CONFERENCE
Four areas. One connected program.
One APEX Conference featuring four programming forums across regional opportunity, development, capital, and building innovation. Women’s leadership discussions, young professionals programming, and other special sessions sit within these four forums. Programming, speakers, sessions, and timings remain preliminary unless confirmed.
01
APEX Leadership Forum
The conference’s Main Stage, featuring opening keynotes, executive discussions, industry leadership, investment trends, and major conversations shaping the future of real estate development.
02
Regional Development Forum
Focused on regional growth, economic development, infrastructure, public-private partnerships, community investment, and development opportunities across Chicagoland and the Midwest.
03
Investment & Development Forum
Focused on real estate investment, development financing, capital markets, acquisitions, development strategy, and project delivery.
04
Building Technology & Innovation Forum
Focused on construction technology, property technology, AI, building automation, modernization, building systems, and emerging solutions for the built environment.
Conference Program Preview
Explore proposed session topics across the four APEX Conference forums. Topics remain subject to change; speakers, moderators, times, and day assignments are not confirmed.
APEX Leadership Forum
Chicago 2035: Where Will the Next Billion Dollars Go?
The Developers’ Table: What’s Getting Built and What’s Getting Stuck?
Women Shaping Chicago: Leadership, Capital & Development
Regional Development Forum
Beyond Downtown: Where Chicagoland’s Next Growth Is Happening
Open for Development: Sites, Projects & Opportunities Across Chicagoland
The Development Equation: What It Takes to Attract Investment
Investment & Development Forum
Does the Deal Pencil? What Makes a Project Worth Funding?
Debt, Equity & the Development Deal
From Dirt to Dollars: The Economics of Land Development
Building Technology & Innovation Forum
Beyond the Hype: Where AI Actually Works in Real Estate
The Smarter Asset: Can Technology Improve Property Returns?
The Retrofit Equation: When Is Upgrading Worth the Cost?
Featured speakers
Speaker announcements coming soon.
Meet the industry voices shaping the conversation. Confirmed speaker profiles and their sessions will be announced here.
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APEX Chicago welcomes experienced developers, investors, real estate executives, architects, construction professionals, technology leaders, and regional development specialists interested in contributing to the 2027 conference program.
A connected conference experience
APEX Exhibition
Explore development projects, building products, technology providers, and industry suppliers.
APEX Exchange
Discover complimentary curated B2B matchmaking and opportunities to connect with relevant industry professionals.
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