This event showcases the strengths of both academic programs, bringing together alumni and faculty for candid conversations on today’s most pressing topics: the status of American power, the global data center race, office-to-residential conversions, and the role of AI in reshaping our industry. Join us for a rare opportunity to connect students and alumni from both institutions in a dynamic networking setting.

Building the Digital Economy

• Hossein Fateh (P’24, P’27), Founder and CEO, CloudHQ, Steers Advisory Board Member

Office Obsolescence and A Multi-Family Case Study – 17 Hartwell Avenue

• Oliver Carr (MIT’92), Chief Executive Officer, Carr Properties

• Chris Carr (MIT’23), Development Project Manager, BXP

AI in Real Estate Finance and Asset Management

• Walter Torous, Director of MSRED Program, Senior Lecturer, MIT Center for Real Estate

• James Scott (MIT’16), Director of Industry and Professional Programs; Lecturer; Research Scientist, Real Estate Technology Hub, MIT Center for Real Estate

Opportunities in Real Assets – Data Centers

• John Wilkinson, Managing Partner, Boundary Companies, Steers Center Faculty

• Luke Marchand, Vice President, Acquisitions, TA Realty

• Sean McDermott (MBA’11), Managing Director, Eastdil Secured

Georgetown – MIT Center Updates

• Matthew Cypher, Atara Kaufman Professor of Real Estate and the Academic Director of the Steers Center for Global Real Assets, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business

• James Scott (MIT’16), Director of Industry and Professional Programs; Lecturer; Research Scientist, Real Estate Technology Hub, MIT Center for Real Estate

• Walter Torous, Director of MSRED Program, Senior Lecturer, MIT Center for Real Estate

Georgetown Faculty Presentation

• Matthew Kroenig, Professor in the Department of Government and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University

Post-Event Networking Reception