Diversity in Commercial Real Estate 2019 | Avant-Garde Network | 26 July 2019 | Columbia University, 116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA

The Diversity in Commercial Real Estate Conference is focused on commercial real estate, real estate investing, technology, opportunity zones and more! This conference is the place for attendees to do business, network and learn about issues that affect commercial real estate development in New York State and around the nation. Speakers have backgrounds in development, law, finance, and other nationwide commercial real estate initiatives and policy.

This conference focuses on diversifying the commercial real estate industry from the executive leadership and entrepreneurial perspective. People of color hold less than 1 percent of CRE senior executive positions nationwide.

2019 Speakers

John H. Banks
Former President, Real Estate Board of New York

Margaret Anadu
Partner, Goldman Sachs, Head of the Urban Investment Group

Craig Robinson
Global Head, Powered by Wework

Meredith Marshall
Managing Partner & Co-founder, BRP Companies

Adenah Bayoh
Founder and CEO, Adenah Bayoh and Companies

Daniel Bythewood, Jr.
President, La Cite Development

Lisa Gomez
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, L+M Development Partners

London Kemp
Director, Corporate Real Estate Netflix

John Crossman
CEO, Crossman & Company

Gregory Weston
Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP

Karim A. Hutson
Founder & Managing Member, Genesis

Blair Smith
Chief Investment Officer, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone

Lamont Blackstone
Principal, G. L. Blackstone & Associates LLC

Babatunde P. Odubekun
Commissioner, Newark Housing Authority

James Simmons III
Managing Partner & CEO, Asland Capital Partners

George Scott
Senior Real Estate Investment Officer, New York Common Fund

Ben Seigel
Opportunity Zones Coordinator, Baltimore Development Corporation

James Cunningham
Managing Broker, Air Realty Brokerage and Wellington Real Estate Professionals

Casey Klein
Principal, Crescent Heights

Anthony Cook
Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Stanley Okoye
Real Estate Transaction Manager, JPMorgan Chase & Co

Shawn Kimble
Director, Barings Real Estate Debt Capital Markets

Hillman Lam
Director, Jewel Capital

Venroy July
Partner, Miles and Stockbridge P.C

Amanda Benjamin-Smith
Associate General Counsel, BEB Capital

Norberto Velazquez
COO, JGV Inc.

Gardner Rivera
Founder, Paper City Real Estate Group

Stella Edosomwan
Senior Associate, Arnold and Porter LLP

Marissa John
Real Estate Attorney

Donnell Selby
Acquisition and Development, SpringRock Property Group

Michael K. Staton
Vice President, Mortgage Officer, CPC Mortgage Company LLC

Raquel Vazquez
Director of Housing Development, Joy Construction Company

Laurel Djoukeng
Founder, Catalyst Network Foundation Inc

Ade Adeniran
Realtor

Myron Adoteye
Managing Partner, Eye Street Capital

Jeremy Watson
Manager, JFK Infrastructure Strategy & Development, JetBlue Airways

Desiree Thomas
Deputy Director, Housing Preservation and Development

Victor Amoo
Investment professional, Basis Investment Group

Izu Emeagwali
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, J.P Morgan Chase

Aaron Holloway
Real Estate Finance Attorney, Perkins Coie

Edward Faustin
Co-Founder and Head of Strategy and Operations, Area Probe

Lori Lewis
Principal,Renov8 BK

Pierre Streat
Principal, TowerLevy Realty

Maurice Q. Robinson
Managing Mediator, MQR Enterpises LLC

Nyron Chin Sang
Managing Member, Gold Key Group LLC

Daniel Chatters
Vice President, JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management

Ofo Ezeugwu
Co-Founder and CEO, WhoseYourLandlord

Mbabazi Kasara
Director, MUFG Securities

Blair M. Duncan
President and CEO of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation

Zoy Balaskas
Senior Vice President and Underwriting Counsel, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company

2019 Sponsors and Supporters

SPONSORS:
• WeWork
• Community Preservation Corporation
• White & Case
• Fidelity National Title
• Emigrant Mortgage
• Collette Andrews
• National Standard Abstract

SUPPORTERS:
• REAP
• Council of Urban Real Estate