Videos & Podcasts

AFIRE's Gunnar Branson on his new book, Chasing Lights

In a new video podcast, Geoffrey Dohrmann, chairman and CEO at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviews Gunnar Branson, CEO at AFIRE, to discuss Branson's new book, "Chasing Lights." The book covers themes such as endings as beginnings, and the danger of holding on; smallness, humility and connection; paying attention to small, beautiful things; honesty over performance in life and investing, and more. (05/2026) To purchase the book on Amazon, click here.

Swiss Life Asset Managers' Britta Roden on the convergence of real estate and infrastructure

Britta Roden, Head of Research Real Assets at Swiss Life Asset Managers, discusses key distinctions and similarities in real estate and infrastructure, which sectors or subsectors are increasingly falling into both buckets, and why, how different regions or countries are ramping up their infrastructure exposures and more. (05/2026)

House Views featuring Hodes Weill's David Hodes — May 2026

In a new IREI video podcast series titled "House Views," featuring principals of some of the leading global and regional placement agents to learn their views on the markets and sometimes, specific aspects of the markets, Geoffrey Dohrmann interviews David Hodes, founder and co-managing partner at Hodes Weill & Associates, discussing Hodes Weill's strategic alliance with Chatham as a forward-looking "next chapter" rather than an exit, examining the forces driving today's record M&A activity in private fund management, explaining why…

Editors Roundtable: Stress in the euro zone, cohousing, CRE dealmaking and battery storage

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Andrea Zander, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas; and Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (04/2026)

MEAG’s Thomas Bayerl on the outlook for the European transport sector

Thomas Bayerl, global head of illiquid assets at MEAG — the asset manager of insurance giant Munich RE — joins i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss why European transport offers attractive risk-return profiles for institutional debt investors,  and how different subsegments of transport such as shipping, public transit and aviation differ in this regard. (04/2026)

Editors’ Roundtable: A new global energy crisis

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; and Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (03/2026)

ITE Management’s Jason Koenig on how transport infrastructure is evolving the next frontier of alternative investing

Jason Koenig, co-founder and managing partner of ITE Management, sits down with i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss how the convergence of real assets, data and innovation is transforming the transport infrastructure landscape, how regional dynamics are shaping investor appetite, and what the influx of retail investors in infrastructure signifies about the asset class and its evolution. (03/2026)

RENAIO’s Howard Luder on the case for hydropower investment

Howard Luder, investment specialist at RENAIO, sits down with i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss why hydropower should be more prominent in investor portfolios today, how run-of-river hydro plants are different from dam hydro power plants, and which markets are the most attractive, looking ahead. (03/2026)

Greenlight Data Centers’ Alex Stoewer on the characteristics of a successful data center project

Alex Stoewer, CEO of Greenlight Data Centers, sits down with i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss top considerations when constructing AI-ready data centers, challenges keeping data center projects from reaching completion (from a development perspective), elements of a project that need to be in place before capital is deployed and more. (03/2026)

The community backlash against data centers

There are more than 5,000 active data centers in the United States, and many more are being proposed and constructed. That has created local resistance, particularly when communities see higher energy prices as a result of heavy data-center power needs. David Rubenstein, an attorney with Polsinelli, concentrates his practice on commercial real estate matters, with a specialized focus on the development of data centers and other forms of digital infrastructure. He outlines the issue and ways developers and investors can…

Why 2026 will be a year of ‘refinement’ rather than ‘discovery’

Izzet Bensusan, CEO and founder of Captona, sits down with i3 editor Kali Arevalo to talk about discipline in capital deployment, confidence amid volatility, promising market segments, tariff clarity grid constraints, and more. (02/2026)

Cube Infrastructure Managers’ Xavier Martin on the mid-market digital infrastructure landscape in Europe

Xavier Martin, partner at Cube Infrastructure Managers, sits down with i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss opportunities in Europe’s data center landscape, how market dynamics vary across the different countries and regions, and how infrastructure managers and investors are navigating challenges. (02/2026)  

Federated Hermes’ Emma Howell and Rivington Energy’s Andrew Newman on redefining U.K. investment trends

Emma Howell, co-head of infrastructure at Federated Hermes Limited, and Andrew Newman, executive director of Federated Hermes’ portfolio company Rivington Energy, join i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss how electrification and digitalization opportunities and global shifts across energy, technology, and geopolitics are reshaping the way infrastructure investors are thinking about long-term strategy. (02/2026)

House Views featuring Hodes Weill's Doug Weill

In a new IREI video series titled "House Views," featuring principals of some of the leading global and regional placement agents to learn their views on the markets and sometimes, specific aspects of the markets, Geoffrey Dohrmann interviews Doug Weill, founder and co-managing partner at Hodes Weill & Associates, discussing the 2025 market performance, capital flow activity, if transaction volume is up and more. (01/2026)

House Views featuring Rob Kohn

In a new IREI video series titled “House Views,” featuring principals of some of the leading global and regional placement agents to learn their views on the markets and sometimes specific aspects of the markets, Geoffrey Dohrmann interviews Rob Kohn, principal at Park Madison Partners. They discuss current investor sentiment toward real estate and infrastructure strategies globally, which niche strategies are resonating with investors today, why investor appetite that is said to shift during the next 12 to 24 months,…