2022 UMKC Real Estate Symposium

Explore the 2025 UMKC Real Estate Symposium

Sponsored by the Lewis White Real Estate Center and their Advisory Board.

On April, 1, 2022, 185 commercial real estate professionals attended the 2022 UMKC Real Estate Symposium. They heard expert speakers on topics like:

Insights on trends in the economy from the EVP and Head of Research at the KC Federal Reserve Bank
Insights on trends in our industry from the CCIM Institute’s Economist about how KC commercial real estate performs relative to comparable cities
Economic Incentives: Moving toward Collaborative Win-Win Solutions
5 innovative projects and approaches to affordable housing in Kansas City
Creative ways to finance Public/Private Partnerships with insights shared from Austin PPP experts and the
Senator who represents two high growth counties in the Austin metro

Read the full program and speaker bios (PDF)

A theme of this year’s Symposium was the power of Grit + Innovation to overcome challenges and deliver new solutions. Our panels were created to share the latest in innovative financing and policy approaches and creative business models.

Our keynote speaker was Adam Aron, Chairman, CEO and President of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Leawood, Kansas and the largest movie theater chain in the world. Mr. Aron has more than 35 years of experience managing companies operating in the travel and leisure industries, including as CEO Vail Resorts and CEO Norwegian Cruise Line. Innovation is a hallmark of Mr. Aron. Come listen and learn about his remarkable and unprecedented journey managing a global portfolio of 950 theatres and 10,500 screens during a pandemic.