Capital Raising & Investor Relations
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 6:00 PM - Thursday, December 3, 2026 4:15 PM (EST)
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
Wednesday, December 2
Networking Reception
Location: TBA
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm CT
Thursday, December 3
Meeting
Location: PwC Tower, 2121 North Pearl Street, 20th Floor, Dallas, TX 75201
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm CT
Thank you to our NAREIM Industry Partner PwC for providing us with space to host this meeting.
AGENDA
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Welcome Comments & Committee Update
Co-Chairs:
- Christie Philbrick-Wheaton, Senior Director, Business Development, New York Life Real Estate Investors
- Shauna Dills, Managing Director, Principal Asset Management
NAREIM:
- Marynia Kruk, Meeting Producer
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 Annual General Meetings: Approaches Across Firms
Session Leaders:
- Carla Grace, Head of Investor Relations, Hines
- Heather Belfor, Vice President, Investor Reporting & Operations, Prime Finance
10:15am Break
10:30am Continuation Vehicles: Best Practices on Creating a True Win-Win for All
Session Leaders:
- Tenzin Wangyal, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Waterton
11:30am Break
11:45pm What’s in Your Tech Stack (Including AI)?
Session Leaders:
- Rene Firman, Senior Associate, Client Capital Management, Clarion Partners
- Jennifer Flora, Vice President of Investor Relations & Capital Formation, Grubb Properties
12:45pm Lunch
1:45pm Capital Raising: Deep Dive Into Seasonality of The Job
Session Leaders:
- Michael Chen, Senior Managing Director, Head of Capital Raising, GEM Realty Capital
- Melissa Brown, Real Estate Specialist, Institutional Capital Raising, Nuveen Real Estate
2:45pm Break
3:00pm Investor & Consultant Rapid-Fire Panel
Members will hear from investors and consultants on what’s working, what’s not, where opportunities lie and what they foresee for the capital raising space.
Session Leaders:
- Christie Philbrick-Wheaton, Senior Director, Business Development, New York Life Real Estate Investors
- Shauna Dills, Managing Director, Principal Asset Management
4:00pm Meeting Adjourns
COMMITTEE
The Capital Raising & Investor Relations committee will come together in Spring to begin planning. Please stay tuned for committee member updates.
Co-Chair: Christie Philbrick-Wheaton, New York Life Real Estate Investors
Co-Chair: Shauna Dills, Principal Asset Management
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PwC Tower 2121 North Pearl Street 20th Floor
Dallas, TX 75201 United States