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​wednesday, JUNE 7

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5.30pm: Networking dinner

The Smith NoMad, 1150 Broadway, NYC

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​THURSDAY, JUNE 8​

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8am: Breakfast

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8.45am Welcome comments & NAREIM DEI Committee Update​

 

Brief update on NAREIM research & surveys, and how to get involved with upcoming DEI committee events.

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• Chairs: 

  • Portfolio Management: Shilp Shah & Melissa Warren, Nuveen Real Estate

  • Acquisitions: Josh Dinstein, Continental Realty

  • Asset Management: Robert L. Jones, Alidade Capital

• Co-chairs: ​

  • Acquisitions: Hayley Cox, UBS Realty Investors

  • Asset Management:​ Rob Naso, BentallGreenOak ​

• NAREIM:

  • Zoe Hughes, CEO

  • Sanyu Kyeyune, Head of Programming

  • IvyLee Rosario, Meeting Director 

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9am Liquidity & Capital Markets Pt. 1

JOINT SESSION for all attendees

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• Session leaders:

  • Robert L. Jones, Managing Director, Alidade Capital

  • Shilp Shah, Director, Portfolio Management, Nuveen Real Estate

  • Hayley Cox, Transactions, UBS Realty Investors

• Speakers:

  • Andrew Thornfeldt, Head of Real Estate Investment Banking, Chatham Financial 

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Whole-room Q&A with presentations by NAREIM members and industry experts: In the first segment of this session, we'll hear from a product specialist and lender, the product types that are able to get financing, solutions to liquidity challenges, exposure and financing terms.

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• What are the current liquidity challenges?

• What are managers doing to find liquidity?

• How are managers working through debt constraints?

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Format: 5-minute polling, 10-minute session leader perspective, 15-minute manager case studies, 20-minute whole-room discussion – 50 mins

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9.50am: Break

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10.05am Liquidity & Capital Markets Pt. 2

JOINT SESSION for all attendees

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• Session leaders:

  • Robert L. Jones, Managing Director, Alidade Capital

  • Shilp Shah, Director, Portfolio Management, Nuveen Real Estate

  • Hayley Cox, Transactions, UBS Realty Investors

• Speakers:

  • Laura Rapaport, CEO, North Bridge 

  • Candice King, Head of Real Estate Capital Markets Alternatives & Housing, Nuveen Real Estate

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Small-group activity:  In groups of 6, managers will discuss the actions they are taking to manage risk, strengthen their portfolios, and time their re-entry into the market – what’s working and what’s not working.

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• What actions are you taking to manage cash flow and working capital at the Asset and Fund level?

• What challenges are you facing in finding liquidity?

• What strategies are you trying or considering?

 

Format: 25-minute group exercise, 25-minute whole-room discussion – 50 mins

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10.55am: Break

 

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11.15am: The Big ESG Question: How are you calculating brown discounts?

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Insuring and financing assets at a discount typically falls on PMs, but where do you get dinged?

 

We dive into what data providers and lenders are offering and how managers quantify the impact of ESG actions on insurance and financing costs.

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• Speakers: 

  • Dara Friedman, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, BentallGreenOak

  • Will Hedley, Vice President, BentallGreenOak

• Moderator: ​Justin Lia, Managing Director, Partner Engineering and Science

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Topics to be raised that address the cost of capital associated with ESG:

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• Part 1: Taxes & Insurance

  • What are insurers asking PMs for around resiliency? What are the best tax and broader incentives?

• Part 2: Valuation & Liquidity

  • How do you quantify the value of ESG? How do you determine the benefit or penalty on exit? Which KPIs have the highest impact?

• Part 3: Lending & Financing ​​

  • What metrics are lenders using to underwrite value to ESG in an asset? What improvements are they looking for in your portfolio?

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Format: Fireside chat, followed by roundtable discussions in 3 parts - 60 min

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12.15pm Networking Lunch 

 

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1.15pm: Portfolio Allocation: What are you doing to manage risk?

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Members share strategies for risk management. How do you make portfolio construction decisions in an uncertain market cycle?​

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• Session leaders:

  • John Kennedy, Managing Director, Barings Real Estate

  • Melissa Warren, Portfolio Management, Nuveen Real Estate ​

• Speaker: Seth Laughlin, Managing Director & Co-Head of Market Analytics, Green Street​

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Issues to be raised:

• How much alpha can you achieve by choosing the right sectors?

• Where are operating fundamentals most mispriced?

• What is your ideal allocation in 7-10 years?

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• Format: Short presentation with expert analysis and case study review, followed by whole-room best practices sharing - 45min

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2pm: The Evolving PM Role: How to Resource & Structure Teams 

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Insights from the 2022 NAREIM Global Management Survey and member discussion on how each firm structures its PM role and group, how much time is spent on fundraising and how the skill sets needed for the next 5-10 years. Where are the biggest challenges? What do you need to improve your day-to-day role?

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• Session leader: Larissa Belova, Portfolio Manager, U.S. Core Partners, CBRE Investment Management

• ​Speaker:​ Drew Stepanek, Senior Vice President, Stockbridge

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• Format: Short presentation, followed by small-group roundtable exercise and whole-room best practices sharing - 45min​

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2.45pm: Break

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3pm: How PMs Are Using AI & Predictive Analytics to Make Faster, Better Decisions

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• Session leader: Scott Dunphy, Director - Assistant Portfolio Manager, MetLife Investment Management

• Speaker: Jason Dean, COO, Pennybacker Capital

 

Show and tell session with members sharing the latest technologies helping manage their portfolios in a faster moving market and areas where technology is lacking. Discussion around how Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Automation will change how PMs manage and optimize their portfolios.
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Issues to be raised: 

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• How much real-time visibility do you have into your portfolio today? Is it granular enough?

• What technologies are being used to manage portfolios?

• What’s missing from the marketplace?

• How can ChatGPT, AI, Machine Learning, and automation make us better managers?
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Format: Live polling & audience feedback, manager-led presentation, plus whole-room Q&A - 45min

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3.45pm: End of meeting

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