2025 NEREJ &M3 Real Estate Summit

Shaping the Future of the Built Environment

Thursday, September 25th, 2024 | 2 Events | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

The Center at Innovation Drive
836 North Street Building, Tewksbury, MA

Join us for the 2025 NEREJ & Middlesex 3 Real Estate Summit and Innovation Expo! Taking place at Rubenstein Partners’ Center at Innovation Drive in Tewksbury, this high-energy event will bring together 150–200 real estate professionals, M3 members, advanced tech companies, municipal leaders, workforce partners, and community stakeholders from across New England.

This year’s summit features two sessions with focused tracks:

Innovation & Real Estate – Explore how cleantech, robotics, and other advanced technology sectors are influencing real estate demand, driving leasing trends, and reshaping how we think about space activation and development.

Hospitality & the Built Environment – Examine the future of hospitality through the lens of hotel and short-stay design, workforce housing for the tourism economy, and strategies to reposition or revitalize assets post-COVID.

Attendees can expect a mix of keynote presentations, expert-led panels, networking opportunities, and a vibrant Expo spotlighting companies at the forefront of real estate and innovation. Breakfast and lunch are included. Don't miss this opportunity to connect across industries, spark new ideas, and shape the future of real estate and innovation in the region.

Morning Session (9-12pm): The New Blueprint for a Tech-Enabled Future

Kick off the day with a deep dive into how cleantech, robotics, and advanced technology are reshaping the real estate landscape—and driving local economic growth. This session will explore the space demands of emerging industries, evolving leasing trends, and the development of innovation-driven campuses across the region. Hear from industry leaders as they share market insights, real estate strategies, and how strategic development can help communities attract investment, create jobs, and strengthen the regional economy.

Afternoon Session (12-3pm): Hospitality & the Built Environment

Following lunch, the focus will shift to the hospitality industry and its rapidly evolving landscape. This session will explore emerging hotel design concepts, the growing popularity of short-stay accommodations, and innovative workforce housing solutions tailored to support the tourism economy. Panelists will share insights on revitalization strategies for hospitality properties adapting to the post-pandemic market and discuss how adaptive reuse is transforming the built environment to better meet the needs of modern travelers and local communities alike.

Register today to exhibit at the 2025 Innovation Expo, part of the NEREJ & M3 Real Estate Summit—an event spotlighting companies at the forefront of innovation in real estate, technology, and the built environment. Whether your business is advancing cleantech, robotics, digital infrastructure, or next-generation workspace solutions, this is your chance to showcase your products and services to a highly engaged audience of developers, commercial brokers, municipal leaders, architects, and economic development professionals.

Exhibiting at the Innovation Expo places your company directly in front of decision-makers shaping the future of real estate in Massachusetts and beyond. With 150–200 attendees expected and dedicated opportunities for networking and engagement, this is a powerful platform to elevate your brand, build relationships, and demonstrate your company’s value in meeting the evolving demands of innovation-driven industries. Space is limited—secure your spot now and be recognized as a leader in the innovation economy.

The Innovation & Sponsor Expo

9:00 - 10:00 AM: Networking and Expo

10:00 - 12:00 PM: Session #1 - Innovation and Real Estate

Panel Discussion and Q&A

12:00PM : Session #1 Concludes

12:00 - 1:00 PM: Lunch, Networking, and Expo

1:00 - 2:30 PM: Session #2 - Hospitality & The Built Environment

Panel Discussion and Q&A

2:30 - 3:00 PM: Networking and Expo

Tentative Schedule