Guthrie Center for Real Estate Research

Kellogg Real Estate Conference and Venture Competition

Ross Perot, Jr. delivers the keynote address at the 2023 Real Estate Conference.
April 17, 2023

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Date

April 30, 2025

Registration Check-In
8:00 am

Conference
9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Networking Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 pm

Real Estate Venture Competition
1:30 - 3:00 pm

Location

Kellogg Global Hub
2211 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208

Parking

Validated permit parking available for both South (1847 Campus Drive) and North (2311 N. Campus Drive) campus parking garages.






11th Annual Kellogg Conference and Venture Competition

Fireside Chat
Jonathan Pollack '98
President of Starwood Capital Group

Moderator: Jay Weaver ’95 MBA, Founder & Managing Partner, Quartz Lake Capital

Capital Markets Panel: “Evaluating Real Estate Opportunities in Uncertain Times”
Peter Braffman ’95 JDMBA, Managing Director, Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P
Michelle Herrick, Head of Commercial Real Estate, JP Morgan Chase
Nooshin Felsenthal ’11 MBA, Managing Director, Tishman Speyer
Bryan McDonnell ’00 ’06 MBA, Chair of Global Debt & Agriculture, PGIM Real Estate

Moderator: Bruce Cohen, CEO, Temerity Strategic Partners

Real Estate and Technology Panel: “Inside the Digital Infrastructure Gold Rush: Data Centers, AI & the Future of Real Estate”
C. Michael Johnston ’07, Partner, Menlo Equities
Scott Peterson ’83 ’87 MBA, CEO, Managing Director, Global Compute Infrastructure
Raul Saavedra ’02 MBA, Vice Chair, Head of Data Center Advisory, Americas, Colliers
John Sheputis ’93 MBA, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Primary Digital Infrastructure

Moderator: Janice C. Eberly, James R. and Helen D. Russell Professor of Finance

The Kellogg Real Estate Conference and Venture Competition is hosted by the Guthrie Center for Real Estate Research. The conference will bring together global leaders in real estate who will provide industry updates and relevant market information. The venture competition is by invitation only and provides an opportunity for MBA students to pitch to a high-profile panel of judges for significant cash and in-kind prizes.

Follow the links below for more information about the Kellogg Real Estate Venture Competition:

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Keynote Speaker
Jeff A. Jacobson
Former Global CEO of LaSalle Investment Management
Chairman of the Board, Cadillac Fairview
Senior Advisor, The Vistria Group

Panel Discussion: Navigating the Spectrum: Understanding Opportunities and Challenges in Alternate Property Types"
Bruce Cohen, CEO, Temerity Strategic Partners
Brian Finerty, CIO, Green Courte Partners
Jeff Friedman, Senior Advisor, Mesa West Capital
Scott Peterson ’87, Global Internet Infrastructure Investor, Global Compute Infrastructure
Dan Witte ’99, CIO, LaSalle Global Partner Solution






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