Key Takeaways
- • Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI) announced IREI : LIVE, a new virtual conference series of seven events in 2021, starting in May, covering topics including offices, debt, logistics and retail, life sciences, defined contribution, data centers, DEI, and multifamily.
- • The DEI session, "Making It Happen: DEI Best Practices," was scheduled as a webinar on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific time.
- • Panels are designed with a one-to-one LP/GP ratio, with four to six general partners and limited partners spread across two or three panels per event.
- • The DEI program features speakers from Artemis Real Estate Partners, Clarion Partners, Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, Mosser Capital, Elion Partners, CalSTRS, and Alliance Global Advisors.
- • Sponsorship of individual IREI : LIVE conferences is offered, with contact information provided for sponsorship inquiries.
Summary
Institutional Real Estate, Inc., a San Ramon, California-based publishing and consulting company serving institutional real estate and infrastructure investors, has announced IREI : LIVE, a new virtual conference series focused on significant issues facing the industry. According to the publisher's event page, seven IREI : LIVE events will be produced in 2021, beginning in May. Topics include the future of offices, debt, the future of logistics and retail, life sciences, defined contribution, data centers, diversity, equity and inclusion, and multifamily. Panels are structured with a one-to-one LP/GP ratio, combining four to six general partners and limited partners across two or three panels per event, with content tailored to each firm's expertise.
The DEI installment, titled "Making It Happen: DEI Best Practices," was scheduled as a webinar on June 15, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific time. The session agenda addresses the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in institutional real estate, including trends, challenges and solutions from investors and investment managers. Discussion topics include how unconscious bias is factored into institutional DEI approaches and policies, examples of new initiatives, the strengths and limitations of DEI benchmarking, and the metrics investors use to evaluate managers' ESG programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Geoffrey Dohrmann, president and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., delivered the welcome and wrap-up. Loretta Clodfelter, senior editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, moderated both panels. Part I panelists were Gina Baker Chambers of Artemis Real Estate Partners, Dave Kutayiah of Clarion Partners, Angela Miller-May, CIO of the $12.5 billion Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, and Neveo Mosser of Mosser Capital. Part II panelists were Juan DeAngulo of Elion Partners, Julie Donegan of the California State Teachers' Retirement System, and Jennifer Stevens of Alliance Global Advisors.
Sponsorship opportunities for IREI : LIVE events were also promoted, with inquiries directed to Randy Schein, conference sales manager.
The DEI installment, titled "Making It Happen: DEI Best Practices," was scheduled as a webinar on June 15, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific time. The session agenda addresses the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in institutional real estate, including trends, challenges and solutions from investors and investment managers. Discussion topics include how unconscious bias is factored into institutional DEI approaches and policies, examples of new initiatives, the strengths and limitations of DEI benchmarking, and the metrics investors use to evaluate managers' ESG programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Geoffrey Dohrmann, president and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., delivered the welcome and wrap-up. Loretta Clodfelter, senior editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, moderated both panels. Part I panelists were Gina Baker Chambers of Artemis Real Estate Partners, Dave Kutayiah of Clarion Partners, Angela Miller-May, CIO of the $12.5 billion Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, and Neveo Mosser of Mosser Capital. Part II panelists were Juan DeAngulo of Elion Partners, Julie Donegan of the California State Teachers' Retirement System, and Jennifer Stevens of Alliance Global Advisors.
Sponsorship opportunities for IREI : LIVE events were also promoted, with inquiries directed to Randy Schein, conference sales manager.
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