Boston 2024

Where It Started — Boston

The first Coffee Connectors Student Summit took place in Boston. It brought together an inaugural group of students and industry professionals for a one-day introduction to commercial real estate—with a simple goal: to make introductions earlier.

120 STUDENTS FROM 23 COLLEGES
214 CRE PROFESSIONALS
REPRESENTING OVER 60 CRE FIRMS

Meet Our Panelists

Christina Scarlato

Principal Portfolio Manager, Real Assets

World Bank Pension Fund

KEYNOTE SPEAKERChristina Scarlato leads strategy, manager selection, and portfolio oversight across global real assets. She has been with the World Bank since 2007 and previously served as Chair of the PREA Board.

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Dean Atkins
NorthBridge
Managing Partner / General Counsel
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Eddinson Cespedes Alfonso
CBRE
Research Analyst
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Massiel Flores
Partners Capital Investment Group
Business Development Analyst
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Greg Lauze
NorthBridge
Managing Partner/ Chief Investment Officer
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Beatrice Thevenot
NorthBridge
Director, Investments
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David Aisner
NorthBridge
Managing Partner
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Abigail Fischer
Meketa Investment Group
Vice President, Real Estate
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Richard Fuller
Cumming Group
Project Manager
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Chandlee Gufstason
Shine Associate
Associate
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Sandra King
CREST
Senior Program Advisor
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Lauren O’Neil
AEW
Chief Operating Officer
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Daniel Oluwasuyi
UMass Lowell
Senior, Business Administration
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Kelsey Shine
Shine Associates
Director
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David Slye
Shine Associates
Managing Director
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Gina Spiegel
Arctos Partners
Partner
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Mansi Thakkar
AEW
Analyst
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Paola Villatora
Builders of Color Coaltion
Research Manager
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Colleen Wheeler
AEW
East Coast Head of Industrial Asset Management

Attending CRE Firms

A&O SHEARMAN • ACCORDIA PARTNERS • AEW • AFFINIUS CAPITAL • ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES • ALIDADE CAPITAL • ARRIS PARTNERS • BALLENTINE PARTNERS • BIOMED REALTY • BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE • BULFINCH • CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES • CAMBRIDGE SAVINGS BANK • CBRE • COLLIERS • CREST • CROW HOLDINGS • CUMMING GROUP • CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD • CV PROPERTIES • DAVIS • DIVCOWEST • EZZIE + CO. • FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON • FIRST AMERICAN TITLE • FIRST CITIZENS BANK • FX INVESTMENTS • GID • GREATLAND REALTY PARTNERS • GRIFFITH PROPERTIES • GROSSMAN CO • J. CALNAN & ASSOCIATES • JANEY CONSTRUCTION • JLL • JOHNSON O'CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLP • JONES STREET RESIDENTIAL INC. • KEYBANK • LEGGAT MCCALL PROPERTIES • LONG WHARF CAPITAL • M&T BANK • MANULIFE • MARCUS PARTNERS • MARK DEVELOPMENT • MEKETA INVESTMENT GROUP • MINTZ • MITIMCO • NAIOP • NEWMARK • NORTH COLONY ASSET MANAGEMENT • NORTHBRIDGE PARTNERS • NORTHLAND • NORTHLAND • PARK MADISON PARTNERS • PARTNERS CAPITAL • REDGATE • RHINO CAPITAL • ROBINSON & COLE • ROSLIN ADVISORS • SEYFARTH • SEYON • SHINE ASSOCIATES • STAG INDUSTRIAL • SVB • TA REALTY • THE BUILDERS COALITION • THE COOPERATIVE BANK • THE DAVIS COMPANIES • THE GPG COMPANIES • THE GROSSMAN COMPANIES • THUMBPRINT REALTY • TREMONT REALTY CAPITAL • TRIUMVIRATE • UMASS LOWELL • W SQUARE REAL ESTATE • WESTBROOK PARTNERS • WORLD BANK • WS DEVELOPMENT

Event Schedule

2024 BOSTON STUDENT SUMMIT
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2024
8am-3pm | In-Person | Downtown Boston

8:00–8:30am	Registration, & Breakfast
8:30–9:00am	Opening Remarks
9:00–9:15am	What is Commercial Real Estate?
9:15–10:00am	How Do You Fit Into the Industry?
10:00–10:30am	Keynote Speaker: Christina Scarlato, World Bank Pension Fund
11:30–11:15am	Session #1: Careers in Commercial Real Estate
11:15am–12:00pm	Session #3: Commercial Real Estate Organizations Serving Rising Young Professionals
12:00–12:15pm	Grab Lunch
12:15–1:00pm	Session #3: Power of Networking & Lunchtime Break Outs Power Hour Networking Event (Coffee Connectees & CREST Alumni Only)
1:00–1:30pm	Break
1:30–2:00pm	Closing Remarks & Exit Survey
2:00–3:00pm	Open Networking with CRE Industry Professionals