Join us in New York City for the National Real Estate Women’s Forum 2026!
The Real Estate Women’s Forum (REWF), now in its 15th 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 REWF 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 2026, we are hosting the Real Estate Women’s Forum on Thursday, March 19 in New York City. The scope of the conference is national, with attendees and speakers from across the United States and Canada.
2026 Conference Agenda:
Main Stage Sessions:
- Quantum of Capital: Navigating Debt and Equity in 2026
- The Supply is Not Enough: New Housing Investment & Development
- Live and Let Build: Overcoming Today’s Real Estate Development Challenges
- A View to a Deal: Acquisitions, Dispositions & Investment Management Strategies for the Emerging Cycle
- Innovation Never Dies: Emerging Trends & Technology in Commercial Real Estate
- License to Lead: Navigating Success Through Change and Shaping the Next Generation of Leaders
- Additional sessions to be announced
Private Roundtables (PeerPods):
- Women in Investments & Finance
- Women in Retail Property
- Women in Office Property
- Women in Development
- Women in Leadership
- Women in Housing Investment & Development
- Women in Multifamily Operations
- Women in New York Investment & Development
Networking Opportunities:
- Afternoon Tea on March 18 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm (separate registration required)
- Welcome Reception on March 18 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in Manhattan (separate registration required)
- Group Dinners on March 18 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm (sign up not yet live)
- Breakfast & Networking
- Mid-Morning Break & Refreshments
- Networking Lunch & Table Topics
- Conference Reception
Join hundreds of women in real estate on March 19, 2026 in New York City for a day of in-person learning, idea sharing, deal making and networking.
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Panels & Roundtables
Samantha Williams
Event Director
sam@greenpearlevents.com
Registration & Customer Service
Marissa Monroe
Registration Manager
marissa@greenpearlevents.com
Sponsorship
Angela Bright
Head of Partnerships
angela@greenpearlevents.com
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
2026 Speakers
We are currently recruiting for the 2026 conference. If you would like to suggest a speaker or join a private roundtable, please contact Samantha Williams at sam@greenpearlevents.com
Featured Past Speakers
Below is a selection of past speakers to provide examples of who participates.
Sue Ansel
Chief Executive Officer
Gables Residential
Adrienne Bain
Managing Director
Capital Markets
JPI
Laurie Baker
Chief Operating Officer
Camden
Maria Banks
President & CEO
AMLI Management Company
Diane Batayeh
Chief Executive Officer
Village Green
Elizabeth Bell
Principal – Real Assets
Hamilton Lane
Kim Bender
President – Property Management
Fairfield Residential
Angela Biggs
Managing Director
Investment
Grosvenor
Heather Boujoulian
Head of Development
Berkshire Residential Investments
Tracy Bowers
Managing Partner
Gallery Residential
Allison Bradshaw
Partner
LEM Capital
Meg Brod
Senior Managing Director
Rockefeller Group
Cia Buckley Marakovits
President & CIO
Dune Real Estate Partners
Carolyn Burgess
Chief Credit Officer
Berkshire Residential Investments
Mariana Circiumaru
Head of Development
& Construction
Cain International
Cindy Clare
Chief Operating Officer
Bell Partners
Alexandra Clark
Chief Operating Officer
WS Development
Leslie Cohen
Chief Operating Officer
The Davis Companies
Melissa Cosgrove Donohoe
Founder & COO
Cannon Hill Capital Partners
Peggy DaSilva
Head of Asset Management
PIMCO Prime Real Estate
Cappy Daume
Chief Portfolio Management Officer
The Davis Companies
Christy David
Chief Operating Officer
InvenTrust Properties
Vicki Davis
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Urban Atlantic
Adriana de Alcantara
Senior Managing Director
& Fund Manager
Hines
Christine DeFilippis
Chief Investment Officer
American Landmark Apartments
Nicoletta DeSimone
Co-Head of Multifamily Investments
RADCO
Collete English Dixon
Executive Director
Marshall Bennett
Institute of Real Estate
Melanie French
Chief Executive Officer
RR Living
Leslie Furst
Chief Operating Officer
Blackfin Real Estate Investors
Hailey Ghalib
Head of Housing
Investment & Development
Affinius Capital
Sally Gilliland
Chief Operating Officer
Hudson Companies
Portia Grant
Partner & Director
Property Operations
Childress Klein
Ada Healey
Chief Real Estate Officer
Vulcan Real Estate
Patty Holt
President
JAG Management Company
Karen Hu
Head of Development
Camber Property Group
Lisa Hurd
Chief Investment Officer
RADCO
Avra Jain
Founder
Vagabond Group
Elizabeth Judd
President
Konover Commercial
Stephanie Kwong Ting
Executive Vice President
Swig Company
Cecilia Li
Chief Information Officer
Urban Edge Properties
Yayu Lin
President
Commercial Division
Sares Regis Group
of Northern California
Whitney Livingston
Chief Operating Officer
ICSC
Cathy Marcus
Co-Head of Real Estate
PGIM Real Estate
Jennifer McCool
Head of Capital Markets
Denholtz
Jodie McLean
Chief Executive Officer
EDENS
Rochelle Mills
Chief Executive Officer
Innovative Housing Opportunities
Nancy Moses
Principal
Trammell Crow Company
Lynn Owen
Executive Vice President
Avenue5 Residential
Stella Pappas
Senior Managing Director
TruAmerica Multifamily
Jennifer Perkins
Head of Multifamily
Asset Management – East
BGO
Melissa Pianko
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Dayrise Residential
Robin Potts
Chief Investment Officer
Canyon Partners RE
Amy Price
Co-President
BGO
Sara Queen
Head of Real Estate Equity
MetLife Real Estate
Investments
Soultana Reigle
Head of U.S. Equity
PGIM Real Estate
Jackie Renton
Co-Head of Real Estate
Empire State Realty Trust
Mary Rottler
Chief Operating Officer
First Washington Realty
Elizabeth Schloss
Chief Operating Officer
Baron Properties
Sarah Schwarzschild
Chief Operating Officer
Mavik Capital Management
Jessica Scully
President
Scully Company
Ann Silverberg
Chief Executive Officer
NorCal NW Affordable
Related California
Blanton Smith
Head of Asset Management
Blackfin Real Estate Investors
Erin Spears
President
Fifield Companies
Allison Srail
Chief Financial Officer
Crawford Hoying
Ashley Stiles
Chief Executive Officer
Tribe Development
Rosie Tilley
Head of Development
Charney Companies
Alexis Volen
Chief Operating Officer
CIRE Equity
Sherry Wang
Partner
The Vistria Group
Nadine Watt
Chief Executive Officer
Watt Capital Partners
Colleen Wenke
President & COO
Taconic Partners
Dawanna Williams
Managing Principal
Dabar Development Partners
Teodora Zobel
Chef Investment Officer
Midwood
Featured Past Speakers
- Sue Ansel, Chief Executive Officer, Gables Residential
- Adrienne Bain, Managing Director – Capital Markets, JPI
- Laurie Baker, Chief Operating Officer, Camden
- Maria Banks, President & CEO, AMLI Management Company
- Diane Batayeh, Chief Executive Officer, Village Green
- Elizabeth Bell, Co-Head of Real Estate, Hamilton Lane
- Kim Bender, President, Preferred Apartment Communities
- Angela Biggs, Managing Director – Investment, Grosvenor
- Heather Boujoulian, Head of Development, Berkshire Residential Investments
- Tracy Bowers, Managing Partner, Gallery Residential
- Alison Bradshaw, Partner, LEM Capital
- Meg Brod, Senior Managing Director, Rockefeller Group
- Cia Buckley Marakovits, President & CIO, Dune Real Estate Partners
- Carolyn Burgess, Chief Credit Officer, Berkshire Residential Investments
- Mariana Circiumaru, Head of Development & Construction, Cain International
- Cindy Clare, Chief Operating Officer, Bell Partners
- Alexandra Clark, Chief Operating Officer, WS Development
- Leslie Cohen, Chief Operating Officer, The Davis Companies
- Melissa Cosgrove Donohoe, Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Cannon Hill Capital Partners
- Peggy DaSilva, Head of Asset Management, PIMCO Prime Real Estate
- Cappy Daume, Chief Portfolio Management Officer, The Davis Companies
- Christy David, Chief Operating Officer, InvenTrust Properties
- Vicki Davis, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Urban Atlantic
- Adriana de Alcantara, Senior Managing Director & Fund Manager, Hines
- Christine DeFilippis, Chief Investment Officer, American Landmark Apartments
- Nicoletta DeSimone, Co-Head of Multifamily Investments, RADCO
- Collete English-Dixon, Executive Director, Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate
- Melanie French, Chief Executive Officer, RR Living
- Leslie Furst, Chief Operating Officer, Blackfin Real Estate Investors
- Hailey Ghalib, Head of Housing Investment & Development, Affinius Capital
- Sally Gilliland, Chief Operating Officer, Hudson Companies
- Portia Grant, Partner & Director of Office Property Operations, Childress Klein
- Ada Healey, Chief Real Estate Officer, Vulcan
- Patty Holt, President, JAG Management Company
- Karen Hu, Head of Development, Camber Property Group
- Lisa Hurd, Chief Investment Officer, RADCO
- Avra Jain, Founder, Vagabond Group
- Elizabeth Judd, President, Konover Commercial
- Stephanie Kwong Ting, Executive Vice President, Swig Company
- Cecilia Li, Chief Information Officer, Urban Edge Properties
- Yayu Lin, President – Commercial Division, Sares Regis Group of Northern California
- Whitney Livingston, Chief Operating Officer, ICSC
- Cathy Marcus, Co-Head of Real Estate, PGIM Real Estate
- Jennifer McCool, Head of Capital Markets, Denholtz
- Jodie McLean, Chief Executive Officer, EDENS
- Rochelle Mills, Chief Executive Officer, Innovative Housing Opportunities
- Nancy Moses, Principal, Trammell Crow Company
- Lynn Owen, Executive Vice President, Avenue5 Residential
- Stella Pappas, Senior Managing Director, TruAmerica Multifamily
- Jennifer Perkins, Head of Multifamily Asset Management East, BGO
- Melissa Pianko, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Dayrise Residential
- Robin Potts, Chief Investment Officer, Canyon Partners Real Estate
- Amy Price, Co-President, BGO
- Sara Queen, Head of Real Estate Equity, MetLife Real Estate Investments
- Soultana Reigle, Head of U.S. Equity, PGIM Real Estate
- Jackie Renton, Co-Head of Real Estate, Empire State Realty Trust
- Mary Rottler, Chief Operating Officer, First Washington Realty
- Elizabeth Schloss, Chief Operating Officer, Baron Properties
- Sarah Schwarzschild, Chief Operating Officer, Mavik Capital Management
- Jessica Scully, President, Scully Company
- Ann Silverberg, CEO – NorCal NW Affordable, Related California
- Blanton Smith, Head of Asset Management, Blackfin Real Estate Investors
- Erin Spears, President, Fifield Companies
- Allison Srail, Chief Financial Officer, Crawford Hoying
- Ashley Stiles, Chief Executive Officer, Tribe Development
- Rosie Tilley, Head of Development, Charney Companies
- Alexis Volen, Chief Operating Officer, CIRE Equity
- Sherry Wang, Partner, The Vistria Group
- Nadine Watt, Chief Executive Officer, Watt Capital Partners
- Colleen Wenke, President & COO, Taconic Partners
- Dawanna Williams, Managing Principal, Dabar Development Partners
- Teodora Zobel, Chief Investment Officer, Midwood
Agenda at a Glance:
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Afternoon Tea (separate paid registration required)
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Welcome Reception (separate paid registration required)
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Group Dinners (sign up will launch in February)
Thursday, March 19, 2026
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Networking Breakfast
8:55 am – 9:00 am
Opening Remarks
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Quantum of Capital: Navigating Debt and Equity in 2026
9:50 am – 10:35 am
The Supply is Not Enough: New Housing Investment & Development
10:35 am – 11:20 am
Networking Break
11:20 am – 12:05 pm
Live and Let Build: Overcoming Today’s Real Estate Development Challenges
12:10 pm – 12:55 pm
A View to a Deal: Acquisitions, Dispositions & Investment Management Strategies for the Emerging Cycle
12:55 pm – 1:45 pm
Networking Lunch
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Innovation Never Dies: Emerging Trends & Technology in Commercial Real Estate
2:35 pm – 3:20 pm
License to Lead: Navigating Success Through Change and Shaping the Next Generation of Leaders
3:20 pm – 4:00 pm
Networking Reception
Private Roundtables (PeerPods):
The PeerPod private roundtables are closed-door, invite-only, off-the-record group conversations among 12 to 15 handpicked, invited executives. Led by a chairperson, each session is approximately 90 minutes allowing for 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 participants.
What participants get out of the PeerPod private roundtables:
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. 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 PeerPod private roundtable:
PeerPod private roundtable participants are selected in advance of the conference and require an invitation to join. Each participant must meet selection criteria of the specific session to be considered for an invitation to that private 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.
PeerPod Schedule:
9:00 am – 10:35 am
Women in Investment & Finance
9:00 am – 10:35 am
Women in Office Property
9:00 am – 10:35 am
Women in Development
9:00 am – 10:35 am
Women in Retail Property
11:20 am – 12:55 pm
Women in Housing Investment & Development
11:20 am – 12:55 pm
Women in Multifamily Operations
11:20 am – 12:55 pm
Women in Leadership
11:20 am – 12:55 pm
Women in New York Real Estate
Attendee Stats
Average Attendance
Attendee Ratio
Gender Ratio
Who Attends the Real Estate Women’s Forum
Attendees are typically senior real estate executives from organizations that own, operate, invest in and/or develop real estate. All real estate product types are represented at the conference, and both men and women attend the event.
- 2nd Wave Development
- AEW Capital Management
- AIG Global Real Estate
- Aimco Apartment Homes
- AKAM Living Services
- AllianceBernstein
- Allianz Real Estate of America
- Almanac Realty Investors
- American Landmark Apartments
- AMLI Residential
- Amstar
- Anbau
- Antenna
- Arch Companies
- Arena Capital
- Argo Real Estate
- Artemis Real Estate Partners
- ATCO Properties & Management
- Atlantic Pacific Companies
- Atlas Capital Group
- Auerbach Realty Holdings
- AvalonBay Communities
- Avenue5 Residential
- Bainbridge Companies
- Belgrave Group
- Bell Partners
- BentallGreenOak
- Billingsley Company
- BlackRock
- Blackstone
- Boston Properties
- Bozzuto
- Bridge Housing
- Bridge Investment Group
- Bristol Development Group
- Brookfield
- Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp.
- Camber Property Group
- Camden
- Canyon Partners
- CBRE Investment Management
- Clarion Partners
- Clear Capital
- Collier Companies
- Colliers International
- Combined Properties
- ConAm Investment Group
- Continental Properties
- Cortland
- Crawford Hoying
- Crown Acquisitions
- Dabar Development Partners
- Denihan
- DLP Real Estate Capital
- Duke Realty
- Dune Real Estate Partners
- Durst Organization
- Eagle Property Capital
- EDENS
- Estate Companies
- Extell Development Company
- Fairfield Residential
- Femix Living
- Fidelity Investments
- Fisher Brothers
- FivePoint
- Freddie Mac
- Gables Residential
- Gazit Horizons
- GIC
- Gold Development Group
- Goldman Properties
- Goldman Sachs
- GTIS Partners
- H.I.G. Realty
- Hamlin Ventures
- HAP Investments
- Harvard University
- HB Nitkin
- Hersha Hospitality Trust
- Himmel & Meringoff Properties
- Hines
- Housing Trust Group
- Hudson Companies
- Hudson Pacific Properties
- Insula Companies
- Interstate Equities
- Invesco
- Invictus Development
- Jamboree Housing
- Javelin19 Investments
- Jonathan Rose Companies
- JRT Realty
- Kairoi Residential
- Karney Management Company
- Kilroy Realty
- Kimco Realty
- L+M Development Partners
- Lafayette Square
- Lantower Residential
- LBG Real Estate Companies
- Lendlease
- Lennar Corporation
- Lincoln Property Company
- Lionheart Capital
- LT Global Investment
- Majestic Realty
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
- Mast Capital
- Maximus Real Estate Partners
- Merrimac Ventures
- MetLife Real Estate Investments
- Midway Companies
- Midwood
- Mill Creek Residential Trust
- Mitchell Property Realty
- Mitsui Fudosan America
- Mosaic Development
- Mosser Capital
- MSquared
- Murphy Development Company
- New Empire Corp
- Newcastle Realty Services
- North Bridge
- Northwood Ravin
- Paradigm Realty International
- Park Tower Group
- PGIM Real Estate
- PMI Properties
- Pontiac Land Group
- PREISS
- Prescott Group
- Presidium
- RangeWater
- RedSteel Properties
- Related
- Rockefeller Group
- Rockhill Management
- Rockrose Development
- Roosevelt Investment Group
- RXR Realty
- Sack Properties
- Samuels & Associates
- Sares Regis Group
- Seritage Growth Properties
- Shorenstein
- Silverback Development
- Silverstein Properties
- Simon Konover Company
- Simone Development
- SL Green Realty
- SLC Management
- Southern Management
- Square Mile Capital
- Stiles
- Swig Company
- Swire Properties
- Taconic Partners
- Tantum Real Estate
- TF Cornerstone
- Time Equities
- Tishman Speyer
- TMG Partners
- TPG
- Trammell Crow Company
- Tripointe Property Group
- USAA Real Estate
- Vagabond Group
- Vulcan Real Estate
- WatermanCLARK
- Waterton
- Watt Companies
- WP Carey
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