"Given that the CoreNet Global Summit is the only conference toconvene the entire corporate real estate industry, this is anenormous opportunity for Denver--well beyond the significanteconomic benefit of the convention itself," Denver Mayor JohnHickenlooper said.

"The CoreNet Global Summit has been described as "the Super Bowlof corporate real estate," because it draws up to 3,000 of theindustry¹s top decision makers including corporate executives,commercial real estate professionals and economic developmentagencies," says Rocky Mountain CoreNet Chapter chairman, DavidRaduzigner. "CoreNet Global members manage $1.2 trillion inworldwide corporate assets totaling 700 billion sf of owned andleased office, industrial and other space."

CoreNet Global is the world¹s leading professional associationfor corporate real estate executives who influence the siteselection decisions of the world¹s top corporations such as Boeing,Citibank, Microsoft, Shell Oil, Sun Microsystems, Toyota, Whirlpooland many other Fortune 500 companies. With a large group of topdecision-makers visiting the city, the Summit offers a primeopportunity for showcasing the advantages of locating businessoperations in Colorado, says CoreNet Global chairman Jeffrey L.Elie, VP of Global Real Estate and Services for Kaplan Inc.