May 9th in New York City, the industry’s most innovative thought leaders will gather in-person at the highly anticipated annual event to discuss how intelligence is shaping everything from portfolio strategy to customer experience

VTS, the industry's only technology platform that unifies owners, operators, brokers, and their customers across the real estate ecosystem, today announced that its annual conference, Accelerate, will return for its sixth year, to be held in-person May 9th at Chelsea Industrial, located in Manhattan. The premier conference will bring together more than 400 innovative executives and influential thought leaders to discuss the technologies, trends, and ideas that define modern real estate, as well as methods and tactics to best leverage intelligence to achieve success in today’s market.

Accelerate 2024 will be a one-day event, featuring content including keynote presentations from distinguished guest speakers and VTS executives, VTS user-education content, and networking events. The content of the conference has been specifically designed to educate members of the C-Suite and senior leasing and asset management executives about the modernization of real estate, how to understand tenants and best service them, and how leading companies are adapting their strategies by integrating data, technology, and intelligence to stay competitive and win. Attendees will leave Accelerate 2024 armed with actionable tactics to help their organizations best navigate current dynamics in the market and seize opportunities.

Throughout the event, topics will include: How Technology Pushes the Boundaries of Where We Live and Work, A Practical Guide to Applying Data Science in CRE, Getting Out of the Dark Ages: A Conversation about Predictive Analytics, as well as updates on the VTS Platform and products. Outside of VTS, speakers will include: Scott Rechler – CEO of RXR, Drew Conway – Head of Data Science, Private Investments at Two Sigma, Emma Buckland – Global President, Property Management at CBRE, Glen Bartley – Managing Director, Real Estate at Blackstone, Lenny Sciascia – Managing Director, Global Head of Property Management at Tishman Speyer, and Kelly Myers – Senior Director of Advantage Solutions at Greystar, among others.

“This year’s Accelerate will be a unique opportunity for the C-suite and industry leaders to connect and discuss current opportunities and challenges in the market along with the strategies, technology, and trends shaping the future of real estate,” said Nick Romito, CEO of VTS. “This is a critical time for industry professionals and those looking to gain insight on how to best leverage data, build tenant-centric strategies, and implement the best technology for their teams to do business. Now in its sixth year, Accelerate remains to be a can’t-miss event, and the level of networking, ideation, and engagement among attendees is unparalleled.”

With an on-site experience curated to provide interactive engagement, attendees at this year’s conference will be able to experience the VTS Platform firsthand to understand how it can help inform strategy and capital investment decisions with real-time data, as well as predict tenant demand and drive tenant retention. Accelerate also will provide the opportunity to interface with product pop-ups, live demos, and a technical genius bar.

For more information, including event registration, visit accelerate.vts.com.

About VTS

VTS is the industry's only technology platform that unifies owners, operators, brokers, and their customers across the commercial and residential real estate ecosystems. In 2013, VTS revolutionized the commercial real estate industry’s leasing operations with what is now VTS Lease. Today, the VTS Platform is the largest first-party insights and collaboration engine in the industry, transforming how strategic decisions are made and executed by real estate professionals across the globe.

With the VTS Platform, consisting of VTS Lease, VTS Market, VTS Activate, and VTS Data, every stakeholder in real estate is given real-time market information and workflow tools to do their job with unparalleled speed and intelligence. VTS is the global leader, with more than 60% of Class A office space in the U.S., and 13 billion square feet of office, residential, retail, and industrial space is managed through our platform worldwide. VTS is utilized by over 45,000 professionals and over 1.2 million total users, including industry-leading customers such as Blackstone, Brookfield Properties, LaSalle Investment Management, Hines, BXP, Oxford Properties, JLL, and CBRE. To learn more about VTS, and to see our open roles, visit www.vts.com.

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