12th Annual Real Estate Global Forum

New York City | December 4, 2025

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The 12th Annual Real Estate Global Forum taking place at 1 Liberty Street will feature real estate industry leaders tackling timely issues within the sector. This exclusive closed-door event will bring together senior-level investment executives representing some of the most prestigious corporate and public pensions, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, RIAs, and OCIOs.  Join your peers and industry thought leaders as we drive the real estate industry forward.

OUR SPEAKERS

Keynote Speakers

Grace Bucchianeri

Grace Bucchianeri

GIC (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation)

Global Head of Investment and Portfolio Strategy, Real Estate Americas

Dr. Grace Bucchianeri is the Americas Head of Global Investment & Portfolio Strategy at GIC Real Estate. She oversees investment strategy, underwriting guidance, and portfolio construction across equity and debt, direct and fund investments.
Grace is a voting member of the investment committee and serves as a board member of Store Capital, one of the largest and fastest-growing NNN platforms in the US. She advocates for an inclusive culture, championing initiatives that promote diversity of thought.
Before her current role, Grace was the Deputy Chief Economist at Freddie Mac and an Assistant Professor of Real Estate at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her research has been published in top peer-reviewed journals and is frequently cited by the
media. She is a frequent guest lecturer at Wharton and a sought-after industry speaker.
Grace holds a PhD in Economics from Princeton University, as well as MSc and BSc degrees in Economics (First-Class Honors) from the London School of Economics.

Rohit Nerurkar

Rohit Nerurkar

Mercer

Principal and Head of US Real Estate

Rohit Nerurkar, Principal and Head of US Real Estate, joined Mercer in 2016 and is based in New York. His responsibilities include overseeing a team that conducts research on North American real estate investment strategies, assisting clients with real estate portfolio construction and strategy, and helping lead the portfolio management of Mercer’s real estate solutions.

Prior to joining the Alternatives team in 2021, Rohit worked in Mercer’s Wealth Investment Consulting team, primarily with DB and DC clients assisting with ongoing performance evaluation, investment manager selection, investment structure review, and portfolio structure. Prior to joining Mercer in 2016, Rohit worked for Guy Carpenter, a subsidiary of Mercer’s parent company Marsh & McLennan Companies, in a corporate finance and strategy role.

Rohit holds a BA/BS in Finance and Economics from the University of Connecticut. He is also a CFA® charter holder and a CAIA® charterholder.

Steven Meier

Steven Meier

New York City Retirement Systems

Chief Investment Officer and Deputy Comptroller for Asset Management

As Chief Investment Officer and Deputy Comptroller for Asset Management, Steven Meier, oversees the five pension systems that compose the New York City retirement systems.

Mr. Meier brings over 40 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, previously serving as Assistant Treasurer and Interim Chief Investment Officer for the Connecticut Office of the State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden, overseeing the investments of Connecticut’s $40 billion public pension system and its ESG initiatives. Before joining the Connecticut state treasurer’s office, Meier spent more than a decade at State Street Global Advisors, where he rose to Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Global Fixed Income, Currency, and Cash Management, overseeing over $900 billion in assets.

Prior to his time at State Street, he worked at Credit Suisse as Director, Global Head of Fixed Income & Money Market Electronic Trading and Senior Trader in the Global Financing Group at Credit Suisse. His experience also includes roles at Oppenheimer Capital, Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, and Irving Trust Company.

Meier is a CFA Charter Holder and certified Financial Risk Manager. He holds an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business and a BBA from Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business.

Speakers

Anthony Liparidis

Anthony Liparidis

Bessemer Trust

Managing Director, Private Markets - Real Assets

Mr. Liparidis is Managing Director and Head of Real Assets at Bessemer Trust. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the firm’s Real Assets funds including sourcing, evaluating, and monitoring real assets investments. He is a member of the firm’s Investment Policy and Strategy Committee, Real Assets Investment Committee, Private Equity Investment Committee, and Sustainable Investing Committee. Prior to joining Bessemer in 2005, Anthony was a vice president at Marsh, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, where he was responsible for analyzing risks associated with mergers and acquistions as well as clients’ operational activities. He developed and structured risk management solutions in collaboration with some of the world’s largest insurance providers. He advised a diverse range of global clients, including leading corporations, private equity firms, alternative asset managers, and lenders, with a focus on the energy, real estate, infrastructure, mining, agriculture, chemical, and construction industries. Anthony earned an M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business, an M.E. in environmental engineering from Manhattan College, and a B.S. in civil engineering from Cornell University. He is a CAIA® charterholder.
Arthur Guimaraes

Arthur Guimaraes

UC Investments

Chief Data & Operating Officer, Co-Head of Real Estate

Arthur Ribeiro Guimarães Chief Data and Operating Officer and co-head of Real Estate. University of California Investments Arthur is Chief Data and Operating Officer and co-head of Real Estate at the $180 billion University of California Office of the Chief Investment Officer of the Regents (UC Investments). He has also managed the $35 billion DC plan and in 2018 was awarded the Innovation award by Pension and Investment and the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association. Arthur joined UC Investments from AIMCo where he led Operations and managed a transformational, technology program of change known as 'AIMCo Innovations'. He has more than 20 years of experience in asset management including at Manulife Financial. Arthur is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion. He is a member of the Portuguese Diaspora Council, a global network appointed by the President of Portugal. He also served on the board of The Practice Space as well as Bishop O’ Dowd High School and The Academy school in Berkeley. He has also served on several education boards in Canada and the US. Arthur holds a BBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University, where he graduated with distinction and has taught in the BBA and MBA programs. He has also served as an instructor for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario as a Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant. Arthur is also a Chartered Business Valuator.

Brian McCarthy

Brian McCarthy

New York State Common Retirement Fund

Senior Investment Office

Brian is a Senior Investment Officer at the New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF), where he oversees various real estate investments on a global basis. Prior to joining NYSCRF, Brian was the Head of Asset Management for Wafra Inc’s real estate division. He attended Rutgers University, where he earned a BA in Economics, and New York University (NYU), where he earned an MS in Real Estate. Brian has been an active real estate investor for the past decade and currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Real Estate Alternatives Affinity Group within PREA.
Clayton Camper, CFA, CAIA

Clayton Camper, CFA, CAIA

Florida Board of Administration

Portfolio Manager, Real Estate

Clay Camper, CFA, CAIA, is a Portfolio Manager for Real Estate at the State Board of Administration of Florida focused on externally managed funds and co-investments. With over 15 years of institutional investment experience, Clay has experience in portfolio construction, manager selection and strategy development across real assets and public markets. Before Florida, Clay held positions with the New Mexico SIC and Thornburg Investment Management. Clay was named a CIO NextGen in 2021.  
Dmitri Blumin

Dmitri Blumin

The World Bank

Senior Portfolio Manager, Pension and Endowments

Dmitri Blumin is senior portfolio manager for the Real Assets Portfolio of the World Bank Pension Plan. The $6 billion portfolio is invested in real estate, infrastructure, energy and timber. He serves on the Private Markets Investment Committee, which reviews and approves external manager investments and co-investments in private equity, private credit and real assets. Previously, Blumin was portfolio manager in the Hedge Funds Portfolio of the World Bank Pension Plan. Before joining the World Bank in 2006, he worked at the Bank of Israel. He is a CFA charterholder and has a B.A. and M.A. in finance and economics from The Hebrew University.  
Henry Cotton

Henry Cotton

Bfinance

Senior Associate, Private Markets Investment Research

Henry is a Senior Investment Research Associate at bfinance, a boutique investment consultant with a distinctive business model for manager search and selection, that has advised on $290bn+ of assets, and has clients in 45 countries globally. At bfinance, Henry sits in the Private Markets team, where he works with institutional investors to source, diligence and select top asset managers that match their bespoke investment requirements. He has a particular focus on Private Equity Real Estate and is currently based in Washington, DC. He holds a BA from the London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago.
Jarrett Richards

Jarrett Richards

Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement

Portfolio Manager, Private Markets

Jarrett Richards is a Portfolio Manager on the Private Markets team at the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), where he oversees the Private Real Estate portfolio and serves as a rotating member on the Allocation Implementation Committee. He joined PSERS in 2019 after working on the Advisory team at Altus Group for seven years. Jarrett is a CAIA charter holder and a graduate of Pennsylvania State University.

Jonathan Woloshin

Jonathan Woloshin

UBS Wealth Management

Head, Real Estate & Lodging Research, UBS Wealth Management Chief Investment Office

Jonathan has 25 years of industry experience as a securities analyst covering sectors including REITs, homebuilders, healthcare, technology, industrial, consumer staples, and energy. His experience extends beyond traditional equity analysis to include analysis of fixed income, convertibles, options & derivatives. In addition, experienced in capital structure arbitrage and short selling. Jonathan holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Rochester and an M.B.A. in Finance and Corporate Accounting from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester.

Kristin Dacey

Kristin Dacey

Bulltick Wealth Management

Chief Investment Officer – Real Estate, Alternatives

Kristin Dacey is Chief Investment Officer – Real Estate, Alternatives at Bulltick, which has a RIA and Broker Dealer. At Bulltick, she also acts as the fund manager of two real estate fund of funds primarily focused on the US market. Concurrently, she is the Chief Investment Officer for Emprenta, an impact investing group, and on the board for Convision 20/20, a social enterprise in Mexico. Previously, she spent 8 years in the private sector of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) contributing to over US$2.2 billion in alternatives investments. Kristin also worked for GE Capital for 7 years where she held progressing roles in credit, portfolio management, and account management participating in the structuring of over 70 real estate, equipment, cash flow and construction deals comprising over US$2 billion in volume. Kristin has a Masters from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, an MBA from Arizona State and BS and BA degrees from Virginia Tech. 

Michael Brand

Michael Brand

Aksia

Managing Director, Co-Head of Real Assets

Michael is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Assets and has over 21 years of alternative investment experience. He leads the global real assets business, overseeing due diligence for primary, secondary, and co-investment opportunities. Michael also works with global investors focused on real assets, directing strategic portfolio construction, management, and providing customized investment decisions.

Prior to joining Aksia in 2024, Michael was the Global Head of Real Assets at Mercer Investments, where he led a global team of over 30 investment professionals. As Global Head, Michael led the firm’s real asset investment activities, ranging from investment due diligence, portfolio management, and industry research within the real estate, infrastructure, natural resources, and other real asset segments. Before that, he was a Managing Director at Cambridge Associates, where he helped lead the firm’s Real Assets Investment Group. He also chaired Cambridge’s real assets investment committee. Prior to that, he was an Investment Associate at Franklin Park and a research analyst at Halcyon Asset Management, a special situations hedge fund. Michael started his career with capital markets-oriented roles at Moody’s and Reuters LPC.

Michael graduated from Boston University School of Management with a BS in Finance and holds an MBA in Finance and Strategic Management from Villanova University Graduate School of Business.

Michael Crook

Michael Crook

Mill Creek Capital Advisors, LLC

CAIA, Chief Investment Officer

Michael serves as Chief Investment Officer of Mill Creek Capital Advisors, LLC and is a Principal of the firm. In his role, Michael leads the firm’s Investment Strategy and Communications business units. He is responsible for managing the investment team, overseeing manager due diligence, and asset allocation decisions.

Prior to joining Mill Creek, Michael was a Managing Director at UBS, where he headed the Investment Strategy team and was responsible for providing asset allocation and market advice to the firm’s clients.

Before joining UBS, he worked in various investments roles at Lehman Brothers and Barclays and as a research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. Michael is a frequent commentator and invited speaker in TV and print financial media, including Bloomberg, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Barron’s, and Business Insider. He has also served as an adjunct professor of economics and actively publishes his research in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Wealth Management, the Journal of Investing, and the Journal of Index Investing.

Michael graduated from the University of Georgia, earned a master’s degree in economics at NYU, and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation. He currently volunteers as a mentor for veterans and college students. 

Peter Braffman

Peter Braffman

GCM Grosvenor

Private Markets Investment Committee Member, Managing Director

Mr. Braffman is a member of the Private Markets Investment Committee and serves on the Global Investment Council. He leads the real estate investment practice and is responsible for real estate sourcing and underwriting activities. Prior to joining GCM Grosvenor, Mr. Braffman was a Partner in the Customized Fund Investment Group of Credit Suisse Group AG. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President at Zurich Alternative Asset Management, where he was responsible for sourcing, underwriting and executing U.S.-based real estate investments. Prior to joining Zurich Alternative, Mr. Braffman was a Vice President in the Merger and Strategic Advisory Group at Goldman Sachs, where he advised corporate clients on structured real estate valuations, monetizations and dispositions of their directly owned and used assets. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he was an Associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and focused on merger, securities and asset-backed law. Mr. Braffman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and History from the University of Rochester, a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law.

Rajith Sebastian

Rajith Sebastian

New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF)

Head of Private Market Strategies and Sustainable Investing

Rajith Sebastian is Head of Sustainable Investing at the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), where he manages investment portfolios in sustainable investing and real asset alternatives. He also leads teams managing climate and impact strategies across a multi-asset portfolio. Rajith also serves as Head of Impact Investments at the ESG Initiative at the Wharton School. Previously, he worked in investment banking and private equity across markets in the U.S. and globally. Rajith holds an MBA from the Wharton School and is a CFA charterholder.
Simon Mok

Simon Mok

Employees Retirement System of Texas

Head Portfolio Manager, International Private Real Estate

Simon Mok, CFA, CPA is Head Portfolio Manager of International Private Real Estate with the Employees Retirement System (ERS) of Texas. Mr. Mok is leading the functions of sourcing, underwriting, and monitoring real estate investments which comprise commingled funds, co-investments, JV projects, secondaries, etc. for the Trust on a global basis. Prior to ERS, Mr. Mok was a Vice President at Franklin Templeton Investments based in NYC, making investments for its private multi-manager real estate programs. Previously, Mr. Mok was with AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp. based in NYC where he was responsible for global real estate fund investment management. Mr. Mok received a Master in Professional Accounting degree from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. degree with Special Honors in Economics from UT Austin.
Stephen Stuckwisch

Stephen Stuckwisch

ORG Portfolio Management

Principal and Investment Committee Member

Mr. Stuckwisch joined ORG in 2021 and has 40 years of experience in real estate spanning, debt, equity, securities and valuation. He is responsible for conducting research, analyzing statistical data, and developing financial models for investment due diligence. In addition, he assists with evaluating real estate managers, separately managed accounts, performing asset level analytics and managing specific client research requests. Mr. Stuckwisch is a voting member of the ORG Investment Committee. Prior to joining ORG, Mr. Stuckwisch was a Portfolio Manager for Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (Retired), Administrative Officer for Chemical Mortgage Company and Commercial Appraiser for Don R. Scheidt & Co. He is a Senior Lecturer of Finance at The Ohio State University focused on real estate and real estate finance. Mr. Stuckwisch received his MBA from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Business Administration from Hanover College in Indiana.

Thomas B. Brown

Thomas B. Brown

LGT Capital Partners

Partner

Thomas Brown is a partner at LGT Capital Partners (USA) Inc., where he is a senior member of the real estate practice. He focuses on setting investment strategy and making investments globally in primary funds, secondaries and co-Investments. Prior to joining the firm, he co-founded Clerestory Capital Advisors in 2007, now part of LGT CP. Before that, Mr. Brown headed the global real estate practice of Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management, based in London. Earlier still, he was real estate investment banker for 12 years at J.P. Morgan in London, New York and Frankfurt. He began his career with Oak Tree Capital, Inc. in New Orleans, formerly a real estate asset management firm and a subsidiary of Oak Tree Capital Savings and Loan. Mr. Brown holds a BA from the University of Mississippi. Mr. Brown currently serves as a Board Member for INREV and AFIRE. He is fluent in English and conversant in German. 

Valerie Red-Horse Mohl

Valerie Red-Horse Mohl

Office of New York City Comptroller BAM

Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Responsible Investing

As the Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Responsible Investing and Head of the Economically Targeted Investments Portfolio, Valerie Red-Horse Mohl oversees investments for the five New York City retirement systems. In this role she focuses on diverse managers, emerging managers, ESG, climate and place based economically targeted investing programs. Valerie is of Native American Cherokee heritage and has over 40 years of experience in financial services, having started her career working for Michael Milken and John Kissick in the High Yield Bond and Corporate Finance Departments at Drexel Burnham Lambert. She then founded the first Native American owned investment bank and RIA on Wall Street where she raised, structured, and managed billions of dollars of capital for tribal nations. In asset management she focuses on financial returns alongside positive impactful outcomes. She holds ten FINRA registrations and recently served via appointment by Secretary Janet Yellen on the U.S. Treasury Advisory Committee for Racial Equity. As an entrepreneur she founded both Red-Horse Financial Group and Red-Horse Native Productions. She is a part-time department Board Member and Lecturer at Stanford University. Previously she was a Co-Founder/Partner of Known Holdings, Executive Director of Social Venture Network and the CFO/CIO of the East Bay Community Foundation. She is active in her church and has been married to her college sweetheart for 43 years; they have three children and two grandchildren.
William Connors, CFA

William Connors, CFA

New Jersey Division of Investment

Deputy Chief Investment Officer

William (Bill) Connors currently serves as the Deputy CIO & Deputy Executive Director for the State of New Jersey, Division of Investment (DOI), leading the Alternatives group, the Fixed Income team, in-house Trading and the Cash Management team. Bill has been with the DOI since 2020, when he was brought in as the Head of Fixed Income. Throughout his three-decade career, Bill has demonstrated expertise in asset allocation, investment policy, risk management, portfolio construction and manager evaluation in alternative and traditional investments. In addition to his private sector experience, Bill gained valuable experience serving as a Board member on five public company Boards of Directors.

He holds a BA in mathematics from Drew University and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from Columbia University – Columbia Business School. 

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Key Discussion Topics

Macroeconomic Real Estate Overview

How did global real estate markets perform in 2025? What unique obstacles are being faced in the U.S. real estate markets compared to markets abroad? Which asset classes are outperforming others? How are you strategically outlining a roadmap towards a successful real estate portfolio? How are transaction volume and price valuation U.S. real estate markets compared to the other markets?

The Key to a Diversified Portfolio

Industry thought leaders share their expert perspectives on which strategies will deliver returns in 2026. How are investors structuring their real estate allocations? Which investment strategies are you divesting from? How can you hedge against risk in the coming 12-24 months? Which asset classes are bolstering the diversification of your portfolio? How can allocators reframe their strategic approach to building a diversified portfolio?

Global Multifamily Market Overview

Real estate investors have seen new construction and net absorption levels surpassing forecasts for the multifamily sector. What impactful innovations are being rolled out across multifamily developments? Which geographic regions are seeing the most growth in the multifamily market? What are the greatest headwinds being faced by multifamily allocators? What are the multifamily expectations for the year ahead?

A Case for Commercial Real Estate Debt

How are investors approaching debt versus equity in the real estate market? How are lending standards, mortgage maturities, and loan defaults impacting the market? How can you provide investors with predictable cash flow? How are debt valuations teams making sense of the current economic climate? What does the next year hold for commercial and residential real estate debt? Where are forward-thinking investors allocating in the debt market?

Opening Doors with Residential Real Estate

Residential markets are profoundly impacted by interest rates, housing supply and demand, and economic trends. How are single family rental and build to rent markets performing in today’s environment? How are you approaching other living sectors such as manufactured housing, student housing, affordable housing, multifamily housing, and senior housing? What headwinds and tailwinds are impacting the residential sector? Where are opportunities emerging? What can we expect for the future of residential real estate?

A Closer Look at Retail, Office, and Hospitality

As commercial real estate has undergone extreme change in the last four years, our esteemed speakers will divulge with their expert perspectives on the state of commercial real estate markets. Which sectors within commercial real estate are allocators favoring? Where are allocators shying away? How is retail performing? Are you seeing demand for office space? What is the state of the hospitality industry? Are hotels offering new opportunities for allocators to diversify their portfolios?

Sustaining Gains in Industrial and Logistics

With logistics construction in North America and Asia Pacific reaching record levels, construction, financing costs, and rents continue to rise. Industrial and logistics markets have continued to experience a slow and steady increase in occupier activity as the supply of properties remains limited. Will supply pressure affect the market in 2025? Which geographic regions across the globe are delivering strong returns in logistics and industrial?

Data Centers, Life Sciences, and Other Alternative Strategies

Which niche asset classes within the real estate sector have generated stable returns for investors? Real estate alternative strategies such as data centers, life sciences, cell towers, manufactured housing, student housing, self-storage facilities, film & television production studios, senior housing, cold storage, and medical office buildings have gained increased attention by investors and managers, alike. Which alternative asset classes are forecasted to outperform in 2025?

Finding Opportunities in a Turbulent Market

Following the pandemic, many predicted that the market would be flooded with distressed and distressed-like opportunities. However, such predictions proved false due in large part to the historically low interest rates and overall market liquidity at the time. Faced with today’s higher interest rates, rising inflation, and plummeting valuations, both managers and investors are now more willing to pursue investment vehicles for the sake of higher returns. Join industry experts as they discuss opportunistic and distressed investments, current market conditions, and why now is an attractive time for this strategy.

View From The Top: The Allocator Perspective

Join us for a candid conversation featuring leading investors as they address how current shifts in the markets are impacting real estate allocations, discover what investment strategies are most and least attractive, discuss the factors disrupting the market and, subsequently, what kind of challenges and opportunities lie ahead.

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