In-person conferences are coming back in full force for 2023, with dozens of events on the calendar for multifamily professionals. Read on to discover more about these conferences, their dates and locations for next year, and a short description of what to expect.
Please check conference websites regularly, as details are subject to change and some conference dates have not yet been announced.
World of Concrete*
Jan. 16-19
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas
More than 60,000 masonry and concrete professionals across the world regularly attend this event, which offers training, education and approximately 1,500 exhibitors on 700,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor exhibit space.
NMHC Apartment Strategies Conference
Jan. 31
ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
This conference, which showcases multifamily trends, statistics and insights into the future of the economy and multifamily industry, takes place ahead of the NMHC Annual Meeting in the same location. It is open to members and non-members.
NMHC Annual Meeting
Jan. 31-Feb. 2
ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
The annual meeting brings together members from around the country to network, socialize and attend information sessions held by industry leaders. Open to NMHC members only, and co-located with many other NMHC events.
NAHB International Builders’ Show
Jan. 31-Feb. 2
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas
This gathering of residential construction professionals across multiple sectors is hosted by the National Association of Home Builders. It features hundreds of education sessions and over 1,000 exhibitors, many of which launch new products from the show. Co-located with the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, the two events bring in over 70,000 professionals.
Florida Apartment Association Legislative Conference
Feb. 20-22
AC Hotel Tallahassee Universities at the Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida
The state-level summit of the Florida Apartment Association, open to members and to non-members, will include a leadership summit, meetings of directors and executives, education on local legislation and a silent auction.
MFE Leadership Summit
March 5-7
Grand Hyatt Vail, Vail, Colorado
The Summit, sponsored by Multifamily Executive magazine and Zonda, focuses on networking, with sessions on challenges and opportunities presented by the future of multifamily.
New York Build 2023 Expo
March 8-9
Javits Center, New York City
This free event features 300-plus speakers across 11 tracks, AIA CES approved workshops, 250+ exhibitors and women in construction and diversity in construction networking sessions, among many other offerings.
NAA Advocate Conference
March 28-29
Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, D.C.
The National Apartment Association’s annual Advocate event brings multifamily professionals to Capitol Hill to meet with legislators in order to lobby for the interests of the rental housing industry.
World of Modular
March 29-April 1
Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
The Modular Building Institute’s annual conference includes education sessions, networking opportunities and product exhibitions geared toward the modular construction industry — including a number focused on multifamily modular building.
RETCON 2023
April 2-4
New York Marriott, New York City
This conference invites real estate owners, operators and developers to explore technology adoption and innovation strategies. Attendees can follow education sessions divided into four tracks by asset class — multifamily, office, whole-industry transformation and proptech startups — as well as 80+ tech exhibits on display.
Event speakers will include Bill Rudin of Rudin, Arielle Gross Samuels of Blackstone and Cindy Clare of Bell Partners, among many others.
Smart Spaces
April 17-18
Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park, Plano, Texas
The inaugural Smart Spaces event, hosted by real estate consulting firm Parks Associates, aims to bring together building owners, property managers and tech professionals for sessions and networking focused on proptech, smart home infrastructure and the ways in which buildings and tech can work together.
Smart Spaces includes the April event and three virtual events throughout the year, in July, October, and November. The conference covers both the multifamily and the hospitality industry
Texas Apartment Association ONE Conference & Expo
April 19-21
Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas
The Texas Apartment Association’s conference combines a trade show, networking opportunities and education sessions for professionals active in the state.
Apartment Innovation & Marketing Conference
May 7-10
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, California
Sponsored by a group of industry vendors, the AIM conference’s sessions and exhibitions are focused on marketing and leasing technology, automation and artificial intelligence, leasing technology and innovation in real estate, among others. Attendance is limited to owners and operators of multifamily communities and sponsors.
ULI Spring Meeting
May 16-18
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto
The first of the Urban Land Institute’s two annual meetings incorporates networking opportunities and education sessions concerning the built environment as a whole, as well as tours of award-winning projects in the Toronto area.
ICSC Las Vegas 2023
May 21-23
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas
Innovating Commerce Serving Communities is a gathering of dealmakers and industry experts who are driving innovation and evolution in the marketplaces industry.
Apartmentalize
June 7-9
Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta
The National Apartment Association’s annual education conference will move to Atlanta this year, bringing in professionals, supply partners and exhibitors from across the multifamily operations sector.
Georgia Apartment Association Annual Conference
Sept. 6-8
Hotel Effie, Miramar Beach, Florida
A full-day conference bringing together members of the Georgia Apartment Association.
Greenbuild*
Sept. 26-29
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C
The Greenbuild International Conference + Expo gathers building professionals for summits, education sessions and expositions on green building technology and practices. The last event’s keynote speakers included actress and activist Jane Fonda and Jean Rogers, senior managing director and global head of ESG for Blackstone.
Multifamily Executive Conference
Sept. 26-28
Omni Dallas Hotel, Dallas
Hosted by Zonda and Multifamily Executive magazine, this conference is geared toward high-level staff and features education sessions, roundtable discussions and keynote presentations. The last event’s speakers included Diane Batayeh, CEO of Village Green Holding, and David Brickton, CEO of NewPoint Real Estate Capital.
NMHC Student Housing Conference
Oct. 17-19
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Open to NMHC members and non-members, the conference focuses on professionals in the student housing sector, and provides knowledge, tools, programs and connections necessary for leaders to shape their success and the future of the industry.
OPTECH
Nov. 1-3
Wynn Resort, Las Vegas
NMHC’S OPTECH is focused on multifamily technology and operations, including sessions on intelligent buildings, digital marketing and proptech.
ULI Fall Meeting
Nov. 30-Dec. 2
Los Angeles
The Urban Land Institute’s second annual meeting, which attracts almost 6,500 attendees each year, is marked by the release of the ULI Annual Report. Like its spring counterpart, it incorporates networking opportunities, education sessions and local project tours.
Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference East and Bisnow Multifamily Annual Conference West
TBD
The BMAC conferences are full-day events featuring keynote speeches and panels led by multifamily experts.
BuildingsNY
TBD
The annual event brings together more than 5,000 building industry professionals for education sessions and exhibits geared toward building operations.
Conferences marked with an asterisk are owned by Informa, the parent company of Industry Dive.
