JP Morgan: Tom Grier & Sal Gambino Speaker Session
Tom Grier (Global Head, IB Real Estate) and Sal Gambino (Head of RE M&A)
2025 Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center Spring Members’ Meeting
Location: The Rittenhouse Hotel
Time: TBA
Registration for this event has not yet opened.
2025 Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center Spring Members’ Meeting Dinner
Location: The Rittenhouse Hotel
Time: TBA
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Turner Impact Capitals's Bobby Turner Speaker Event
Since founding Turner Impact Capital in 2014, he has rapidly built one of the nation’s largest social impact investment firms, with over $5 billion in investment potential to help address some of the country’s most pervasive social issues with real estate solutions. As former Chairman, CEO and Co-Founding Partner of Canyon Capital Realty Advisors (CCRA), he oversaw a commercial real estate and mortgage asset portfolio totaling over $12 billion and was responsible for launching several funds that helped define the “triple bottom line” investment movement. In his years as a social impact innovator, Bobby has dedicated himself to providing sound financial returns for investors while fostering opportunities for the communities in which his funds invest.
Location: JMHH G60
Prologis Nick Kittredge Speaker Event
WREC and WUREC invite you to a speaker event featuring Nick Kittredge, President at Prologis. Mr. Kittredge oversees all operations and capital deployment across the eastern United States, covering key markets such as Toronto, New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and South Florida. Before his current role, Mr. Kittredge served as Senior Vice President and Country Manager for Prologis Brazil, leading the company’s strategic growth in Latin America.
Location: TBD
Walton Street Capital Info Session
Registration Link: Register Here
Walton Street Capital is a privately held real estate investment firm with over 25 years of proven experience managing investments across all asset classes. With a 100% focus on real estate and deep expertise in both equity and debt investments, the firm has successfully navigated multiple market cycles while building 30+ year relationships with owners, investors, and partners. Their impressive track record includes over $55 billion in assets deployed through more than 500 investments. Walton Street Capital’s dual-platform approach—investing in high-quality U.S. commercial real estate and originating private real estate debt investments—coupled with a team of over 95 experienced professionals, positions them as a leader in delivering both scale and a boutique, high-touch level of service.
Rubenstein Partners Info Sesssion
Rubenstein Partners is the fund manager for a series of private equity funds focused on office investments throughout the United States.
Location: SHDH 213
GBM: Jim Maneri & Greg Rogerson Speaker Panel
Registration Link: Register Here!
We are honored to invite you to our first GBM of the spring semester, a unique speaker event wherein WUREC hosts Mr. Jim Maneri, Managing Director and Market Officer at Link Logistics, and Mr. Greg Rogerson, Principal at J.G. Petrucci. Mr. Rogerson has guided over $1 billion worth of contract negotiations, leases, brownfield revitalizations and municipal approvals of real estate transactions. J.G. Petrucci is full-service, design/build specialist, developer and owner of commercial, industrial and residential properties throughout the Northeast. Mr. Maneri steers Link’s strategic direction, overseeing key corporate functions, and ensuring seamless operations across various departments of the company. Link Logistics, Blackstone’s U.S. industrial real estate platform, owns and manages approximately 520 million square feet of warehouse and distribution properties nationwide. Food will be provided in addition to the feature event.
JLL Leasing Info Session - Arlen Hook
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Arlen Hook from the Charlotte office of JLL is coming to campus to teach students about real estate leasing brokerage!
Starwood Capital Group Info Session
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Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with a primary focus on global real estate. Since its inception in 1991, the Firm has raised over $80 billion of capital and currently has approximately $115 billion of assets under management. Over the past 33 years, Starwood Capital has invested in excess of $245 billion of assets, including properties within every major real estate asset class.
Sculptor Capital Management Info Session
Location: TBD
Register: https://groups.wharton.upenn.edu/WUREC/rsvp_boot?id=120218
WUREC GBM #3
Location TBA
On December 4th, WUREC will hold its third GBM of the semester. Join us for an evening of fun, games, and a chance to connect with fellow WUREC members. It also helps to maintain your active-member status, so don’t miss out!