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America Forum 2023
15 - 16 November 2023,
Convene at 117 West 46th Street New York
Connecting American capital to global real estate
The PERE Network’s 18th annual America Forum on November 15-16 will discover effective investment strategies for North American real estate markets in New York.
Discuss current trends with North American real estate’s most influential gathering of institutional investors, fund and asset managers, developers, and strategic partners:
- Position your current and future investments to meet increasing investor sustainability demands
- Navigate risks arising from an unprecedented inflationary and interest rate environment
- Learn how to manage distressed assets in struggling sectors
- And more …
Buy your PERE Network membership today and join us at the America Forum this November.
Accelerate your fundraising
Reconnect with American investors allocating across a wide spectrum of real estate strategies through the networking-focused program.
Expand your investor network
Meet investors allocating to North American real estate and understand their preferences for allocations.
Better connections
Connect with North American investors year-round through pre-event meetings and post-Forum conversations with PERE Network membership. Access 1,000+ global investors and managers, monthly insights, and online meetings with industry leaders.
The power of the institutional ownership of operating companies
Dennis has been actively involved in the real estate industry for over 32 years working in the Americas, Asia and Europe. His experience includes real estate acquisitions, developments, M&A, equity and debt fundraising in both the public and private markets.
Join Dennis to discuss the power of the institutional ownership of operating companies and the benefits of “in-house” operating companies with regards to portfolio growth, talent retention and diversification of staff skillset.
Dennis Lopez
Chief Executive Officer
QuadReal Property Group
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2023 speakers
Apply for complimentary access to the PERE Network to be able to attend the America Forum this November 15-16.
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A limited number of complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for access and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
2023 speakers
PERE America Forum brings together C-level executives and industry thought-leaders to speak about the latest macroeconomic trends and insight impacting your strategies and plans in the region. Download the agenda to learn about the sessions to be discussed at the Forum.
Please contact Ben Moss at ben.m@peimedia.com for a discussion on key topics and speaking opportunities at the PERE America Forum 2023.
Rohit T. “Rit” Aggarwala
Chief Climate Officer, New York City
Rohit T. “Rit” Aggarwala was appointed Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and the City’s Chief Climate Officer in February 2022. Under his leadership, DEP has embraced a leadership role on both stormwater and coa… Read full bio
Ankit Bhatt
Managing Director, Investment Head – Industrial, Oxford Properties Group
Ankit Bhatt is VP, Investments at Oxford Properties, where he serves as Managing Director for Oxford’s US industrial investments. Leading Oxford’s entry into the US industrial space in 2018, he has spearheaded the development of a US$7 billion+ AUM i… Read full bio
Adi Divgi
Chief Investment Officer, EA Global
Adi Divgi is Principal at EA Global, his family investment vehicle since 2005, and founded Divino Global Holdings in 2023 to provide investors access to capacity-constrained and hard-to-access private market opportunities. Previously, he was Managing… Read full bio
Bradford Dockser
Founder and CEO, Green Generation
Brad Dockser is GreenGen’s CEO/Co-Founder, transforming the world’s built environment through its visionary end-to-end approach integrating energy, real estate, technology, and capital markets to Operate in the Green. Throughout two decades of real e… Read full bio
Chris Ebersole
Investment Officer, Oregon State Treasury
Chris Ebersole is a Real Estate Investment Officer for Oregon State Treasury where he is responsible for the allocation, oversight and execution of the Oregon Public Employees’ Retirement Fund real estate portfolio. Prior to joining the Oregon real e… Read full bio
Brice Hafner
Senior Managing Director, Industrial, Crow Holdings Capital
Brice Hafner is Senior Managing Director in the Industrial Group of Crow Holdings Capital, where he is responsible for the oversight of all industrial acquisitions, development, leasing, and dispositions in the Western region of the United States. He… Read full bio
Claire Johnston
Chief Executive Officer, Lendlease
Claire Johnston is Chief Executive Officer Americas for Lendlease, her latest role in a 26+-year history with the global real estate and investment management company. Claire oversees all aspects of the Americas business and is a member of the Global… Read full bio
Jonathan Kivell
Director of Community Investments, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Jonathan Kivell is the Director of Community Investments in the Outreach and Education group of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In this role, he works with financial institutions, government agencies, and for-profit and non-profit organizations… Read full bio
Ed Lerum
Head of Global Logistics Real Estate, Norges Bank Investment Management
Ed is Head of Global Logistics Real Estate at NBIM. He leads NBIM’s unlisted logistics real estate strategy, transactions and asset management. NBIM’s unlisted logistics portfolio consists of approximately 135 million square feet across 12 countries.… Read full bio
Rob Little
Head of Commercial Mortgage Lending - Alternative Investments - Investment Management, MassMutual
Mr. Robert (Rob) F. Little, CFA, is the Head of Commercial Mortgage Lending - Alternative, Investments for MassMutual, with responsibilities including oversight of direct and indirect commercial mortgage credit exposures. This includes providing stra… Read full bio
Dennis Lopez
Chief Executive Officer, QuadReal Property Group
Dennis Lopez joined QuadReal as Chief Executive Officer in June 2017. He is responsible for the leadership of the company and its global investment strategy. His mandate is to grow and globally diversify QuadReal’s assets under management while deliv… Read full bio
Daniel McHugh
Chief Investment Officer, Real Assets, AVIVA Investors
Daniel is responsible for the strategy and growth of Aviva Investors’ integrated Real Assets business, encompassing Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Debt. He oversees around 300 professionals working across fund management, asset management, d… Read full bio
Margaret McKnight
Partner, StepStone Group
Ms. McKnight is a member of the real estate team and focuses on various investment and portfolio management activities. Prior to joining StepStone, Ms. McKnight spent more than a decade at Carlyle’s Metropolitan Real Estate, where she served as the c… Read full bio
Michael Neuman
Head, Industrial, United States and Latin America, Ivanhoe Cambridge
Michael Neuman holds the position of Head, Industrial, United States and Latin America since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for the management of the existing plateforms in the United States and Brazil, as well as for the diversification of Iv… Read full bio
Diep Nguyen-Van Houtte
Senior Manager, Innovation and Business Development, IFC
Diep Nguyen-van Houtte is Senior Manager for Innovation and Business Development, Climate Business Department, at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). In this role, she is also Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Operations Officer for key por… Read full bio
Jonathan Pearce
Head, Investments, Office, and Life Sciences, US, Ivanhoé Cambridge
Jonathan Pearce is responsible for leasing across Ivanhoé Cambridge’s Office & Industrial platforms in North America. He is also Co-Head of Development for Ivanhoé Cambridge’s Office & Industrial asset classes. His responsibilities include le… Read full bio
Jon Pharris
Co-Founder and President, CapRock Partners
Jon is Co-Founder and President of CapRock Partners, where he spearheads all acquisitions and dispositions for the firm’s investment funds and is responsible for all equity and debt across the companies’ platforms. With his guidance, the company has… Read full bio
Prashant Raj
Managing Director, U.S. Real Estate Debt, QuadReal
Prashant Raj joined QuadReal in September 2020. As Managing Director, U.S. Real Estate Debt, he focuses on debt investments including mortgages, mezzanine loans, commercial real estate bonds and platform investments in the United States. He brings 22… Read full bio
Sajith Ranasinghe
Church Pension Group
Sajith Ranasinghe is Managing Director, Global Real Estate, of The Church Pension Fund (CPF). His primary responsibility is oversight of the global real estate investment portfolio. He joined CPF in 2007. During his tenure, he spent two years in CPF’… Read full bio
Samantha Rowan
Editor, Real Estate Capital USA
Samantha Rowan is the editor of Real Estate Capital USA, a PEI Media publication which sits alongside Real Estate Capital Europe and PERE. Prior to joining PEI, Sam was the editor of publications that included Real Estate Finance & Investment, Se… Read full bio
Kelly Ryan
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Kelly Ryan is the global leader of the Firm’s real estate funds practice, with 20+ years of experience focused exclusively on real estate private equity across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Kelly represents many of the largest global private equity firm… Read full bio
Varuth (Nu) Suwankosai
Head of Global Credit, Oxford Properties
Varuth (Nu) Suwankosai is Head of Global Credit at Oxford Properties, a leading global real estate investor, developer and manager. A member of Oxford’s Executive Committee, Nu has worked at Oxford Properties as a Vice President in Investments since… Read full bio
Pamela Thomas
Managing Director of US Real Estate Investments, CPP
Pamela Thomas leads US Real Estate Investment for CPP Investments. Prior to joining CPPIB in 2017, Pamela was an Executive Director with JP Morgan Asset Management, responsible for New York Metro multifamily investments, including several large-scale… Read full bio
Elisabeth Troni
Global Portfolio Strategist, CBRE Global Investors
Elisabeth Troni is the Fund Manager of the Global Alpha Fund within the Global Indirect Real Estate Strategies team. Based in London, Liz is responsible for performance and strategy of the Fund working in close collaboration with the CIO of Global Re… Read full bio
Bert van den Hoek
Head of New York, Bouwinvest
Bert van den Hoek has been Head of Bouwinvest’s New York office since the beginning of 2020 leading the origination efforts of real estate investments in North America on behalf of the Dutch Construction Workers Pension Fund, bpfBOUW. Bert has worked… Read full bio
Simon Uiterwijk
Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt, US, NN Investment Partners
Simon is based in New York, US and Head of Commercial Real Estate Debt for the United States at NN Investment Partners (previously ING Investment Management) since 2015, where he is co-responsible for NN IP’s Commercial Real Estate lending activities… Read full bio
Dan Winters
Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, GRESB
Dan is responsible for increasing GRESB’s international scope and impact by engaging institutional investors; expanding GRESB participation among private equity firms, multi-national lenders and REITs; establishing industry partnerships; and driving… Read full bio
Thought leadership, branding and networking opportunities
Be part of thought-provoking discussions with leading institutional investors, fund and asset managers, developers, advisers, and strategic partners. Sponsorship gives you:
- VIP access
- Thought-leadership opportunities
- High-profile branding
- And much more …
For exclusive sponsorship packages for 2023, contact Nick Hayes, our Global Business Development Director of Real Estate at nick.h@peimedia.com
Thanks to our 2023 sponsors
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Want to understand more about who you will meet and what to expect at the Forum? Talk to our team today.
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- PERE Connect – our new tailored networking service
- Content and insights to drive better decisions
- Access to the investor directory
- And much more …
Talk to our team to find out how the Forum and the PERE Network membership can help grow your firm.
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Institutional Investors at the PERE America Forum 2023
Complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the PERE Network’s America Forum.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
2022 attended institutional investors include
Reconnect with your peers and share the latest market insights.
Investors at PERE America Forum 2023
The forum is the largest meeting place for institutional and private investors, and other members of the real estate community in North America.
Check out the benefits of joining the conference and who among your peers you will be joining. Apply for a complimentary pass for your or your team today.
Meet the biggest global funds
Network and arrange one-to-one meetings with the biggest and leading real estate managers.
Network with your peers
Take advantage of our networking sessions to connect with your peers and understand their strategies and allocation approach to real estate.
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Get the latest insights
Discuss the opportunities and challenges your peers are facing in the market.
Explore opportunities
Find investment opportunities across traditional and emerging sectors, from data centers, life sciences, logistics, office and more.
Pre-Event Resources
View the key conversation topics
Download the agenda to see the trends shaping North American investors’ allocation strategies and markets across the region. These topics will shape the discussions at the PERE America Forum 2023.
Have a topic that you would like to discuss on the agenda? Contact Ben Moss today.
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Agenda
Day 1 - Wednesday 15th
Event opening
08:30 - 09:30
Registration & networking
08:30 - 09:30
Institutional investor breakfast briefing (invite only)
09:30 - 09:45
Welcome from PERE and Chair
Plenary sessions
09:45 - 10:30
Keynote panel: What next for global real estate investment?
Kelly Ryan,
Elisabeth Troni
- How has the industry weathered the headwinds of high inflation, rising interest rates, and global recessions?
- Where is the capital coming from?
- What are the opportunities facing stakeholders in global real estate markets today?
Moderator:
Kelly Ryan, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Speaker:
Elisabeth Troni, Fund Manager, CBRE Investment Management
10:30 - 11:15
Keynote panel: Institutional Investors on capital allocation in the next decade
Chris Ebersole,
Sajith Ranasinghe
- How have recent market challenges affected investor allocations?
- What strategies are investors employing in real estate?
- How do North American investors view the global market? What countries and sectors are attractive to them?
Moderator:
Jeffrey Fine, Global Head of Real Estate Client Solutions, Goldman Sachs Asset
Management
Speakers:
Chris Ebersole, Investment Officer, Oregon State Treasury
Sajith Ranasinghe, Head of Real Estate, Church Pension Group
11:15 - 11:45
Fireside chat: Fireside chat: The power of the institutional ownership of operating companies
Dennis Lopez
- How do you effectively manage assets? What models can be chosen from and how do they differ?
- How has QuadReal’s asset operations model developed over the last few years and how will it develop moving forward
- What are the benefits of “in-house” operating companies with regards to portfolio growth, talent retention and diversification of staff skillset
Speaker:
Dennis Lopez, Chief Executive Officer, QuadReal
Networking break
11:45 - 12:15
Coffee & networking
Plenary session
12:15 - 13:00
Deep dive: evaluating the debt environment
Samantha Rowan,
Prashant Raj,
Simon Uiterwijk,
Varuth (Nu) Suwankosai
- How are regional bank failures and rising inflation and interest rates impacting the lending landscape?
- How are players navigating these headwinds? Where are the risks and opportunities?
- How attractive is debt in the current climate?
Moderator:
Samantha Rowan, Editor, Real Estate Capital US
Speakers:
Prashant Raj, Managing Director, U.S. Real Estate Debt, QuadReal
Simon Uiterwijk, Head of Commercial Real Estate, NN Investment Partners
Varuth (Nu) Suwankosai, Head of Investments & Credit – US, Oxford Properties
Lunch
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch and networking break
Plenary sessions
14:15 - 15:00
Examining the rapid acceleration of secondaries and recapitalizations
Daniel McHugh,
Margaret McKnight
- What are the main risks and opportunities facing secondaries investors?
- A lack of liquidity in the market is encouraging investors to opt out of recapitalized assets and portfolios
- How are fluctuating valuations impacting recapitalization?
Speakers:
Daniel McHugh, Chief Investment Officer, Real Assets, AVIVA Investors
Margaret McKnight, Partner,StepStone Group
15:00 - 15:45
East meets West: Synergizing Asian institutional investors with the U.S. real estate market
- Understanding the appeal: the key factors that make the U.S. real estate market attractive to Asian institutional investors, the sectors and regions piquing investor interest
- Navigating cross-border transactions in the U.S.; overcoming regulatory and cultural differences to achieve successful partnerships and deals
- How can American funds effectively engage with Asian institutional investors and foster long-lasting relationships
- What are the criteria and considerations Asian investors prioritize when seeking partnerships in the U.S.?
Networking break
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee & networking
Plenary sessions
16:15 - 17:00
How are investor ESG expectations changing?
Rob Little,
Michael Neuman,
Pamela Thomas,
Bert van den Hoek
- How are investors and funds managing their ESG strategy in a volatile market?
- How do you achieve sustainability at scale? Where to dedicate your resources
- To what extent are investor expectations different in Europe and Asia compared to the US and Canada?
Speakers:
Rob Little, Head of Commercial Mortgage Lending, Alternative Investments, Investment Management, MassMutual
Michael Neuman, Head, Industrial, U.S. and LATAM, Ivanhoe Cambridge
Pamela Thomas, Managing Director, US Real Estate,
CPP Investments
Bert Van den Hoek, Senior Portfolio Manager, North America, Bouwinvest
Rob Little
Head of Commercial Mortgage Lending - Alternative Investments - Investment Management, MassMutual
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17:00 - 17:30
The future of AI and private real estate
- How are industry players using AI algorithms to predict investment performance?
- What are the risks and benefits associated with the application of AI technologies?
- How might the regulatory landscape change to impact AI?
Reception
17:30 - 18:30
Networking drinks reception
Agenda
Day 2 - Thursday 16th
Registration and networking
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and networking
08:30 - 09:15
PERE Women’s Network breakfast (invite only)
09:15 - 09:45
Opening fireside chat
Rohit T. “Rit” Aggarwala
Speaker:
Rohit Aggarwala, Commissioner, NYC Department of Environmental Protection and Chief Climate Office, New York City
Plenary sessions
09:45 - 10:30
Logistics & industrial - sunset or new dawn?
Ankit Bhatt,
Adi Divgi,
Brice Hafner,
Ed Lerum,
Jon Pharris
- How attractive still are logistics and industrial options to investors? Will it continue to be a strong pick in the years to come?
- How are debt fund managers viewing financing opportunities in logistics & industrial?
- What strategies are being deployed to reduce the carbon footprint and drive down operational costs of these assets?
Speakers:
Ankit Bhatt, Managing Director, Investments, Oxford Properties
Adi Divgi, Chief Investment Officer, EA Global LLC
Brice Hafner, Senior Managing Director, Industrial Group, Crow Holdings Capital
Ed Lerum, Head of Global Logistics Real Estate, Norges Bank
Jon Pharris, Co-Founder and President, CapRock Partners
10:30 - 11:15
New Life for Life Sciences
Claire Johnston,
Jonathan Pearce
- With vacancy rising and a record level of lab/R&D space under construction, how will the life sciences sector perform relative to other asset classes amid broader economic headwinds?
- How will investment in established clusters compare with activity in emerging markets?
- What types of facilities will attract capital as the sector continues to mature? Will the majority of new supply be ground-up developments or conversions, and how might that differ across markets?
Speakers:
Claire Johnston, Chief Executive Officer, Americas, Lendlease
Jonathan Pearce, Head, Investments, Office and Life Sciences, US, Ivanhoe Cambridge
Networking break
11:15 - 11:45
Coffee and networking break
Plenary session
11:45 - 12:15
The changing face of American single-family rental
- How has the post-pandemic period shaped the single-family rental market?
- Where are the opportunities and risks for single-family rental owners in America
- What cities and regions will be the most attractive with hybrid working becoming the norm?
- How will working practice-driven changes in demand for 8places to live impact future
development?
Lunch
12:15 - 13:15
Networking lunch
Plenary session
13:15 - 13:45
Multifamily residential: where next?
- What do the next 12 months hold for multifamily residential investors?
- How are investors and landlords dealing with expense increases, such as insurance increases?
- How are developers leveraging new technologies, such as 3D printed homes, to offset rising construction costs?
13:45 - 14:15
Future working patterns and impacts on the office sector
- How are changing working practices impacting the office sector?
- What are tenant needs in the coming decade? How are they incentivising employees to return to the office?
- How are office owners adapting to market headwinds?
14:15 - 14:45
Impact investment panel – definitions, statistics and strategies
- How do you define and measure positive social impact?
- What types of real estate assets do investors and funds view as the best options to make an impact?
- Have you observed momentum in the impact investing space? Why is that?
- Understand recent fundraising efforts and projected growth in committed equity
Moderator:
Jonathan Kivell, Director of Community Investments, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
14:45 - 15:15
Building the future: technology’s role in sustainable real estate
Dan Winters,
Bradford Dockser,
Diep Nguyen-Van Houtte
- Energy price volatility is increasing appetite to integrate renewable energy and battery storage technologies to reduce carbon emissions and increase value
- What technologies and methods are used during development to reduce embodied carbon?
- How do data capture and analytics technologies play a role in reducing operational costs and lowering the carbon footprint of an asset?
Moderator:
Dan Winters, Senior Director, GRESB
Speakers:
Brad Dockser, CEO, Green Generation
Diep Nguyen-Van Houtte, Senior Manager, Innovation and Business Development, IFC
Conference close
15:30 - 15:30