She Builds Series
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
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.
Past Events
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