NYC 2025

New York, Thank You

At the New York City Summit in November 2025, we brought together hundreds of students and commercial real estate professionals. It’s a simple format—conversations, introductions, and time spent getting to know the industry firsthand. To expand access, many students received scholarships to attend the Student Summit—ensuring that cost was not a barrier to participation.

153 STUDENTS FROM 46 COLLEGES
OVER 240 CRE PROFESSIONALS
REPRESENTING 109 CRE FIRMS
42 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

Meet Our Panelists

Sonny Kalsi

Co-CEO

BGO

KEYNOTE SPEAKERSonny Kalsi is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of BGO and is based in Miami, Florida. BGO is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally recognized provider of real estate services with approximately US$89 billion of assets under management. BGO has 25 offices worldwide and over 1,300 employees.

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Dean Atkins
NorthBridge
Managing Partner / General Counsel
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Jazmyne Archer
SEO CAREER
Associate Director Partner Relations
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Ivan Barron
PREA Foundation
Executive Director
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Angele Cedeño
JJC
Development Associate
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Fatimetou Bechir
McKinsey & Company
Business Insights Analyst & Fellow
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Eddinson Cespedes Alfonso
CBRE
Research Analyst
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Leah Dillon
Alliance Global Advisors
COO & Head of Partner Engagement
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Massiel Flores
Partners Capital Investment Group
Business Development Analyst
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Christy Gahr
Realterm
Director of Capital Markets
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Fariha Iqbal
PREA Foundation
Foundation Coordinator
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Rob Kohn
Park Madison Partners
Managing Director
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Greg Lauze
NorthBridge
Managing Partner/ Chief Investment Officer
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Cindy Le
Park Madison Partners
Analyst
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Christina Marcarelli
Mass PRIM
Senior Investment Officer
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Kate Miles
PREA Foundation
Managing Director of Development & Partnerships
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Kelsey O’Malley
Girls Who Invest
Program & Marketing Manager
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Bryce Robertson
GCM Grosvenor
Executive Director – Real Estate Investments
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Christina Scarlato
World Bank Pension Fund
Principal Portfolio Manager, Real Assets
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Beatrice Thevenot
NorthBridge
Director, Investments
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Pamela Yu
Artemis
Senior Vice President

Attending CRE Firms

A&O SHEARMAN • 1574 DATA CENTER FUNDS • ABACUS CAPITAL GROUP • ACRE SOLUTIONS LLC • AEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT • AFFINIUS CAPITAL • ALLIANCE GLOBAL ADVISORS • AMBROSE • ANCORA • ARES • ARTEMIS REAL ESTATE PARTNERS • BELAY INVESTMENT GROUP • BERKSHIRE GLOBAL ADVISORS • BGO • BIG EQUITY INVESTORS • BIG PINE BRIDGE • BKREA • BLACKSTONE • BRIDGE INVESTMENT GROUP • CANDLEWOOD INVESTORS • CAPITAL ONE • CBRE • CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT • CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT • CORE SPACES • CPG • CROSSHARBOR CAPITAL PARTNERS • CROW HOLDINGS • DAVIS • DENHAM WOLF REAL ESTATE SERVICES • DIVCORE • DLA PIPER • DUNE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP • DWS • ELLORA • EVERCORE • FCP • FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY • FIRST STREET CAPITAL • GALVANIZE • GCM GROSVENOR • GID • GIRLS WHO INVEST • HARRISON STREET • HEITMAN • HINES • HODES WEILL • JJC • JLL • JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT • JP MORGAN CHASE • KAYNE ANDERSON REAL ESTATE • KING STREET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT • LANGHAM HALL • LAZARD • LBA LOGISTICS • LBA REALTY • LONGMARK GROUP • MADISON INTERNATIONAL • MASS PRIM • MCKINSEY & CO • MESA WEST CAPITAL • MINTZ • MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT • NATIONAL PENSION SERVICE KOREA • NEW AMERICA ALLIANCE • NEW HAMPSHIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM • NEW YORK LIFE REAL ESTATE INVESTORS • NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND • NOBLE INVESTMENT GROUP • NORTH RIVER COMPANY • NORTHBRIDGE PARTNERS • NUVEEN REAL ESTATE • NYU • OHANA REAL ESTATE INVESTORS • OSSO CAPITAL • PAPER CITY REAL ESTATE • PARK MADISON PARTNERS • PARTNERS CAPITAL • PIMCO • PREA FOUNDATION • PRETIUM • PRIME FINANCE • PRIVATE REAL ESTATE ADVISOR • PROLOGIS • RAITH CAPITAL PARTNERS • REALTERM • ROCKWOOD • SAVANNA • SENTINEL • SEO • SLATE ASSET MANAGEMENT • STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP • STARWOOD MORTGAGE CAPITAL • STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST • STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO • STEPSTONE GROUP • STOCKBRIDGE • TA REALTY • THE BUILDER COALTION • THE DAVIS COMPANIES • THE DURST ORGANIZATION • THE WORLD BANK • TORCHLIGHT INVESTORS • TPG ANGELO GORDON • TREMONT STRATEGIES GROUP • TRIUMVERATE ENVIRONMENTAL • TYGIER TRUST, LLC • UBS • UNITED NATIONS JOINT STAFF PENSION FUND (UNJSPF) • WILDWOOD SEARCH • WIREDSCORE • WORLD BANK GROUP • WORLD BANK PENSION PLAN • YMCA RETIREMENT FUND

Event Schedule

2025 NYC STUDENT SUMMIT
NOVEMBER 14, 2025
8am-4pm | In-Person | Downtown NYC

8:00–8:45am	Registration & Breakfast
8:50–9:00am	Opening Remarks
9:00–9:30am	Session #1: What is Commercial Real Estate?
9:30–10:30am	Round Table Discussion Series: How Do You Fit Into the Industry?
10:45–11:05am	Keynote Speaker
11:10–11:50am	Session #2: Careers in Commercial Real Estate
11:55am–12:15pm	Grab Lunch
12:15–1:15pm	Session #3: Coffee Connector Alumni Insights: Pathways to Opportunity & Organizations Serving Rising Young Professionals *Power Hour (networking event for Coffee Connectees only)*
1:20–2:00pm	Activation/Break
2:00–2:45pm	Session #4: Power of Networking
2:45–3:00pm	Closing Remarks & Exit Survey
3:00–4:00pm	Open Networking with CRE Industry Professionals

Thanks to Our NYC Sponsors

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A&O • ABACUS CAPITAL GROUP • ALLIANCE GLOBAL ADVISORS • ARTEMIS •
BERKSHIRE GLOBAL ADVISORS • FCP • GCM GROSVENOR • HARRISON STREET •
LBA REALTY • MINTZ • PARK MADISON PARTNERS • PRIME FINANCE • PROLOGIS
• SENTINEL • SEYFARTH • STARWOOD • TRIUMVERATE ENVIRONMENTAL