2026 Visions, Insights & Perspectives (VIP) Americas

January 26 - 28, 2026 | Park Hyatt Aviara | Carlsbad, CA

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Registration opened June 24, 2025, for publication sponsors, iREOC members, and conference sponsors. It is now open to all participants as of August 25th, 2025.

VIP Americas is our flagship event that is anticipated by the industry's top investment managers, investors and consultants. It is "THE" place to meet the right people.

VIP delivers a quality agenda that is marketing-free. IREI does not permit any side meetings, at any time during our scheduled program. Additionally, the attendee list shall not be utilized for marketing purposes, of any type, nor should it be used for distribution. These are both a violation of IRE's events policy and we reserve the right to rescind any future attendance. We trust you understand that these (and our related event policies) have always been designed to ensure we can create the kind of unique, special experience for all attendees we’ve always been known for.

IREI strives for a ratio of three (3) managers to every one (1) investor to create a balanced environment. This ensures that attendees are able to really engage and get to know one another. Our audience is also capped so that the event is kept at a size that fosters relationship building. During the event there are several opportunities to socialize with attendees. Whether you are discussing critical industry issues as a part of a roundtable breakout session or at an off-site recreational activity, VIP gives you an excellent networking platform to establish new relationships and strengthen existing.

Registration is open to qualified investors and subscribers to our Institutional Real Estate Americas publication. To find out more details about registration and our publication, please contact our Events Department at events@irei.com or +1 925-244-0500.

Registration Cost:

Qualified Institutional Investors and Consultants Fee: Complimentary
Investment Managers and Others Fee: $5,295

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 real estate projects, as well as legislators and their staff. This definition does not include pension/benefit plan administrators

3:1 Ratio Policy
IREI strives for a ratio of three (3) managers to every one (1) investor to create a balanced environment.
Fund of Funds who send their portfolio managers are counted as investors; Fund of Funds who send their marketing people are counted as investment managers. For convenience, the attendee directory will reflect each attendee’s demographic breakdown with investor, investment manager or other (consultants, service providers, etc.).

Cancellation Policy
All refund requests must be made in writing to Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI), directed via e-mail to IREI at events@irei.com Cancellations received on/before December 1, 2025 are eligible for a full refund, less a $350 processing fee. Cancellations received between December 2, 2025 and December 31, 2025 are eligible for a 50% refund. Cancellations received after December 31, 2025 are not eligible for a refund. IREI does not offer credit to future events for the unrefunded portion of the registration fee unless you are a current sponsor of an IREI publication. If IREI decides to cancel this conference, IREI does not accept responsibility for airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants. If you selected an activity, the cost is included in your registration fee. Therefore, no additional cancellation fees are incurred for the activity when canceling registration.

Agenda

*Preliminary agenda, subject to change

Monday, January 26, 2026
2:30pm	Registration Opens
3:30pm	The Most Insightful Hour in CRE: Walker Webcast with Willy Walker and Dr. Peter Linneman Willy Walker, Chairman and CEO of Walker & Dunlop and host of the Walker Webcast, is joined once again by renowned economist Dr. Peter Linneman for their quarterly discussion, The Most Insightful Hour in CRE, delivering expert analysis on CRE and market trends. Moderator(s): Willy Walker Chairman and CEO of Walker & Dunlop Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Dr. Peter Linneman Leading Economist, Professor Emeritus, The Wharton School of Business
4:30pm	Springboard Alumni Mixer (Invitation Only)
5:30pm	Fireside Chat: Investor Perspectives & Mixer Moderated panel discussion with advisory board members regarding key themes, topics and questions to set the stage for program discussions. Moderator(s): Chase McWhorter Managing Director, Americas, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Manuel Casanga Director for Real Estate and Real Asset Investments, New York State Common Retirement Fund Michael Fogliano, CRE Director of Real Estate Externally Managed, State Board of Administration of Florida Shelley Santulli Principal, Senior Investment Director, Real Assets, NEPC, LLC Matt Saverin Senior Director, UTIMCO
7pm	Adjourn
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
7:00am	Registration Reopens
7:30am	Networking Breakfast
8:30am	Welcome Remarks Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Tom Parker Executive Vice President and Publisher, Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
8:45am	Program Overview Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Loretta Clodfelter Editorial Director, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Chase McWhorter Managing Director, Americas, Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
9:00am	Overcoming the Trust Deficit Keynote speaker, Dr. Jamil Zaki, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, Best-Selling Author of The War for Kindness and Hope for Cynics will speak on “Overcoming Cynicism to build Culture of Trust.”
9:30am	Keynote Interview Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Steven DeFrancis CEO, Cortland
9:45am	Roundtable Group Discussion Each table will have a group leader as a facilitator, who will help the table pick one of several keynote topics and related questions to discuss.
10:15am	Roundtable Group Table Reports Group leaders will share a summary of their group’s insights in an open forum discussion.
10:45am	Networking Break
11:15am	A Global Perspective: The World as Our Readers See It (panel) Geoffrey Dohrmann, Executive Chairman & CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., will share key themes and insights from our global Editorial Advisory Board meetings. He will then moderate a brief Q&A session with several thought leaders about global trends related to the U.S. real estate market. Moderator(s): Geoffrey Dohrmann Chairman and CEO, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Michael McGowan Portfolio Manager, California State Teachers’ Retirement System Len O’Donnell Chairman & CEO, Affinius Capital LLC Christina Scarlato Principal Portfolio Manager, Real Assets, The World Bank Pension Fund
12pm	Wrap-up Summary
12:15pm	“Grab ‘n Go” Box Lunch
1:00pm	Start of Afternoon Networking Activities
6:00pm	Heavy hors d’oeuvres & cocktails
7:30pm	Adjourn
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
7:00am	Registration Reopens
7:30am	Networking Breakfast
8:30am	Welcome Back & Overview
8:45am	“Dare Mighty Things” Adam Steltzner, Leader & Chief Engineer of the groundbreaking NASA Mars Sample Return Mission will speak on, “Dare Mighty Things.”
9:15am	Roundtable Group Discussions Each table will have a group leader as a facilitator, who will help the table pick one of several keynote topics and related questions to discuss.
9:45am	Roundtable Group Reports Group leaders will share a summary of their group’s insights in an open forum discussion.
10:15am	Break
10:45am	Global Capital Flow Trends To set the stage for a panel discussion, we will present data from our IRE.IQ database, which will provide macro equity and debt real estate capital-flows trends Moderator(s): Loretta Clodfelter Editorial Director, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Jeffrey Giller Head of StepStone Real Estate , StepStone Group Real Estate Erin Kerr Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Institutional Capital Raising, Principal Asset Management Max Swango Managing Director, Global Head of Client Portfolio Management, Invesco Real Estate
11:30am	Brave New World: Global Macro Trends & Real Estate What are global demographic trends, and how do they compare in historical context? Is the world deglobalizing, or is globalization evolving? What do the developed world’s government deficits mean for interest rates, and currencies moving forward? Is the current trade war temporary or not? How are these trends redefining global real estate opportunity sets? Moderator(s): Chase McWhorter Managing Director, Americas, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Thomas Mueller-Borja Global Co-Head of Real Estate and Global Chief Investment Officer for Value-Add Real Estate, BlackRock Ryan Severino Chief Economist and Head of Research, BGO
12:15pm	Lunch
1:15pm	Putting AI into Perspective: Myth, Reality and Opportunity What are the challenges and limitations of AI? Examine past technology shifts to better understand impact and future of AI Where and how is AI being used today in property management, tenant engagement and investment analytics? What are key risks such as data privacy and operational complexity? Moderator(s): Tom Parker Executive Vice President and Publisher, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Daniel Fenton Head of AI Platform, JLL Daren Marrom Managing Director, Head of Asset Management , TPG Angelo Gordon Brandon Sedloff Chief Real Estate Officer, Juniper Square
2:00pm	Alternative Niche Strategies A snapshot of established niche sectors and a review of emerging niche sectors What is the outlook for established niche sectors becoming core investments, and why? How is the fusion of infrastructure and real estate evolving within niche strategies today? Moderator(s): Chase McWhorter Managing Director, Americas, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Elizabeth Bell Co-head of Real Estate, Hamilton Lane Joey Lansing Partner, Co-President & Global Head of Portfolio Management - Real Assets, Harrison Street Asset Management Steve Orbuch Founder & President, Sculptor Real Estate
2:45pm	Break
3:15pm	Return of Capital: Key Metrics to Review Examine issues around fund transparency and disclosure: What to look for and what should be required? What are some of the key considerations to make regarding different vehicles and operational challenges within open-end and closed-end funds, as well as continuation vehicles? How AI could help manage assets across platforms (real estate, private credit, private equity, infrastructure, etc.) Where is alpha coming from now and in the future related to asset management? Measuring returns: IRR vs. DPI? Moderator(s): Loretta Clodfelter Editorial Director, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Russell Appel Founding Principal, The Praedium Group, LLC Jesse Hom CIO of Real Estate, Head of Real Estate Credit, Blue Owl Capital Jennifer Stevens Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Alliance Global Advisors Jamie Sunday Partner & Co-Head of Secondaries, Ares Management Corporation
4pm	Advisory Board Wrap-up Forum and Closing Remarks Moderator(s): Loretta Clodfelter Editorial Director, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Chase McWhorter Managing Director, Americas, Institutional Real Estate, Inc Speaker(s) and Panelist(s): Manuel Casanga Director for Real Estate and Real Asset Investments, New York State Common Retirement Fund Tyler Fischer Investment Officer, Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Michael Fogliano, CRE Director of Real Estate Externally Managed, State Board of Administration of Florida Shelley Santulli Principal, Senior Investment Director, Real Assets, NEPC,LLC
4:15pm	Adjourn (until Evening Reception)
6:30pm	Gala Cocktail Reception
7:30pm	Gala Dinner
9:00pm	Optional After-Dinner Networking Join us in the Top Golf Swing Suite for a few rounds of fun. Additional games, comfortable seating and light snacks will be provided.