CREDAI Bengal’s first ‘STATECON’ was organised on 28th November 2018 at The Hyatt Regency Kolkata. The day-long knowledge-conference witnessed a series of pertinent panel discussions on the current real estate scenario of the state elucidating external and internal factors serving as a driving force for the industry. The objective to host the pan-state conference ‘CREDAI Bengal STATECON 2018′ was to bring together all the City Chapters namely CREDAI Asansol, CREDAI Howrah-Hooghly and CREDAI North Bengal on one platform, consolidate diverse views of Metropolitan, Tier I & Tier II segments and decode some very topical questions surrounding real estate in this era of sustained sectoral disruptions. The symposium concluded with the Leadership Session by eminent author Shiv Khera who essayed a monologue on Winning Strategies and Leadership Lessons. CSR Awards at Statecon2018 : The 1st CSR Awards were also instituted at CREDAI Bengal Statecon 2018 wherein member-developers were awarded for their efforts in our CSR verticals of Worker-Skilling, CCCM and Worker Health-Camps. Over 300+ delegates and guests attended the debut edition of CREDAI Bengal Statecon 2018. The 4 Knowledge Sessions which permeated the overlying theme of “Rise – Innovate – Adapt – Evolve” were : IT-ITeS: An Engine of Economic Growth ; Entertainment and F&B : Critical to Drive Footfalls ; Life post-RERA and Alternatives : the Next Big Opportunity in Real Estate’ and ‘Alternatives: the Next Big Opportunity in Real Estate’