PERE America 2018 | Private Equity International | 7 November 2018 | Convene Conference Center, 117 West 46th Street,New York, NY 10036

PERE America returns to New York for its thirteenth year.

Built by PERE’s award-winning editorial team and an advisory board of industry experts, PERE America consistently delivers authoritative speakers, thought-provoking discussions and powerful networking opportunities.

Over 250 top institutional investors and experienced fund managers attended last year to discuss the future of private real estate investments in a market that some still believe is on its way to topping out. PERE America is the only event that can leverage PERE editorial content and R&A data to bring you the most relevant and objective insight for 2019.

2018 Speakers

Zach Aarons
Co-Founder and Partner, MetaProp

Alex Abrams
Director, StepStone Real Estate

Scott Arden
Managing Director, Hodes Weill & Associates

Greg Bates
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Portfolio and Asset Management, GID

Bruce Batkin
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Terra Capital Partners

Jeffrey Berman
General Partner, Camber Creek

Andy Birch
Director, Product Marketing, MRI Software

John Cahill
Partner, Real Estate Department, Paul Hastings

Dino Christoforakis
Head of Transactions, North America, AFIAA U.S. Investment, Inc.

Leslie Wohlman Himmel
Co-Managing Partner, Himmel + Meringoff Properties

Dirk Holz
Head of Origination and Business Development Private Capital, Royal Bank of Canada

Jeffrey Horwitz
Partner, Co-Head of PERE and Lodging & Gaming Groups, Proskauer, LLP

Andrew Jacobs
Managing Director of Metropolitan, The Carlyle Group

Danita Johnson
Principal Investment Officer – Real Estate, State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds

Kevin Kaberna
Executive Director, Investment Management, Greystar

Chris Kelly
President and Co-Founder, Convene

Reid Liffmann
Co-Portfolio Manager, US Real Estate, Angelo Gordon

David Maki
Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Real Estate Debt, Heitman

Will McIntosh
Global Head of Research, USAA Real Estate Company

Chris Merrill
Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital

Philip Mintz
Chief Investment Officer- US/Asia Real Estate Equity, Apollo Global Management, LLC

Meghan Morris
Senior Reporter, PERE Magazine

John Murray
Managing Director and Co-Head of US Commercial Real Estate, PIMCO

Jade Newburn
Partner, Mayer Brown

Andrea Olshan
Chief Executive Officer, Olshan Properties

Jonathan Peiper
Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Gary Phillips
Managing Director - Head of Acquisitions, Allianz Real Estate of America

Dror Poleg
Founder, Rethinking Real Estate

Jason Rothenberg
Real Estate Investment Officer, State of Wisconsin Investment Board

Randall Rothschild
Managing Director, Global Head of Debt, Tishman Speyer

Greg Rozolsky
Portfolio Manager - Real Estate and Natural Resources, YMCA Retirement Fund

David Selznick
Chief Investment Officer, Kayne Anderson

Jack Sibley
Innovation and Technology Strategist, TH Real Estate

Ryan Simonetti
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Convene

Joshua Sternoff
Partner, Corporate Department, Paul Hastings

Scott Tavolacci
Industry Principal, Investment Management, Yardi Systems

DJ Van Keuren
Vice President, Family Office Capital, Hayman Family Office

Nigel Williams
Chairman, Royalton Partners

Alan Yang
Chief Investment Officer, GLP

2018 Sponsors

• Paul Hastings
• RealtyShares
• Mayer Brown
• MRI Software
• Proskauer
• RBC Investor & Treasury Services
• Royalton Partners
• SMBC
• Yardi