The themes takes cognizance of the evolving dialogues from the past 21 annual conferences.

This dialogue has shifted from a focus on natural resources management (land, sustainability and environment) in the early years (2001-2007) to real estate markets in the latter years (2009-2021). The 22nd Conference theme pays attention to emerging issues in the 21st Century to sustainable real estate investment in the Sub Saharan African (SSA) countries. The conference organisers have made it as a priority that all the discussions and presentations will be guided and aligned to the Africa’s Goals & Priority Areas of Agenda 2063 relevant to sustainable real estate investment and the goal to stimulate debate on the future of real estate research and education in the region including a PhD Colloquia for African PhD Students around the Continent.

The AfRES Annual Conference provides an open forum for the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of research in areas such as real estate finance, economics, appraisal, investment and asset management.

Nairobi is poised to be yet another historic launching pad of the much-awaited Annual Conference of AfRES in 2023.