This year’s Realcomm | IBcon conference was a milestone celebration of 25 years at the intersection of real estate technology and innovation. Attendees were creative, forward-thinking, progressive and global commercial and corporate real estate and facilities professionals who joined us in Las Vegas for thoughtful discussions, debates, and demonstrations on PropTech and the built environment.
The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! We are thrilled that so many of our attendees found the Realcomm | IBcon conference such a valuable experience and hearing about how much they enjoyed reconnecting with peers, colleagues, and clients. As we continue to navigate in today’s new normal, we are grateful for all who participated, helping us deliver a high level, engaging and educational event.
Realcomm | IBcon hosted its 8th annual Golf Outing and Charity Event that drew more than 80 golfers (the largest turnout yet!) who played the course at the Arroyo Golf Club at Red Rock. The charity event benefited Stacks+Joules, a non-profit workforce development program to help solve the skilled labor shortage in the BAS industry.
Special thanks to our event co-chairs Robert Entin of Vornado and Todd Januzzi of The Paramount Group for helping us organize the fun and making this a successful event, year after year!
Realcomm | IBcon attendees participated in back-of-house tours of several innovative projects and experiences in the Las Vegas area:
AREA15 represents what’s next in the experiential entertainment space. It is the world’s first purpose-built immersive art and entertainment district featuring a curated list of dynamic destinations, ground-breaking technology, interactive art installations, extraordinary design elements and more. Attendees learned new, creative ways to address space obsolescence in their portfolios.
The construction industry has relied on standard onsite practices throughout its history. Modular construction is one type of innovation recently introduced to the industry. Boxabl has brought a number of key characteristics to their strategy: precision design, technology rich and built off site in a factory environment. In addition to addressing the pressing needs of the single-family home market, these techniques could ultimately be applied to other commercial asset classes. Attendees got an in-depth look at what makes the Boxabl factory so remarkable.
The newest hotel on the Strip, Resorts World, showcases the best of breed in Las Vegas, if not the world. The digital globe, sophisticated digital signage installations, suite automation, a digitally integrated “food hall” experience, a state-of-the-art theater and night club, advanced building automation and world-class gaming, were just some of the innovations shared on this tour.
This year, eight precon events were presented. The day started with the CRE Cybersecurity Forum, addressing the highimpact cyber and OT ransomware attacks building owners face today with most of the content presented was developed by the ongoing work of the Real Estate Cyber Consortium (RECC). Afternoon sessions included individual breakouts based on the attendees’ role within the real estate industry. These programs featured industry experts who addressed the challenges and technology opportunities for specific target groups: 20th Annual CIO Roundtable, 11th Annual IB Boot Camp, 11th Annual Smart Building Integrator Summit and new this year: Hybrid | Immersive Work Experience Summit, 5G | In-Building Wireless Symposium, Environmental Sustainability Forum, Low Voltage Buildings Roundtable.
Also new this year was the inaugural VC Lounge. Realcomm recognized the vital role that the venture capital community plays in shaping the future of CRE technology and the Lounge was launched to foster interactions and collaborations between participating VCs and the Realcomm | IBcon community. It was an exciting platform for ideation, knowledge-sharing and networking.
Kicking off the 25th anniversary celebration, conference attendees enjoyed fun, food, libations and exciting entertainment at Caesar Palace’s Garden of the Gods Temple Pool. The Welcome reception was a great opportunity to catch up with peers and make new friends before the conference began the next day. It was great seeing so many returning attendees who are the core of our collaborative community.
Our 2023 Advisory Council was instrumental in assisting with the creation of this year’s conference. Advisory Council co-chairs along with other council members, all contributed their time and insight into shaping the education program. As our way of saying thank you, we hosted a special celebration at The LINQ High Roller Wheelhouse.
This year’s General Sessions featured, over two days, industry powerhouses that presented dynamic, top of mind and insightful discussions on the past, present and future of real estate technology and innovation.
More than 300 thought leaders led 50+ education sessions and idea exchanges over two days. Some of the discussion topics and newest trends that emerged from the sessions focused on data/sensors, process automation, workforce of the future, cybersecurity, ESG, digital workplace, and more!
The inaugural Allies Breaking Barriers session was introduced this year. Inspiring case studies and personal stories were shared and transformative table topics forged new insights and connections.
Over two days, the Realcomm Live news desk featured 30 live interviews that delved into various industry trends with industry experts from companies such as CBRE, City of Las Vegas, Microsoft, Stanford University, Walmart, and others.
A special thank you to Yardi and Johnson Controls for sponsoring the event.
Congratulations to the 2023 Digie and Lifetime Achievement Award winners!
Awards were given to recognize those companies, real estate projects, technologies and people that have gone above and beyond to positively impact our industry using technology, automation and innovation. Special congratulations to this year’s Julie Devine Digital Impact Award winners Helane Stein, Justin Segal, Ryan Allbaugh and Sabine Lam. And watch out for the Rising Star award winners Andrew Weakland and Bayron Lopez.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Scott Cochrane, a recognized global thought leader who has consistently demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to improving real estate operations through technology and innovation.
Click here for the complete list of winners.
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Kicking off Day 2 of the conference, one-on-one interactions sparked dynamic conversations on 22 of the most successful global smart building implementations including corporatet and university campuses, office towers, smart districts, innovation labs, entertainment, hospitality and residential sites. Project leaders shared insights on their digital transformation stories. Some highlights include: how to achieve smart building infrastructure scalability, goals for net zero capability, best of digital experience, tech trends and so much more!
Returning for the second year, the Realcomm Process Automation Showcase super-session again assembled some of the most creative and innovative examples of commercial real estate process automation. Attendees had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the technology architects for each unique automation project who shared what they did and how they did it.
Projects included how to solve for hardware and software needs at the corporate, vertical and property level, developing a machine learning model that analyzes factors to predict the likelihood of a late payment, using ChatGPT capabilities to drive productivity, efficiency and internal communication and others.
Over 176 innovative solution and service providers showcased state-of-the art technology, products and services in ther exhibit hall. Seven unique Tech Pavilions, each with its own group of specialized vendors and innovative technologies, shared demonstrations and insights. Attendees explored the latest solutions related to 5G & In-Building Wireless, PropTech Launchpad, PoE Consortium, Healthy Buildings, ESG | Energy, CRE Cybersecurity and our own Partner Pavilion. New this year was the cutting edge DVE Holographics exhibit.
In 2023, the Exhibit Hall featured over 55 new companies who had never before exhibited at Realcomm | IBcon. The second annual ReCharge Lounge powered by Leviton was again a popular go to!
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While there are many PropTech conferences going on around the world, Realcomm and IBcon have established their place as the premier industry events in this space. For 25 years, we have delivered the widest-ranging educational program and most current, comprehensive and thoughtful discussions, debates and demonstrations presented by industry thought leaders.