Join us in New York City for the National Real Estate Women’s Forum 2025!
The Real Estate Women’s Forum (REWF), now in its 14th year, has become a special annual gathering for women in real estate capital markets, investments, asset management and development of residential, office, retail, industrial, lodging and other commercial property types from across the US and Canada. The conference highlights women in leadership roles as well as up-and-coming executives, providing opportunities for thought leadership, idea exchange, networking and mentorship.
The core DNA of the event is an industry event that focuses on key business trends, challenges and opportunities, where the entire speaker faculty is composed solely of women. Whether you are looking to meet business partners, find mentors, advance your career, connect with old friends or meet new ones, REWF is a once-a-year opportunity. Don’t miss out! See who attends!
In 2025, we are hosting the Real Estate Women’s Forum on Wednesday, March 12 at the New York Marriott Marquis in Manhattan. The scope of the conference is national, with attendees and speakers from across the United States. Check out the Agenda here.
We are also hosting four special Social Activities as well as Welcome Reception on March 11. Check out the activities here.
Join hundreds of women in real estate on March 12, 2025 at the New York Marriott Marquis for a day of in-person learning, idea sharing, deal making and networking!
Join us in New York City for the National Real Estate Women’s Forum 2025!
The Real Estate Women’s Forum (REWF), now in its 14th year, has become a special annual gathering for women in real estate capital markets, investments, asset management and development of residential, office, retail, industrial, lodging and other commercial property types from across the US and Canada. The conference highlights highlights women in leadership roles as well as up-and-coming executives, providing opportunities for thought leadership, idea exchange, networking and mentorship.
The core DNA of the event is an industry event that focuses on key business trends, challenges and opportunities, where the entire speaker faculty is composed solely of women. Whether you are looking to meet business partners, find mentors, advance your career, connect with old friends or meet new ones, REWF is a once-a-year opportunity. Don’t miss out!
In 2025, we are hosting the Real Estate Women’s Forum on Wednesday, March 12 at the New York Marriott Marquis in Manhattan. The scope of the conference is national, with attendees and speakers from across the United States.
2025 Conference Agenda:
Main Stage Sessions:
- The Interest Rates are Too Damn High: Raising Equity & Debt Capital in Today’s Challenging Marketplace
- Housing Crisis: How Housing Impacts the Whole Industry and What We Can Do to Create More Supply
- Still Alive in ’25: Creating New Buildings in a Changed Landscape
- Shopping for Deals: Acquisitions, Dispositions & Investment Management Strategies for the Emerging Cycle
- From the Top: Getting to the Top and Helping Others Do the Same
- Additional sessions to be announced
Private Roundtables:
- Women in Investments & Finance Private Roundtable
- Women in Retail Property Private Roundtable
- Women in Office Property Private Roundtable
- Women in Development Private Roundtable
- Women in Leadership Private Roundtable
- Women in Housing Investment & Development Private Roundtable
- Women in Multifamily Operations Private Roundtable
- Women in New York Investment & Development Private Roundtable
Networking Opportunities:
- Organized Social Activities from 12 pm to 5 pm on March 11 (separate registration required)
- Welcome Reception on March 11 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm in Manhattan (separate registration required)
- Breakfast & Networking
- Mid-Morning Break & Refreshments
- Networking Lunch & Table Topics
- Conference Reception
Join hundreds of women in real estate on March 12, 2024 in New York City for a day of in-person learning, idea sharing, deal making and networking. Or join virtually! Live webcasts and recordings are available. Attendee List is also available.
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Why REWF?
Access
Get access to top
decision-makers in
commercial real
estate today
Learning
Hear what the most
active and relevant
players are thinking
and doing
Connection
Meet directly with
other participants
through virtual and
in-person networking
Advancement
Advance your career
and your business
through speaking
and/or sponsorship
2025 Select Speakers & Featured Participants
Terri Adler
Managing Partner
Adler & Stachenfeld
Diane Batayeh
Chief Executive Officer
Village Green
Angela Biggs
Managing Director
Investment
Grosvenor
Melissa Billig
Co-Chair of Construction
& Design Practice
Tannenbaum Helpern
Syracuse & Hirschtritt
Ruth Ann Blankenheim
Executive Director
Asset Management
PGIM Real Estate
Heather Boujoulian
Managing Director & CIO
Development Investments
Berkshire Residential Investments
Tracy Bowers
Managing Partner
Gallery Residential
Meg Brod
Senior Managing Director
Rockefeller Group
Carolyn Burgess
Chief Credit Officer
Berkshire Residential Investments
Catherine Burns
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw
Jennifer Castrillon
Senior Vice President
Skanska USA
Commercial Development
Ada Chan
Senior Vice President
Real Estate Equity
Cain International
Mariana Circiumaru
Managing Director
Head of Development
& Construction-East Coast
Cain International
Alexandra Clark
Chief Operating Officer
WS Development
Leslie Cohen
Chief Operating Officer
The Davis Companies
Cappy Daume
Chief Portfolio
Management Officer
The Davis Companies
Christy David
EVP & COO
General Counsel & Secretary
InvenTrust Properties Corp.
Vicki Davis
Managing Partner
& Co-Founder
Urban Atlantic
Adriana de Alcantara
Senior Managing Director
& Fund Manager
Hines
Nicole De Bare
Partner
Kramer Levin
Ivy Dench-Carter
SVP – Development
Pennrose
Krista Di Iaconi
Managing Director
Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region
Regency Centers
Jeanine Floyd
Member
Rosenberg & Estis
Dara Friedman
Managing Director
& Portfolio Manager
BGO
Leslie Furst
Principal & COO
Blackfin Real Estate Investors
Sally Gilliland
Principal
Hudson Companies
Nancy Goldsmith
Managing Director
Property Operations
Bozzuto
Caitlin Griffin
Senior Vice President
Hudson Advisors
Sarah Grisé
SVP & Head of Asset Management
Midwood
Mandee Gruen
Partner & Co-Chair
Private Investment Funds
Goodwin Procter
Megan Guy
SVP – Development
Simone Development
Alison Hallberg
Executive Director
PGIM Real Estate
Leslie Himmel
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Himmel & Meringoff Properties
Ruth Hoang
SVP – Development
Jair Lynch Development
Patty Holt
President
JAG Management Company
Lisa Hurd
Chief Investment Officer
Radco
Julie Ingersoll
CIO – Americas Direct
Real Estate Strategies
CBRE Investment Management
Jennifer Jones
Director
Goulston & Storrs
Maureen Joyce
Managing Director
Barings
Elizabeth Judd
President
Konover Commercial
Ericka Keller
Chairperson & CEO
Brisa Builders Development
Pam Kessler
Co-President & CFO
LTC Properties
Kaitlin Kincaid
Principal
Keller Augusta
Alexandra Kirk
Vice President
Development & Construction
Jamestown Properties
Liz Koteles
SVP – Commercial Investments
FCP
Tien-Yueh Kubach
Principal
Real Estate Development
Lubert-Adler Partners
Shari Laskowitz
Partner
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin
Sharon Liss
Managing Director
GTIS Partners
Elena Lokis
Vice President
Asset Management
Getty Realty Corp
Maria Masi
Senior Managing Director
Development
Mill Creek Residential
Amanda Matthews
Vice President
GTIS Partners
Cassie McCrain
Managing Director
Asset Management
Barings
Margaret McKnight
Partner
StepStone
Jolie Meer
Member
Rosenberg & Estis
Jolie Milstein
President & CEO
NYSAFAH
Debra Morgan
Managing Director
Restructuring & Dispute
Resolution Practice
CohnReznick
Jennifer Morgan
Partner
King & Spalding
Nancy Moses
Principal
Trammell Crow Company
Sara Myerson
Managing Director
Investments
MSquared
Helen Nitkin
Chairman
HB Nitkin
Robin Potts
Partner & CIO
Canyon Partners Real Estate
Ronnie Ragoff
Senior Vice President
Investments Group
Shorenstein
Soultana Reigle
Managing Director
Head of U.S. Equity
PGIM Real Estate
Erin Reisinger
Managing Director
Development
Toll Brothers Apartment Living
Jackie Renton
Chief Operating Officer
Atlas Real Estate Partners
Karen Rose
Managing Director
Commercial Leasing
Durst Organization
Mary Rottler
Chief Operating Officer
First Washington Realty
Vanessa Siebern
Chief Operating Officer
FPI Management
Blanton Smith
Head of Asset Management
Blackfin Real Estate Investors
Allison Srail
Chief Financial Officer
Crawford Hoying
Phoebe Starr Slater
Vice President – Acquisitions
Getty Realty Corp
Ashley Stiles
Chief Executive Officer
Tribe Development
Rosanne Taufield
VP – Real Estate Development
Panepinto Properties
Alexis Volen
Chief Operating Officer
CIRE Equity
Elaine Vrooman
Senior Director – Development
Mitsui Fudosan America
2025 Select Speakers & Featured Participants
- Terri Adler, Managing Partner, Adler & Stachenfeld
- Diane Batayeh, Chief Executive Officer, Village Green
- Angela Biggs, Managing Director – Investment, Grosvenor
- Melissa Billig, Co-Chair of Construction & Design Practice, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt
- Ruth Ann Blankenheim, Executive Director – Asset Management, PGIM Real Estate
- Heather Boujoulian, Managing Director & CIO – Development Investments, Berkshire Residential Investments
- Tracy Bowers, Managing Partner, Gallery Residential
- Meg Brod, Senior Managing Director, Rockefeller Group
- Carolyn Burgess, Chief Credit Officer, Berkshire Residential Investments
- Catherine Burns, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw
- Jennifer Castrillon, Senior Vice President, Skanska USA Commercial Development
- Ada Chan, SVP – Real Estate Equity, Cain International
- Mariana Circiumaru, Managing Director – Head of Development & Construction-East Coast, Cain International
- Alexandra Clark, Chief Operating Officer, WS Development
- Leslie Cohen, Chief Operating Officer, The Davis Companies
- Cappy Daume, Chief Portfolio Management Officer, The Davis Companies
- Christy David, EVP, COO & General Counsel & Secretary, InvenTrust Properties Corp.
- Vicki Davis, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Urban Atlantic
- Adriana de Alcantara, Senior Managing Director & Fund Manager, Hines
- Nicole De Bare, Partner, Kramer Levin
- Ivy Dench-Carter, SVP – Development, Pennrose
- Krista Di Iaconi, Managing Director – Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region, Regency Centers
- Jeanine Floyd, Member, Rosenberg & Estis
- Dara Friedman, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, BGO
- Leslie Furst, COO & Principal, Blackfin Real Estate Investors
- Sally Gilliland, Principal, Hudson Companies
- Nancy Goldsmith, Managing Director – Property Operations, Bozzuto
- Caitlin Griffin, Senior Vice President, Hudson Advisors
- Sarah Grisé, SVP & Head of Asset Management, Midwood
- Mandee Gruen, Partner & Co-Chair – Private Investment Funds, Goodwin Procter
- Megan Guy, SVP – Development, Simone Development
- Alison Hallberg, Executive Director, PGIM Real Estate
- Leslie Himmel, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Himmel & Meringoff Properties
- Ruth Hoang, SVP – Development, Jair Lynch Development
- Patty Holt, President, JAG Management Company
- Lisa Hurd, Chief Investment Officer, Radco
- Julie Ingersoll, Chief Investment Officer – Americas Direct Real Estate Strategies, CBRE Investment Management
- Jennifer Jones, Director, Goulston & Storrs
- Maureen Joyce, Managing Director & Head of US Real Estate Equity, Barings
- Elizabeth Judd, President, Konover Commercial
- Ericka Keller, Chairperson & CEO, Brisa Builders Development
- Pam Kessler, Co-President & CFO, LTC Properties
- Kaitlin Kincaid, Principal, Keller Augusta
- Alexandra Kirk, VP – Development & Construction, Jamestown Properties
- Liz Koteles, SVP – Commercial Investments, FCP
- Tien-Yueh Kubach, Principal, Real Estate Development, Lubert-Adler Partners
- Shari Laskowitz, Partner, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin
- Sharon Liss, Managing Director, GTIS Partners
- Elena Lokis, Vice President – Asset Management, Getty Realty Corp
- Cathy Marcus, Co-CEO & Global COO, PGIM Real Estate
- Maria Masi, Senior Managing Director of Development, Mill Creek Residential
- Amanda Matthews, Vice President, GTIS Partners
- Cassie McCrain, Managing Director – Asset Management, Barings
- Margaret McKnight, Partner, StepStone
- Jolie Meer, Member, Rosenberg & Estis
- Jolie Milstein, President & CEO, NYSAFAH
- Debra Morgan, Managing Director – Restructuring & Dispute Resolution Practice, CohnReznick
- Jennifer Morgan, Partner, King & Spalding
- Nancy Moses, Principal, Trammell Crow Company
- Sara Myerson, Managing Director – Investments, MSquared
- Helen Nitkin, Chairman, HB Nitkin
- Robin Potts, Partner & CIO – Canyon Partners Real Estate, Canyon Partners
- Ronnie Ragoff, Senior Vice President – Investments Group, Shorenstein
- Soultana Reigle, Managing Director & Head of U.S. Equity, PGIM Real Estate
- Erin Reisinger, Managing Director – Development, Toll Brothers Apartment Living
- Jackie Renton, COO, Atlas Real Estate Partners
- Mary Rottler, Chief Operating Officer, First Washington Realty
- Karen Rose, Managing Director – Commercial Leasing, Durst Organization
- Vanessa Siebern, Chief Operating Officer, FPI Management
- Blanton Smith, Head of Asset Management, Blackfin Real Estate Investors
- Maria Stamolis, CIO & Head of Investment Management, Lincoln Property Company
- Phoebe Starr Slater, Vice President – Acquisitions, Getty Realty Corp.
- Ashley Stiles, Chief Executive Officer, Tribe Development
- Rosanne Taufield, VP – Real Estate Development, Panepinto Properties
- Alexis Volen, Chief Operating Officer, CIRE Equity
- Elaine Vrooman, Senior Director – Development, Mitsui Fudosan America
- Sherri White, Executive Officer, Jamestown Properties
Agenda at a Glance
Contact Marissa at events@greenpearlevents.com with any questions about the agenda.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Social Activities* (details)
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Welcome Reception*
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Group Dinners*
* indicates optional add-on activity requiring additional cost not included in conference registration.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Check-in & Breakfast
8:55 am – 9:00 am
Opening Remarks
9:00 am – 9:50 am
Making Money Work: Raising & Deploying Equity & Debt Capital in Today’s Challenging Marketplace
9:55 am – 10:05 am
Morning Presentation
10:10 am – 11:00 am
Housing Crisis: How Housing Impacts the Whole Industry and What We Can Do to Create More Supply
11:00 am – 11:40 am
Networking Break
11:40 am – 12:30 pm
Still Alive in ’25: Creating New & Redeveloping Existing Buildings in a Changed Landscape
12:35 pm – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Presentation
12:50 pm – 1:40 pm
Shopping for Deals: Acquisitions, Dispositions & Investment Management Strategies for the New Cycle
1:40 pm – 2:30 pm
Networking Lunch
2:30 pm – 3:20 pm
From the Top: Industry Leaders’ Perspectives on Emerging Market Trends, Opportunities & Challenges
3:20 pm – 4:30 pm
Networking Reception
Private Roundtables:
The Private Roundtable is a closed-door, invite-only, off-the-record group conversation among 12 to 15 handpicked invited executives, held in a separate private room. Led by a chairperson, the session is 2 hours allowing for a candid conversation among peers to share information, compare notes and generate ideas on industry challenges. Topics are determined in the week prior to the conference and sourced directly from private roundtable participants.
What participants get out of the Private Roundtable:
Participants love the private roundtables because they offer an opportunity to get beyond the public information to a more in-depth solutions-focused conversation that is confidential and off-the-record. The goal is that everyone walks away a bit wiser with more tools in their toolbox, as well as some new or renewed connections. Private roundtables are more exclusive and include more senior executives. Private roundtable participants are considered “Featured Participants” and are listed in the event materials alongside other speakers.
Who can join a Private Roundtable:
Private Roundtable participants are selected in advance of the conference and require an invitation to join. Each roundtable participant must meet selection criteria of the specific roundtable to be considered for an invitation to that roundtable. If you do not meet the criteria, you can still gain access via sponsorship, pending availability. Sponsored spots on private roundtables are extremely limited. Inquire with Samantha Williams at sam@greenpearlevents.com about joining a Private Roundtable. Private roundtables are restricted to women only.
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Women in Leadership Private Roundtable
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Women in Investments & Finance Private Roundtable
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Women in Office Property Private Roundtable
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Women in Development Private Roundtable
11:40 am – 1:40 pm
Women in Housing Investment & Development Private Roundtable
11:40 am – 1:40 pm
Women in Multifamily Operations Private Roundtable
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Women in Retail Property Private Roundtable
11:40 am – 1:40 pm
Women in New York Investment & Development Private Roundtable
Attendee Stats
Average Attendance
Attendee Ratio
Gender Ratio
Participating Companies (partial list)
- Adler & Stachenfeld
- AEW Capital Management
- Apollo Global Management
- Arch Amenities Group
- Argo Real Estate
- Asana Partners
- Atlas Real Estate Partners
- BanCal Management Corporation
- Barings
- Berkshire Residential Investments
- BGO
- Blackfin Real Estate Investors
- Bozzuto
- Brisa Builders Development
- Bristol Development
- Brookwood Financial Partners
- Cain International
- Canyon Partners Real Estate
- CBRE Investment Management
- Centennial Real Estate
- Charney Companies
- Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi
- CIRE Equity
- Citco Fund Services
- CohnReznick
- Crawford Hoying
- Crown Advisors
- Cushman & Wakefield
- D Alexander Ross RE Capital Partners
- Davis Companies
- Durst Organization
- Environments By Design
- FCP
- First Washington Realty
- Flex
- FPI Management
- G4 Capital Partners
- Gallery Residential
- Gazit Horizons
- Getty Realty Corp
- Greater Jamaica Development Corp.
- Grosvenor
- GTIS Partners
- HB Nitkin
- Himmel & Meringoff Properties
- Hines
- Hudson Companies
- Interior Logic Group
- InvenTrust Properties
- JAG Management Company
- Jair Lynch Development
- Jair Lynch RE Partners
- Jamestown Properties
- Jefferson Apartment Group
- Keller Augusta
- King & Spalding
- Konover Commercial
- Lincoln Property Company
- Lubert-Adler Partners
- MAA
- Midwood
- Mill Creek Residential
- Mitsui Fudosan America
- MSquared
- NYL Investors
- NYL Real Estate Investors
- NYSAFAH
- OMERS
- Panepinto Properties
- Permio
- PGIM Real Estate
- Porzio Bromberg & Newman
- Radco
- Regency Centers
- Rockefeller Group
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Shorenstein
- Simon Konover Company
- Simone Development
- Skyway Housing Foundation
- StepStone
- Stokes Lawrence
- Studio 5 Architects
- Swinerton
- Tannenbaum Helpern
- Tarter Krinsky & Drogin
- Tokyu Land US Corporation
- Toll Brothers
- Trammell Crow Company
- Tribe Development
- Urban Atlantic
- Village Green
- WS Development
Hotel and Conference Venue
New York Marriott Marquis
Address: 1535 Broadway, New York, NY
Room rate is $329. Deadline is February 18, 2025
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