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Sustainability

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 6:00 PM - Wednesday, March 4, 2026 4:00 PM (CST)

Description

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, March 3
Networking Reception
Location: TBD
Time: 6:00-9:00pm CT

Wednesday, March 4
Meeting
Location: PwC, 835 W 6th St #1600, Austin, TX 78703
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm CT

AGENDA

8:00am Breakfast

8:50am Welcome Comments & Committee Update

Co-Chairs:

Giuliana Kunkel, Vice President, Sustainable Investing, BGO
Cassandra McFadden, Vice President - Global Head of Sustainability, Cortland

NAREIM:

IvyLee Rosario, Head of Programs

8:55am Attendee Introductions
To help facilitate connections, each attendee will be invited to briefly introduce themselves by stating their name and firm.

9:00am Climate Risk, Adaptation & Resilience

Speakers:

Cassandra McFadden, Vice President - Global Head of Sustainability, Cortland
Allie Blair, Sustainability Associate, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing

10:00am Break

10:15am Decarbonization & Emissions Target Setting

Speakers:

Giuliana Kunkel, Vice President, Sustainable Investing, BGO
Jill Brosig, Senior Managing Director & Chief Impact Officer, Harrison Street

11:15am Break

11:30am AI, Technology & Electrification Challenges

Session Leaders:

Brady Mills, Director, Partner Energy
John Forester, Vice President, Energy & Sustainability, The RMR Group

Speaker:

Cyrus Sobhani, Data Engineer, Sustainability, Bridge Investment Group

12:30pm Lunch

1:30pm The Great ESG Expansion: What Investors Want
This session will frame the challenge of LP demands growing in breadth of topics and depth of detail for sustainability teams. Through audience polling, we aim to collect "market research" on the nature of this challenge across peers and how others are managing the expectations, as well as offer the forum to raise additional trends and facilitate discussion. The research will serve as a peer resource for internal leverage - whether for structuring their own approach or defending additional resources.

Speakers:

Mona Benisi, Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainability Real Assets, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing
Brittany Ryan, Senior Director, Head of Sustainability, Americas, Nuveen Real Estate

2:15pm Break

2:30pm MANAGERS ONLY: Vendor Survey & Reference Book
This workshop-style session invites Managers to share and discuss the wins, losses and lessons learned, as they’ve navigated solving for needs across various areas such as Physical Risk, Transition/Decarb, Utility Data Capture, Renewable Energy Strategies, Proptech Implementation and more. Participants will receive an exclusive deliverable created for and by 2026 NAREIM Sustainability Meeting members.

Session Leaders: