Berkeley Real Estate Club
2022 Summit

Friday - September 30, 2022 | 10:00 am to 5:15 pm
Spieker Forum, Connie & Kevin Chou Hall
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

 

 

Berkeley Real Estate Club (BREC)
2022 Summit

Preliminary Agenda

10:00 am to 10:15 am Opening Remarks
10:15 am to 10:35 am Opportunities Forum
Nancy Wallace and Abby Franklin
10:35 am to 11:20 am Keynote
Matt Macko, Stok
11:20 am to 11:30 am Intermission
11:30 am to 12:30 pm

Panel - Project Deep Dive - 300 Kansas
Ethan McCall, Spear Street Capital

Prateek Jain, Atelier Ten

Allyson Chavira, Webcor

Serena Lousich, UC Berkeley (Moderator)

 

Join Ethan McCall, Vice President at Spear Street Capital, and the project team at 300 Kansas for a discussion about one of San Francisco's first all-electric, zero-carbon buildings. We will discuss how sustainability grew to be a major part of the investment thesis, what challenges have been encountered during design and consruction, and how tenants view sustainability when seeking new space. 

12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Hosted Lunch

1:30 pm to 2:20pm

 

Panel - Leaders in Sustainability & Real Estate

Christina Donovan, Sares Regis

Lauren Krause, Oxford Properties

Lily Lorbeer, UC Berkeley (Moderator)

 

A round table discussion with leaders in the field of sustainability and real estate at large. We will answer what sustainability means for the real estate industry and why it is important for the future of the industry. We will also discuss what drew panelists to work in the field of sustainability, what trends they have seen over their careers, and what they feel are the biggest challenges to going green in real estate.

2:20 pm to 2:30 pm Intermission
2:30 pm to 3:20 pm

Panel - Pathways to Home Ownership

Jack Woodruff, Landed

Eric Chebil, Cher

Nima Wedlake, Thomvest Ventures

Marshall Slipp, UC Berkeley (Moderator)

 

This prop-tech focused panel highlights new technolgies that aim to reduce the barriers to homeownership for low-income and other disadvantaged groups. Join us for a discussion on alternate credit scores, improved security deposit arrangements, and home loans designed to be attainable to essential workers.

3:20 pm to 3:50 pm

Closing Remarks

Alan Dones, Strategic Urban Development Alliance (SUDA)

3:50 pm to 4:00 pm BREC Closing/Wrap Up
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Hosted Reception


updated: 09/14/2022