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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 23, 2025
Nation’s Leading Commercial Real Estate Conference Returns to New York City on July 24–27, 2025
600+ attendees, 70+ expert speakers and several Fortune 500 partners from J.P.Morgan, U.S. Bank Impact Finance, Community Preservation Corporation, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs are on board!
NEW YORK, NY – The DCRE Conference, powered by Avant-Garde Network, returns to Columbia University in New York City from July 24–27, 2025 for its 7th annual conference. Recognized as the premier event for professionals and leaders across the commercial real estate industry, the DCRE Conference is where investors, developers, financiers, and professionals from around the country gather to learn, connect, and take action.
Adeola Adejobi, Founder and CEO of DCRE, powered by Avant-Garde Network, is pleased to welcome the ongoing influx of partner sponsors, including J.P.Morgan, U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance, Community Preservation Corporation, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Enterprise Community Development, Inc., Genworth, Akerman LLP, FCP, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Adler & Stachenfeld, NYU-Shack Institute of Real Estate, Columbia University’s Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, and more.
“This conference is about empowering emerging developers and advancing recruitment, retention and impact,” says Adejobi. “For the past several years, DCRE has built a powerful network on a national level that is changing the landscape in the commercial real estate industry. Our conference fosters partnerships, inspires deals, propels projects, and helps professionals access capital and career opportunities. As our reach continually grows each year, so do our outcomes as we yield significantly improved results.”
Key industry leaders participating in this year’s conference include: Craig Livingston, Exact Capital Group LLC, Vince Toye, J.P.Morgan, Lionel Lynch, J.P.Morgan, Michelle Kennedy, U.S. Bank Impact Finance, Wilhelmena Norman-Hernandez, Community Preservation Corporation, Amanda Benjamin-Smith, Genworth, Naheem J. Harris, Akerman LLP, London Kemp Boykin, Amazon, Karim Hutson, Genesis Companies.
Register at https://dcre.quvent.com/. Sponsors and recruiters may contact info@avantgardenetwork.com to learn more. Follow DCRE on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.
ABOUT DCRE:
DCRE hosts the leading and largest conference in the U.S. of its kind focusing on impact and inclusion in CRE. The national DCRE community includes 4,000+ professionals, entrepreneurs and developers. Annually, DCRE facilitates masterclasses, training, workshops, networking, real estate tours and career opportunities supported by corporate partners committed to closing racial equity gaps in commercial real estate.
ABOUT AVANT-GARDE NETWORK (AGN):
Avant-Garde Network is a leading social enterprise company focused on creating executives and entrepreneurs. AGN provides top insights on business opportunities, emerging business developments and connects thousands to industry leaders and career opportunities.
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