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10th Annual Collegiate Real Estate Conference

Honoring Outstanding Leadership in the Real Estate Profession

Faculty Activities

10th Annual Collegiate Real Estate Conference

The Real Estate Center invited students from seven Midwestern Universities to participate in the Annual Collegiate Real Estate Conference on April 11. Over 100 students attended the event representing Indiana University, University of Illinois, University of Notre Dame, University of Iowa, University of Cincinnati and Marquette University.

This unique program brings in over 30 top-tier real estate professionals to introduce students to the range of career options that are available in the many sectors of the real estate industry. The goal is to educate students so that they can make informed career choices as they prepare to enter the workforce.

The program opened with a luncheon and keynote speaker, Daniel Goodwin, Chairman & CEO, The Inland Real Estate Group. Following the luncheon, students participated in a series of breakout sessions to learn more about the specific career fields in real estate: Brokerage, Corporate Real Estate, Consulting/Valuation, Development, Finance, Property Management/Asset Management and REITS/Institutional Investment. Each breakout session featured executive level professionals in the respective areas. View a list of participating panelists here.

The event concluded with a networking reception so students had an opportunity to engage with the panelists in a relaxed environment.

The event was sponsored by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Chicago Chapter.

Honoring Outstanding Leadership in the Real Estate Profession

On Tuesday, May 13, 2014, The Real Estate Center and DePaul University are hosting a special event to honor Robert Wislow, Chairman & CEO, US Equities Realty, for his long standing service and countless professional contributions to the real estate community. As part of the afternoon program, Bob's long-time friend and colleague, Sam Zell, Chairman, Equity Group Investments, will share his industry insights in a fireside chat with Debra Cafaro, Chairman and CEO, Ventas Inc.

All proceeds will benefit the Center's student support services and scholarship programs.

Thank you to the event sponsors:

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Associated Bank

Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation

CA Ventures/Sonnenschein Capital, LLC

CBRE

Chicago Title Insurance Company

CommercialForum

Clayco, Inc.

Environmental Systems Design, Inc.

Ernst & Young

Eurest Services

Holland & Knight LLP AND Gerstein Interests Ltd.

MB Financial Bank

McDonald Hopkins LLC

Pepper Construction Company

The Private Bank

REIA

Riverview Realty Partners

UBM Facility Services, Inc.

US Bank

Faculty Activities

Susanne Cannon, the Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director of the Real Estate Center, serves as Vice Chairman of the Urban Land Institute's Urban Revitalization Council. In that capacity she was invited as a keynote speaker to a conference in Shanghai sponsored by ULI Mainland China. The result of that conference is being compiled into a book called "10 Principles of Urban Regeneration in Shanghai" which will be published this summer. Cannon also moderated a panel featuring prominent developers, architects, and consultants.

Ben Wood, architect, Shanghai Studio; Albert Chan, Director of Planning and Development at Shui On Land; Jonathan Woetzel, Director, McKinsey & Co.; Fushikyo, Regional Deputy Manager at China Vanke Co. and Susanne Cannon

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