Cornell Real Estate Distinguished Speaker Series

Bringing the real estate world to Ithaca

Every week, every semester, the Cornell Real Estate Distinguished Speaker Series attracts global industry leaders to campus to share insights and discuss important issues in the field. Speakers also explore current projects, tips for career advancement, and the paths that led them to success. Many students cite this exclusive opportunity to interact with recognizable figures from the industry as one of the most valuable aspects of the program.

Speakers include:

Fund managers, developers, investors, bankers, and others who talk about their segments of the industry
Experts on current topics ranging from changes in global capital markets to green city development, new investment opportunities, financing, and structuring strategies

A question-and-answer session typically follows the formal presentation, and conversation continues at a reception following the seminar. The Cornell Real Estate Distinguished Speaker Series is a required course for three of the four semesters of the Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate.

2019 Spring Speaker Series

January 31: Jeffrey Resetco, Greystar
February 7: Seth Singerman ’99(SHA) , Singerman Real Estate, LLC
February 14: Rick Latella, Cushman Wakefield
February 21: Michael Dang ’07(MMH), Anpha Holdings
February 28: David Philp ’84(SHA), Canyon Group
March 7: Karl Mistry ’04(MPS), Toll Brothers
March 14: Alan Riffkin ’88 CALS, Lazards
March 21: Daniel Sax ’12(RE MPS), Sensi Properties
April 11: Darian Wright, Brookfield Properties
April 25: Erica Henning’96(A&S),”97(MPA), ApexOne Investment Partners
May 2: TBA

2018 Fall Speaker Series

August 30: Spencer Levy ’92 (ILR),CBRE
September 6: Derek Olsen ’92 (Hotel ), CHM Warnick
September 13: Joe Levine ’02 (Hotel), Mercer Street Partners
September 20: Prashant Arul Raj ‘00 (MPS RE), Guggenheim Partners
September 27: Barry DiRaimondo ’85 (MBA), Steelwave
October 4: Matt Shore, DRA Advisors, LLC
October 11: TBA
October 18: 36th Annual Cornell Real Estate Conference
October 25: Richard Baker ’88 (SHA), Hudson’s Bay
November 1: Julie Romey ’99 (MPS RE ), Keyser Marston
November 8: Bruce Menin, Crescent Heights
November 15: Jim Dow ’91 (A&S), St. Bride’s Managers US
November 29: Art Adler ’78 (Hotel), JLL Americas

2018 Spring Speaker Series

February 1: Toby Bozzuto, The Bozzuto Group
February 8: Kirk Goodrich ’90 (CHE), Monadnock Development and Nick Lembo ’75 (AAP), Monadnock Development/ Monadnock Construction
February 15: Tammy Jones ’87 (A&S), Basis Investment Group
March 8: Troy Daniel, Thackeray Partners
March 15: Joshua Eisenberg ’06 (AAP), JD ’00, Urban American
March 22: Douglas Gottschalk, EY
March 29: Alumni Panel
April 12: Daniel Zelson ’88 (A&S), Charter Realty and Development Corp.
April 20: The Third Annual Titans of Real Estate
April 26: Ken Himmel ’70 (Hotel), Related
May 3: Richard Baker ’88 (Hotel), Hudson Bay Company

2017 Fall Speaker Series

August 31: Mark Fogel, Acres Capital
September 28: George Conti ’93 (Hotel), Iron Mountain
October 5: Don Reid, Sustainable Living Innovations
October 19: Sylvia Melikian, MBA ’76, MacFarlane Partners
October 26: John Cokinos ’95 (Hotel), RBC Capital Markets
November 3: Jonathan Rose, Jonathan Rose Companies
November 9: Martin Stern ’68 (Eng), CBRE
November 16: Laura Benner, Colony NorthStar
November 30: Paul Macpherson, Kerzner

2017 Spring Speaker Series

January 26: Ben Bernstein ’06 (Hotel), RedSky Capital
February 2: Jeffrey DiModica, Starwood Property Trust
February 9: Tim Mayopoulos ’80 (A&S), Fannie Mae
February 16: Lou Marquet, Leyland Alliance
March 2: WX Panel
March 23: David Rodgers, MBA ’88, Park Bridge Financial
March 30: Young Alums Panel, TBA
April 13: Andrew Benioff, MBA ’04, Llenrock Group
April 20: Susan Dollinger ’67 (ILR) via WebEx, Citigroup
April 27: Steve Benjamin ’80 (Eng), MEng ’81, MBA ’82, Stromiga Real Estate Development
May 4: Michael Gross ’97, WeWork

2016 Fall Speaker Series

September 1: Tom Vecchione ’86 (AAP), Design Director, Workplace Strategist, Principal, Gensler
September 8: Kate Bicknell ’99 (AAP), Senior Vice President, Forest City Ratner
September 15: Ben Butcher, Chief Executive Officer, STAG Industrial
September 22: Alex Klatskin, General Partner, Forsgate Industrial Partners
September 29: John Livingston, P ’12, Chief Executive Officer, AECOM
October 6: Ben Rowe ’96 (Hotel), Managing Partner, Khp Capital
October 20: Aref Lahham ’86 (Eng), Managing Director, Orion
November 3: Rick Latella, P ’10 and ’12 and Eric Lewis, Cushman Wakefield
November 10: Jeffery Horowitz ’86 (CHE), Global Head of Real Estate, Gaming and Lodging, Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
November 17: Chris Albanese ’86 (A&S), President, Albanese Organization
December 1: Tom Murcott, Executive Vice President, Gale International Korea-US