The AZRE Forum will be held on Aug. 3 at the Camby and Dave Cheatham, president of Velocity Retail Group, will sit on one of the three feature panels. The first two panels will focus on the multifamily, retail, office and industrial commercial real estate sectors in Arizona. The final panel will give an update on the state of the commercial real estate industry in Arizona.

Cheatham will be speaking on the panel focusing on Arizona’s multifamily and retail markets.

Tickets for the AZRE Forum can be purchased here. Last year, the AZRE Forum focused on a variety of trends including access to capital, infill development and much more.

Here is a closer look at Cheatham. 

Co-founder and President of Velocity Retail Group, a full-service commercial brokerage company focused on the needs of retail tenants and owners. For more than 30 years, he has provided strategy for corporate real estate executives for national retailers. He is considered an authority in providing leasing, development and consulting services for shopping center owners. During his career he has been involved in opening well over 1,000 stores.

Toughest challenge: “Being able to navigate through the Great Recession, where the rules changed overnight. I was able to succeed by adapting our business model to work with new clients that were expanding during the downturn.”