Michael Acton, CFA

Managing Director
AEW

Mike is Head of Research with responsibility for directing the activities of the firm’s in-house research group. He works closely with the Fund’s investment management team in the development of the Fund’s investment strategy and criteria. He joined AEW in 1990 and has 37 years of experience as an economic analyst. He is a standing member of the firm’s Investment & Risk Management Committees.

Sara Cassidy

Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management
AEW

Sara is responsible for the oversight of all portfolio management activities. She is also a Senior PM for the firm’s open-end core fund, AEW Core Property U.S., where she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Fund’s investments and operations. She is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee, co-chairs the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and a member of AEW’s Talent Committee.

Robert Chagares

CEO
High Street

Mr. Chagares is a co-founder of High Street and serves as its CEO, with responsibility for the overall management of the company, its funds, capital strategy, and development and investment activities. Prior forming High Street in 2002, he spent 17 years with the Trammell Crow Company where he was Senior Managing Director of the NE Metro Region and a member of the firm’s Operating Committee.

Peter Ciganik

Partner, Head of Capital Markets
GTIS Partners

Peter Ciganik is a Partner and Head of Capital Markets at GTIS Partners (“GTIS”). In addition, Mr. Ciganik is responsible for GTIS’ macro and investment research, global strategy and new business development and is a member of the General Partner’s U.S. Funds Investment Committees. Prior to joining GTIS in 2007, Mr. Ciganik worked with Morgan Stanley (MSREF) and with Lehman Brothers (LBREP).

Ziv Cohen

Chief Information Officer
The Resmark Companies

For over 30 years, Mr. Cohen has been involved in the financing and development of more than 70,000 residential units in the U.S. and Israel. He joined Resmark in 2001 and currently oversees all of Resmark’s investment, underwriting and asset management activities. Mr. Cohen sits on the National Association of Home Builders Multifamily Leadership Board.

Sebastian Dooley

Fund Manager
Principal Asset Management

Sebastian joined Principal Real Estate in 2017, is part of Principal’s global data centre group and is the Fund Manager for the European Data Centre Fund I. Previously, he was responsible for managing a pan-European logistics separate account and was assistant fund manager on the Principal European Core Fund. He worked in corporate finance prior to that and is a CFA charter holder.

Hubert O. Eisenack LL.M.

Partner
Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Hubert Eisenack is a tax partner at EY Munich and leads EY Germany’s US real estate tax team. Hubert is specialized in advising German institutional investors on US real estate investments, from both a US as well as a German tax perspective. Hubert is admitted as a German Rechtsanwalt and Steuerberater, as well as an Attorney-at-Law in New York.

Cord Ernst

Managing Director
Magnolia Capital

As Managing Director of Capital Markets, Cord Ernst oversees investor relations, fund management and venture structuring for European and Middle Eastern investors. Prior to joining Magnolia Mr. Ernst co-founded Wafra Residential Value Invest, a US-based real estate platform specifically designed for German institutional investors.

Richard Flohr

Managing Director
CrossHarbor

Richard Flohr is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of CrossHarbor’s Strategic Debt Funds. In this role he oversees operations and serves as a member of the Fund’s IC.  Prior to joining CrossHarbor, Richard was a MD with the Prudential Mortgage Capital Company where he worked for 28 years, serving as a member of PMCC’s Senior Management Group and as Head of Capital Markets and CMBS.

Dr. Sebastian Gläsner

Executive Director
MSCI

Sebastian works as ED for MSCI Real Assets and Geschäftsführer of IPD Investment Property Databank GmbH. He is responsible for the real estate consultant team in the DACH markets. He started at MSCI / IPD in 2008 and has been in various roles from research to sales. Sebastian studied at European Business School and University of Technology Sydney and holds a doctorate from European Business School.

Symon Godl

Managing Director
Deutsche Finance Group

Symon H. Godl is Group Asset Management Officer at Deutsche Finance Group. The real estate economist has been with the investment company since 2010. Prior to that, he worked in real estate investment banking and asset management for banks and an industrial group.

Paul Jackson

Managing Partner
ACCORD

Mr. Jackson is a Managing Partner with 20 years of industry experience and serves on Accord’s Investment Committee and Executive Committee. Prior to joining Accord, Mr. Jackson was a founding partner at Lakestar Capital, which focused on special situations real estate corporate finance. Prior to that, he was a Partner and served as Head of Real Estate Corporate Finance at Matrix Corporate Capital.

Joey Lansing

Head of Portfolio Management and Strategy
Harrison Street

Joey has over thirty years of industry experience and joined the firm twelve years ago to launch the firm’s $14Bn open end core fund. He is a Co-chair the Firm’s Executive Committee and is a member of all of the firm’s Investment Committees. As Global Head of Portfolio Management and Strategy, he serves as the Senior Portfolio Manager for the core fund and leads the Portfolio Management group.

Dr. Will McIntosh

Global Head of Research
Affinius Capital

Will McIntosh serves as Global Head of Research for Affinius Capital. He is responsible for developing the CRE investment strategy and manages the firm’s global research platform that informs and enhances the RE investment process. Prior to joining Affinius Capital, Will was Head of Global Research for the ADIA’s real estate department, where he was responsible for developing ADIA’s global RE investment strategy.

John McKinlay

CEO, Canada
LaSalle Investment Management

John McKinlay is the CEO of Canada and is responsible for all aspects of LaSalle’s Canadian operations. He has over 26 years of experience in institutional real estate, and has been involved in over $8 billion of real estate transactions, leading over $5 billion in the last six years. Prior to joining LaSalle, John served as Executive Vice President of Acquisitions for Bentall Kennedy in Canada.

Michael O´Connor

Managing Director, Fund Asst. Portfolio Manager
Clarion Partners

Michael O’Connor, Asst. Portfolio Manager for Clarion’s open-end multifamily fund, shares responsibility for fund management and strategy. He also directs Clarion's defined contribution strategies. Michael joined Clarion in 1997 and prior to his current role, served as an Acquisitions Officer and as a VP of Research. He recently served as co-president of the Defined Contribution Real Estate Council.

Anja Ritchie

Managing Director
StepStone Group

Mrs. Ritchie is Managing Director in the real estate team. Prior to joining StepStone, Mrs. Ritchie was responsible for Private Equity and Real Estate fund selection at Cara Investment GmbH, a Germany-based Family Office. Prior to that, she held positions with Bank of Oklahoma and ClearRidge Capital. Mrs. Ritchie is an alumnus of HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management and the European University Viadrina. She is also a CAIA charterholder.

Kenneth Rosen

Chairman
RCB

Ken Rosen is Chairman of Rosen Consulting Group, Chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics, and Professor Emeritus & California State Chair of Real Estate and Urban Economics at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Mr. Rosen received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. with highest honors from the University of Connecticut.

David Rückel

Managing Partner
PIA Pontis Institutional Advisors GmbH

David Rückel is Founder and Managing Partner of PIA Pontis Institutional Advisors, a placement and structuring advisor with a focus on US equity and debt strategies raising capital in Europe. Prior, he held senior positions with US and German real estate investment management firms. Mr. Rückel holds a BA in International Affairs from the George Washington University and an Executive Master in Real Estate from the International Real Estate Business School (IREBS).

Walter Schmidt

Senior Partner
Rockwood Capital

Mr.  Schmidt is one of the founders of Rockwood and has 37 years of experience in the real estate industry. During his tenure with the firm he has served in lead acquisition and asset management roles. Mr. Schmidt is a member of PREA, AFIRE and ANREV and InREV. Mr. Schmidt currently serves on advisory boards serving youth development programs in the United States and Central America.

Michel Schram

Senior Director Private Real Estate
PGGM

Michel is a senior director at PGGM Private Real Estate focusing on JV’s and fund investments in the US. PGGM is pension fund investment advisor with EUR 250 billion AUM. Michel serves on several Executive and Advisory Boards like AFIRE and PREA and is a member of PGGM’s Private Real Estate Investment Committee. Michel is active in real estate since 1997 and has master degrees in Economic Geography and Real Estate.

Christian Schulte Eistrup

Managing Director, Co-Head of EMEA Distribution
Clarion Partners

Christian Schulte Eistrup, Managing Director, is Co-Head of EMEA Distribution within the Client Capital Management group. Christian focuses on developing and servicing Firm client relationships throughout Europe and the Middle East, promoting both U.S. and European investment capabilities and distributing products. Christian joined Clarion Partners in 2023 and began working in the real estate industry in 2002.

Jan Segelhorst

Head of Private Markets
FERI Trust GmbH

Jan Segelhorst is Head of Private Markets at FERI Trust GmbH and responsible for the investment program with AuM of EUR 9 bn across several asset classes including Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Private Debt. He is a long-standing member of FERI's Investment Committee, a member of several RE fund advisory boards and has more than 18 years of experience in the financial industry.

Nishu Sood

Managing Director
Pretium

Nishu Sood is Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Research at Pretium. Before Pretium, he was the lead housing sector equity analyst at UBS and Deutsche Bank and was also an analyst at Citi. He began his career at management consultancy Stern Stewart & Co. Nishu received a BA and MBA from Columbia University and is a CFA charterholder.

Drew Spitler

Principal, Partner
The Dermot Company

Mr. Spitler joined Dermot in August 2002 and has been at the company for over 20 years. Mr. Spitler led Dermot’s development activities in New York City before relocating to Florida in 2020 to oversee Dermot’s expansion in the region and head the firm’s new office in West Palm Beach. Mr. Spitler holds a BSBA from The University of Arizona and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.

Oliver Strumpf

Initiator of the USA Conference
FondsForum Platform

Oliver Strumpf studied business information management and real estate economics at the European Business School. In addition to start-ups, he gained professional experience at international fund and consulting companies. Since 2002, he has initiated various platforms and event formats in the institutional real estate sector. He joined HEICO Group in 2015 and was managing partner of the investment section until May 2021.

Kyle Torpey

Managing Director, Head of US Investments
Madison

Mr. Torpey serves as a Managing Director, Head of US Investments with primary responsibility for the oversight of Madison’s US investment activities including sourcing, underwriting and execution of transactions for Madison’s managed funds. Mr. Torpey works on all aspects of financial analysis, property due diligence and transaction structuring in the US markets.

Bas van den IJssel

Partner
Almazara

Bas is the founder of Almazara Real Assets Advisory which is one of the two engagement providers of GREEN (Global Real Estate Engagement Network).He is member of various advisory boards of non-listed funds across the globe and has 30 years of direct and indirect real estate experience. Almazara is an independent advisor for non-listed real estate which only works for investors. It has €1,5billion AUA globally.

Max von Below

Managing Director
Affinius Capital

Max von Below serves as Managing Director for Affinius Capital. He is based in Amsterdam and responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with institutional investors, their managers, advisors and consultants both domestically and internationally. Prior joining Affinius Capital he worked in similar positions on the Manager but as well on the Investor side and brings close to 20 years of work experience.

John R. Williams

President and Chief Investment Officer
Avanath Capital Management

John R. Williams is President, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Avanath, a US institutional fund manager that specializes in affordable and workforce housing investments throughout major cities. In his role, Mr. Williams spearheads the firm’s portfolio acquisitions, asset management, capital formation, investor relations and fund management.

Duncan Woodard

Managing Director
Boston Capital Real Estate Partners

Mr. Woodard is responsible for the funds’ portfolio management, and contributes to BCRE’s acquisition efforts. In addition, Mr. Woodard is involved in fundraising and investor relations.
Prior to BCRE, Mr. Woodard was a Vice President at Spaulding & Slye, and Director of Acquisitions at Colony Capital. Mr. Woodard holds an MBA from the U. of WA, and a B.A. in Economics from Lafayette College.

Manuel Philippe Wormer

Head of Global Real Estate Investment Management
BVK - Bayerische Versorgungskammer