CRE® Annual Convention 2025
September 27, 2025 -
September 30, 2025
Join us in Detroit and witness the real estate renaissance and cultural innovations driving the “Motor City’s” dramatic resurgence: A true modern day “Rise of the Phoenix”
The Westin Book Cadillac
1114 Washington Boulevard Detroit
Detroit , MI 48226
Schedule of Events
= CLOSED EVENTS
= TICKETED EVENTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Governance meetings in the afternoon.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Afternoon Development Tours
Welcome Reception
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Session #1: Detroit’s Renaissance Story: Shaping a Path and Cementing the Future
Session #2: Sports Facility Developments: Impacts on the Rejuvenation of Cities
Session #3: Infrastructure, Real Estate, & the Auto Industry – How Does It All Intersect & Connect?
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SESSIONS (smaller breakouts, encouraging interactive discussions)
- Securing Expert Witness Assignments
- Maximizing Your Business CRE Collaboration
- Winning a Consulting Assignment for State & Local & Nonprofit Governments
- How to Win Assignments in Institutional Real Estate
- TBD: Overview of the LA Fires webinars
Welcome Lunch
Development Tours and Mini Consulting Corps
CRE Celebratory Dinner: With The CRE Band Sound Counsel
Chair’s Hospitality Suite
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Session #4: A Futurist’s Outlook on Real Estate
Session #5: Economic Advisory Council Debate (EAC)
Session #6: The Power of Artificial Intelligence: Real Estate Opportunities, Risks, and Awareness
Session #7: Fireside Chat
Awards Luncheon
Development Tours and Mini Consulting Corps
Free Night: Pub Crawls
Chair’s Hospitality Suite