# Events ![Sam JP Rob in Abu Dhabi](/sites/default/files/styles/866w/public/2025-06/rob_sam_jp.jpg?h=0f1a2925&itok=gQUfDxTv) --- ## Schedule of 2025/26 Global and National Conferences Fall 2025 **Thursday, September 18, 2025** **Private Capital Strategies Symposium** NYU Stern New York City *Invitation-Only; Closed to Press* **Thursday, October 16, 2025** **Apartment Finance and Investment Summit** NYU Stern and NYU Kimmel Center New York City [Details](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-apartment-finance-investment-summit-tickets-1510611412399?aff=oddtdtcreator) **Thursday, October 16 to Saturday, October 18, 2025** **2nd Annual Berkadia-NYU National Investment Case Competition** *Co-Hosted with Berkadia* NYU Stern New York City **Friday, November 7, 2025** **Icons and Avenues: The Luxury and Lifestyle Real Estate Summit** *Presented by the Stern Real Estate Club* NYU Stern New York City --- --- Winter and Spring 2026 **Wednesday, February 11, 2026** **NEXT: 3rd Early Career Women Leaders Summit** NYU Stern New York City **Friday, March 6, 2026** **2nd Power Conference: Infrastructure, Power, and Data Centers** *Presented by the Stern Real Estate Club* NYU Stern New York City **Wednesday, April 15 to Thursday, April 16, 2026** **2nd Global Real Estate Markets Conference: Connecting Capital and Strategies** *Co-Hosted with Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi* *Invitation-Only; Closed to Press* St Regis Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi **Wednesday, April 29 to Thursday, April 30, 2026** **5th National Pride Roundtable** *Co-Hosted with Deutsche Bank and the Real Estate Pride Council* Deutsche Bank Center New York City **Thursday, June 4, 2026** **4th National Symposium on Innovation and Sustainable Real Estate and NYU-RICS Americas Conference** *Co-Hosted with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors* NYU Stern New York City **Date to be Announced** **3rd Annual NYU-Fried Frank REIT Symposium** *Presented by NYU Law, NYU Stern, and Fried Frank* NYU School of Law New York City ## Upcoming Events No upcoming events, please check back again. ## Individual Program Sponsorship Through [targeted support of a conference or program](https://95029454-21e6-467f-bc04-8c47c2d5558d.usrfiles.com/ugd/950294_024f71dfa98a46d8b05f90755d55ebe6.pdf), your organization will be recognized as a strategic partner for a thematically focused national audience of industry leaders. In addition to visibility across Stern's industry network and academic community, 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](mailto:jessicatomasella@stern.nyu.edu), Associate Director. ## Annual Sponsorship Thank you for considering an [annual sponsorship](https://95029454-21e6-467f-bc04-8c47c2d5558d.usrfiles.com/ugd/950294_a3af449545b44f419c8e28c30846d67e.pdf) 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. Individual and annual sponsors 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. Annual sponsors enjoy an expanded range of options for directing their support to specific programming. ​ For more information about annual or individual program sponsorship opportunities, please contact [Jessica Tomasella](mailto:jessicatomasella@stern.nyu.edu), Associate Director. ![2025 Global Markets Conference ](/sites/default/files/styles/1670w_x_939h_video/public/2025-10/grem_2025_-_placeholder.png.webp?itok=u9xCHuf5) 2025 Global Markets Conference --- ![Sharon Wilson Géno](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_361h/public/2025-06/sharon_wilson_geno.jpg?h=6a091638&itok=1BGKQyCt) ## 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. ![Drew Goldman](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_361h/public/2025-06/drew_goldman.jpeg?h=cd1c1c5a&itok=aC63hWa-) ## 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. ![LD Salmanson](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_361h/public/2025-06/ld_salmanson.jpg?h=6a091638&itok=b7lTQ_Dd) ## 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.