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Saskatchewan Real Estate Forum
Thursday October 16, 2025
TCU Place, Saskatoon

Chair's Reception - October 15 - Remai Modern Museum, Riverview Room

Michael Cooper
Founder at Dream Group of Companies
Speaker

Profile

Michael Cooper is the President and Chief Responsible Officer of Dream, and founder of Dream Asset Management ("DAM"). He is also the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Dream Office REIT. He has an extensive track record in the real estate industry dating back to 1986. He helped found DAM in 1996 and continues to lead the business as President and Chief Responsible Officer. Under his leadership, the business has grown to approximately $27 billion of commercial real estate and residential development assets under management. Among his accomplishments, Mr. Cooper is responsible for the formation of three TSX-listed real estate investment trusts: Dream Office REIT, Dream Industrial REIT and Dream Residential REIT, and the formation of Dream Impact, the first publicly traded impact fund. Mr. Cooper was also involved in the formation of Dream Global REIT, previously a TSX-listed real estate investment trust, the assets and subsidiaries of which were sold in 2019. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from York University. Mr. Cooper currently sits on the board of directors of Dream, Dream Office REIT, Dream Industrial REIT and Rogers Communications Inc.

Agenda Sessions

  • Closing Investment Roundtable: What to expect and how to prepare?

    3:35pm