2024 Conference
Thursday, November 7
| 6:00–6:30 p.m. | Welcome Drinks and Networking Location: Cohen Great Hall |
| 6:30–7:15 p.m. | Welcome Keynote: Sam Chandan, PhD (NYU Stern School of Business) Keynote Introduction: T’25, MBA Candidate (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) Location: Cohen Great Hall |
After Thursday’s official programming concludes, we’d love to continue the conversation at our local favorite, the Hanover Inn.
Last year, many enjoyed casual chats over drinks at the Pine, and we hope to keep the tradition going this year.
Friday November 8
| 8:00–8:55 a.m. | Registration Coffee and Continental Breakfast Location: Barris Lobby |
| 8:55–9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks Keynote Introduction: T’25, MBA Candidate (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) Location: Georgiopoulos |
| 9:00–9:45 a.m. | Opening Keynote: Ben Butcher T’79 (STAG Industrial) Keynote Introduction: T’25, MBA Candidate (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) Location: Georgiopoulos |
| 9:45–10:30 a.m. | Panel #1: Deal Making in Today’s Economy: Insights from Acquisitions, Banking, and Lending Leaders David Donato D’95 (Continental Realty), Michael Keyes T’03 (Intercontinental Team), Michael Byrne D’01 (AEW), and Todd Liker T’00 (Oaktree Capital Management) Moderator: Michael Joyce T’11 (Oranswell Realty Partners) Location: Georgiopoulos |
| 10:30–10:50 a.m. | Break Location: Barris Lobby |
| 10:55–11:00 a.m. | Conference Welcome & Keynote Remarks Matthew J. Slaughter, The Paul Danos Dean of the Tuck School Location: Georgiopoulos |
| 11:00–11:45 a.m. | Panel #2: Navigating New Frontiers: Key Differences and Opportunities in European vs. U.S. Real Estate and Hospitality Investing Andrew Dean T’19 (Oberland), Cyril Courbage T’96 (Fortress), and Justin Harvey T’08 Moderator: Brian Melzer, PhD (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) |
| 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Panel #3: Entrepreneurship Unveiled: Inspiring Journeys of Real Estate Industry Founders Karlston Nasser T’06 (Viver Properties) Moderator: Chelsea Mandel D’15 (Ascension) Location: Georgiopoulos |
| 12:30–1:30 p.m. | Lunch Keynote: Ric Lewis D’84 (Tristian Capital Partners and Dartmouth Board of Trustees) Keynote Introduction: T’25 MBA Candidate (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) Location: McLaughlin Atrium |
| 1:30–2:15 p.m. | Panel #4: Real Estate Capital Markets: Capitalization Structure Michael Coster D’83 (TD Securities), Hillary Provinse D’93 (Berkadia), and Kyle Gore D’83 (CGA Capital) Moderator: Brian Melzer, PhD (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) Location: Georgiopoulos |
| 1:30–2:15 p.m. | Panel #5: Student Advice: How to Break Into Industry / Real Estate Investment Decision-Making Process / How to Buy a House (7-Step Process) Manny del Campo T’19 (AEW), Benny Su T’21 (Capital Square) Moderator: Michael Schwarze T’24 (JLL) Location: TBD |
| 2:15–2:45 p.m. | Break Location: Barris Lobby |
| 2:45–3:30 p.m. | Panel #6: Building Value Across the Risk Spectrum: Exploring Development and Construction Opportunities Byron LaMotte T’08 (Seven Valleys), Charlie Humphreys T’17 (Related Group), Katie Speede T’12 (Camber Development), and Benjie Moll T’14 (Arx Urban) Moderator: Liz Ptacek D’92 (StepStone Group) Location: Georgiopoulos |
| 3:30–4:15 p.m. | Closing Keynote: Jessica Hughes D’97 (Tishman Speyer) Moderator: T’25 MBA Candidate (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) Location: Georgiopoulos |
| 4:15–4:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks T’25 MBA Candidate (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) Location: Georgiopoulos |
| 4:30–7:00 p.m. | Happy Hour Hosted by the Tuck Real Estate Club Location: Stell Hall |
Conference Team
Harley Mayoff T’25
Co-Chair, Tuck
MBA Candidate
This past summer, Harley interned in real estate development in Miami at the Allen Morris Company. Before, he practiced law as an attorney at Stikeman Elliott, a leading Canadian business law firm, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions. Harley graduated with a JD degree from McGill University in 2018.
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Robin Tory T’25
Co-Chair, Tuck
MBA Candidate
Robin spent the summer as an Associate Consultant at McKinsey & Company. Before starting her MBA, she worked in luxury retail and Post-MBA, Robin aims to specialize in consulting, with a focus on the retail and hotels & resorts industries.
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James Olsen T’25
Co-Chair, Tuck
MBA Candidate
James spent this past summer with ACS Infrastructure. Before Tuck, he worked at Turner Construction in NYC, where he spent time both on construction sites and in the pre-construction department. James graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Notre Dame.
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Brian Melzer
Faculty Adviser, Tuck
Associate Professor of Real Estate, Tuck School of Business
Brian Melzer is an economist who studies household finance, real estate, financial intermediation, and financial regulation. He has held positions as a senior financial economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and as an assistant professor of finance at the Kellogg School of Management, where he taught corporate finance for MBA students. Professor Melzer has published in leading economics and finance journals, including the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Finance. He teaches courses in real estate at Tuck.
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Michael Schwarze T’24
Alumni Adviser, Tuck
Capital Markets Associate, JLL
Michael spent the spring and summer interning at Jefferson Apartment Group as a Development Associate, performing due diligence on acquisition and development opportunities. Michael recently started a full-time role as an Associate for JLL, with a focus in Capital Markets.
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Tony Moody D’92
Alumni Adviser, Dartmouth
Owner, Indalo Development
Tony is a real estate investor and developer, and the cofounder of Real Estate ALumni of Dartmouth (REAL D).
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Chelsea Mandel D’15
Alumni Adviser, Dartmouth
Founder & Managing Director, Ascension
Chelsea is the Founder and Managing Director of Ascension Advisory. Her firm specializes in structuring sale leaseback transactions on behalf of private equity firms and family and founder owned businesses.
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Keynote Speakers
Stay tuned for 2024 panelists. In the meantime, see 2023 panelists below.
2023 Conference Panelists
Michael Coster D’83
Managing Director & Head of U.S. Real Estate Investment Banking, TD Securities
Elizabeth Roy D’03
Head of East Coast Structured Debt Fund Origination, New York Life Investments
2023 Conference Moderators
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