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Commercial Leadership Development Day

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Thank You for Attending Commercial Leadership Development Day

Save the Date for the 2025 Event: Sunday, August 10.

Leadership Week 2024 Commercial Leadership Development Day

Commercial Leadership Development Day is a great opportunity to network and connect with commercial board and association leaders from around the country.

Discover what other commercial and overlay boards are doing to benefit their commercial practitioners and improve their commercial strategies. Receive updates on advocacy efforts, technology advances, community outreach to commercial businesses and more. 

All commercial board / association staff, elected leaders, commercial practitioners and anyone interested in learning more about NAR's efforts in commercial real estate are welcome.

Questions?

Please contact Johnny Noon or Adam Palmer.

View the Agenda from the 2024 Event

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Loews Hotel Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Session times posted in Central Time.

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10:00 – 10:30 am: Registration

10:30 – 10:40 am: Welcome & Introductions

  • John LeTourneau: Commercial Leadership Forum Vice Chair

10:40 – 10:55 am: Commercial Overview

10:55 – 11:00 am: MIPIM 2025

  • Adam Palmer: NAR Commercial

11:00 – 11:15 am: Networking Exercise

  • Steve Smith, Association Management Center

11:15 am – 12:00 pm: AE Panel: How to Engage and Build Commercial Membership

  • Danielle Blake, Miami Association of REALTORS®
  • Kristi Kay Spikes, MetroTex Association of REALTORS®
  • Nathan Brooks, Commercial Association of REALTORS® New Mexico
  • Tracy Johnson, Commercial Association of REALTORS® Wisconsin

12:00 – 12:45 pm: Lunch

12:45 – 1:45 pm: Commercial Strategy Session

  • Steve Smith, Association Management Consulting

1:45 – 2:30 pm: Economic Development - Tools and Resources

  • Adam Palmer, NAR
  • Hugh Morris, NAR
  • Samantha DeKoven, Counselors of Real Estate
  • Randal D. Dawson, CBRE
  • Kristie Engerman, Illinois REALTORS®
  • Jennifer Hamm, Peoria Area Association of REALTORS®

2:30 – 2:40 pm: Break

2:40 – 2:55 pm: RPR Commercial - Tools and Resources

  • Emily Line, RPR
  • Jeff Young, RPR

2:55 - 3:35 pm: Education & Professional Development Panel: Institutes, Societies & Councils

  • Rodney Gansho, NAR
  • Mike Ohmes, SIOR
  • Dawn Carpenter, IREM
  • Mary Fleischmann, CRE
  • Steve Rich, CCIM
  • Dan Murphy, RLI

3:35 – 3:40 pm: Free Websites

  • Elizabeth Koneru

3:40 – 4:00 pm: New! Realtor Benefits Program - Commercial

4:00 – 4:30 pm: Commercial Economic Outlook

4:30 – 4:35 pm: Closing Remarks

  • Kevin Sears, 2024 NAR President
  • Kevin Brown, 2024 NAR First Vice President
  • Christine Hansen, 2020 NAR Vice President of Advocacy

4:45 – 7:00 pm: Commercial Cocktail Reception- Loews Rooftop

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