Thursday, September 29
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Registration
11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Luxury Portfolio Workshop at Global Symposium - Registration required
LPI members are invited to participate in a special Luxury Portfolio Workshop at Global Symposium to take a deep dive into the Luxury Portfolio International Advantage. Hear about the Allure of Luxury; the Global State of Luxury Real Estate; What's New, What's Next with LPI; What’s Working, What’s Not Working and Managing Seller Expectations in a Changing Landscape; 7 Trends Defining the Luxury Home of Today; and more.
There is no additional fee to participate, but advanced registration is required. Deadline: September 16.
See the LPI Workshop agenda here.
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4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Opening General Session
The LeadingRE Global Symposium is a one-of-a-kind event, bringing together the world’s best real estate professionals from top markets across the globe to forge new relationships and strengthen business. The opening general session will introduce you to our beautiful host nation by exploring the influences, trends, and conditions that affect the Portuguese real estate market.
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Enjoy an evening of conversation, camaraderie, and cocktails while watching the sunset over the Atlantic on the picturesque Loggia Terrace at our host property.
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Friday, September 30
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
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9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Morning General Session
An expansive world only shrinks as understanding grows. Your morning session will focus on exploring the world landscape that affects our industry – and what you can do to prepare your business for success into the future. Hear an inspiring keynote address from LeadingRE CEO Paul Boomsma, focusing on the importance of relationships in a global world. The exploration continues with LeadingRE Chief Economist Marci Rossell, who will deliver a unique perspective on the most important economic factors that are impacting our industry and a look ahead at what’s to come. Industry experts will discuss the latest updates in the developer and commercial spaces. You will also hear about the latest updates and what’s ahead for LeadingRE’s programs and global tools designed to support your success and elevate your business to the next level.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch
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1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Afternoon General Session
Your afternoon general session begins with a lesson in leadership from LeadingRE Chairman of the Board and President & CEO of The Keyes Family of Companies, Mike Pappas. Industry experts will discuss the latest industry trends, opportunities, and challenges. Through the always popular World of Real Estate segment, you will hear best practices from colleagues representing markets from around the world. Your session culminates with a special keynote address from renowned speaker and resilience trainer George Anderson, who will deliver actionable strategies for cultivating a foundation of resilience to achieve top performance even in the face of inevitable adversity, failure, and setbacks.
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Gala Reception, Dinner & Awards Presentation
Celebrate the dedication and excellence of our LeadingRE members as we enjoy a networking cocktail reception, dinner, and awards recognition program.
Awards Gala Dinner Sponsored by
Awards Gala Reception Sponsored by
Saturday, October 1
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
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9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Closing General Session
Your final day begins with a look ahead, as experts forecast what the future will hold for the business of real estate. Your program begins with an exploration of technological innovations that are transforming the way we do business – including PropTech, crypto, blockchain, and the metaverse. Closing out the program, you will get a chance to guide the discussion through our “Interact to Impact” segment, designed to identify and address the topics affecting real estate now and into the future.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch
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1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Luxury Property Tour
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Closing Reception
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Speakers
Hear from thought leaders from within the industry and beyond, offering unique perspectives and insights you can use to strengthen your business.
George Anderson
Keynote Speaker
Wellbeing, Mindset & Performance Expert
Wellbeing, Mindset & Performance Expert
Mike Pappas
LeadingRE Chairman of the Board
President & CEO
The Keyes Family of Companies
President & CEO
The Keyes Family of Companies
Marci Rossell
Chief Economist
LeadingRE
LeadingRE
Chris Dietz
Executive Vice President,
Global Operations
LeadingRE
Global Operations
LeadingRE
Paul Boomsma
President & CEO
LeadingRE
LeadingRE
Mickey Alam Khan
President
Luxury Portfolio International®
Luxury Portfolio International®
Jessica Edgerton
Executive Vice President, Operations | Corporate Counsel
LeadingRE
LeadingRE
Kate Reisinger
Executive Vice President,
Member Services
LeadingRE
Member Services
LeadingRE
Vandana Vohra
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
LeadingRE
LeadingRE
Liv Baggen
Director, Global Business Development
LeadingRE
LeadingRE
Taco Heidinga
Director, Global Business Development
LeadingRE
LeadingRE
Tasos Stavrou
Director, Global Business Development
LeadingRE
LeadingRE
George Anderson
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Motivational speaker meets high performance trainer, George Anderson inspires audiences to overcome adversity by reframing and rapidly taking action to maintain peak performance. Drawing on over 20 years of coaching for top performers across a wide range of industries and platforms, George shares engaging stories and battle-tested strategies for supercharging engagement and drive. His engaging and interactive delivery draws each individual audience member into his presentations so that they become the hero of their own story. With an ongoing education in neurolinguistic programming, neuroscience coaching and positive psychology, his presentations also draw upon his experiences and lessons from ultra-endurance challenges. These include 10 back-to-back marathons, two 24-hour 100 mile ultra-marathons, and ironman triathlon.
Mike Pappas
President & CEO, The Keyes Family of Companies
Chairman of the Board, LeadingRE
President & CEO, The Keyes Family of Companies
Chairman of the Board, LeadingRE
Mike Pappas is the President & CEO of The Keyes Family of Companies, a South Florida based real estate company with multiple real estate brands, over 50 branches, 3,500+ associates and affiliates that include Capital Partners Mortgage, Home Partners Title, Keyes Insurance, and Keyes Property Management. With sales and services in excess of $8.3 billion annually, the company is one of the largest independent brokerage firms in the United States. Mr. Pappas graduated Cum Laude from Wake Forest University, where he majored in Business and Spanish. He joined Keyes as a Sales Associate in 1980 and held a variety of positions, including General Sales Manager, until taking over as President in 1992.
Marci Rossell
Chief Economist, LeadingRE
Chief Economist, LeadingRE
LeadingRE Chief Economist Dr. Marci Rossell is a world-renowned economist and financial expert who electrifies audiences nationwide, speaking candidly on the nexus of economics, politics, culture, and the media. She honed her animated style serving as the popular, lively Chief Economist for CNBC, where she became a household name and a must-watch source of financial news. The former co-host of the well-known “pre-market” morning news and talk show Squawk Box, Rossell is revered for taking complex economic issues, often dull in the button-down business press, and making them relevant to people's lives, families, and careers.
Chris Dietz
Executive Vice President, Global Operations, LeadingRE
Executive Vice President, Global Operations, LeadingRE
Chris Dietz heads LeadingRE’s expansion plans by growing and managing its international footprint, including global marketing and brand awareness initiatives. He has 20 years of executive-level relocation management experience, with deep insight into diverse real estate and business practices around the world. Before joining LeadingRE, he managed the Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia Pacific regions for a U.S.-based company, and prior to that, he was responsible for European relocation business development for a large U.S. real estate franchise company.
Paul Boomsma
President & CEO, LeadingRE
President & CEO, LeadingRE
Paul Boomsma is President and CEO of LeadingRE, working closely with the Board of Directors and leadership team to deliver programs that support the success of our members. He created the highly-successful Luxury Portfolio International® program, previously serving as its president. Paul began his career marketing luxury office towers and later joined a top residential real estate firm, before becoming the National Marketing Director for a major franchise. He is a frequent industry and, among his distinctions, has been named to RISMedia’s Newsmakers Hall of Fame, the Swanepoel Power 200, and Inman’s Most Influential.
Mickey Alam Khan
Executive Vice President, Operations | Corporate Counsel
Executive Vice President, Operations | Corporate Counsel
Mickey Alam Khan is President of Luxury Portfolio International®, the luxury marketing and intelligence arm of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. He is also founder and editor in chief of Luxury Daily, the world's leading luxury business publication. In addition to the American Marketer publication and events business, he launched Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily, turning both into leading titles in their space before he sold them in 2017. Prior to that, he was editor in chief of eMarketer and DM News. Early in his career, he was correspondent on Advertising Age from 1993 to 1998.
Jessica Edgerton
Executive Vice President, Operations | Corporate Counsel
Executive Vice President, Operations | Corporate Counsel
Jessica Edgerton oversees key operational areas of the company, including technology, learning and development, and preferred vendor relationships. She previously served as Associate Counsel for the National Association of REALTORS®, where she interfaced with NAR’s communications, conventions and technology teams, as well as its membership. Her responsibilities included contract negotiations for NAR’s various divisions, helping ensure regulatory compliance, speaking on risk management topics at industry events and authoring content on various legal issues relating to the industry. She was named to RISMedia’s Newsmakers ranking of industry leaders and servers on the Board of Directors for Moderne Ventures and on the Upstream Board of Managers.
Kate Reisinger
Executive Vice President, Member Services
Executive Vice President, Member Services
Kate Reisinger, CRP, manages Member Services for Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® to ensure maximum engagement, performance and satisfaction from member firms. Her responsibilities include overseeing the core member referral program, which generates over 30,000 member-to-member referrals annually. She also heads the company’s marketing and events, including LeadingRE’s flagship Conference Week. Reisinger is a seasoned real estate and relocation professional with more 17 years of experience. Prior to joining LeadingRE, she was Regional Director, Relocation and Client Development for a national franchise. Other experience includes serving as Vice President and Director of Relocation Services for a Chicago-area real estate firm and as a Regional Director of Business Development for a relocation management company. Among her distinctions, she has been named to RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers ranking of industry leaders.
Vandana Vohra
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Vandana Vohra establishes the organization’s technology strategy, its vision, to bring value of technology to its domestic and global members with a vision towards future. She oversees all technology and data initiatives at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, Luxury Portfolio International, and RELO Direct, with a focus on developing modern business applications and technology-driven products that support corporate objectives. In addition to managing the strategic development of multiple public-facing websites, Vohra is responsible for quality, security, data integrity and integration, member- and client-facing and customer relation technologies. She brings 33 years of experience to the role, most recently serving as Chief Technology Officer for the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, where she was responsible for the quality, security, and availability of information, software, and hardware.
Liv Baggen
Director, Global Business Development, LeadingRE
Director, Global Business Development, LeadingRE
Liv Baggen serves as LeadingRE’s Director, Global Business Development and is responsible for growing the global network’s membership in high-end markets outside of the US and increasing global participation in Luxury Portfolio International®. She is an experienced international business development manager with a history of success in the luxury real estate business. She also has expertise working in fine art, hospitality, and luxury goods. Her former companies include Palazzo Versace in Dubai, JLL in Berlin and Frankfurt, and a prestigious art collector in Beirut. Liv holds three master's degrees: an LLM from the University of Amsterdam, a master's in History from the Vrije University of Amsterdam, and an MBA of Quantic School of Business and Technology.
Taco Heidinga
Director, Global Business Development, LeadingRE
Director, Global Business Development, LeadingRE
Taco is esponsible for recruiting new members in APAC region and growing the company’s program for marketing real estate developments worldwide. Taco, who is also an expert real estate coach, will also be involved in growing the organizations online learning platform Institute. Taco has 14 years of industry experience, most recently running his own real estate training company focused on the business environment in Southeast Asia, where he worked alongside top agents and developers as well as marketing and sales professionals in the region.
Tasos Stavrou
Director, Global Business Development, LeadingRE
Director, Global Business Development, LeadingRE
Tasos is responsible for growing LeadingRE’s business globally by developing relationships with members, suppliers, industry groups and organizations, as well as heading Destinations by LeadingRE, the company’s development marketing program. Tasos has over 15 years of experience in the real estate and investment industry, most recently serving as Group Sales and Overseas Operations General Manager for one of the largest property developers in Cyprus. He has served as an International Board Member of FIABCI International and as FIABCI Young Members World President and received FIABCI’s medal of Honor award for his contributions to the real estate sector. He was appointed state representative of Cyprus's CCI (Chamber of Commerce and Industry) in China (Beijing) at the EUCCC supervisory board (European Union of Chamber of Commerce in China).
Registration
SOLD OUT
This event is sold out. Email events@LeadingRE.com to be put on the waitlist.
We will contact you in the event of cancellations.
No onsite registrations can be accepted.
This event is sold out. Email events@LeadingRE.com to be put on the waitlist.
We will contact you in the event of cancellations.
No onsite registrations can be accepted.
Cancellation Policy
Full refunds will be available for cancellations received by Thursday, August 11, 2022. Cancellations received beginning Friday, August 12, 2022 through Thursday, September 1, 2022 will receive a full refund less a $250 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations made beginning Friday, September 2, 2022. Cancellations must be received in writing by emailing events@LeadingRE.com.
Payment Options
Payment for the 2022 Global Symposium should be made by credit card online or via wire transfer. Please contact events@LeadingRE.com to receive complete wire transfer information.
Please note that cost of meals for this event is estimated to be $600.00 USD; consult your tax adviser.
Confirmation of Registrations
Confirmations will be emailed once your registration is processed and payment is received; please save a copy for your records.
If you do not receive an email confirmation within 48 hours of registration, contact LeadingRE Events at +1 312-424-0400 or events@LeadingRE.com.
Hotel and Travel
Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa - SOLD OUT
Our base for the 2022 Global Symposium is the Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa, a 5-star hotel in Cascais. It results from the recovery of the former houses of the last King of Italy – Humberto II. This hotel is one of The Leading Hotels of the World, which recognizes the excellence of the service, high standards for quality, and distinctiveness.
Host Hotel / Meeting Location
Hotel accommodations are no longer available at the Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa. If you have not yet reserved your room, please see Alternate Hotels for other excellent options nearby.
ADDRESS
Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa
Rua Frei Nicolau de Oliveira, 100
2750-319 Cascais - Portugal
(+351) 210 966 000
Alternate Hotels
Please contact one of the following hotels promptly to reserve a room if needed. Click the hotel name to link the hotel website.
Pestana Hotel
*Approximately 2.0 km
Hotel Baia
*Approximately 2.5 km
Hotel Estoril Eden
*Approximately 6 km
Hotel Londres – Estoril
*Approximately 6.3 km
The Pergola Boutique Hotel
*Approximately 5 km
*Distance to Grande Real Villa Italia Hotel & Spa
Transportation
Caiscais is only a 35-minute drive from Lisbon Airport, also known as Humberto Delgado Airport (IATA: LIS, ICAO: LPPT). You can travel from the airport by taxi or train. The most convenient and fast method is by Lisbon airport taxi, which costs approximately 40€ and takes around 35 minutes. The train is a less expensive but slower alternative.
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Contact
Please contact us if you have any questions about the LeadingRE Global Symposium: events@LeadingRE.com.
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