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Grayken Program in International Real Estate - London 2025 · Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Agenda

The Royal Automobile Club
89 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HS
England

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The Royal Automobile Club
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
12:00-1:00 pmRegistration & Lunch
1:00-1:10 pmWelcoming Remarks

Joe Gyourko, Martin Bucksbaum Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Business Economics & Public Policy, Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Director, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

1:10-2:00 pmConversation: Is Real Estate Really a Global Asset Class?

Ron Havner, Chairman, Public Storage Inc., Chairman Emeritus, Shurgard Self Storage Ltd, in conversation with Ian Marcus OBE, Senior Adviser, Eastdil Secured

2:00-2:20 pmNetworking Break
2:20-3:10 pmPanel: What Does the Future Hold for European REITs?

Moderator: Patrick Long, Co-Head of European Real Estate, Lazard

Panelists: Andrew Jones, Chief Executive, LondonMetric Property PLC

Vishal Lakhani, Real-Estate Sector Specialist Sales, Kepler Cheuvreux

Pere Viñolas, Chief Executive Officer, Colonial

3:10-3:30 pmNetworking Break
3:30-4:30 pmPanel: The Case for Investing in Affordable Housing

Moderator: Joe Gyourko, Martin Bucksbaum Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Business Economics & Public Policy, Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Director, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

Panelists: Rolf Buch, CEO, Vonovia

Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Group Chief Executive, L&Q

Robert-Jan Foortse, Head of European Property Investments, APG

4:30-5:20 pmConversation: Market Recovery and Investment Amidst Dislocation

Kathleen McCarthy, Global Co-Head of Real Estate, Blackstone in conversation with James McCaffrey, Managing Director, Eastdil Secured

5:20-5:30 pmClosing Comments

Joe Gyourko, Martin Bucksbaum Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Business Economics & Public Policy, Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Director, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School.

Patrick Long, Co-Head of European Real Estate, Lazard

Maisy Wong, James T. Riady Associate Professor of Real Estate; Assistant Director, Grayken Program in International Real Estate, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School



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