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CoreNet Global's Singapore Summit Attracts Strong Industry Support
SINGAPORE, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --
Real estate association sees promising advanced registration numbers for its upcoming conference in
Singapore
Corporate real estate association, CoreNet Global, today announced that it has attracted strong industry
support for its 2010 Singapore Summit scheduled to take place on March 23-25 at the Shangri-la Hotel. With
over two months to go, pre-registration attendee levels are reportedly strong with more than 150 real estate
experts from around the world having already registered for the event.
The conference themed, "Paradox: Balancing Contradictions in an Uncertain World" unites the commercial
real estate industry's most respected professionals with sessions that address the latest trends, strategies,
challenges and profit opportunities in commercial property management.
For 2010, the agenda features the following educational tracks: Lessons from Mega Mergers in Asia;
Competing Brands; Industry Sector Roundtable-Technology; Greening Your Portfolio; Benchmarking Energy
Efficiency in Asia; Speed Mentoring; Life Rhythm at Vodafone; From Adversity comes Opportunity; Emerging
from the Downturn with Strength: and Asian Mega Cities - The Shape of Things to Come.
The Summit will also deliver professional development workshops, networking sessions and speeches by
acclaimed industry experts that include:
* Mr. Graeme Maxton, internationally renowned speaker, writer and
commentator for The Economist;
* Mr. Roman Scott, Chairman of The Calamander Group and a well known
advisor on global economic developments;
* Mr. Fredrik Haren, a proclaimed author and presenter on the subject of
creativity and idea generation.
According to CoreNet Global's Asia Regional Chair Mr. Nigel Harris, a number of the world's leading
companies, property developers, investors, government organizations and media groups are putting their
support behind this year's event.
He states that organizations who have already signed up to participate include: ANZ; City of Toronto;
Fidelity; British Telecom; Chevron; Google; Oracle; Pfizer; Rolls Royce; Royal Bank of Scotland; Shell; Sony
Pictures; Standard Chartered and Unilever.
In addition, Mr. Harris comments that the event has secured the commitment of a number of key sponsors
from One Raffles Quay to Marina Bay Financial Centre, Colliers International, Haworth, Jones Lang LaSalle,
CB Richard Ellis, Johnson Controls, Steelcase, Ascendas, Cresa Partners, Herman Miller, Panchshil and
Shaw Contract Group.
"We are very encouraged by the strong advance registration and sponsorship response that the Singapore
Summit has received from many of the world's leading corporations, government agencies and academia,"
says Mr. Harris.
"The fact that so many leading organizations are supporting this conference reinforces the importance of the
event, which is being held at a critical time for the development of an industry that has had to circumnavigate
major challenges over the past 18 months from drops in real estate values, property incomes and cash flows
due to a limping economy," he concludes.
Editor's Notes
As the world's leading professional association for corporate real estate executives, CoreNet Global
members today manage US$ 1.2 trillion in worldwide commercial assets consisting of owned and leased
office, industrial and other space. With 7,000 members representing large corporations around the world, the
association operates in five regions: Asia, Australia, EMEA, Latin America and North America.
CONTACT:
Melanie Hill
CoreNet Global
Tel: +971-4-394-6001
Mobile: +971-50-652-6200
mhill@corenetglobal.org
Janet Middlemiss
JEM Worldwide Ltd.
Tel: +852-2857-3832
Mobile: +852-9195-7829
janet@jemworldwide.com
SOURCE: CoreNet Global
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