March 29 - 30, 2023 | NEW YORK CITY
Agenda Day 1 - Eastern Standard Time
WORKSHOP A: INTEGRATING ESG INTO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
10:00am - 12:00pm
- Strategies for meeting investor expectations on ESG performance and reporting
- Defining net zero and assessing the different approaches to meeting that goal
- Considerations in repositioning real estate assets that are no longer productive to a new type of economy (examples: indoor farming, transitioning certain areas such as garbage dumps with solar panels).
- Combining ESG with impact investments: where are the opportunities?
- The implications of institutional investors in Republican-led states who are against the use of ESG
- PACE funding to meet sustainability goals – when does it make sense?
- Green bonds vs. sustainability linked bonds: what are the differences?
- Adapting to climate related regulations, including the new SEC rule and Local Law 97 in New York
- Assessing the impact of an economic downturn on ESG initiatives
ONE-TO-ONE NETWORKING SESSION WITH SPEAKERS
12:00pm - 12:30pm
- Attendees will have the opportunity to have concise and focused one-to-one meetings with speakers. This part of the program is a unique and focused way for attendees to establish new contacts and generate fresh business opportunities.
NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
12:00pm - 1:00pm
WORKSHOP B: DISTRESSED INVESTING AND RESTRUCTURING OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
1:00pm - 3:00pm
- Where are the opportunities in distressed investing and restructuring?
- What are the best approaches for sourcing deals?
- Key considerations in buying distressed debt and equity
- Due diligence: what are the most important elements?
- Meeting the challenges in valuation
- Risk management strategies
- Structuring loan to own transactions
- Legal and tax considerations
ONE-TO-ONE NETWORKING SESSION WITH SPEAKERS
3:00pm - 3:30pm
- Attendees will have the opportunity to have concise and focused one-to-one meetings with speakers. This part of the program is a unique and focused way for attendees to establish new contacts and generate fresh business opportunities.
WORKSHOP C: STRATEGIES FOR ATTRACTING OVERSEAS CAPITAL
3:30pm - 5:00pm
- Investment options: indirect investment, direct investment, joint ventures and co-investments
- Which sectors and strategies are of greatest interest to foreign investors?
- Countries that are most active in US real estate investment
- What are the main challenges in securing overseas capital and how can those challenges be overcome?
- Selecting overseas investors for partnership
- Legal and tax considerations
ONE-TO-ONE NETWORKING SESSION WITH SPEAKERS
5:00pm - 5:30pm
- Attendees will have the opportunity to have concise and focused one-to-one meetings with speakers. This part of the program is a unique and focused way for attendees to establish new contacts and generate fresh business opportunities.
March 29 - 30, 2023 | NEW YORK CITY
Agenda Day 2 - Eastern Standard Time
ONE-TO-ONE NETWORKING SESSION WITH SPEAKERS
12:45pm - 1:15pm
Attendees will have the opportunity to have concise and focused one-to-one meetings with speakers. This part of the program is a unique and focused way for attendees to establish new contacts and generate fresh business opportunities.
Luncheon Workshop
1:15pm - 2:00pm Luncheon Workshop: Advancing DEI in Commercial Real Estate
This session will provide an open forum to discuss the strategies that GPs, LPs, real estate owners and developers are implementing to advance diversity, equity and inclusion. Key topics to be covered include:
- Best Practices for Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce
- Compliance with Employment Laws that Advance DEI
- How can DEI efforts be made more effective?
ROUNDTABLES ROUND ONE
2:00pm - 3:00pm ROUNDTABLE 1: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF OFFICE LOOK LIKE?
- What’s the overall outlook for the office sector? Is there a structural change that’s irreversible?
- Which markets, submarkets and property types are attracting investor interest?
- Are high net worth buyers overpaying for some assets?
- Headwinds from the work from home trend: when will the future of work be realized in occupancy and utilization patterns?
- Will demand for co-working space increase?
- Converting office space to residential and medical/life sciences: when does it make sense?
- How are deals in the office sector getting capitalized?
- What are the options for owners of older buildings who have limited capital to make improvements?
- Which segments of the office market are likely to experience distress?
Brian Wallick
Director, New York Investments, Office and Life Science, Americas
Nuveen Real Estate
ROUNDTABLES ROUND ONE
2:00pm - 3:00pm ROUNDTABLE 2: SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL MARKET
- Which real estate sectors are generating the most interest from investors?
- In this environment, is it better to focus on strategies rather than geographies? If so, which strategies?
- How is investor demand changing for traditional vs. alternative assets?
- Where do you see the most opportunity in alternative assets?
- What are innovative strategies to access and capitalize on alts?
- How does the current market impact yield and liquidity in alts?
ROUNDTABLE ROUND ONE
2:00pm - 3:00pm ROUNDTABLE 3: INNOVATIONS IN STRUCTURING JOINT VENTURES
- Discuss Innovative Ideas for Real Estate Joint Venture Issues
- What is the Current “Feel” in the Real Estate Joint Venture Market?
- What are some Recent Trends in Real Estate Joint Venture Risk Allocation?
- Connecting Sponsors and Capital
ROUNDTABLE ROUND TWO
3:00pm - 4:00pm ROUNDTABLE 1: RESIDENTIAL SECTOR - WHERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES
- What does demand look like for multifamily and single family, both in terms of renting and owning?
- How will rising interest rates and inflation affect the residential sector?
- Affordable housing: strategies for meeting the demand
- Investment opportunities in niche sectors: student housing, senior housing, manufactured housing, workforce housing
- Assessing the risk of rent controls
- Will there be distress in the residential sector? If so, where?
ROUNDTABLES ROUND TWO
3:00pm - 4:00pm ROUNDTABLE 2: INDUSTRIAL / LOGISTICS SECTOR: WILL DEMAND CONTINUE TO GROW?
- Which building types and markets are of most interest to investors?
- What are the factors that will have the greatest impact on demand?
- How will supply chain challenges affect the sector?
- What will be the impact of onshoring and nearshoring trends on the sector?
- Investment opportunities in niche sectors: industrial outdoor storage, light industrial, shallow bay, multi-tenant, cold storage, multistory industrial
- Is there liquidity from debt and equity perspectives for older facilities with smaller tenants?
- Will there be distress in the industrial sector? If so, where?
ROUNDTABLES ROUND TWO
3:00pm - 4:00pm ROUNDTABLE 3: FINDING VALUE IN NICHE REAL ESTATE SECTORS
- Self storage, data centers, marinas, new hospitality concepts such as glamorous camping, recreational vehicle and boat storage, energy storage: what are the headwinds and tailwinds that will affect demand in these sectors?
- What are the challenges and opportunities in life sciences? Is the life sciences market overheated? Which geographical areas are likely to see more development?
- How will falling subscriptions for streaming services such as Netflix affect demand for film studios?
4:00 pm - CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS, NETWORKING RECEPTION & ONE-TO-ONE NETWORKING SESSION WITH SPEAKERS
Attendees will have the opportunity to have concise and focused one-to-one meetings with speakers. This part of the program is a unique and focused way for attendees to establish new contacts and generate fresh business opportunities.
