Where actionable insights steady your business in a turbulent market
The region's only all-encompassing commercial real estate event
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Why attend?
- Hear from experts on how the imminent geopolitical changes will be impacting the region's commercial and industrial landscape
- Take advantage of the opportunity to collaborate and network with senior leaders across the southwestern region
- Case studies, interactive sessions, group discussions and practical knowledge sharing formats for learning.
What you'll learn.
- What is on the cards for Southwestern Ontario and Canada in 2025 and beyond?
- Steel, auto, plastics and more: How are Southwestern Ontario’s manufacturers weathering the impact of the geopolitics?
- Real ways CRE businesses are implementing AI and other tech to improve efficiency
- Construction costs: how can we mitigate inflation, scarcity and supply issues and continue to build?
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 2025 and beyond.
Thought leadership
The speaker roster includes a mix of knowledgeable experts from Canada's leading commercial real estate institutions, property management organizations, and various levels of the government.
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 2025 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.
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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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