Arrivals

Registration and Solutions Café Opens

Our experts are open for business throughout the entire conference. Come visit with one of our solutions and technical specialists. Bring your questions and issues, and speak with a pro over a cup of joe.

ARGUS Enterprise Certification Training (Part I)

[AE Certification Registration Required]
Bring your laptop to this hands-on interactive training, and start your journey towards becoming an ARGUS Certified Professional. This training covers beginning to intermediate property and portfolio modeling techniques. Stop by the Solutions Café to ensure your laptop computer is ready for training.

[Please note: All training attendees are required to bring their own laptop computer.]

Welcome Reception

Welcome to ARGUS Connect. We start the conference with an opening reception. Catch up with old friends and have an opportunity to meet industry peers and the Altus Group team.

Registration, Breakfast and Solutions Café Open

Take a moment to visit the Solutions Café.

Welcome Keynote

The CRE industry is accelerating into new and innovative ways of working. Altus Group CEO Bob Courteau shares insights on the industry and how Altus Group is positioned to lead the way.

Product Directions

Altus Group President Carl Farrell and the product leadership team highlights current and future directions of our technology solutions.

Guest Keynotes: Thimon de Jong & Kara Swisher

Thimon de Jong, notable thought leader and digital expert, leads us on a journey to understand how society is impacted by the current digital transformation and how today’s business leaders can be at the forefront of change for their industry.
Next, Kara Swisher, one of tech's most prominent journalists, takes a look back on the most prominent shifts in technology in recent years and gives us a look ahead to what’s coming.

Industry Executive Panel Discussion

Kara Swisher will lead a discussion of industry and technology experts on how innovation is driving the next wave of value creation.

Lunch

Breakout Sessions

The Complete Investment Management Solution

Commercial real estate firms and investors are faced with a growing level of complexity around fund management and debt modeling. Hear how the industry and our product managers are facing these challenges with technology and innovative ways of working.

Harnessing the Power of Data

Data has become a powerful strategic engine for CRE. An expert industry panel discusses how data analytics is changing the way we look at CRE investments and make strategic decisions.

The Customer Top 5

Our product and customer experts discuss the year’s top 5 customer FAQs that will save time and headaches during your day to day. In addition, the team will open up questions from the audience to tap the experts.

Breakout Sessions

Unlocking your AE Data with ARGUS Cloud

With the wealth of data in your AE database, see how ARGUS Cloud will help unlock its potential creating new applications, workflows and enhancing reporting analytics.

Real Estate Development Trends

Hear how the property development industry is responding to disruptive and rapidly changing market pressures. Our panel of leading industry experts discuss cost escalation, labor shortages, the impact of emerging technologies and the rise of alternative financing.

Death and Taxes in Commercial Real Estate Deals

Real estate tax is a property owner’s single biggest operating expense. Hear from Altus Group and industry experts on what you can do to reduce your exposure and mitigate deal killers throughout the real estate life cycle.

Innovation Showcase

New cloud solutions and new partners complete the Altus Group technology and data ecosystem. We reveal the latest innovations and how the industry is working together to accelerate CRE’s digital transformation.

Breakout Sessions

The Integrated Possibilities

Best in class solutions are driving the CRE technology landscape, and the need for integration between third party software and solutions has never been more critical. Our panel of technology partners and customers discuss the benefits and opportunities of working together.

A Tale of Two Property Cycles

Property investments go through upturns and downturns in the market. Hear from Altus Group experts as they discuss the past property cycles, where current indicators are leading and how investment managers can combat a volatile market.

Minimizing Catastrophes on (re)Development Projects

Back of the envelope proformas don’t work in today’s world and minor modeling errors can result in major catastrophes. Join our industry and software experts as they discuss current market trends and model how slight changes in revenues, costs and timing can significantly impact the development proforma.

Sponsor Reception - Cocktail Reception

Get to know our partner sponsors and have a chance to win some fantastic giveaways.

Evening Celebration

As the sun goes down and the waves roll in, join us as we finish the day with food and drinks and good friends.

Breakfast

Join us for breakfast and take another opportunity to visit the Solutions Café

Innovation and the The New Generation

Be inspired by the next wave of teen innovators, and discover how fresh perspectives, ingenuity and a little grit can produce amazing results.

Product Training

ARGUS Enterprise Certification Training (Part II)
(AE Certification Registration Required)
Continuing from Wednesday’s training, part two will cover more advanced features of ARGUS Enterprise and prepare you for the certification exam. You will learn how the exam is designed, and be able to expertly model, troubleshoot and understand a property and portfolio level analysis.

ARGUS Enterprise Introductory Training
Intended for the new or intermediate AE user, trainees learn to start a property model from scratch. At the end of this interactive course, you will complete a property model and will be on your way to becoming proficient in AE.
Topics include:
• Introduction to AE
• Basic Property Assumptions
• Tenant & Lease Information
• Market Leasing Profiles
• Property Valuations
• Portfolio Rollups and Reports

ARGUS Developer Introductory Training
Intended for new or intermediate users of ARGUS Developer, this course will get you started and productive fast. Learn to set up your project quickly and optimize returns and results. At the end of this training, you will be able to model your first Developer project.

Topics include:
• Basic Navigation
• Timescale and Phasing
• Unit Sales
• Capitalized Rent
• Structured Finance
• Budget to Actuals Snapshots

Customer Exchange Forum

Unleashing design thinking and ideation into the Customer Exchange Forum, join your peers to discuss best practices and find solutions to some of CRE’s biggest challenges.

Integrating ARGUS

Discuss how others are integrating ARGUS with third party and homegrown solutions.

Using Excel with AE

See how Excel and ARGUS could work together and discuss what customers have created.

Modeling Best Practices

Whether your are modeling advanced retail or golf courses, share your challenges and best practices.

Industry Challenges Forum: IT

Discuss the biggest challenges to managing IT in CRE. (Part I)

Industry Challenges Forum: Acquisitions

Discuss the biggest challenges to the acquisitions process.
(Part I)

Industry Challenges Forum: Asset & Portfolio Management

Discuss the biggest challenges to asset and portfolio management.
(Part I)

Industry Challenges Forum: Developers & Development Management

Discuss the biggest challenges to developers and development management.
(Part I)

Product Demos

ARGUS Acquire and ARGUS Enterprise working together

Customer Exchange Forum

Unleashing design thinking and ideation into the Customer Exchange Forum, join your peers to discuss best practices and find solutions to some of CRE’s biggest challenges.

Setup and Config

Share with your peers on configuring AE to optimize user access and management and data security.

Using Charts and Advanced Features

See how others are using the advanced features of AE to better analyze and report.

Better Reporting

Get the information and intelligence you need from AE. Discuss reporting challenges and the best solutions

Industry Challenges Forum: IT

Discuss the solutions to the biggest challenges to managing IT in CRE.
(Part II)

Industry Challenges Forum: Acquisitions

Discuss the solutions to the biggest challenges to the acquisitions process.
(Part II)

Industry Challenges Forum: Asset & Portfolio Management

Discuss the solutions to the biggest challenges to asset and portfolio management.
(Part II)

Industry Challenges Forum: Developers & Development Management

Discuss the biggest challenges to developers and development management.
(Part II)

Product Demos

ARGUS Taliance and ARGUS Enterprise working together

Lunch and Departures