SPEAKERS
Morning Keynote Conversation

Robert Byron
(A&S '73, Law '76)
Chairman, Co-CEO, and Co-Founder
Blue Vista Capital Management

Kristina Raspe
Vice President, Places
Apple
Afternoon Keynote Conversation

William Ferguson
Co-Chairman and CEO
Ferguson Partners

Owen Thomas
(Engineering '83)
Chairman and CEO
BXP
Speakers

Danny Abramson
(A&S '70)
Board Chair
Housing Alexandria

Ryan Allen
Louis Salomonsky Professor in Real Estate
UVA School of Architecture

Wally Auby
(McIntire '25)
Investment Banking Analyst
Wells Fargo

Scott Beardsley
President
University of Virginia

Zach Crowe
(A&S '05)
Managing Director
The Carlyle Group

Sean Dell'Orto
(McIntire '97)
Executive VP, COO, CFO, and Treasurer
Park Hotels & Resorts

Lee DeLong
(Engineering '97)
Group CEO
Clark Construction Group, LLC

Dom DeMarco
(Engineering '09)
Managing Director
Blackstone

Mike Drye
Partner - Office Director & Business Development Director - Sports
HKS

Rick Ferrino
Global Chief Data Officer
JLL Technologies

Garland Freeauf
(McIntire '25)
Development Associate
Fickling & Company

Mike Gallmeyer
Professor of Commerce and Director, Center for Investors & Financial Markets
UVA McIntire School of Commerce

Zander Geronimos
(McIntire '14)
Global Head of Business Development
PRODA LTD

Chris Greenberg
(McIntire '16)
Managing Director
Blackstone

Revathi Greenwood
Vice President
CBRE

Matt Harrison
Founder
Mowbray Arch Strategies

Jeffrey Havsy
(A&S '93)
CRE Industry Practice Lead
Moody's Analytics

Catherine Heath
(Architecture '89)
Managing Principal
Perkins&Will

Nick Joseph
(A&S '06)
Managing Director and Head of the Real Estate & Lodging Team and the Global Real Estate Super Sector
Citi Research

Michael Joyce
(A&S '08)
Sr Managing Director, Research & Strategy
Greystar Investment Group, LLC

Andrew Junkin
Chief Investment Officer
Virginia Retirement System

Debbie La Franchi
Founder & CEO
SDS Capital Group

Paul Levin
(Law '09)
Partner
Venable LLP

Keven Lindemann
(A&S '91)
Executive Director
UVA White Ruffin Byron Center for Real Estate

Jason Love
(McIntire '95)
Managing Director
UVIMCO

Eddie Mamedov
Head of Data & Analytics
Harbor Group International

Felicia Marston
Professor of Commerce
UVA McIntire School of Commerce

Catherine Martchek
(McIntire '21)
Associate - Real Estate US Equity
Ares Management

Ashley Mays
(McIntire '02)
Chief Marketing Officer; President
Newark Alliance; Newark Happening

Shawn Menz
(Engineering '05)
Managing Director, Real Estate Investments
GCM Grosvenor

Samm Miller
(Architecture '86)
Co-Chief Executive Officer, COO, CCO, and Head of Portfolio Management
Hillcrest Finance

Demond Morris
(McIntire '24)
Real Estate Analyst
True Ground Housing Partners

Joe Norris
Managing Principal
Data Center Results

Bob O'Leary
Senior Vice President, Real Estate Investments
The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Pete Otteni
(McIntire '96)
Executive Vice President, Co-Head of the Washington, DC Region
BXP

Mark Owen
Managing Director
Evercore Partners

Betsy Reed
Global Data Lead
CBRE

Geoff Rubin
(A&S '90)
Senior Managing Director
CPP Investments

Cherie Santos-Wuest
(Architecture '84)
Managing Parther
Celadon Venture Advisors, LLC

Jamie Sunday
Partner, Co-Head of Real Estate Secondaries
Ares Management

Scott Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
Carter

Wally Walker
(A&S '76)
Deputy Athletics Director
UVA Athletics

Rob Walters
(A&S '97)
Managing Director
Eastdil Secured

Rebecca Wilson
(Darden '96)
Partner, Financial Services Practice and Co-Head of Global Real Estate
Calibre One Executive Search

Brian Winterhalter
(Architecture '02, Law '07)
Partner
DLA Piper LLP
More breakout speakers will be announced soon.