Chair's Reception - June 11, 2025
Chair's Reception - June 11, 2025
The only Canadian real estate event focused on Southwestern Ontario
Join 500+ senior-level attendees, including 150+ building owners, developers and investors.
Registration now open for 2025!
Secure your spot at the 2025 forum at our lowest price
Recap the 2024 forum
"The speakers and content provided invaluable insights that cut through all of the chatter and noise within the industry today."
- Michael Polzl, President & Broker of Record, Cushman & Wakefield
"The Southwest event provided a great forum to get our message out to a very targeted audience"
- Norm Schleehahn, Director, Economic Development, Hamilton EDC
The region's real estate ecosystem under one roof
From family business to institutional owners, stakeholders to consultants and more.
Why attend?
- Hear about different real estate and investment initiatives in the region and the future impact for residents and workers.
- Discover the opportunities and challenges across all real estate asset classes within key cities of Southwestern Ontario.
- Case studies, interactive sessions, group discussions and practical knowledge sharing formats for learning.
What you'll learn.
- What are the key fundamental economic forecasts for 2024 and how does it impact Southwestern Ontario
- Immigration and In-migration trends: Future proofing real estate to cater to dynamic demographic influx
- An update on transactional activity and projects in the Southwestern Ontario market: what is the evolution in 2024?
Who you'll meet.
500+ CRE owners, developers, investors, brokers, asset managers, financers, planners, public services and city authorities will be attending this year's event.
Southwestern markets highlighted in this year's event include Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Hamilton, London and more.
High-impact networking.
The forum is structured to provide networking opportunities throughout the day.
Stay connected with the ConnectMe app! Maximise your time by connecting with like-minded attendees. Prearrange meetings and use the message function to chat before, during and after the event.
Establish strategic partnerships that last through 2024 and beyond.
Want to sponsor?
The sponsorship program is designed to ensure that sponsors receive maximum corporate exposure to all attendees at the event.
Each sponsorship level will offer a different package of value-added benefits. Tell us your business goals & we will help you achieve them.
Young Leaders Program
Do you have a colleague who is 35 years old or under and a rising star in the commercial real estate industry? Nominate them today for the 2024 Outstanding Young Leader award, presented by Informa Connect & Chicago Title Insurance Company Canada.
They could win registration to one of our forums and have the chance to be named Outstanding Young Leader at the Real Estate Forum in December.
Southwestern Ontario Real Estate Forum by the numbers
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senior-level attendees
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V-level & C-level attendees
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building owners, developers & investors
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attendees in real estate financing
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speakers
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sessions
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Continuing education credits
By attending the Southwestern Real Estate Forum, you will be eligible to receive professional development and education credits from a number of associations.
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