**CREtech New York 2025 to Introduce New Focus on Corporate Occupiers and AI Innovations**
CREtech’s eighth annual CREtech New York event is set to take place October 21–22, 2025, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Manhattan’s West Side. Continuing its tradition, the two-day conference will bring together leaders from the proptech sector and major commercial real estate owners and investors. This year, a significant new focus is being introduced: corporate tenants.
“A big emphasis for me this year has been to get more corporate occupiers to attend,” said Michael Beckerman, CEO of CREtech, in a recent conversation with Daniel Ceniceros, founder and CEO of Connect CRE. “These would be the heads of real estate for large corporations, sharing how they’re rethinking the office—addressing the return to work and the overall office experience.”
In support of that focus, CREtech is partnering with CoreNet Global’s New York City chapter to host a panel titled “Real Estate Strategies from the Leading Corporate Occupiers.” Confirmed panelists include Frederico Egli, Head of Real Estate at IBM; Don Watson, Senior Vice President of Global Real Estate, Facilities and EH&S at Oracle; and David Kamen, Vice President of Global Real Estate at Cigna Group.
This year’s event will also introduce a new approach to the often complex process of scheduling meetings at large-scale industry gatherings. “Relying on informal methods or chance meetings just doesn’t work at scale,” explained Beckerman. In response, CREtech has developed a Hosted Meetings program designed to match proptech solution providers with qualified buyers through prearranged 15-minute sessions.
“We’re moving much more aggressively into this meetings zone within CREtech,” added Beckerman. “It’s a very light lift—just four 15-minute meetings—each tailored to the buyer’s specific needs.” For instance, a company seeking to integrate artificial intelligence into property management will be matched with a tech vendor specializing in that area.
Speaking on the growing impact of AI in real estate, Beckerman expressed optimism that the adoption curve could be quicker than other technologies. “C-suite executives who might not be especially tech-savvy are now familiar with tools like Chat GPT,” he said. “That opens new doors.”
He highlighted current AI use cases such as automating customer service for maintenance requests and aggregating diverse datasets to streamline acquisition or disposition decisions. “AI can attack a lot of inefficiencies and help real estate companies run better,” Beckerman concluded. “Agentic AI can effectively serve as your 24/7 sales organization or property management team. This is the breakthrough we’ve been waiting for.”
CREtech New York 2025 promises to combine robust thought leadership with practical innovations designed to shape the future of commercial real estate.
