Over the past few months, investors, managers and consultants convened at the Editorial Advisory Board meetings for each of Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s regional publications, gathering to discuss the latest issues facing the real estate investment industry. The editorial board of Institutional Real Estate Americas met Sept. 10–12, 2019, in Cape Neddick, Maine; the editorial board of Institutional Real Estate Europe met Sept. 24–26, 2019, in Siena, Italy; and the editorial board of Institutional Real Estate Asia Pacific met Oct. 22–24, 2019, in Hong Kong. Below, the publications’ respective editors — Loretta Clodfelter, Marek Handzel and Jennifer Molloy — discuss some of the highlights from the regional meetings.

What themes were apparent at each of the regional editorial board meetings?

Clodfelter: One of the most apparent themes at the Americas editorial