Registration is Closed

Colorado Commercial Real Estate Symposium

Wednesday September 16, 2026

7:30 a.m. – Noon
at the Denver Art Museum

(Directions to the Denver Art Museum and Parking Map;
Event is in Sie Welcome Center & Martin Building, 2nd floor)

Industry Keynote + National Economist + Local Forecast Panel + 4 CE Credits

Join 250+ commercial real estate professionals and industry experts for a power-packed half day featuring a national keynote, insights from a leading economist, policy updates shaping the CRE landscape, and a local forecast panel covering every major asset class — and where the market is headed over the next 12 months.

Full event attendance earns 4 Continuing Education credits

Cost: $115 members / $165 non-members

All ticket sales are final and non-refundable.

Registration opens in May.

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2026 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Colorado Innovates and Competes

2026 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Industry

Michael Watts

President, Office Investor Leasing in the Americas – CBRE

Navigating Complex and Shifting Market Conditions – Stories from the Road

Mike Watts is President, Office Investor Leasing in the Americas. In this role, Mr. Watts primarily focuses on Office and ensures CBRE’s Investor Leasing product is differentiated from the competition. He works closely with Industrial and Retail leadership to ensure a consistent Investor Leasing service delivery model for clients across all product types, as well as with Americas Advisory leaders in Property Management, Capital Markets, Project Management, Valuations and Client Care to provide investors with a holistic portfolio strategy that delivers unmatched client outcomes.

Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Watts served as President of the Midwest at Transwestern and oversaw the company’s national agency leasing business development platform. Before joining Transwestern, Mr. Watts was with J.F. McKinney and Associates, where he oversaw the leasing of the 1.5 million-sq.-ft. Hyatt Center development in Chicago and repositioned several high-profile projects in Downtown Chicago. Before that, he worked for LaSalle Partners, where he served as the downtown regional leasing director.

National Economist Keynote:

John Chang

Senior Vice President/Chief Intelligence & Analytics Officer – Marcus & Millichap

National CRE Market Outlook

John Chang serves as chief intelligence & analytics officer for Marcus & Millichap. He leads the firm’s industry-leading research and market intelligence platform, delivering data-driven insights that support the firm’s advisory services and empower client decision-making.

As the firm’s long-time research representative on economic, real estate, and capital markets trends, Mr. Chang has led a team of dedicated professionals producing a wide array of market research publications. These detailed reports, analyses, and presentations offer insights across all major commercial property types, including Hotels, Industrial, Manufactured Housing, Multifamily, Office, Medical Office, Retail Multi-Tenant, Retail Single-Tenant, Self-Storage, and Seniors Housing. A seasoned commercial real estate analyst, Mr. Chang frequently speaks at leading industry events hosted by organizations such as NMHC, NAIOP, ULI, ICSC, and SSA, and is often quoted in both trade and mainstream media.

Colorado Innovates and Competes

MODERATOR:

Billy Woodward

Vice President, Investments
Tributary Real Estate

Pivotal Colorado Projects

Project:
Largest Office To Multifamily Conversion in the US

Asher Luzzatto

President
Luzzatto Company

Project:
National Women’s Soccer
League Stadium

Rob Cohen

Chairman & CEO of IMA and NWSL of Denver
Founder

Project:
National Western Stock Show
Event Center

Steve Nalley

Chief Real Estate Officer,
National Western Center Authority

Project:
Ball Arena
Redevelopment

Matt Mahoney

Senior Vice President
Development of
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment

Debt and Capital Markets Update

Forces Shaping Capital Markets – A Fireside Chat with

Charles Williams

Vice Chairman – Newmark

Charles Williams is a Vice Chairman with Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance group in the Denver office.

Prior to joining Newmark, Williams served as Senior Vice President with KeyBank Real Estate Capital in Denver, where he managed a team of mortgage bankers responsible for all of the bank’s multifamily loan production in the central and southeast regions. Him and his team closed more than $5 billion in debt over seven years with an emphasis on agency lending (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA), life company placements and CMBS. Previously, he was responsible for all permanent multifamily loan production for KeyBank’s Rocky Mountain-based clients. He began his career with KeyBank as a balance sheet banker at the firm’s Cleveland headquarters.

Prior to joining KeyBank, Williams was with Realty Funding Group L.L.C., a Denver-based real estate acquisition and investment banking company. He also worked with Studley’s Capital Markets Group, in New York and Denver, where he was responsible for the negotiation and restructuring of more than 1 million square feet of office space

Policy Updates and 2026 Ballot Guide

Heather Howerton

Association Executive
Denver Metro Commercial Association of REALTORS®

Charles Williams is a Vice Chairman with Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance group in the Denver office.

Industry Expert Panel

Hear from local experts and top brokers about what they are currently seeing in the market and what the next 6-12 months look like for each respective area in the industry.