Videos & Podcasts

Editors’ Roundtable: Hotels, Airbnb, inflation, infrastructure and quantum computing

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 Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (09/2025)

M&A activity surges for real estate, infrastructure, real assets

M&A activity is back, according to a report from Hodes Weill & Associates, which points to a 64 percent jump in deals during the first half of 2025 compared with the latter half of 2024. David Hodes, a founder and co-managing partner of the New York-based firm, explains what’s at play. (09/2025)

Editors’ Roundtable: AI boom (and bust?), jobs, inflation and infrastructure and real estate capital flows

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 Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (08/2025)

The shifting dynamics of industrial real estate investing

How is industrial real estate trending these days? How are investors repositioning their commitments? What is happening with occupancy and new development within the space? What global factors are influencing its performance? David Greek, managing partner at Greek Real Estate Partners, offers his assessment. (08/2025)

Water is scarce and that spells numerous opportunities for investors

Morgan Stanley, in a 2024 report, wrote that water is now the top asset of interest for investors in both the United States and Europe. We dive into the subject with water investing expert David Grumhaus, president, CIO and senior portfolio manager at Duff & Phelps, as well as the cover profile for the June 2025 edition of Real Assets Adviser magazine. (07/2025)

Why Mexico is well-positioned to capitalize on the evolution of global trade

John Sherman, a director for William Blair & Co. and the lead author for the firm’s report titled Why Mexico Is Positioned Well as Global Trade Evolves, joins the program to elaborate on his findings. (07/2025)

Editors’ Roundtable: July 2025

IREI editors convene to discuss internal and external 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; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe; Andrea Zander, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas; and Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (07/2025)

Why India, why now

Like China before it, India is on the rise, due in part to a doubling of its infrastructure assets, a young and well-educated population, a giant consumer market and scads of new startup companies. Kevin Carter, founder and CIO of EMQQ Global, explains the opportunities for investors. (07/2025)

Editors’ Roundtable: June 2025

IREI editors convene to discuss internal and external 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; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe; and Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (06/2025)

Hunter Horsley of Bitwise on the past, present and future of cryptocurrency

Hunter Horsley, the cofounder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management, takes the measure of the cryptocurrency business, especially in light of a presidential administration that promises to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world.” (06/2025)

Editors’ Roundtable: May 2025

IREI editors convene to discuss internal and external 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; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe; and Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (05/2025)

Author Spotlight: The Allocator’s Edge

Phil Huber, managing director and head of portfolio solutions for Cliffwater, an alternative investment adviser and fund manager, and author of the book “The Allocator’s Edge,” discusses alternative, secondaries, diversification and the overall messages contained in his book targeted at financial advisers. (05/2025)

Inside the Edition: Transportation still suffering COVID-19 symptoms

Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, reports the transportation sector continues to face roadblocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, even as there are prospects for a road to recovery in 2025? (03/2025)

Inside the Edition: Earning trust and the social license to operate

Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, discusses the reputational risk infrastructure projects sometimes face and the importance of earning trust by by engaging key community stakeholders. (02/2025)

Nuclear fusion — the energy revolution in development

It’s attracting billions in private investment because it promises to be the renewable power source that could propel the energy transition to full realization, producing massive amounts of carbon-free energy without radioactive waste or fears of meltdowns. We discuss fusion’s progress with Caroline Anderson of the Fusion Industry Association. (02/2025)