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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA—With change happening at such a rapid pace in the market and in the world around us, the commercial real estate industry needs leaders with fresh ideas who are innovative, think differently and have strategic clarity, NAIOP SoCal's Young Professionals Group chair and managing director of Savills Studley Brad Schmitt tells GlobeSt.com. On April 25, the YPG will hold its first-ever Leadership Summit designed as a “seminal industry event for the next generation commercial real estate professional.” The event will provide attendees with keynote and panel presentations focused on leadership, innovation, and personal development and features a keynote address by big-wave surfer and entrepreneur Laird Hamilton.

According to Schmitt, “There has never been a local event targeting the young professional that provides real-world information on leadership, personal and professional development and how to elevate and transform your career. It's also an opportunity to leverage the success of the YPG program, which now counts more than 400 alumni, to a whole new level by delivering an event tailored to what matters most to the up-and-coming real estate professional.”

The Leadership Summit, to be held at Pacific City here, will start at 2 p.m. Along with Hamilton's keynote, the event will feature a panel of YPG entrepreneurs who will share candid stories and lessons learned on launching their own real estate firms, a TED-style talk by Shaheen Sadeghi, president and CEO, LAB Holding LLC, and a panel on innovative leadership featuring Wing Lam, founder of Wahoo's Fish Taco, and Tom Davin, CEO of 5.11 Tactical.