The Australasian Real Estate Conference (AREC) in celebrating its 25-year anniversary, will present a compelling program in which it draws upon 33 speakers from overseas and around Australia. The two-day conference designed for real estate sales and property management teams will return for the 11th year to the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sunday 28TH May and Monday 29TH May. The program also combines speaker engagement from industry specialists with a deep understanding of the local real estate landscape.

AREC founder John McGrath, believes that AREC2023 continues to have a meaningful impact on the industry, as the largest real estate industry empowerment event in the world today.

“AREC started from our desire to bring the best real estate speakers and experts in the world to the Australian market. Back then the gap between the best in Australia and the best in the world was significant. It started with just four US speakers and now boasts over 30+ incredible speakers including over 20 from Australia and New Zealand. The gap has closed significantly as Australia and New Zealand is home to some of the best Agents on the planet.

Mr McGrath explains, “Each year we aim to improve the content from the prior year which gets very hard after a 25 years but I believe this year we are delivering the best speaker line-up of any real estate conference globally.

“Many of Australasia’s elite Agents credit AREC as the key content source and mindset training pertaining to their success. And with so much change happening in the industry and the world right now, the need to expose yourself to global best practice has never been greater than it is today.

“We have doubled our investment in speakers this year to deliver on our promise of the best event in history including Reece Witherspoon, Caitlyn Jenner and the world’s leading real estate trainer Tom Ferry.

Success in our industry is enjoyed by those who choose to reinvent, adapt and grow,” Mr McGrath concludes.

Nichola Byrne, General Manager of AREC 2023 said, “Over the past decade, we have seen our delegates regard AREC as the pinnacle of Learning and Development for the real estate industry and that is reflected by a record number of attendees each year surpassing at more than 4,000. The interest this year has already exceeded previous years even before the speaker line-up was released. I believe it is the combination of insights and experience from the top salespeople globally, as well as powerful life experiences that can be applied to every attendee whether in sales, property management, or marketing and brand development.

“Again, due to wonderful technological advances, we are able to access the insights and learnings from headline speakers that will make this year’s event compelling for all who attend,” adds Ms Byrne.

Opening the conference (via satellite) is Reese Witherspoon. Academy Award Winning Actress, Producer, Best- Selling Author and Founder of Hello Sunshine, Reese’s extraordinary career spans over three decades where she remains at the top her of game and continues to be one of Hollywood’s superstars. Her portrayal of June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line” won her an Oscar for Best Actress.

As a businesswoman, she founded Hello Sunshine – a cross-platform media brand and content company that puts women at the centre of every story it creates and celebrates. Hello Sunshine produced projects earned a total of 18 Emmy nominations across Big Little Lies, Little Fires Everywhere, and the Morning Show.

Ms Witherspoon will share with the audience “Lessons from the South” – her own mantra that can be applied to anyone achieving success in their own careers.

• Don’t wait for opportunities, create them
• Work Hard and do what you do well
• Life isn’t about perfection, there is no rule book. Life has many different chapters, and every chapter deserves celebrating.

Opening Day 2 will be Caitlyn Jenner (via satellite). Formerly known as Bruce, Caitlyn captured the world’s attention in 2015 when she revealed to the world that she was a transgender woman. Her address for AREC is “Authenticity”.

• What does it take to lead an authentic life
• When we make true decisions in life, everything changes ▪ Competing successfully in life and business

The closing keynote speaker on Day 2, Nedd Brockman, a 23-year-old sparky from Central West NSW who has captured the hearts and minds of Australia as he chronicled his 4000km run over 46 days across Australia in his efforts to raise $1 million for homeless charity Mobilise. His efforts raised $2.5 million, with over $600K raised in the final day, where 10,000 people welcomed him across the finish line at Bondi Beach. “Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable” will resonate with those wanting to reach for the stars in business and life.

Other keynote speakers include:

• Ryan Serhant (USA) – via Satellite

Star of Million Dollar Listing NY and Sell IT Like Serhand. The founder and CEO of SERHANT, the rapidly growing tech-forward real estate group comprises of two core businesses: brokerage and education.

His keynote will encompass: Big Money energy wins deals, How to deal with Indecisive Clients, and the three stages of great follow-up to close more deals.

• TomFerry(USA)–InPerson(Day1&Day2)

Tom Ferry returns to AREC to help celebrate its 25 years.

Tom is ranked the #1 ranked Real Estate Educator by Swanepoel Power 200 and the best-selling author of “Life! By Design” and “Mindset, Model and Marketing!” Tom has more than 30,000 hours of coaching experience and works daily to help agents grow a successful business while simultaneously balancing – and loving – their personal lives.

Particularly relevant for his Australian audience – “Mindset, Model and Marketing” will focus on: Lead Conversation, Productivity, and Scripts & Dialogue.

• SharranSrivatsaa(USA)–viaSatellite

Sharran is a 4 x Inc. 500 Entrepreneur. He recently grew Tele Properties by 10x in 5 years to $3.4 billion in sales, selling the business to leading brokerage group - Douglas Elliman. Sharran is a former Goldman Sach banker, a sought after keynote speaker and angel investor. In addition to mentoring CEOs in his exclusive Legends Program, Sharran also hosts the top-rated podcast “Business School” and is creator or the popular 5am Club for Entrepreneurs.

His focus for AREC will be: Productivity, Preparation and Creating Habits.

Plus, there is a host of Australasian real estate industry identities including:

Sales:

The Giants Panel – with Alexander Phillips, James Tostevin, Marcus Chiminello and Phil Harris

A Deep Dive with Four Real Estate Titans on: How to survive a changing market, how to process high levels of transactions, how to best think and act.

Plus:

• Sean Hughes (WA) – Realmark)
• Kate Ashton (VIC – Ballarat Real Estate)
• Sarah Bell (NSW – CoreLogic)
• Amit Nayak (NSW – McGrath Estate Agents)
• Justin Nickerson (auctioneer) – (NSW, Apollo Group)
• Shane Brokelbank (NZ – Red Coats, Wellington)
• Kieran Bresnahan (NSW – McGrath Estate Agents)
• Cindy Cash (NSW– Ray White) - Q & A with Tom Panos

Property Management:

• Yemi Penn (Keynote Speaker)
• Dr. Kristy Goodwin (Keynote Speaker)
• Fiona Blayney (NSW – Real +,)
• Megan Taylor (VIC - Longview Property Managers)
• Brodie McPhiee –(VIC - Belle Property)
• Heidi Rosin – (ACT - Little Bird Properties)
• Monique Richardson (Customer Service and Leadership Expert) ▪ Jonathan Bell (QLD - Housemark)
• Ryan Mitchell (NSW - Raine And Horne
• Chantelle Collin (NSW, BresicWhitney)
• Kelly O’brien (NSW, McGrath Estate Agents)
• Joshua Thomas (NSW, Real+)

Industry Specialists:

• Dirk Miller – General Manger of Real Estate, CoreLogic Australia
• Sarah Bell – Principal, Industry and Innovation, CoreLogic Australia ▪ Tom Panos – Coach & Founder, Real Estate Gym

Tom Panos, is one of the most highly respected real estate industry speakers and coaches in Australia will MC AREC 2023.

AREC is organised by Total Real Estate Training (TRET). For further information or registrations for AREC 2023 please visit www.arecconference.com or call 1800 335 336 or email [email protected]