Denver prepares for another Super Bowl - CoreNet Global

More than 2,500 corporate real estate industry executives are expected to gather in downtown Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, April 29 – May 2, 2007 for the "Super Bowl" of corporate and commercial real estate – the CoreNet Global Summit.

"The CoreNet Global Summit has been described as the 'Super Bowl' of corporate real estate because it draws up to 3,000 of the industry's top decision makers including corporate executives, commercial real estate professionals, and economic development agencies," stated Rocky Mountain CoreNet Chair, David Raduziner, director of real estate for Sun Microsystems.

CoreNet Global is the world’s leading professional association for corporate real estate executives who influence the site selection decisions of the world’s top corporations such as Boeing, Citibank, Microsoft, Shell Oil, Sun Microsystems, Toyota, Whirlpool and many other FORTUNE 500 companies. With a large group of top decision-makers visiting the city, the Summit offers a prime opportunity for showcasing the advantages of locating business operations in Colorado, according to CoreNet Global Chairman Jeffrey L. Elie, VP of global real estate & services for Kaplan, Inc.

Strategic plans and key plays are being calculated in preparation for the arrival of the world’s most competitive real estate icons. And, Denver has plenty in its playbook to demonstrate its economic growth in recent years.

"It's been over a decade since this important group came to Colorado. At that time, we'd added Coors Field, the Convention Center, and DIA to our world-class infrastructure. We've got lots of new things to show them this time, too. Fitzsimons, T-REX, the new wing of the Denver Arts Museum, and the promise of FasTracks ought to impress them that we’re the nation's next great city," noted Tom Clark, executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC).

Clark recognizes the advantages of hosting this impressive mix of corporate and commercial real estate executives. "CoreNet Global members are interested in partnerships that bring together the public and private sectors and in regional cooperation; and since Denver has proven that we can be a successful regional player, we are becoming a more attractive destination for these site selector decision makers," he said.

"The CoreNet Global event will have a direct local economic impact of more than $3.8 million, including approximately 5,500 hotel room nights and an expected $1.5 million in direct delegate spending," explained Richard Scharf, president of the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.

"The event will also bring hundreds of people from outside of the United States to our region, which will give us an enormous opportunity to share what our city has to offer," Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper stated.

The CoreNet Global Summit assembles the top thinkers in business and the corporate real estate industry to share the latest best practices of globally networked corporate enterprises. These include innovations in green development, integrated infrastructure solutions, portfolio optimization, strategic alliance management, performance measurement, industry data and transaction standards, and other best practices.

In addition to corporate real estate professionals, executives from many of the world's top commercial real estate companies, as well as architects, interior designers, developers, location consultants, and economic developers will attend the conference as part of a series of 2007 Global Summits also including Lisbon in fall 2007.