Connecting American capital to global real estate
The PERE Network’s 19th annual America Forum in November 2024 will enable you to refine your investment strategy for global real estate markets.
Discuss market challenges and opportunities with North America’s most influential gathering of institutional investors, fund and asset managers, developers, and strategic partners:
- Redefine your real estate portfolio and position yourself for future investments
- Understand how elections around the world will impact the commercial real estate market
- Discuss ever changing investor appetite and decarbonization efforts across the industry
- Learn how to manage distressed assets in struggling sectors
- And more …
Buy your PERE Network membership today and join us at the America Forum this November.
Gain insights to support investment decisions
Hear from leading industry experts and world-renowned PERE editorial staff to understand the market drivers, challenges and opportunities that will enable you to make better decisions in the future.
Expand your investor network
Meet investors allocating to North American real estate and understand their preferences for allocations.
Better connections
Connect with your North American peers year-round through pre-event meetings and post-Forum conversations with PERE Network membership. Access 1,400+ global investors and managers, monthly insights, and meetings with industry leaders.
Expert speakers in 2024 include:
Apply for complimentary access to the PERE Network to be able to attend the America Forum in November 2024.
Apply for complimentary access
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for access and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
2024 speakers
PERE America Forum brings together C-level executives and industry thought-leaders to speak about the latest macroeconomic trends and insight impacting your strategies and plans in the region. Download the 2023 agenda to learn about the sessions to be discussed at the Forum.
Please contact Ben Moss at ben.m@peimedia.com for a discussion on key topics and speaking opportunities at the PERE America Forum 2024.
Thought leadership, branding and networking opportunities
Be part of thought-provoking discussions with leading institutional investors, fund and asset managers, developers, advisers, and strategic partners. Sponsorship gives you:
- VIP access
- Thought-leadership opportunities
- High-profile branding
- And much more …
For exclusive sponsorship packages for 2024, contact Nick Hayes, our Global Business Development Director of Real Estate at nick.h@peimedia.com
Thanks to our 2024 sponsors
THE NETWORK FOR GLOBAL REAL ESTATE
Make better connections at the America Forum and beyond
The PERE Network is a year-round program of networking and content that enhances the experience of our members at the PERE America Forum.
Members can connect with more than 1,400 investors and managers throughout the year, setup pre-meetings with those attending the Forum, meet in-person on the day, or pick up a conversation after the Forum:
- Find investors who match your investment strategies and set up meetings ahead of the event on our membership platform.
- Get personalised introductions to investors that fit your profile from our dedicated networking team before, during, and after the event.
- Access unique, business critical insights exclusive to members including; webinars, podcasts, special interest groups and attendance to any event within the global PERE portfolio.
Our network makes decisions that shape markets
Explore opportunities with investors from across the globe today with access to the most influential private real estate network.
Want to understand more about who you will meet and what to expect at the Forum? Talk to our team today.
America Forum attendees get more
By attending the America Forum you will join real estate’s most influential global community, PERE Network. Membership will give you access to:
- PERE Connect – our new tailored networking service
- Content and insights to drive better decisions
- Access to the investor directory
- And much more …
Talk to our team to find out how the Forum and the PERE Network membership can help grow your firm.
PERE Global Events
Join our events globally to gain access to in-depth content, insights, and in-person networking opportunities with institutional investors. Contact our team to learn more.
Institutional Investors at the PERE America Forum 2024
Complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the PERE Network’s America Forum.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
Meet the biggest global funds
Network and arrange one-to-one meetings with the biggest and leading real estate managers.
Network with your peers
Take advantage of our networking sessions to connect with your peers and understand their strategies and allocation approach to real estate.
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Get the latest insights
Discuss the opportunities and challenges your peers are facing in the market.
Explore opportunities
Find investment opportunities across traditional and emerging sectors, from data centers, life sciences, logistics, office and more.
Complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the PERE Network’s America Forum.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
Pre-Event Resources
View the key conversation topics
Download the agenda to see the trends shaping North American investors’ allocation strategies and markets across the region. These topics will shape the discussions at the PERE America Forum 2024.
Have a topic that you would like to discuss on the agenda? Contact Ben Moss today.
View agenda page
Agenda
Day 1 - Equity Day - Wednesday 13th
Registration and breakfast
08:45 - 09:00
Registration and networking
09:00 - 09:40
Institutional investor breakfast briefing (invite only)
09:00 - 09:40
PERE breakfast briefing (open to all)
Plenary
09:40 - 09:45
Welcome address
A welcome from the PERE America Chairperson & wider PERE team.
09:45 - 10:30
Opening keynote
10:30 - 11:15
Keynote C-suite panel: US market challenges and opportunities
Kim Hourihan
- How will recent US election results impact the regional real estate market?
- How optimistic are US managers and investors about the region? What are investor appetites for real estate here?
- How attractive are so-called “niche” sectors to investors in the US? Where are those opportunities?
Kim Hourihan, Chief Investment Officer, CBRE Investment Management
11:15 - 11:45
Coffee and networking break
11:45 - 12:15
Fund manager panel: What is the right cost of capital and where should it be deployed?
- Regional bank failures and a subsequent retreat of traditional capital in real estate, coupled with historically low fundraising across the world has resulted in a significant funding gap
- Where will capital come from in the years to come? How will the fundraising and lending landscape look in the wake of higher interest rates and diminished real estate appetite?
- Audience discussion: As commercial real estate markets begin to recover, where are opportunities arising for investment?
Moderator: Kevin Ehrhart, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Tim Newington, Managing Director, Macritchie Group
Adam Berns, Chief Investment Officer, US, GLP Capital Partners
12:15 - 13:00
Investor panel: Evaluating real estate exposure and looking ahead
- How have investor real estate portfolio’s changed given considerable market pressures on the asset class?
- Which factors will bring investors back to the table and begin looking to allocate once more?
- What does the real estate portfolio of the future look like to ensure resiliency against market factors, climate change and geopolitical turmoil?
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch and networking break
14:15 - 15:00
Following America’s footsteps? European managers await US moves.
- Understand the economic, social and political environments in Europe that can impact their attractiveness as investment destinations
- Discuss the potential impact rate cuts in both markets could have on real estate investment in Europe
- What sectors are of interest to investors and fund managers moving forward?
15:00 - 15:45
Asia-Pacific, an engine for growth?
- How do real estate portfolios differ in Asia and how do you build effective relationships with key stakeholders in this region?
- Pinpoint which asset classes offer the most value to investors in Asia
- What appetite do US investors have for the Asian markets? What sectors are most attractive to them?
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 - 17:00
Practical implementation of AI in real estate investment
- Data discussion: Understand where AI has been used to make better investment decisions and the measured results
- Audience poll & discussion: Where are you in your AI implementation and what are your implementation plans and challenges?
- How can you implement AI into your portfolio cost-effectively?
05:00 - 17:45
Closing keynote panel: Analysing cross-border real estate allocation by global sovereign wealth funds and pension giants
Join us as we close the first day of the conference with a data-led conversation between leading global sovereign wealth funds and pension funds.
Moderator: Diego Lopez, Managing Director, Global SWF
Ed Lerum, Global Head of Logistics, Norges Bank
17:45 - 18:45
Networking drinks reception
Agenda
Day 2 - PERE Credit Day - Thursday 14th
08:45 - 09:00
Registration and networking
09:00 - 09:40
PERE Credit workshop (open to all)
09:00 - 09:40
Impact workshop (open to all)
Moderator: Ankita Narula, Vice President, The Ankita Patra Foundation
Plenary
09:40 - 09:45
Welcome from Chairperson
09:45 - 10:15
Opening keynote address
10:15 - 11:00
The private real estate credit revolution
- Data discussion: exclusive PERE data on real estate debt fundraising and lending in 2024
- How are alternative lenders bridging the lending gap and what is the long-term outlook for alternative lenders, are they here to stay?
- How will alternative lenders expand their platforms?
11:00 - 11:45
Coffee and networking break
11:45 - 12:30
How are traditional lenders changing their relationship to real estate?
- As traditional lenders pull back from real estate, how has their relationship to the industry changed?
- As the market starts to recover, what will their role look like moving forward?
- What do real estate players need to know about the ever changing dynamic and how it’ll impact dealflow?
12:30 - 02:00
Networking lunch
13:45 - 14:15
Fireside chat
14:15 - 15:00
Institutional investor appetite for debt
- What appetite do overseas investors have for debt opportunities in the US?
- How do you pick a debt manager and understand their track record?
- How does real estate debt fit into investor portfolios?
15:00 - 15:45
What does a debt portfolio look like today?
- What sectors and regions are attractive to debt investors?
- Where are there opportunities in distress?
- As the market starts to recover, what will their role look like moving forward?
15:45 - 16:15
Closing keynote
16:15 - 16:15