Date:03/03/2004 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/03/03/stories/2004030301110400.htm

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Our Bureau

New Delhi , March 2

MORE than 250 leaders of the world's corporate real estate industry are expected to gather in Mumbai from March 22 to 24 for the CoreNet Global India Summit.

CoreNet Global, the world's largest association of corporate real estate executives, chose Mumbai for its annual Asia Global Summit on account of its buoyant growth and position as a preferred investment destination for multinational companies exploring outsourcing and offshoring options. In addition, Mumbai is the location of CoreNet Global's newest Asia chapter.

CoreNet Global is the only association to convene the entire corporate real estate industry, including corporate real estate executives, service providers and economic developers. The India summit, according to a company statement here, will examine the theme, `Enabling work in an integrated world: Challenges & opportunities in Asia'.

Among the various topics to be taken up for discussion during the three-day summit are Business process strategy and management; Workers and the workplace; Tools processes and strategies that optimise work; Global multicultural leadership teams; Global portfolio configuration and optimisation strategies; Real estate outsourcing in Asia and beyond; Implementing real estate projects in India; and Enterprise partnerships: Business unit leaders and real estate working together.

CoreNet Global members manage $1.2 trillion in worldwide corporate assets totalling 700 billion square feet of owned and leased office, industrial and other space. With 7,500 members representing large corporations around the world, it operates in five global regions, namely, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and North America, including Canada.