Property tours
Attendees had several opportunities to visit local properties, including the Bottleworks District, the urban community CityWay, and OneAmerica Tower.鈥�
- The Bottleworks District, originally home to the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Indianapolis, is a fusion of past and present, located in the heart of historic neighborhoods near Indianapolis鈥� North Mass Ave corridor.
- Living at CityWay has changed the definition of luxury living with a concierge approach to services, extensive on-site amenities, carefully curated retail selections, and sophisticated apartments.
- OneAmerica Tower just received LEED Gold certification,and has full Fitwel certification. Geothermal and responsible for half of the water that feeds the canal downtown, those who attended this tour witnessed Class A sustainability with a 40+ year old property.鈥�
Opening premier party
A highlight of every 乐竞体育赛事直播 Global Summit, this year鈥檚 premier party was held at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art October 7. Guests were treated to a private evening at the museum along with food, drinks, music, and the exceptional experience of wandering the museum鈥檚 extensive collections and exhibits.
The opening session
Maintaining the 乐竞体育赛事直播 standards for excellence in real estate management requires the time and efforts of teams of people. 乐竞体育赛事直播鈥檚 Leadership Team, Board of Directors and Regional Vice Presidents are among these dedicated volunteers. The Global Summit provides a forum to acknowledge these efforts, our sponsors, exhibitors, and the accomplishments of our Next Gen CPMs, Student Leaders, and DISI Leaders. A video featuring 乐竞体育赛事直播 highlights and events throughout the past year gave us a quick overview of how 乐竞体育赛事直播 is evolving into the future.
This year 乐竞体育赛事直播 welcomed keynote speaker Mina Starsiak-Hawk, real estate agent and star of HGTV鈥檚 hit series 鈥淕ood Bones.鈥� Mina gave a frank and funny recounting of the evolution of her career as a home renovation star. 鈥淕ood Bones鈥� ran for eight seasons, with Hawk and crew renovating dozens of homes in Indianapolis, before Hawk was done and ready for the next challenge in her life.
Governance
乐竞体育赛事直播 Global Summits are where directors, governing council members and leadership come together to do the work that keeps 乐竞体育赛事直播 running. This year, in addition to the necessary tasks that are always executed, a new chapter in the UAE was announced! M. Jawad, CPM庐, MRICS, and the first 乐竞体育赛事直播 member in the Middle East to earn CPM designation, was on hand to celebrate this momentous occasion.
Education
Providing education that helps property managers keep up with trends and the latest developments is central to 乐竞体育赛事直播鈥檚 purpose. This year鈥檚 Global Summit offered a wide range of educational options for attendees. Here are just a few of the topics explored:
- Affordable housing panel 鈥�聽Ryan Huffman, CPM庐, led a panel on affordable housing. Panelists, which included Eileen Wirth, CPM庐, Anthony Tynan, CPM庐, and Toni Harris, CPM庐, ARM庐, agreed on the complexity of compliance with affordable housing programs that can be federal, state, or even local.鈥�
- EV charger readiness 鈥撀�As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow, it鈥檚 crucial for property managers to understand the importance of EV charger readiness. Panelists Fred Prassas, CPM庐, David Holland, CPM庐, and Angela Aeschliman, CPM庐, CCIM, opened the discussion to essential strategies for sustainable and future-proof EV readiness.鈥�
- ESG 鈥� Yardi representative Randy Moss led a session focused on ESG challenges in property management. His company has extensive experience in sustainability data management and has benchmarked more than 11,000 properties globally. Moss highlighted the challenges of collecting and organizing data, especially from tenant-owned utility accounts.
Many more sessions were held on disaster preparedness, driving ancillary revenue, mental health, AI, and improving presentation skills.
State of the Industry Breakfast鈥�
At the State of the Industry Breakfast, three different speaker panels were moderated by Kim Collins, CPM庐, 乐竞体育赛事直播 2024 Secretary/Treasurer Nominee. Collins asked panelists Michael Tuer, vice president and general manager of Yardi Systems, and James Scott, MIT lecturer and 乐竞体育赛事直播鈥檚 鈥渋nnovator in residence鈥� about how property managers can create efficiency through automation. Scott highlighted the importance of evaluating the return-on-investment (ROI) of any tech solution being considered for a company or a property.鈥�
Greg Cichy, CPM庐, Erin Hopkins, PhD, associate professor of property management at Virginia Tech, and Dan Gaddis, business development manager at Mantis Innovation, talked with Collins about how sustainability creates great potential for higher NOI, particularly through cost reduction. 鈥�
The final panel focused on the adaptive reuse of properties, with Brad Ashley, CPM庐, and Ashley Rogow, technical designer at Gensler, sharing examples of adaptive reuse projects they鈥檝e been involved with.鈥�
Ted Thurn, 乐竞体育赛事直播鈥檚 senior director of government affairs, shared tips for how 乐竞体育赛事直播 members can talk about adaptive reuse with legislators by explaining the benefits, sharing 乐竞体育赛事直播 recommendations for policy change, and highlighting government incentives for adaptive reuse.鈥�
鈥疶he Gala
It鈥檚 the real estate management event of the year! This year鈥檚 Gala was indeed the highlight of four days in Indianapolis. 2024 乐竞体育赛事直播 President Libby Ekre CPM庐, took the stage to thank those who鈥檝e made her presidency the pinnacle of her career, and to hand 乐竞体育赛事直播 over to 2025 乐竞体育赛事直播 President Dawn Carpenter, CPM庐. Dawn assumed the role of 2025 乐竞体育赛事直播 President at the Gala during a brief convocation led by 乐竞体育赛事直播 Past President Tony Smith, CPM庐.
Dawn鈥檚 family was on hand to honor her many achievements in real estate and real estate management, and to also acknowledge Dawn鈥檚 devotion to family as a sister, daughter, and aunt to many nieces and nephews. Her nephew, John Cernak, kicked off Dawn鈥檚 upcoming presidency by celebrating her career, her commitment to real estate management, her dedication to family and to 乐竞体育赛事直播.
The 乐竞体育赛事直播 Foundation held an Impact Icon contest that started before the Gala began, which raised more than $160,000 for 乐竞体育赛事直播 Foundation scholarships. Since 乐竞体育赛事直播 members are naturally generous, several chapters were in friendly competition to contribute the most.
Foundation awards
乐竞体育赛事直播 Foundation President Dee Headley, CPM庐, and Vice President Chris Mellen, CPM庐, ARM庐, for an update on Foundation news, and to honor this year鈥檚 Foundation Award winners:
Chrystal Skead, CPM庐, ARM庐, 2024 Lloyd D. Hanford Distinguished Instructor
Cindy Clare CPM庐, 2024 Louise L. and Y.T. Lum Award
Barry Blanton, CPM庐, J. Wallace Paletou Award
Hazard Center Office, 2024 Jackson Control Sustainability Award
Each of these winners were selected for their many contributions to the advancement of real estate management.
REME Award winners
The 乐竞体育赛事直播 REME Awards remain the night鈥檚 big event. Here are this year鈥檚 winners:
United Plus Property Management, LLC, AMO庐 of the Year
CBRE Group, Inc. 鈥� 2024 乐竞体育赛事直播 Innovator Award
Welltower 鈥� 2024 乐竞体育赛事直播 Excellence Award - Corporate
Sharon Turner, CPM庐 鈥� 2024 乐竞体育赛事直播 DEI Excellence Award - Individual
Joseph Rubay, CPM庐, ARM庐 鈥� 2024 乐竞体育赛事直播 Excellence Award - Individual
Tine Helton, ACoM庐 鈥� 2024 ACoM of the Year
David Sayers, ARM庐 鈥� 2024 ARM of the Year
Paul Nathan, CPM庐 鈥� 2024 CPM of the Year
These 2024 REME Award winners remind us of what is possible when passion meets purpose. 乐竞体育赛事直播 applauds every one of these champions for their dedication, leadership, and vision. Read more about the 2024 REME Award winners.
Meet us in Boston April 23-24
Registration is now open for PropertyCon: An 乐竞体育赛事直播庐 Education Experience. Held in Boston, MA, on April 23-24, 2025, PropertyCon will bring together the best minds in the industry for two full days of the first-of-its-kind learning and networking opportunity.鈥�
For a preview of what to expect at PropertyCon, featuring Dr. Drew Pinsky, the event鈥檚 keynote speaker.
Sessions will cover finance, maintenance and operations, marketing and leasing, professional development, and leadership training, with content on DEI, sustainability, and technology woven throughout all programming.
Check for full PropertyCon and registration information.