Wednesday, February 26 | |
6:00pm - 7:00pm | Opening Reception at The Hotel Indigo |
7:00pm - 10:00pm | Dinner on Your Own |
10:00pm | Rendezvous Meet with fellow members for a late-night drink. |
Thursday, February 27 | |
8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast Buffet |
8:00am - 9:00am | Communications and Technology Committee Meeting |
9:00am - 10:00am | Affiliation Development Committee Meeting |
10:00am - 11:00am | International Committee Meeting |
11:00am - 12:00pm | Next Gen Committee Meeting |
11:00am - 12:00pm | Past Presidents Committee Meeting (closed meeting) |
12:00pm - 2:00pm | Executive Committee Meeting and Lunch (closed meeting) |
2:00pm - 2:30pm | Sponsor Break |
2:30pm - 3:30pm | Welcome Remarks and COR$TAR Awards |
3:30pm - 4:30pm | 2025 Economic Outlook: Stay Invested Dr. Christopher Thornberg, founder of Beacon Economics and former senior economist for the UCLA Anderson School of Business, will share insights on the economy and commercial real estate market, drawing on his experience in revenue forecasting, real estate analytics and economic policy analysis. |
6:00pm - 9:00pm | Dinner and Drinks at the Petersen Museum (ticket required to attend) Join fellow attendees for dinner and drinks at the Petersen Automotive Museum. This world-renown museum showcases an extensive collection of cars, motorcycles and automotive memorabilia. The exhibits explore the history, industry and artistry of automotive design. Dinner, drinks, admission to the museum and transportation will be provided. |
10:00pm | Rendezvous Meet with fellow members for a late-night drink. |
Friday, February 28 | |
8:00am - 9:00am | Breakfast Buffet |
9:00am - 10:15am | AI 2.0: Practical Applications in Commercial Real Estate AI is transforming the way we work, with constantly evolving programs and tools. Founder and creator of the course Implementing AI in CRE: A Practical Guide, Michael Hironimus, CCIM, is a passionate advocate for technology and innovation in the commercial real estate industry. Michael is Senior Instructor for the CCIM Institute and is deeply involved in shaping the future of real estate education. He will share insights on how AI is elevating the commercial real estate industry and key takeaways for leveraging it in today's brokerage environment. |
10:15am - 10:45am | Sponsor Break |
10:45am - 12:00pm | Port of Los Angeles: Driving International Trade and Commerce With more than 7,500 acres of land and 43 miles of waterfront, the Port of Los Angeles is a hub of international trade. A local expert will discuss how LA's port activity supports commerce, jobs and commercial real estate activity worldwide. |
12:00pm - 1:00pm | Networking Lunch |
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Strategies to Train and Retain Next Gens (principals only) This member-led best practices session will feature takeaways on hiring top talent, creating internship and training programs and retaining high-level performers. Session presenters: Sim Doughtie, King Industrial/CORFAC International, CCIM, SIOR, MCR, SLCR, Atlanta, GA, Troy Gerspacher, Gerspacher Real Estate Group/CORFAC International, CCIM, SIOR, Cleveland, OH, Jason Wolf, Wolf Commercial Real Estate/CORFAC International, Philadelphia, PA (concurrent session) |
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Next Gen Session: Building Your Prospecting Pipeline This member-led workshop will drill into creative ways to build business relationships and how to fill your business development pipeline. (concurrent session) |
1:00pm - 2:00pm | Marketing Best Practices Session Marketing directors and members who want to elevate their marketing strategy are invited to this collaborative best practices session. (concurrent session) |
2:00pm - 2:30pm | Sponsor Break |
2:30pm - 4:30pm | Deal-Making Session: Cross-Market Collaboration Workshop Making data-driven decisions in today's marketplace is essential to success. Come prepared to share data on your top multimarket relationships and help uncover hidden business development opportunities in the network. This session will include small-format networking breakouts. Moderator: Joel Meyer, SIOR, Intelica/CORFAC International, St. Louis, MO (concurrent with marketing session) |
2:30pm - 4:30pm | Marketing Best Practices Meet Up Connect with other CORFAC marketing directors to discuss solutions and strategies to improve your daily workflow. (concurrent with deal-making session) |
4:30pm | CORFAC Sponsor Raffle |
6:00pm - 7:00pm | Reception at The Hotel Indigo |
7:00pm - 8:30pm | In-N-Out Food Truck Dinner Los Angeles is known as the Food Truck Capital of the world, and we're thrilled to bring an iconic California experience to the CORFAC Spring Conference! The mobile In-N-Out Burger truck will be set up outside the Hotel Indigo to serve made-to-order food truck fare exclusively for attendees. You won't want to miss it! |
10:00pm | Rendezvous Meet with fellow members for a late-night drink. |
Saturday, March 1 | |
7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast Buffet |
8:00am - 11:00am | Board of Directors Meeting |