2026 Klump CU Real Estate Forum

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March 5, 2026 | 12:30-6:30 p.m.Ìý

Limelight BoulderÌý
1295 University Ave, Boulder, CO 80302

This is the 29th year the Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate has hosted the region's premier real estate conference and networking event. Speaker and panel topics will cover current trends and topics of importance to the commercial real estate industry. Ìý

Please join the Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate, our students and our industry partners for an information-packed event with a networking reception at the end.Ìý

Learn more about sponsorship information and opportunities here.

EVENT DETAILS
12:30 p.m. Check - in
1 p.m. Program Starts
  • Keynote Presentation: Forthcoming
  • Panel Discussions
5 - 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception

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2025 Klump Forum Recap

The 28th year the Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate was hosted on March 5, 2025. The region's premier real estate conference and networking event included speakers and panel topics that covered current trends and topics of importance to the commercial real estate industry. Ìý

EVENT DETAILS
Keynote Presentation: Willy Walker
  • Fireside chat with Ìý| Walker & Dunlop, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and .
Panel Discussion: "The Ripple Effect: Navigating Water Scarcity in Colorado's Growing Communities"

Moderator: Luke RunyonÌý| Co-Director, The Water Desk

Panelists:

  • | Aurora
  • | Deputy Utilities Director infrastructure dept.
  • | Director, Colorado Water Conservation Board
  • | Water Resource Broker, HydroSourceÌý
Panel Discussion: "Real Estate Meets AI: Evaluating the Credibility of AI in Commercial Real Estate"

Moderator: Ìý| StateBook International

Panelists:

  • Ìý| JLL Spark
  • Ìý| Overlay Capital
  • | Columbia University; Director of AI and Innovation Center
CU Celebration of Klump’s $15 million gift to name CU’s Michael A. Klump Center for Real Estate
  • Fireside Chat with Jeff Riggs and