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General Sessions - 2017


Session #1:  Debt, Equity and Innovation:  How Global Capital Influences Future Development
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 Meghan Morris

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Moderator
Reporter
Private Equity Real
​Estate (PERE) Magazine
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 Christina Gaw

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Managing Principal Head of Capital Markets
Gaw Capital
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Rodrigo Niño

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CEO
Prodigy Network
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Luis Pereda

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Executive Chairman
Grupo Lar
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Roger Orf

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Partner + Europe Head
Apollo Investment Management

Session #2:  Growth Markets, Development Opportunities:  Latin America
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Ana Maria Pelaez

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Moderator
VP Business Planning + Development
Terranum
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 Álvaro Jalaff

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Executive VP
Grupo Patio
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 Isaac Khafif

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Managing Director
RAGHSA SA
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 Mauro Dias

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President
GLP Brazil
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 Mauricio Levitin

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Managing Director
​ Peninsula Investments
MIT '03

Session #3:  Growth Markets, Development Opportunities:  Africa
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Bronwyn Corbett

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Moderator
CEO
Mara Delta Property Holdings
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Yomi Ademola

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Head of West Africa
Rendeavour
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Jason McCormick

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Managing Director
McCormick Property Development
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Thomas Reilly

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Managing Director Growthpoint Investec African Properties,
Head of Africa

Investec Asset Management
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Alberto Bounous

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Development Director
Jabi Lake Properties

Session #4:  Growth Markets, Development Opportunities:  India
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​Ajay Prasad

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Moderator
Managing Director - India
Taurus Investment Holdings
MIT '12
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Shashi Tharoor

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Lok Sabha Member of Parliament, Thiruvananthapuram
Chairman
​Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs
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Raja Seetharaman

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Director
Propstack
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​Claude Lavigne

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SVP, Investments & Growth Markets
​Ivanhoé Cambridge
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Rajeev Piramal

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Executive
Vice-Chairman & Managing Director
Peninsula Land

Session #5:  Building City 3.0:  the role of development in our urban futures
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Rosemary Feenan

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Moderator
Director
Global Research Programmes + Cities Research Center 
JLL
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Tim Blackburn

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General Manager
​Development & Valuations
Swire Properties​
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Jonathan Thorpe

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Senior Executive Vice President/Chief Investment Officer
Gale International
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Roger Madelin

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Head of Canada Water Development
British Land
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 Anita Arjundas

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Managing Director
& CEO
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd

MIT Forum Faculty
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Dr. Andrea Chegut

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Research Scientist,
MIT Center for Real Estate
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Prof. Dennis Frenchman

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Class of 1922 Professor of Urban Design and Planning,
MIT Center for Real Estate
MIT '76
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Prof. David Geltner

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Associate Director of Research,
MIT Center for Real Estate
Professor, Real Estate Finance & Engineering Systems
MIT '89
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Prof. Mark Goulthorpe

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Associate Professor
MIT School of Architecture
Head of Design Stream, SMArchS
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Prof. Albert Saiz

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Director,
MIT Center for Real Estate
Associate Professor,
Urban Economics
and Real Estate
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Dr. Michael Siegel

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Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan
Associate Director,
Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (IC)3
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Zhengzhen Tan

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Assistant Director
Samuel Tak Lee
​Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab
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Prof. Skylar Tibbits

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Assistant Professor
MIT School of Architecture
Co-director + Founder MIT Self-Assembly Lab
MIT '10
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Gilad Rosenzweig

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Executive Director - MIT DesignX Accelerator
MIT '13
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steve weikal

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Head of Industry + Alumni Relations,
MIT Center for Real Estate
Founder,
MIT Real Disruption Tech Conference
MIT '07, '08
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Prof. William Wheaton

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Professor, Center for Real Estate
Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics
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Prof. Siqi Zheng

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Professor of Real Estate Development and Samuel Tak Lee Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab

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