New York, NY, February 12–13, 2020
We were making the future… and hardly any of us troubled to think what future we were making. And here it is!
H.G. Wells
Late into a historic economic recovery, with constant global changes in culture, technology, economics, and politics, it’s clear that we are operating in the future we have created for ourselves. But is this the future we actually want?
What should investors do about sustainability and climate change? As leaders and as individuals, how can we adapt and thrive in a volatile global political environment? How do we manage a world of lower – perhaps even negative – yields?
As we look at commercial property in cities across the US, how can we cultivate a better future for our investments and the global community?
What future do we want to see? Let’s discuss.
AFIRE 2020 CONFERENCE UNDERWRITERS
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VENUE
Mandarin Oriental
80 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10023
AGENDA
Wednesday, February 12
09:30 | Board Meeting
12:30 | Pre-Conference Institutional Investor Education Session: US Market Overview (Institutional Members Only)
Dave Bragg, Managing Director, Green Street Advisors
14:00 | Welcoming Remarks
Martin J. Brühl, Chairman, AFIRE; Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, Union Investment Real Estate GmbH
14:20 | Opening Keynote Address
Anthony Shorris, Former First Deputy Mayor, New York City (2014-2017); Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company
15:15 | Break
15:45 | Responsible Real Estate Investing Amidst the “Japanification” of Global Capital Markets
Shuji Tomikawa, President, Mitsui Fudosan
16:30 | AFIRE Annual Investor Survey Insights
Joe Walsh, Faculty Associate, University of Wisconsin
17:15 | Break
17:45 | Cocktails and Dinner
Thursday, February 13
07:30 | Institutional Investor Education Session: Build vs. Buy (Institutional Members Only)
Clyde Holland, CEO & Chairman, Holland Partner Group
Rahul Idnani, Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management, Americas, Nuveen
08:00 | Breakfast
09:00 | The State of the Market: US Commercial Real Estate in 2020
Martha Peyton, Managing Director of Applied Research, Aegon Real Assets
09:30 | Residential: Opportunities and Challenges
Nadeem Meghji, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Group
09:50 | Industrial: Investing into Disruption
Ward Fitzgerald, CEO, Exeter Property Group
10:10 | Retail: Exploring the New Normal
Dan Hurwitz, Founder & CEO, Raider Hill Advisors
10:30 | Break
11:00 | Sustainability, Resiliency, and Intelligent Investing in a Changing World
Mary Ludgin, Head of Global Research, Heitman
12:00 | Lunch
13:00 | Closing Keynote Address
P. Allen Smith, Landscape Designer, Conservationist, Author, and Television Host
14:00 | Closing Remarks