2023 IREI Springboard
October 4 - 6, 2023 | Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley | Park City, UT
IREI Springboard is an exclusive, invitation-only annual gathering of the brightest IREI Springboard leaders in the institutional real estate community. The event is designed as an open forum that serves as a catalyst for mentoring, educating and cultivating leadership skills. IREI Springboard leaders will have the opportunity to learn from the brightest, most trusted minds in the industry. IREI Springboard is an opportunity to recognize the up-and-coming people in your organization – particularly the ones you would select to groom for assuming greater responsibilities in your organization down the road.
PROGRAM
The program is cast as a “think-tank” environment, balanced with networking activities designed to help IREI Springboard leaders build career-long relationships with their peers. IREI Springboard leaders have the unique opportunity to have candid discussions with high-caliber mentors through an open forum discussion and peer-to-peer group sessions. The agenda and topics discussed are set by the attendees prior to the event through a food for thought survey, which asks the IREI Springboard leaders which topics and questions they would like to address with their peers and mentors at the forum.
RECOGNITION
The 2023 IREI Springboard leaders and their firms will be recognized in a feature in our monthly flagship publication covering the Americas in October 2023, as well as distributed through Institutional Real Estate Newsline (IREN), our premium newsfeed, and posted on our website. The editorial piece will also be displayed prominently at Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s VIP Americas 2024 conference.
INVITATION BY NOMINATION ONLY
IREI Springboard is an exclusive invitation by nomination only event. A senior member of an organization must nominate the IREI Springboard leaders for consideration. Please note, nomination does not guarantee invitation to the forum.
Senior members can elect to send new up-and-comers from their firm who have not attended IREI Springboard in the past or can send up-and-comers who have previously attended IREI Springboard.
Firms are welcome to send up to three attendees to the forum per their nominations. An attendee can attend up to a maximum of three IREI Springboard events.
If there is an up-and-comer from your organization that you would like to nominate, please contact John Hunt, Conference Program Manager, at j.hunt@irei.com or call +1 925-244-0500 ext. 137.
Registration Information
Investment Managers and others fee:
- Early Bird Discount (if registered before June 14th, 2023): $3,595
- Regular Rate: $3,895
**Qualified Institutional Investor fee: $1,295
Qualified Institutional Investor & Government Official:
**The Qualified Institutional Investor registration category is reserved for individuals employed by a public, corporate or union pension fund organization, a foundation or endowment, or an insurance company with responsibility for real estate investment strategy or decision-making. A government official is defined as a federal, state, local or city-level government employee focused on the policy making, planning, and/or funding/financing of infrastructure projects, as well as legislators and their staff. This definition does not include pension/benefit plan administrators.
IREI reserves the right to review the credentials and employment status of anyone registering for IREI Springboard. If an individual does not meet our criteria for any of the registration categories, we reserve the right to decline registration or enforce an additional registration fee. Registrations are not confirmed until a payment has been received where applicable.
NOMINATION CRITERIA
DISCIPLINE FOCUS:
- Marketing/client services/investor relations
- Investors (public, corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, Taft-Hartley, family offices and sovereign wealth funds)*
- Fund of funds
- Consultants
- Acquisitions
- Portfolio or asset management
- Economist
- Research
- Operations
Due to the high nomination and attendance of marketing, client services and fundraising attendees, we are limiting only 20 seats for this discipline.
TITLE: Associate to director level positions (or their equivalent)
EXPERIENCE: Nominee must have 3 to 10 years’ experience in real estate.
We understand titles and job descriptions vary. Please contact Lucero Jaramillo at events@irei.com with any questions.
REQUIREMENT
We require attendees to participate in all the sessions and networking activities and to stay for the entire forum. Due to the exclusivity and limited seats for this forum, we cannot accept registrations for individuals who cannot stay for the duration of the event or those who may need to leave early.
- Agenda
| Wednesday, October 4, 2023 | |
| 6:00 pm | Registration opens |
| 7:30 pm |
Welcome Reception & Introductions
Join Springboard leadership, mentors and attendees for an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and networking. |
| Thursday, October 5, 2023 | |
| 7:30 am | Networking Breakfast |
| 8:30 am |
Welcome and opening remarks
Speaker(s) and Panelist(s):
 Steve Guberer Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Grosvenor  Cameron Jones Managing Director – Portfolio Management, Nuveen |
| 9:00 am | Mentor panel: Future of real estate and career development |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:30am | Future of real estate: Roundtable discussions |
| 11:15 am |
Future of real estate: Group leader reports with mentors
Speaker(s) and Panelist(s):
Steve Guberer Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Grosvenor Cameron Jones Managing Director – Portfolio Management, Nuveen |
| 11:45 am | Lunch |
| 12:45 am |
Fireside Chat: Lending and Debt Trends: Impact & Opportunities
Moderator(s):
 Steve Guberer Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Grosvenor Speaker(s) and Panelist(s):
 Ronnie Gul Co-Chief Executive Officer, Mesa West Capital |
| 1:30 pm |
Mentor session, Part I
Speaker(s) and Panelist(s):
 (Acquisitions Mentor) David Reahl Managing Director, Investments, Affinius Capital  (Consultant Mentor) Andrew Mitro Partner, Stepstone  (Fundraising Mentor) Heather Fernstrom Border Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Alliance Global Advisors  (Fundraising Mentor) Khalif Edwards Managing Director, Starwood  (Investor Mentor) Michael Maires Senior Real Estate Portfolio Manager, Utah Retirement System  (Portfolio Manager/Asset Manager Mentor) Josh Kawaii-Bogue Executive Vice President, Fairfield Residential |
| 2:30 pm | Transition to general session room |
| 2:45 pm | Change attire for networking activity |
| 3:00 pm | Networking activity: Guided hiking excursion with off-site networking reception in downtown Park City |
| 7:30 pm | Dinner |
| Friday, October 6, 2023 | |
| 7:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30 am |
Overview of day
Speaker(s) and Panelist(s):
Steve Guberer Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Grosvenor Cameron Jones Managing Director – Portfolio Management, Nuveen |
| 9:00 am |
Keynote
Moderator(s):
 Geoffrey Dohrmann Executive Chairman & CEO, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Speaker(s) and Panelist(s):
 Ann Cole Global Head of Real Estate Client Strategy, J.P. Morgan Asset Management |
| 9:45 am |
Mentor session, Part II
Speaker(s) and Panelist(s):
(Acquisitions Mentor) David Reahl Managing Director, Investments, Affinius Capital (Consultant Mentor) Andrew Mitro Partner, Stepstone (Fundraising Mentor) Heather Fernstrom Border Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Alliance Global Advisors (Fundraising Mentor) Khalif Edwards Managing Director, Starwood (Investor Mentor) Michael Maires Senior Real Estate Portfolio Manager, Utah Retirement System (Portfolio Manager/Asset Manager Mentor) Josh Kawaii-Bogue Executive Vice President, Fairfield Residential |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 11:00 am | Leadership and management roundtables |
| 11:45 am |
Leadership and management: Group leader reports
Speaker(s) and Panelist(s):
Steve Guberer Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Grosvenor Cameron Jones Managing Director – Portfolio Management, Nuveen |
| 12:15 pm |
Wrap-up and closing remarks
Speaker(s) and Panelist(s):
Steve Guberer Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Grosvenor Cameron Jones Managing Director – Portfolio Management, Nuveen |
| 12:30 pm | Grab-n-Go lunch and adjourn |
- Board/Speakers
CO-CHAIRS:
Steve Guberer
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets
Grosvenor
Cameron Jones
Managing Director – Portfolio Management
Nuveen
ADVISORY BOARD:
Chris Andrulis
Associate, Real Estate Specialist
Meketa Investment Group, Inc.
Kate Bassett
Director, Portfolio Management
Invesco Real Estate
Reggie Buford
Senior Associate
Jamestown, L.P.
Nikki Chavez
Associate Director, Investor Relations
bkm Capital Partners
Sam Merkel
Investment Leader
Partners Group
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Ann Cole
Global Head of Real Estate Client Strategy
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
MENTORS:
David Reahl
Managing Director, Investments
Affinius Capital
Consultant Mentor:
Andrew Mitro
Partner
Stepstone
Fundraising Mentors:
Heather Fernstrom Border
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Alliance Global Advisors
Khalif Edwards
Managing Director
Starwood
Investor Mentor:
Michael Maires
Senior Real Estate Portfolio Manager
Utah Retirement System
Josh Kawaii-Bogue
Executive Vice President
Fairfield Residential
- Hotel & Venue
Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley
7700 Stein Way
Park City, UT
- Contact
Registration
Jody Barhanovich
Event Coordinator/Registrar
j.barhanovich@irei.com or +1 925-244-0500 ext. 190
Logistics
Lucero Jaramillo
Conference Director
l.jaramillo@irei.com or +1 925-244-0500 ext. 130
Speaking Opportunities
John Hunt
Conference Program Manager
j.hunt@irei.com or +1 925-244-0500 ext. 137
Sponsorship Opportunities
Randy Schein
Conference Sales Manager
r.schein@irei.com or +1 212-706-7023
