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Data & Information Management

October 6, 2026 6:00 PM - October 7, 2026 4:00 PM (CDT)

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Attendance limits: Due to demand and space constraints, no more than two attendees will be allowed per investment manager and no more than one attendee per industry partner. If you are currently not a NAREIM member, please contact meeting host for more information. 

DETAILS

Tuesday, October 6
Networking Reception
Location: Boxed Expressions, 20 North Wacker Drive, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Time: 6:00-9:00pm CT
Join us for an interactive cooking class and competition! The reception includes a full cooking demonstration, catered dinner and dessert, and unlimited drinks. You won't want to miss this unique networking opportunity.

Wednesday, October 7
Meeting
Location: 200 West Madison Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm CT

Thank you to our NAREIM member BGO for providing us with space to host this meeting. 

AGENDA

8:00am Breakfast

9:00am Welcome Comments & Committee Update

Co-Chairs:

  • Bill Sechen, Chief Information Officer, Harrison Street Asset Management
  • Lior Wolf, Director, Data & AI, Prime Finance 

NAREIM:

  • IvyLee Rosario, Head of Programs

9:10am Attendee Introductions
To help facilitate connections, each attendee will be invited to briefly introduce themselves by stating their name and firm.

9:15am Windy City Chat
The Windy City Chat brings together senior technology leaders from across the real estate investment industry for a dynamic and interactive fireside chat. The agenda is driven by the audience, with attendees voting at the start of the session to prioritize the topics they want to explore. From AI and data governance to technology strategy and managing organizational change, panelists will share candid perspectives, practical lessons, and real-world experiences.

Speakers:

  • Bill Sechen, Chief Information Officer, Harrison Street Asset Management
  • Sach Diwan, Chief Information Officer, Heitman
  • Dipesh Shah, Chief Technology Officer, Stockbridge

10:15am Break

10:30am Your Data Strategy IS Your AI Strategy
Most firms run their AI strategy and their data strategy as two separate tracks—but the goals are nearly identical, and the divide is costing them. AI hasn't created new data problems so much as made existing ones expensive and visible: every time a system re-reads an undescribed document or re-queries for information that should have been structured, that's a metered tax on a weak data foundation. This session reframes AI readiness as a data discipline, walks through the three investments that make AI compound rather than stall—AI-ready data, structural efficiency, and strategy-governed agentic systems—and leaves every attendee with a simple diagnostic they can apply to their own roadmap the next day.

Session Leaders:

  • Marquis Onorato, Vice President, Finance, Dermody
  • Majoni Maumbe, Head of Data Analytics & Architecture, Global, Harrison Street Asset Management
  • Lior Wolf, Director, Data & AI, Prime Finance

11:30am Break

11:45am Build vs. Buy: A Practical Framework for Technology Decisions
As real estate investment firms modernize their data and technology platforms, one question continues to arise: when does it make sense to build a custom solution, and when is it better to buy? In this interactive session, participants will explore a practical framework for evaluating build, buy, and hybrid approaches. Through a real-world case study and facilitated small-group discussion, attendees will compare experiences, examine key decision criteria, and leave with actionable insights to guide future technology investments.

Speakers:

  • Andrew Ryan, Chief Information Officer, Harbert Management Corporation
  • Meina Zhi, Senior Vice President, Business Applications, PCCP
  • Dipesh Shah, Chief Technology Officer, Stockbridge

12:45pm Lunch

1:45pm Building Trust in Data: Governance, Standards & the Path to AI Readiness
As firms continue to expand their data ecosystems and accelerate AI adoption, effective data governance has become a business imperative rather than simply an IT function. Yet organizations continue to take different approaches to ownership, standardization, and accountability, often while managing self-built solutions, third-party data, and evolving business needs. Through live audience polling and facilitated discussion, attendees will compare governance structures, explore strategies for improving data quality and consistency, examine the impact of shadow IT, and discuss practical approaches to standardizing data definitions.

Session Leaders:

  • Larry Maya, Senior Vice President, Data Strategy & Analytics, Affinius Capital
  • Sach Diwan, Chief Information Officer, Heitman
  • Chris Kersten, Senior Vice President, Business Intelligence & Reporting, Waterton

2:45pm Break

3:00pm Rethinking the Operating Model: Efficiency & Business Transformation
What would your firm look like if status meetings, update emails and manual project tracking largely disappeared? This session will examine how integrated AI can fundamentally reshape the real estate management operating model - challenging participants to identify what work their firms can eliminate and where that newly created capacity can generate the most value.

Session Leaders:

  • Cole McCall, Senior Director, Technology Investments, Asana Partners
  • John Yamane, Senior Vice President, Accounting & Finance, Belay Investment Group

4:00pm Meeting Adjourns


COMMITTEE

The Data & Information Management committee will come together in the Spring to begin planning. 


Co-Chair: Bill Sechen, Harrison Street Asset Management

Co-Chair: Lior Wolf, Prime Finance


Larry Maya, Affinius Capital

Cole McCall, Asana Partners

John Yamane, Belay Investment Group

Marquis Onorato, Dermody

Andrew Ryan, Harbert Management Corporation

Majoni Maumbe, Harrison Street Asset Management

Sach Diwan, Heitman

Meina Zhi, PCCP

Dipesh Shah, Stockbridge

Chris Kersten, Waterton


PAST AGENDAS

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Pricing

$775

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Name: IvyLee Rosario
Email: irosario@nareim.org
Details: If you are currently not a NAREIM member, please contact meeting host for more information.
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