September 19, 8am
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Please join Columbia GSAPP for the 2025 Real Estate Development Conference: Actioning Real Estate; Elevating Cities. The conference will feature influential voices in development, urban planning, investment, architecture, and policy — and demonstrate the dynamic influence of real estate development on shaping the future of cities.
Through a series of thought-provoking panel discussions and keynote presentations, the conference will examine how real estate is adapting to complex challenges and what’s required to build urban environments that are smarter, more inclusive, and resilient for the future.
Reserve your ticket today.
Guest speakers include Larissa Belova ‘09 MSRED, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager in the US Direct Real Estate UBS Asset Management, Nicholas Bienstock '92 MSRED/'96 MBA, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Savanna, Melissa Román Burch, Chief Operating Officer NYCEDC, George Theron Bynum IV, Former Mayor City of Tulsa, Tommy Craig '82 MBA, Senior Managing Director, Hines, Jonathan Flaherty '07 MSUP/MBA, Managing Director Global Head of Sustainability and Building Technologies Tishman Speyer, Sonny Kalsi, Co-Chief Executive Officer at BGO, Barry Langer '02 MSRED, Executive Vice President - Development and Co-Head of Real Estate at Vornado Realty Trust, Tiffany Lau '09 MSRED, Founder and Principal of A P A R T Companies, Adam Lubinsky '01 M.Arch, Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Interim Director Real Estate Development Program, Nitin Motwani '04 MSRED, Managing Partner of Merrimac Ventures & Managing Partner of Miami Worldcenter Associates, Claire Newman '07 MSUP, President and CEO at the Trust for Governors Island, Jonathan F.P. Rose, President at Jonathan Rose Companies, Howard Slatkin '00 MSUP, Executive Director Citizens Housing and Planning Council, Maria Torres-Springer, Senior Fellow Ford Foundation and Former First Deputy Mayor of New York City, James von Klemperer, President of Kohn Pedersen Fox, Claire Weisz, Founding Partner & Principal WXY, Tom Wright '95 MSUP, President & CEO at Regional Planning Association (RPA) and Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia GSAPP MSRED.
