Alternative Real Estate Investment Summit 2025 | FuturePlace | 3 March 2025 | Doltone House Darling Island, 48 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia

Real estate has long been a cornerstone of Australian institutional portfolios, but evolving trends are reshaping the landscape. Non-traditional forms of real estate assets are gaining in popularity. This trend is being driven by macroeconomic factors such as urban expansion, the widespread use of technology and an aging population.

These alternative assets have become essential in meeting the evolving needs of the market, something reflected in the total value of Australia’s alternative real estate sector which is estimated at $235 billion – roughly equal to the size of Australia’s retail and logistics sectors combined!

This event is a focused one-day event that explores the opportunities, challenges and strategies for investing in alternative assets globally and locally. It has been designed to encourage constructive dialogue between investors, fund managers and consultants to drive better investment outcomes.

The Program

We’ll Be Bringing Together Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Specialists to Share Insights on Themes Such As:
• Seizing the moment: Global property megatrends in a volatile market
• Capital flows across borders: Opportunities and challenges
• Emerging markets: Unlocking new avenues for growth
• Beyond traditional: Exploring alternative real estate sectors for diversification
• Comparing the living sectors: BTR, student accommodation, co-living and senior living investment strategies
• Opportunities, challenges and strategies for investing in the shift towards net zero
• Why agriculture belongs in every investor’s portfolio
• Creating healthier portfolios through investment in social infrastructure
• Infra-lite: Opportunities in data centres, self-storage, life sciences (laboratories, research facilities) and renewables (solar and wind farms)
• Flight to quality: Asset repositioning and capital improvements for sustainable value
• Debt dynamics: Unlocking real estate investment avenues
• What strategies investors are using to mitigate risks in a volatile market while still achieving returns
• Tactics and takeaways for investing in private markets, including credit, debt, and private equity

Who Should Attend

This event is the most influential gathering of institutional investors, fund and asset managers, developers, and strategic partners.

Sectors Relevant to This Summit Include:
• Superfunds
• Private Equity
• Family Offices
• Debt Funds
• Infrastructure Funds
• Real Asset Consultants
• External Investment Managers
• REITS & Unlisted Property Funds
• Government Agencies
• Legal & Tax firms
• Investment Technology
• Alternative Property Funds
• High net worth wealth managers

Job Titles from Across Re Investment:
• Fund Management
• Investment Strategy
• Research Analysts
• Private Markets
• Property and Alternatives
• Fintech & Innovation
• Asset Allocation
• Portfolio Management
• Unlisted Assets
• Capital Transactions
• Super Fund Advisor
• Capital Partnering
• Portfolio Risk

2025 Speakers

Anjana Moran
Senior Portfolio Manager - Property Investments, Aware Super

Andrew Schwartz
Group Managing Director & Co-Founder, Qualitas

Carla Hayes
Head of Social Infrastructure Transactions, Charter Hall

Doug Cain
Acting Group Executive Head of Funds Management and Head of Mandates, ISPT

Cathy Houston
Managing Director Real Estate Credit, MA Financial

Brenton McEwan
Executive General Manager, Alternative Investments and Healthcare, Dexus

Colin Rigg
Head of Agriculture, ANZ, Macquarie Asset Management

Anouk Darling
CEO, Scape

Pretar Caroline Harris
Senior Vice President, Investments, Real Estate, Brookfield Asset Management

Lucia Grambalova
Chief Investment Officer/Head of Asset Management, Hotel Capital Partners

Mark Delaney
Fund Manager, Social Infrastructure, Australian Unity Wealth

Andrew Morgan
Founder and Managing Director, SFM

Melanie Madders
Director, Natural Capital, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

David Bryant
Managing Director, Rural Funds Group

Alan Greenstein
CEO & Co-Founder, Zagga Group

Toni Ryan
Fund Manager, RealTerm

Melissa Kingham
President, Property Funds Association of Australia

Andrew Brandon
Fund Manager, Serene Capital

Adrian Harrington
Chair, Charter Hall Direct Property Management

Tom Patrick
Director, Head of Healthcare Property, Barwon Investment Partners

Luke Dixon
Head of Institutional Capital & Research, RW Capital

Shalain Singh
Managing Director and CEO, Arrow Advisory Group

Izzy Jensen
Chief Investment Officer, Kakariki Capital

Scott Schuberg
Managing Director, Australia, Cognito

Greg Mannes
Fund Manager, Student Accommodation, The GPT Group

Sam Wood
Director, Funds Management, RAM

Sarah Duignan
Partner - Real Estate Advisory, EY

Bernie Devine
Senior Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Yardi

John White
CEO, Hotel Property Investments

Matthias Naumann
Chief Investment Officer, Real Estate APAC, DWS

Mandi Prager
Founder and CEO, MP Group International

2025 Partners

TECH PARTNER:
• YARDI

INNOVATION PAORTNERS:
• SQM Research
• Agora

SUPPORTING PARTNER:
• PFA