Fall Consultants Forum Marriott Harbor Beach Resort Fort Lauderdale, Florida December 15-17, 2025     About Area Development is pleased to be returning to Fort Lauderdale and to the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort for the annual Fall Consultants Forum, December 15th-17th. The program will provide the opportunity to hear from and network with leading site consultants and corporate real estate advisors who will head a fast-paced agenda focused on the trends influencing corporate location decisions and economic development strategy. Schedule The Forum opens Monday night with a reception and dinner. The Tuesday program consists of mainstage presentations and panels followed by multiple breakout sessions and roundtable discussions. The conference concludes Wednesday with additional breakout sessions. Links: Registration Sponsorship Past Agenda Hotel 2024 Fall Forum Feedback “The Consultants Forum was once again a great opportunity to engage with leading site consultants and fellow economic developers to better understand industry trends and best practices.” Oklahoma Department of Commerce “Great event. Informative sessions. As a sponsor, we appreciated the additional engagement with the speakers.” Springfield Sangamon Growth Alliance, Illinois “Wonderful program and opportunities to network with approachable people from the site selector group and EDOs. Roundtables were the highlight and there was great very helpful discussion among participants to help each other with common questions/experiences.” Salt River Project, Arizona “Was very organized and small enough to actually network which we appreciated.” City of Cape Coral, Florida “Very good programming. Good mix of established consultants and new participants.” Invest Buffalo Niagara, New York   All contents copyright © 2025 Halcyon Business Publications, Inc