Schedule of 2025/26 Global and National Conferences
NYU Stern
New York City
NYU Stern and NYU Kimmel Center
New York City
Co-Hosted with Berkadia
NYU Stern
New York City
Presented by the Stern Real Estate Club
NYU Kimmel Center
New York City
NYU Stern
New York City
Co-Hosted with Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi
St Regis Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Co-Hosted with Deutsche Bank and the Real Estate Pride Council
Deutsche Bank Center
New York City
Co-Hosted with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
NYU Stern
New York City
Annual Sponsorship
Thank you for considering an annual sponsorship of the Chen Institute’s national and global conference programming. By committing to year-round support, your organization will be recognized as a strategic partner across our full calendar of conferences, convenings, and public programs during the 2025/2026 academic year. Annual sponsors receive elevated visibility at every event, priority access to Institute programming, and bespoke engagement opportunities with students, faculty, and industry peers.
Sponsorships directly support student aid and scholarships in real estate, co-curricular programming, faculty research, and the Institute’s broader policy and industry engagement initiatives. We are grateful for your partnership in cultivating the next generation of real estate leadership, advancing rigorous dialogue, and driving innovation in global real estate finance.
For more information about annual or individual program sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jessica Tomasella, Associate Director.
National Apartment Finance and Investment Forum
The National Apartment Finance and Investment Forum, held each fall alongside the Berkadia-NYU National Investment Case Competition, brings together senior executives in lending and investment, policymakers, and leading members of the academic community to explore and debate emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the multifamily housing market.
Global Markets Conference
Held each spring in collaboration with Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi, the Global Markets Conference connects investors and investment managers from the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the Americas for focused dialogue on emerging real estate strategies and the outlook for the global economy and capital flows.
Innovation and Sustainability Symposium
Held each spring, the Symposium on Innovation and Sustainable Real Estate convenes leaders in industry, policymaking, the sciences, and from across academia for objective dialogue and actionable insights into real estate digitial transformation and the future of sustainable real estate finance, investment, operations, and technology.
