RealCapital 2024 | Informa Connect | 27 February 2024 | MTCC, 255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada

What is the new reality for lenders, borrowers and investors? From challenges to opportunities.

450+ attendees. 65+ expert speakers. 16 insightful sessions.

The insights and connections that you need today are at RealCapital.

How are Canadian debt, equity and capital markets responding to the headwinds and turbulent environment of 2023?

What is critical for you to know about the direction of economic fundamentals? How will this impact the pricing and sourcing of capital?

What strategies are CRE owners implementing to access capital for investment, development and existing assets?

Determine answers to these questions and dive deeper into understanding the financial markets serving commercial and multi-residential real estate.

Examine the key trends in investment, asset repositioning, development and a range of financing of office, industrial, retail & multi-residential real estate across Canada. The agenda put together with the help of our advisory council will cover key topics including:
• Capital allocations in 2023 of institutional, banking and investment management sectors: will Canadian real estate be receiving higher, lower or about the same financing as last year?
• Understanding valuation and underwriting in today’s market: what borrowers and investors need to know.
• The CEO and CFO perspective: the optimum capital structure and their strategies for today’s interest rate and economic environment.

Meet 650 CRE owners, CFOs, investors, developers, fund managers, lenders, investment bankers, brokers, appraisers and other senior decision-makers who play key roles in financing and investing public and private capital.

Our mobile app and networking reception will help you build relationships and connect with investors and senior decision-makers from across Canada in addition to some U.S. executives.

Collaborate, engage, and grow your network at RealCapital during this particularly challenging environment.

2024 Speakers

Nurit Altman
Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets Real Estate Group

John Ballantyne
Chief Operating Officer, RioCan REIT

Nancy Anderson
Vice President, Financial Reporting & Chief Financial Officer, REALPAC

Richard Baillie
Vice President & Senior Managing Director, Head of Canadian Real Estate Finance, Manulife

Mario Barrafato
Chief Financial Officer, Choice Properties REIT

Colin Baryliuk
Chief Investment Officer, KingSett Capital

Annie Bergeron
Principal and Design Director, Gensler

Philippe Bernier
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Growth, JLL Canada

Ugo Bizzarri
Chief Executive Officer, Hazelview Investments

Tim Blair
Chief Executive Officer, Kindred Works

Peter Block
Vice President, Real Estate Finance, CIBC

Scott Bowden
Head of Valuations & Advisory Services, Colliers

Michael Brooks
Chief Executive Officer, REALPAC

Ishbel Buchan
Executive Vice President, Investments, ACM Advisors Ltd.

Aaron Cameron
Vice President, Commercial Mortgages, First National Financial LP

Colin Catherwood
Managing Director, Investments, Fengate Asset Management

Kasey Chauhan
Vice President & Managing Director, Commercial Originations, Equitable Bank

Pierre Cherki
Executive Managing Director, Real Estate, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Stephen Co
Chief Financial Officer, CAPREIT

Jim Costello
Executive Director, MSCI Research

Don Coulter
President & Chief Executive Officer, MCAN Mortgage Corporation

René Demers
Senior Vice President Commercial Banking and Private Banking Real Estate, National Bank of Canada

Dan Dixon
Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, The Minto Group

Fanny Doucet
Managing Director & Head, Sustainable Finance, Scotiabank

Rob Douglas
Managing Director of Real Estate Investments, OPTrust

Jesse Fragale
Vice President, Leasing & Investment Sales, Avison Young

Casey Gallagher
Vice Chairman, CBRE Limited

Paula Gasparro
Vice President, Real Estate Finance, CMLS Financial

Lesley Gibson
Chief Financial Officer, CT REIT

Harley Gold
Managing Director, Peakhill Capital

Emily Hanna
Managing Partner, Investments, Crown Realty Partners

Cecil Hayes
President, MarshallZehr

Randy Hoffman
Executive Vice President, North America Investments, Oxford Properties Group

Eric Horie
Senior Vice President, Head of Origination, Trez Capital

Adam Jacobs
Head of Research, Canada, Colliers

Mark Kenney
President & Chief Executive Officer, CAPREIT

Janice Lin
Managing Director, Head of Canada Real Estate, Blackstone

Jonas Locke
Vice President, Business Advisory Services Canada, Altus Group

Colin Lynch
Managing Director & Head of Global Real Estate Investments, TD Asset Management

Kate MacDonald
Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Global Real Estate, BMO Global Asset Management

Steven Marino
Executive Vice President, Portfolio Management, GWL Realty Advisors Inc.

Catherine Marshall
Principal Consultant, RealAlts

Michael Masotti
Senior Director, Leasing, Hines

Gaurav Mathur
Director, Equity Research Analyst, Laurentian Bank Securities

Ken McKinnon
Senior Managing Director, Head of Relationships, IMC

Lisa Melchior
Founder and Managing Partner, VERTU Capital

Kit Milnes
Vice President, Sustainability & Resilience, KingSett Capital

Paul Morassutti
Chairman, CBRE Limited

Liz Murphy
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Oxford Properties Group

David Nygren
Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Mortgage Investments, RBC Global Asset Management Inc.

Matt Picken
Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, Canada, JLL

Eric Plesman
Senior Managing Director & Head of Global Real Estate, HOOPP

Amedeo Prete
Principal, Head of Valuations & Investment Analytics, BentallGreenOak

Lenis Quan
Chief Financial Officer, Dream Industrial REIT

Jon Ramscar
President & CEO, Canada, CBRE Limited

Caroline Rauhala
Portfolio Manager, Mortgage Investments, AIMCo

John Ruffolo
Founder and Managing Partner, Maverix Private Equity

Peter Senst
President, Canadian Capital Markets, CBRE Limited

Leo St-Germain
Senior Director, Commercial Mortgage Group, MCAP Financial Corporation

Benjamin Tal
Managing Director and Deputy Chief Economist, CIBC Capital Markets

Moray Tawse
Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, First National Financial LP

Ene Underwood
Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area

Daniel Waldman
Lawyer, Dickinson Wright LLP

Justin Walton
Managing Director, Mortgage Investments, KingSett Capital

David Ward
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Urban Limited

Jim Ward
Managing Director – Canadian Mortgage Investments, QuadReal Property Group

Jeremy Wedgbury
Executive Vice President, Commercial Mortgages, First National Financial LP

2024 Sponsors

TITLE SPONSORS:
• CBRE
• Platinum:
• Chicago Title Insurance Company Canada
• CMLS Financial
• Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets
• Fengate Asset Management
• Oakbank Capital Group
• Otera Capital

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation
• Colliers
• Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company
• Equitable Bank
• Fanson Capital
• FCT
• First National Financial LP
• Peakhill Capital

ESG SPONSORS:
• BentallGreenOak (Canada) LP

PROPTECH SPONSOR:
• JLL

ON-DEMAND SPONSOR:
• Triovest

REALCONNECTION ZONE SPONSOR:
• Intellifi

CONNECTME APP MOBILE SPONSORS:
• Institutional Mortgage Capital