-4:30 pm Principals-Only Think Tank - Brokerage Benchmarking Analysis
Drawing on data from CORFAC member firms, Obie Walli of Dealius will explore the opportunities and challenges independent firms face in the race for profitability, scalability and market differentiation. (Closed session: For Principals only.)
3:30 pm–4:30 pm AI Marketing Workshop
Designed for marketing specialists, this hands-on session facilitated by Topher Stephenson of CRE AI Studio will provide AI-driven tactics, tools and strategies to improve daily workflows. Bring your laptop and come with questions.
3:30 pm–4:30 pm Next Gen Committee Meeting and Best Practices Roundtable
Emerging leaders will provide a short update on CORFAC’s Next Gen initiatives and facilitate a roundtable discussion on topics such as career growth, mentoring and building meaningful professional networks.
4:30 pm Sponsor Raffle
5:30 pm-6:30 pm Reception
6:45 pm-10:00 pm Chicago White Sox Baseball Game
Purchase tickets via Ticket Link
10:00 pm Rendezvous
Late night drinks with fellow attendees.
Saturday, September 26
8:00 am-9:00 pm Breakfast Buffet
9:00 am-11:00 am Board of Directors Meeting