USA Conference Video Clips (teaser videos)
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Thursday, 6 March 2025
US Exceptionalism under Trump Revisited
Dr. Bernhard Eschweiler, Senior Advisor, Beta Economics
Real Estate Market Fundamentals
Mike Acton, Managing Director and Head of Research, AEW Capital Management
US Real Estate Debt in the Current Rate Environment
Richard Flohr, Partner, CrossHarbor Capital Partners
US Real Estate in the Context of Alternative Asset Allocations
Brian McCarthy, Head of Alternative Investments, Ampega Asset Management
Moderation: David Rueckel
Investing in Trump’s America
Joel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures, Chapman University
Rent vs. Own - Where Demographics meets Economics
Ziv Cohen, CIO, Resmark
Moderation: David Rueckel
US Multifamily Soft Landing with Strong Fundamentals
Suzanne E. Mulvee, CFA, Chief Strategy Officer, GID
Drew Spitler, Principal, Partner, Dermot
Nick Stein, Managing Director, Sentinel Real Estate
Duncan Woodard, Managing Director, Boston Capital Real Estate Partners
Moderation: Max von Below, Managing Director, Affinius Capital
Affordable Housing - Capital “A”
Daryl J. Carter, Chairman and CEO, Avanath
Pamela West, Portfolio Manager, Impact Investing, Nuveen Real Estate
Moderation: Sven Schaltegger, Senior Portfolio Manager, UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG
Specialties within the Living Sector
Senior Housing:
Dana Wooderson, Senior Housing Fund Series Portfolio Manager, Senior Housing Practice Leader, PGIM Real Estate
Specialties within the Living Sector
Manufactured Housing:
Kristin Millington, Managing Director, Crow Holdings
Specialties within the Living Sector
Student Housing:
Jason Schwartz, Managing Principal, Co-Head of Equity Group, Blue Vista
US Supply Chain in the context of Global Trade
Dayton Conklin, Managing Director, Clarion Partners
Small Box Industrial: NOI Growth vs. Capital Appreciation
Andrew Zgutowicz, CEO, High Street
Specialties within the Industrial Sector
Nearshoring - Mexico Industrial Federico Martin del Campo, Partner and Head of Mexico Real Estate, Ares Management
Specialty Storage Derek Lopez, Chief Investment Officer, GEM Realty Properties
Self Storage Mike Trench, Co-Head of Heitman Value Partners, Heitman
Moderation: David Pahl, Managing Director, GTIS Partners
AI and GenAI in Real Estate
Matt Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive Officer, Invisible Technologies
Data Centers - Cross Section of Real Estate and Infrastructure
Ryan Krauch, Senior Managing Director, Affinius Capital
Allison O’Rourke, Partner, TA Realty
Sebastian Dooley, Fund Manager, Principal Asset Management
Moderation: Anja Ritchie, Managing Director, StepStone Group
Friday, 7 March 2025
US Investor´s Perspective
Jason Rothenberg, Head of Real Estate, State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Moderation: David Rueckel
The State of the US Office Leasing Recovery
Paul J. Amrich, Vice Chairman, CBRE
Structural Changes - Office
Paul Galiano, Senior Managing Director, Tishman Speyer
Structural Changes - Retail
Tony Charles, Global Head of Research and Strategy, Morgan Stanley
Structural Changes - Mixed Use
Walter Schmidt, Senior Partner, Rockwood Capital
Structural Changes - Office, Retail and Mixed Use
Paul Galiano, Senior Managing Director, Tishman Speyer
Tony Charles, Global Head of Research and Strategy, Morgan Stanley
Walter Schmidt, Senior Partner, Rockwood Capital
Moderation: Paul J. Amrich, Vice Chairman, CBRE
Tax Changes and Outlook under the new Administration
Hubert Eisenack, Partner, Ernst & Young
Emerging Managers and Asset Classes: Shaping the Future of Private Equity in Real Estate
Peter Braffman, Managing Director, GCM Grosvenor
Frozen Liquidity in CRE
Christopher Muoio, Managing Director, Head of Data & Research, Madison International Realty
Canadian Alternative Real Estate Sectors
Jonathan Turnbull, Head of Canada, Harrison Street
European Investor´s Outlook
Max Beekmann, Deputy Head of Global REIM, Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK)
Martin Bramsen, Investment Manager - Real Estate, PFA Pension
Johannes Kinzinger, Portfolio Manager Real Estate Americas, SOKA-BAU
Moderation: Liora Walter, Director, Nuveen Real Estate