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CRE 2026: From Resilience to Optimism

CRE 2026: From Resilience to Optimism Guest speakers: Gemma Burgess, Managing Director, RRA, Global Real Estate Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates Annemarie DiCola, Chief Executive Officer Director, Trepp Executive Board MaryAnne Gilmartin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MAG Partners Moderator: Jonathan Schein, CEO & Founder, Real Estate Limited Partner Institute (RELPI)
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Steelcase New York, 4 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019-1100

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Guest speakers:
Gemma Burgess, Managing Director, RRA, Global Real Estate Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates
Annemarie DiCola, Chief Executive Officer Director, Trepp Executive Board
MaryAnne Gilmartin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MAG Partners

Moderator: 
Jonathan Schein, CEO & Founder, Real Estate Limited Partner Institute (RELPI)

Description: Human capital trends, capital trends, and staying ahead of the rapidly changing industry trends (which includes an ever growing list) M&A, convergence of public and private markets, the combination of real assets, realignment of private credit, board refreshment, succession planning in a cyclical industry, AI / Technology and the future of the workforce, will draw on data to examine CMBS market performance, property sector fundamentals, and broader CRE activity, including trends in origination, issuance, and transaction volume, to assess the market’s shift from resilience toward renewed optimism in 2026.

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Past Events

  • Building Projects in the Higher Rate Environment

    With interest rate 'normalization' leading to the prospect of perpetually 'higher' mortgage and cap rates, the real estate industry was left to navigate a new reality. This fireside chat featured MaryAnne Gilmartin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of MAG Partners, and Rebecca Rockey, Deputy Chief Economist and Global Head of Forecasting at Cushman & Wakefield, as they discussed the future of real estate development, capital markets, and economic realities for 2025 and beyond.

    April 30, 2025

  • Live, Work, and Play: Developing Strong and Equitable Communities Focusing on Mixed-Use Development with Hospitality and Entertainment as Anchors

    People want to live in vibrant, productive communities that make life livable and affordable. To accomplish this, developers, cities, and businesses will need to think creatively about programming communities to feature mixes of uses, including affordable and obtainable residential, retail, office, and increasingly hospitality, food & beverage, and entertainment. Anchoring a community with hospitality and entertainment establishments not only activates the neighborhood but also provides real opportunities to local residents for employment and entrepreneurship, fostering true equity. Join MaryAnne Gilmartin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of MAG Partners, and Allison Reid, Chief Global Growth Officer of Aimbridge Hospitality, for a lively discussion moderated by Joshua A. Harris, Ph. D., CRE, Executive Director of the Fordham University Real Estate Institute, on the challenges and opportunities in developing the next generation of livable communities that are fun and equitable for all residents and visitors.

     

    May 8, 2024

  • The Anatomy of a Deal

    Thursday, March 2, 2023

    Learn about how MaryAnne Gilmartin, Founder and CEO of MAG Partners founded her own development company and assembled a $1B pipeline in New York City and a 14M square foot transformational masterplan project in Baltimore.  Joining MaryAnne will be Michael Patrick Davidson, who over a thirty-year career has led global corporate real estate divisions at JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley, based in New York, London and Tokyo. Learn how Gilmartin and Davidson navigated market forces, opportunities and disruptions along their career trajectories, and gain insights from different vantage points into how you can apply these lessons to your own career growth in commercial real estate.

  • Heroes and Champions: Cocktail Party and Executive Schmooze

    Celebrating the Real Estate Institute's third anniversary, this event was a thank you to the people who have helped REI achieve supersonic growth.

    November 14, 2019

    Slaying Dragons in Brooklyn

    Real estate legend MaryAnne Gilmartin, CEO at L&L MAG, led an inspiring discussion about the borough’s transformation to a real estate hotbed and the visions for future expansion with some of the biggest forces in Brooklyn development.

    May 17, 2019

     

  • The Dealmakers: Lessons Learned on the Front Line from Iconic Women in Real Estate

    The panelists discussed their experiences climbing the ranks, lessons learned from both success and failure, the latest trends and their predictions for the future of real estate.

    April 25, 2018