RECM Conference 2026

Our annual “must attend” event for industry leaders in public REIT and private real estate markets.
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For nearly two decades, the RECM Conference has brought together the foremost leaders in public REITs and private real estate markets. Hosted by Goodwin and Columbia Business School, this invitation-only forum is widely recognized as the premier gathering for real estate decision-makers. The 2026 Conference will once again feature distinguished voices from across the real estate and investment landscape, offering timely insights on the trends shaping the industry’s future.

Registration is open now. Be among the first to reserve your seat before this year’s highly anticipated speaker lineup is announced.

Interested in attending? Reach out to your Goodwin contact or the RECM Conference planning team to request an invitation and learn more about this year’s conference.

2025 Speaker and Panel Videos

James Collins, Managing Director, Co-Head of U.S. Real Estate Investment Banking (Morgan Stanley)

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Featured Presentation James Collins

Marc Holliday, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (SL Green Realty Corp.)

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Keynote Speaker Marc Holliday

Moderated by: Jarrett Vitulli, Senior Managing Director (Evercore)

Featuring:
Julia Butler, Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer (KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc.)
Jennifer Dumas Hall, Senior Managing Director (Rockpoint)
Tim Mackey, Chief Investment Officer (LoanCore Capital)

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Global capital flows panel

John Fitzpatrick, Senior Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Alternative Asset Management Technology (Blackstone)

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Pari Sastry, Assistant Professor of Business (Columbia Business School)

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The Growing Impact of Climate Change on Real Estate Coverage

RECM 2025: Partner Perspectives

RECM Alumni

Matt Anderson
The Carlyle Group

Kenneth Bernstein
Acadia Realty Trust

Margaret Brennan
CBS News

James Collins
Morgan Stanley

Annemarie DiCola
Trepp LLC

Tom Flexner
Citigroup

Jonathan Gray
Blackstone

Marc Holliday
SL Green Realty Corp.

Jeffrey Horowitz
BofA Securities

Andrew Jonas
Goldman Sachs

Andrew Jones
Goldman Sachs

Sonny Kalsi
BentallGreenOak

Roy March
Eastdil Secured

Joseph Margolis
Extra Space Storage Inc.

Roger Morales
KKR

Scott Rechler
RXR

Dr. Carmen Reinhart
Harvard Kennedy School

Stephen Ross
Related Companies

Stephen A. Schwarzman
Blackstone

Martin “Hap” Stein Jr.
Regency Centers

Jim Sullivan ’89
Green Street Advisors

Owen Thomas
BXP, Inc.

Seth Weintrob
Morgan Stanley

Zach Aarons ’13
MetaProp

Stuart Baldwin
Hodes Weill & Associates

Trish Barrigan
Benson Elliot Capital Management

Dr. Robin Bell ’89
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

Nicholas Bienstock ’96
Savanna

Ted Bigman
Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Michael Bilerman
Citi Research

Jackie Brady
PGIM Real Estate

Gunnar Branson
NAREIM

Keith Breslauer
Patron Capital Advisers LLP

Julia Butler
KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc.

Anar Chudgar
Artemis Real Estate Partners

Ann Cole
JP Morgan Investment Management

Ivo de Wit ’17
CBRE Global Investment Partners

Bryan Donohoe
Ares Management

Camille Douglas
LeFrak Organization

Jennifer Dumas Hall
Rockpoint

Robert Entin
Vornado Realty Trust

John Fitzpatrick
Blackstone

Adam Gallistel ’04
GIC Real Estate

MaryAnne Gilmartin
Forest City Ratner Companies

Saul Goldstein
ActivumSG Capital Management

Jacques Gordon
MIT Center for Real Estate

Miriam Gottfried
The Wall Street Journal

Alok Guar
LaSalle Investment Management

John Helm
Real Estate Technology Ventures

David Hodes
Hodes Weill & Associates

Merritt Hummer
Bain Capital Ventures

John Kessler
Empire State Realty Trust

Ronald Kravit
Cerberus Capital Management

Leanne Lachman
Columbia Business School

Nancy Lashine ’81
Park Madison Partners

Michael Lavipour
Square Mile Capital

Wilson Leung
Angelo Gordon

Craig Leupold '92
Green Street Advisors, Inc.

Ric Lewis
Tristan Capital Partners

Avi Lewitts
The Scion Group

Betty Liu
New York Stock Exchange

Bethany Logan Ropa
UBS Investment Bank

Tim Mackey '00
LoanCore Capital

Catherine Marcus
PGIM Real Estate

Christopher J Mayer
Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, Columbia Business School

Andy McCulloch
Green Street Advisors

Lee Menifee
Prudential Real Estate Investors

Guy Metcalfe
Morgan Stanley

Kevin O’Shea
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

John Pattar
KKR Asia Limited

Albert Rabil ’88
Kayne Anderson Real Estate

Soultana Reigle
PGIM Real Estate

Stephanie Ricca
Hotel News Now

Marc Ricks
Sidewalk Labs

Eric Rosengren
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Robin Rossmann
STR

Richard Saltzman
Colony Capital, Inc.

Pari Sastry
Columbia Business School

David Sherman ’82
Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate, Columbia Business School

Wendy Silverstein
New York REIT

Allen Smith
Mohari Hospitality

Hilary Spann
Boston Properties

Walter Stackler ’94
Shelter Rock Capital

Brian Steinwurtzel
GFP Real Estate

Dr. Betsey Stevenson
University of Michigan

Susan Swanezy
Hodes Weill & Associates

Kent Tarrach
Brookfield Properties

Bill Thompson
Capital Advisory Group, Greenhill & Co., LLC

Bryan Thornton
PCCP

Rekha Unnithan
Nuveen

Jarrett Vitulli
Evercore

Tim Wang
Clarion Partners

Ahmad Wani
One Concern

Steve Weikal
MET Fund II

Dr. Shang Jin Wei
Columbia Business School

Brady Welch
Slate Asset Management

Jeff Wilson
Kasita

Yulia Yaani '08
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