About the National Leadership Symposium
With more than 400 attendees, the Real Estate Pride Roundtable is the world’s largest annual meeting of LGBTQ+ commercial real estate professionals. Marketing for this landmark event reaches more than 10,000 individuals in the United States and globally, principally in institutional real estate investment, development, and capital markets.
Please contact us at team (at) pridecouncil.org to learn more about this unique opportunity to showcase your firm and support the LGBTQ+ real estate community, student scholarships, and our 2024 research and case study initiative in support of underwriting for LGBTQ+ seniors housing projects.
2023 PRIDE ROUNDTABLE CONFERERNCE SUMMARY
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2023 PRIDE ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE AGENDA
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Pride Council Board Meeting (Board Members, Host Committee, and Invited Guests)
12:00 PM
Registration and Networking Lunch
12:50 PM
Opening Remarks by Symposium Co-Chairs
Sam Chandan, PhD, Founding Director, NYU Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance;
Jon Tilli, Chair, dbPride
1:00 PM
The Outlook for Real Estate Investment, Development, and Lending
Moderator: Dominic Cottone, Senior Managing Director and Co-Founder, Leadership Consulting, Ferguson Partners
Deryl K. Deese, Senior Director, Tauro Capital Advisors
Lourdes Fisher, Senior Managing Director, Bridge Investment Group
Andrea Himmel, Managing Principal, Chief Investment Officer, Himmel + Meringoff Properties
Matthew Scholl, Executive Director, Head of Investment Management Americas, Union Investment Real Estate GmbH
1:45 PM
Opportunities in LGBTQ+ Seniors Housing
Moderator: Russ Bates, Managing Partner, ElmRidge Property Group
Sydney Kopp-Richardson, Director, National LGBT Elder Housing Initiative, SAGE
Loren Ostrow, CEO, Living Out
Jeremy Southerland, Senior Living Practice Area Leader, Gensler
Brandon Baron, Partner, BFC Partners
2:30 PM
Networking Break
2:55 PM
Afternoon Remarks
Christiana Riley, Member of the Management Board, Deutsche Bank and CEO, Deutsche Bank USA
James Repking, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Savills
3:05 PM
The Value of Allyship
Mitch Rudin, Chairman and CEO, Savills
In Conversation with Cathy Cunningham, Finance Editor and Co-Deputy Editor, Commercial Observer
3:30 PM
Urban Innovators and Real Estate Disruptors
Moderator: Lauren Partovi, Senior Project Advisor, Sterling Project Development
Chris Fraley, Chief Investment Officer, RealtyMogul
Perrin Quarshie, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, RealBlocks
Michael Samuelian, Founding Director, Urban Technology Hub, Cornell Tech
4:05 PM
Reimagining Spaces and Cities
Moderator: Anna Coltrane, Senior Vice Preisdent, Development & Construction, Jamestown
Michael William Briggs, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Mortgage Bankers Association
Matthias Krause, Chief of Staff, Deutsche Bank
Tracy J. Passarella, Senior Project Manager, Gilbane Building Company
Andrew Torres, President, Build Out Alliance; Project Manager, Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate
Tom Vecchione, Vice Chaiman and Managing Principal, Vocon
4:55 PM
Conference Summary
Rachel Hodgdon, President and Chief Executive Officer, International WELL Building Institute
Closing Remarks
Dino Paparelli, Global Head of Real Estate, Deutsche Bank
5:10 PM
Cocktail Reception