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Posted: July 21, 2022
Diversity in Commercial Real Estate to host fourth annual conference advancing DEI in CRE July 28-31
New York, NY Diversity in Commercial Real Estate (DCRE), the largest and foremost conference of its kind for professionals of color at all levels of commercial real estate (CRE), returns in-person for its fourth annual event from July 28-31, 2022, powered by Avant-Garde Network. In-person and virtual attendees drawn from nearly 30 states will participate in four immersive days of sessions, panels, recruiting and networking at Columbia University. Over 70 experts representing several industry sectors will speak on topics ranging from affordable housing, racial equity and economic development, private equity, to how to win and RFP and more. The DCRE Conference gathered over 2500 participants nationwide and internationally over the past four years.
“DCRE creates a space on a national level to help bridge the diversity gap in CRE. Our conference is known to help attendees get connected to capital for their deals, career opportunities and find business partners and we are committed to increasing our results and impact, year after year.” said Adeola Adejobi, founder and CEO of DCRE.
DCRE welcomes Fortune 500 companies this year, including Starbucks, PGIM Real Estate, Goldman Sachs, Community Preservation Corporation, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, JLL, NAI Global, NEF, LISC, CREA, Amazon, and more.
Key industry leaders participating include: Tammy Jones, Basis Investment Group; H. Jerome Russell, H. J. Russell & Co. and Russell New Urban Development, LLC; Dr. Gina Merritt, Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures LLC.; Buwa Binitie, Dantes Partners; Warner Walker, Starbucks; Yarojin Robinson, Goldman Sachs; Ola Oyinsan Hixon, PGIM Real Estate;
Register at https://www.diversitycrec.com. Sponsors and recruiters should contact [email protected].
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