FIRE Summit 2025

Annual FIRE Summit
(formerly known as Trailblazers)

Unsponsored. Unrecorded. Unfiltered.

An urgently-needed intimate conference with no sponsors, no paid speaking slots, and no sales. Just a collection of the brightest minds in real estate innovation. 

Sharing ideas off-the-record and learning from peers. 

If you went to the Trailblazers Summit in 2018 or 2019, then you already know the concept. If Davos had a Real Estate Innovation conference, this would be it.

At this pivotal time in our industry’s history, FIRE is proud to resurrect this conference under the new title of FIRE Summit and it will be held on May 6 – 8th at La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla, California

This event is exclusively for executives and is invitation-only. See below for a list of confirmed guests and speakers along with some of the topics we’ll be covering. 

All questions can be directed to Matt Knight at MKnight@innovateRE.org.

See you in La Jolla!

Date And Time

May 6th – 8th, 2025

Detailed Agenda Below

Location

La Valencia Hotel

1132 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA

Speakers and Attendes

Executive Director

FIRE

Courtney Cooper

Partner

Alate

Jaja Jackson

Senior VP

Iconiq

Raja Ghawi

Partner

Era Ventures

Doug Holte
Doug Holte

Founder

AWI

Dave Garland

Partner

SCV

TBA

Owner, Manager, Investor, VC, or Leader

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Program Agenda

DAY 1 — May 6th
  • 6:00 PM: Arrive at La Valencia
  • 7:00 PM: Welcome Dinner and Opening Remarks
  • 9:00 PM: Cocktails
DAY 2 — May 7th
  • 7:00 AM: Group Workout
  • 9:00 AM: Breakfast
  • 10:00 AM: The Truth About ESG
  • 11:00 AM: Best Models for CVC
  • Noon: Catered Lunch
  • 2 PM: Buy, Build, or Partner
  • 3:30 PM: Breakout Sessions
  • 5 PM: Group Excursion
  • 7 PM: Offsite Dinner
DAY 3 — May 8th
  • 7:00 AM: Group Workout
  • 9:00 AM: Breakfast
  • 10:00 AM: Behind the Scenes in VC
  • 11:00 AM: Data and Uses
  • Noon: Lunch Buffet
  • 1 PM: Depart