Kellogg Real Estate Conference and Venture Competition
Futureproofing CRE Success
Kellogg is pleased to host the 6th Annual Real Estate Conference and Venture Competition on April 10, 2019 at the Kellogg Global Hub in Evanston.
The theme of this year’s conference is Futureproofing CRE Success. The agenda features:Responding to Rising Risk Keynote Chat with:
- Kathleen McCarthy, Senior Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Real Estate, Blackstone
- Amy Diamond, Managing Director, Northwestern University’s Investment Office
Capitalizing on Opportunity Panel: A high-powered panel of experts discussing the latest development trends.
The Venture Competition brings together student teams from prestigious international universities to pitch real estate venture ideas to a panel of high-profile judges, competing for $100,000 in both cash and in-kind prizes.
For more details on the Venture Competition, follow the links below:
- Information on previous competitions
- Detailed Rules
- Listing of our judges consortium
- Benefits of Sponsorship
Please email KREVC@kellogg.northwestern.edu with any questions about the competition.
April 10, 2019
Registration is closed.
Speakers & Panelists
Kathleen McCarthy
Images from the 2019 Kellogg Real Estate Conference and Venture Competition
Preliminary Investment Committee
Judges
Agenda
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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12:00 p.m.
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Registration and Lunch
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1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Capitalizing on Opportunity Panel: A high-powered panel of experts discussing the latest development trends
Moderator:
Dave Cocagne, President and CEO, Vermilion Development
Panelists: Stevan Galich, Principal, Dwell Interests Scott Goodman, Founding Principal, Farpoint Development Mark Stern, Managing Partner, Real Estate, Cresset |
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2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
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Responding to Rising Risk Keynote Chat
Kathleen McCarthy, Global Co-Head of Real Estate, Blackstone Amy Diamond, Managing Director, Northwestern Investment Office |
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2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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Break
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3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
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Venture Competition Finalists
Judges: Kimberly Adams '01, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
Erwin Aulis, Retired, COO, Northwood Investors
Adam Metz, Board Member, Forest City Realty Trust |
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5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
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Reception
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Logistics
Getting Here & Parking
Major airlines fly into both O’Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport. O’Hare Airport is approximately 45 minutes from Kellogg and Midway Airport is approximately 60 minutes from Kellogg, but you may want to allow more time for traffic.
Taxi
Taxi service from both airports can be arranged in advance of your visit for a reduced fare. Pre-arranged rides start at approximately $35 from O’Hare and $50 from Midway. For up-to-date fare information, please contact a taxi service directly.
- Northshore Cab Company: 847.864.7500
- American Taxi: 847.255.9600
- Uber
- Lyft
Kellogg has arranged valet parking services for the event. Please utilize this service if you intend to drive to campus. We highly encourage using a taxi or ride share service to campus due to extensive construction and lack of parking.
Where to Stay
Public Transportation
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) maintains an extensive system of elevated trains (also known as “the L”) and buses throughout Chicago and Evanston. The train stop closest to Kellogg is the Purple Line Foster stop on Church and Davis Streets. The 201 bus departs from the Howard St. terminal and stops on the corner of Foster and Sheridan.
Be advised, while inexpensive, taking the CTA from the airport can take up to 90 minutes and requires transferring trains.
Conference Sponsors
Past Winners
2019 / Berkeley Haas
Click + Mortar proposes to collocate ecommerce incubator spaces with package pick-up centers in large, empty ground floor retail spaces in major cities. Click + Mortar plans to launch in three distinct locations in San Francisco later this year. By taking on the master leases in each of these approximately 5,000 square foot spaces, Click + Mortar will be able to offer soft goods retailers of all sizes flexible, short-term leases for anywhere from 100-500 square feet of micro-retail space.
Learn more about past winners.
2018 / Kellogg School of Management
Family Veterinary Group or “Family Vet” is an operating company/property company that builds and operates new animal hospitals while also buying developing and leasing back the real estate. The company raised seven figures of capital in 2018.
Learn more about past winners.
2017 / INSEAD
PeoplePods is a corporate solution to provide dignified co-living communities for migrant workers in Southeast Asia. As of 2019, construction of their first community (~200 people) was complete. They are breaking ground on two larger (~500 people each) communities in March 2019 and later in the year.
In 2018, PeoplePods won the UN Sustainable Development Goals Award at the 2018 Nudge Global Impact Challenge (Netherlands); and the Final 10 for their green design at the 2018 Livability Challenge of the World Cities Summit (Singapore). These competitions complement their winning the 35th INSEAD Venture Competition and the Kellogg Real Estate Venture Competition in 2017. In October 2018, they gave a TEDx Talk in the Netherlands on their vision to empower women at the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid. They are currently on their second round of external funding with high-profile foreign angel investors and strategic local partners.
Learn more about past winners.