Chicago Women Leading Real Estate 2024 | Bisnow | 25 April 2024 | Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, 221 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA

The core purpose of this women's leadership initiative is to recognize and enhance the success of women in commercial real estate and promote industry diversity more generally. The event is an opportunity to provide education, networking and resources for professional development. Through our WLRE series, hosted in our markets across the country and internationally, we aim to promote the employment and advancement of women in CRE and strive to create better awareness of viable career paths for them.

We will bring together top executives from all walks of the local real estate community to discuss diversity, talent, entrepreneurship, resilience and what it takes to get to the top of a male-dominated industry. Find out what makes these leaders tick and how they are leaving their mark.

2024 Speakers

PRESENTER:

Elana Napp
Senior Director, 33 Realty, a Poplar Company

SPEAKERS:

Maggie Beckley
Healthcare Development Executive

Vera Halicki
Vice President of Asset Management, Beacon Capital

Seanna Walsh
Project Leader, Studio Gang

Sarah Wick
Senior Vice President, Affordable Housing, Related Midwest

Sarah Norlander
Principal, Mid-America Asset Management, Inc.

Rebecca Solomon
Vice President, Wintrust Financial Corporation

Nicole Lam
Senior Associate, Cushman & Wakefield

Natalie Hicks
Associate, Sustainability Integration Leader, RATIO

Momei Qu
Managing Director, PSP Growth

Marissa Rose
Vice President, Avison Young

Lori Mukoyama
Hospitality Leader, Design Director, Principal, Gensler

Kelsey Cleland
Program Director, The Goldie Initiative

Katie Jansen
Vice President of Acquisitions, Trilogy Real Estate Group

Katie Jahnke Dale
Partner, DLA Piper

Julie Williams
Partner, First Street Retail Partners

Jane Acker
Director, Farpoint Development

deanna becker
Managing Director, JLL

Bonita Harrison
CEO, Sunshine Management

Amanda Friedlander
Chief Marketing Officer, Willard Jones Real Estate

Abby Mcfadyen
Leasing Director, Madison Rose Leasing Company

Meg Hanley
Managing Director, Sterling Bay

Drakia Wilkins
Principal, Crane

Kimberly Dowdell
2024 President, American Institute of Architects

Erin Spears
President, Fifield Companies

Damla Gerhart
Principal & Managing Director, Avison Young

Amanda Hassan
Senior Vice President, Value-add Investments, LaSalle

Carrie Szarzynski
Senior Managing Director, Head of Management Services, Hiffman National

2024 Sponsors

• Poplar Company
• Colliers
• Finishing Chicago
• Greater Chicago Food Depository
• Habitat for Humanity
• Hiffman National
• Industrious
• Related
• Skender
• The Missner Group
• Trilogy
• Tully & Associates
• Wework
• Women Housing & Income Providers