Celebrating our 43rd Year of Thought Leadership
This year’s conference will feature a lineup of industry thought leaders. Join us for a series of one-on-one interviews, exciting keynote speakers, and panel discussions with some of the industry’s most highly regarded visionaries. Our speakers will provide insight into ever-changing trends, ongoing disruption, and the future of the real estate industry.
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Join us for a pre-conference reception October 16 at Lever Club. Click here to register.
Confirmed Speakers
Industry Award Recipient:
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- Doug Yearley, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Toll Brothers
Panelists:
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- Dominic Chu, Senior Markets Correspondent, CNBC
- Anar Chudgar, Co-President, Artemis Real Estate Partners
- Peggy DaSilva, Chief Executive Officer, Americas, PIMCO Prime Real Estate
- Warren de Haan, Chief Executive Officer & Founding Managing Partner, ACORE Capital
- Chris Djoganopoulos, Managing Director, Real Estate, Gaming, & Lodging Investment Banking, BofA Securities
- Melissa Farrell, Managing Director and Head of US Debt Originations, PGIM Real Estate
- Lauren Hochfelder, Co-Chief Executive Officer of MSREI & Head of MSREI Americas, Morgan Stanley
- Jesse Hom, Chief Investment Officer of Real Assets & Head of Real Estate Credit, Blue Owl Capital
- Adam Piekarski, Chief Executive Officer, Derby Lane Partners
- Billy Rahm, Chief Executive Officer, Everview Partners
- Sumit Roy, President & Chief Executive Officer, Realty Income
- Paul Rubacha, Principal, Ashley Capital
- Alan Tantleff, Senior Managing Director, Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure Industry Practice, FTI Consulting
- Sush S. Torgalkar, Founding Partner, Sagehall
- Willy Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Walker & Dunlop
- Doug Weill, Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Hodes Weill & Associates
- Matt Weinstein, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Axonic
Panel Agenda
| 8:00AM | Networking Breakfast | |
| 8:50AM | Welcome Remarks | Co-Chairs Nala Holmes* and Alex Rubin* |
| 9:00AM | Opening Keynote | Willy Walker, CEO, Walker & Dunlop Moderator: Scott Alter, Co-Founder and Principal, Standard Communities* |
| 9:50AM | Cornell Real Estate Council Initiatives Update | CREC Chairman Dave Rupert* |
| 9:55AM | Panel: C-Suite Check In | Anar Chudgar, Co-President, Artemis Real Estate Partners Peggy DaSilva, Chief Executive Officer, Americas, PIMCO Prime Real Estate Lauren Hochfelder, Co-Chief Executive Officer of MSREI & Head of MSREI Americas, Morgan Stanley Sumit Roy, President & CEO, Realty Income Moderator: Chris Djoganopoulos, Managing Director, Real Estate, Gaming, & Lodging Investment Banking, BofA Securities* |
| 10:55AM | BREAK | |
| 11:10AM | Panel: Founders of Entrepreneurial Investment Platforms | Adam Piekarski, CEO, Derby Lane Billy Rahm, CEO, Everview Partners Sush S. Torgalkar, Founding Partner, Sagehall* Moderator: Paul Rubacha, Principal, Ashley Capital* |
| 12:10PM | Institutional Real Estate Allocations Monitor | Doug Weill, Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Hodes Weill & Associates* |
| 12:35PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:25PM | Real Estate at Cornell: Update from Academic Leadership | Dean Andrew Karolyi Dean J. Meejin Yoon |
| 1:30PM | Presentation of the Cornell Real Estate Review’s 2025 Industry Leader Award to Doug Yearley | Introduction: Cody Danks Burke, Anas Nashrullah Doug Yearley, Chairman & CEO, Toll Brothers* Moderator: Dominic Chu, Senior Markets Correspondent, CNBC* |
| 2:30PM | Panel: Real Estate Private Credit | Warren de Haan, CEO & Founding Managing Partner, ACORE Capital* Melissa Farrell, Managing Director & Head of US Debt Originations, PGIM Real Estate* Jesse Hom, CIO of Real Assets & Head of Real Estate Credit, Blue Owl Capital* Matt Weinstein, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Axonic* Moderator: Alan Tantleff, Senior Managing Director, Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure Industry Practice, FTI Consulting* |
| 3:30PM | Closing Remarks & Networking Reception | |
| * = Cornell alumni |
Highlights from 2024
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