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GRI Global Committee: ESG & Impact Investment (June Chapter)
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Wednesday, 23th June
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GRI Club
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GRI Club

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Julia Haugg
Production Manager - EuropeGRI Club

Kirsty Stevens
Kirsty Stevens
Global Head, Content & Production | Senior Director, UK Accounts
GRI Club
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12 years experience within conference production in infrastructure, tax, finance and real estate. Previously working with RICS for four years helping drive the global CPD rollout. I have been with GRI Club for over 4 years, from Sales Director, UK Markets Director, Content Director and now as Global Head of Content with Sales Specialty within our Europe and USA markets. Ask me about our European events,asset class specialisms and connecting wtih investors globally. BA Hons in Philosophy from Kings College London, hobbies include Rugby, Theatre Production and Time Out Tastemaker.

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Laura Sancesario
Global Committees ManagerGRI Club
With over 8 yrs of experience in an international company and with corporate events she was able to work with many levels of seniority, roles, departments and transformation projects.
GRI Club's Global Committees set the professional standard for peer-to-peer knowledge sharing in order to identify new trends, capitalise on growth opportunities and aid deal flow discovery worldwide.
Curated purely by members, spanning 80+ countries, and across all asset classes, this global committee meets every alternate month via zoom to share the current sentiment, investment appetite and debate where the market is going.
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GRI Global Committee
ESG & Impact Investment Chapter
ESG & Impact Investment Chapter
GRI Global Committee
ESG & Impact Investment Chapter
ESG & Impact Investment Chapter
Abigail Dean
Head of Sustainability
Nuveen Real Estate
Alexander Piur
Head of Innovation and Sustainability
ING Bank
Anna Murray
Managing Director, Global Head of ESG
BentallGreenOak
Assem El Alami
Head of International Real Estate Finance
Berlin Hyp
Carl-Peter Reinecke
Managing Director
MVPR Investment Management
Deirdre Foley
Owner and CEO
D2 Private
Jane Wakiwaka
Head of Sustainability
The Crown Estate
Jorge Margain
Managing Director - Mexico
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Juliana Weiss Dalton
Head of ESG & Corporate Affairs, Europe
Kennedy Wilson
Justus Wiedemann
Group Sustainability Officer
Corestate Capital Group
Katherine Elliot
Director, Investments and Sustainability
Equity Residential
Klaus Franken
Managing Partner
Catella Project Management
Laura Craft
SVP, Head of Global ESG Strategy
Heitman
Lexie Goldberg
Director, Global Sustainability
Greystar Real Estate Partners
Louise Ellison
Head of Sustainability
Hammerson
Maria Hill
Director Sustainability & Corporate Communications
ECE Projektmanagement
Martin Gettings
Director Sustainability
Canary Wharf Group
Maximilian Kufer
Global Sustainability Manager
AXA IM - Real Assets
Michael Underhill
Founder, CIO & CEO
Capital Innovations
Natali Cooper
Head of Portfolio & Asset Management Europe / Managing Director CEE
GLP
Paul Graham
Chairman
Gramercy Property Trust- Europe
Sarah Welton
Vice President, Commercial
IWBI
Sophie Carruth
Head of Sustainability - Europe
LaSalle Investment Management
Stéphane Villemain
Vice-president, Corporate Social Responsibility
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Steven Kellett
Sustainability Manager
Argent
Tom Miller
Head Development & Sustainability APAC
LaSalle Investment Management
Submit your interest (Non-members)
Participation is restricted to Club Members and eMembers.
If you would prefer to contact us by email, please send to [email protected].
Our team will get in touch with you soon to confirm your participation

Abigail
Abigail Dean
Head of SustainabilityNuveen Real Estate
United Kingdom

Alexander
Alexander Piur
Head of Innovation and SustainabilityING Bank
Germany
Alexander Piur is responsible for Sustainability and Innovation for the global Real Estate Finance activities of ING Wholesale Banking, with local presence in APAC, EMEA and US. He has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate financing markets in Germany and Europa. Prior joining ING, he worked for several banks in Munich. Alexander is a member of IMMOEBS, has a degree as Immobilienökonom from the International Real Estate Business School in Regensburg and holds a B.Sc. in Finance and Management from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Anna
Anna Murray
Managing Director, Global Head of ESGBentallGreenOak
Canada

Assem
Assem El Alami
Head of International Real Estate FinanceBerlin Hyp
Germany
Assem El Alami is the Head of the International Real Estate Finance Sales Division of Berlin Hyp AG. As such he supervises four sales teams: Origination International Investors based in Berlin, as well as the offices in Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw. Berlin Hyp's loan book accounts for approximately 25 bn EUR. Berlin Hyp provides financing for large scale property developments and real estate investments. Moreover, Berlin Hyp is member of the S-Finanzgruppe, the German saving banks group and acts as a center of competence for its 380 members. Being a law graduate, Assem has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate sector of which he has spent 10 years in France. He joined Berlin Hyp in 2010.

Carl-Peter
Carl-Peter Reinecke
Managing DirectorMVPR Investment Management
Canada
Carl-Peter Reinecke has over 15 years experience in building science engineering, project management and property development. He launched MVPR specifically to create a dedicated ESG Real Estate firm that supports investors develop zero-carbon assets. He has advised investors, construction companies and architecture firms on integrating sustainability and resilience, consulted national governments and guest-lectured in Canada, Germany, USA, Chile, and France on the topic of low-carbon investments. Fluent in German, English and French, Carl-Peter is based in Canada.

Deirdre
Deirdre Foley
Owner and CEOD2 Private
Ireland

Jane
Jane Wakiwaka
Head of SustainabilityThe Crown Estate
United Kingdom

Jorge
Jorge Margain
Managing Director - MexicoIvanhoé Cambridge
Mexico
Jorge has extensive experience in the real estate industry and more specifically in the management of real estate funds in Mexico. Prior to joining Ivanhoé Cambridge, he worked for PGIM Real Estate (Prudential), a real estate private equity firm where he was Head of Transactions for Mexico. Before that, Jorge was a Senior Director at Tishman Speyer and also worked for real estate development and investment firms Tresalia Capital, Apollo Real Estate and AMB Property Corporation (now Prologis). Jorge holds an MBA from Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM). He speaks fluent English and Spanish.

Juliana
Juliana Weiss Dalton
Head of ESG & Corporate Affairs, EuropeKennedy Wilson
United Kingdom

Justus
Justus Wiedemann
Group Sustainability OfficerCorestate Capital Group
Germany

Katherine
Katherine Elliot
Director, Investments and SustainabilityEquity Residential
USA

Klaus
Klaus Franken
Managing PartnerCatella Project Management
Germany
Klaus joined the European Catella Group in 2008 as Managing Director and is responsible for all real estate development projects in Germany. In 2015 Catella Project Management (CPM) was founded as an independent division direct linked to the Stockholm headquarter of Catella. Meanwhile CPM has realised or initiated project volumes of approx. 1.8 b EUR in commercial and residential properties. As Managing Partner Klaus is one of the shareholders of these development projects. The set-up of all Catella projects is based on sustainable and long-term oriented investments. Consequently the economic and ecological goals must be combined.

Laura
Laura Craft
SVP, Head of Global ESG StrategyHeitman
USA
Laura Craft is SVP, Head of Global ESG Strategy at Heitman, a RE investment management with ~$44 Bn under management. She establishes systematic approaches to embed ESG into investment decision-making and management of investments. Integrating ESG considerations provides opportunities to create value, reduce risk and enhance investment returns. She leads the Heitman partnership with Urban Land Institute (ULI) to publish the reports, Climate Risk and Real Estate Investment Decision-Making and Emerging Practices for Market Assessment which explore current methods for assessing and mitigating climate risk in real estate. Complementing asset- and market-level climate risk assessments, Heitman has committed to net zero carbon operations by 2030.

Lexie
Lexie Goldberg
Director, Global SustainabilityGreystar Real Estate Partners
USA

Louise
Louise Ellison
Head of SustainabilityHammerson
United Kingdom
Louise joined Hammerson in September 2013 and is responsible for developing Hammerson’s Positive Places initiative and ensuring that its shopping centres and developments continue to meet challenging sustainability targets.
Louise joined Hammerson from M&G, where she was responsible for overseeing the sustainability strategy across its real estate portfolio. Prior to this she held the Head of Sustainability position at Quintain Estates.
After completing a postgraduate research degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Louise began her career as a lecturer, holding senior positions at University of East London, University of Portsmouth and Kingston University School of Surveying.

Maria
Maria Hill
Director Sustainability & Corporate CommunicationsECE Projektmanagement
Germany

Martin
Martin Gettings
Director SustainabilityCanary Wharf Group
United Kingdom

Maximilian
Maximilian Kufer
Global Sustainability ManagerAXA IM - Real Assets
United Kingdom

Michael
Michael Underhill
Founder, CIO & CEOCapital Innovations
USA
Michael D. Underhill, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of Capital Innovations, an alternative investment boutique. Oversees data science, equity valuation, risk modeling, performance attribution, & trading strategies. Designed factor testing, optimization, risk budgeting, active portfolio trading and rebalancing. Invented Capital Innovations InSight™ process, which uses Capital Innovations’ proprietary private markets model, analyzes available investment manager data and rates each product according to seven factors: business, staff, investment process, investment risk, performance, terms/conditions, and operations.

Natali
Natali Cooper
Head of Portfolio & Asset Management Europe / Managing Director CEEGLP
United Kingdom

Paul
Paul Graham
ChairmanGramercy Property Trust- Europe
United Kingdom
Mr. Graham FRICS has over 30 years' international experience in the real estate logistics sector. Prior to joining Gramercy, Paul headed real estate at DHL, the world's largest logistics provider, for the region Europe, Middle East and Africa. He led a front line team of 80 people with responsibility for around 3,000 facilities in 100-plus countries. Paul brings substantial occupational and business experience to Gramercy.

Sarah
Sarah Welton
Vice President, CommercialIWBI
USA

Sophie
Sophie Carruth
Head of Sustainability - EuropeLaSalle Investment Management
United Kingdom

Stéphane
Stéphane Villemain
Vice-president, Corporate Social ResponsibilityIvanhoé Cambridge
France

Steven
Steven Kellett
Sustainability ManagerArgent
United Kingdom

Tom
Tom Miller
Head Development & Sustainability APACLaSalle Investment Management
Hong Kong
Tom Miller joined LaSalle in 2008 as the Head of Development for Asia. He and his team are responsible for executing all development and major construction projects for all LaSalle fund assets in Asia. Tom also serves as the Regional Sustainability Officer for Asia and oversees the regional environmental and physical due diligence processes for new Asian acquisitions.
Prior to joining LaSalle, Tom held numerous senior roles globally in the real estate and construction sectors including 13 years with Bovis Lend Lease in the UK, Spain, Singapore, Philippines and the US. Tom is active in regional industry organizations including ULI, ANREV, and APREA.
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Confirmed Participants

Abigail
Abigail Dean
Head of SustainabilityNuveen Real Estate
United Kingdom

Alexander
Alexander Piur
Head of Innovation and SustainabilityING Bank
Germany
Alexander Piur is responsible for Sustainability and Innovation for the global Real Estate Finance activities of ING Wholesale Banking, with local presence in APAC, EMEA and US. He has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate financing markets in Germany and Europa. Prior joining ING, he worked for several banks in Munich. Alexander is a member of IMMOEBS, has a degree as Immobilienökonom from the International Real Estate Business School in Regensburg and holds a B.Sc. in Finance and Management from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Anna
Anna Murray
Managing Director, Global Head of ESGBentallGreenOak
Canada

Assem
Assem El Alami
Head of International Real Estate FinanceBerlin Hyp
Germany
Assem El Alami is the Head of the International Real Estate Finance Sales Division of Berlin Hyp AG. As such he supervises four sales teams: Origination International Investors based in Berlin, as well as the offices in Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw. Berlin Hyp's loan book accounts for approximately 25 bn EUR. Berlin Hyp provides financing for large scale property developments and real estate investments. Moreover, Berlin Hyp is member of the S-Finanzgruppe, the German saving banks group and acts as a center of competence for its 380 members. Being a law graduate, Assem has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate sector of which he has spent 10 years in France. He joined Berlin Hyp in 2010.

Carl-Peter
Carl-Peter Reinecke
Managing DirectorMVPR Investment Management
Canada
Carl-Peter Reinecke has over 15 years experience in building science engineering, project management and property development. He launched MVPR specifically to create a dedicated ESG Real Estate firm that supports investors develop zero-carbon assets. He has advised investors, construction companies and architecture firms on integrating sustainability and resilience, consulted national governments and guest-lectured in Canada, Germany, USA, Chile, and France on the topic of low-carbon investments. Fluent in German, English and French, Carl-Peter is based in Canada.

Charlie
Charlie Oliver
Director, Acquisitions & InvestmentCurlew Capital
United Kingdom
Charlie began his career at BNP Paribas Real Estate where he was part of the formation of the Residential Capital Markets & Investment Team. Moving to JLL in 2016 to join the Residential Capital Markets team in London focussing on UK BTR, PRS and CoLiving transactions including working on the sale of The Collective Old Oak.
Charlie joined Curlew in 2018 to head up the acquisitions teams across both the Curlew Capital PBSA business, focusing on Funding and Development transactions, and also in the expansion of the Curlew Communities BTR strategy. Charlie is also leading Curlew's ESG focus and the implementation of their 2030 sustainability strategy across the company.
Charlie joined Curlew in 2018 to head up the acquisitions teams across both the Curlew Capital PBSA business, focusing on Funding and Development transactions, and also in the expansion of the Curlew Communities BTR strategy. Charlie is also leading Curlew's ESG focus and the implementation of their 2030 sustainability strategy across the company.

Deirdre
Deirdre Foley
Owner and CEOD2 Private
Ireland

Emily
Emily Hamilton
Head of ESGSavills Investment Management
United Kingdom

Jane
Jane Wakiwaka
Head of SustainabilityThe Crown Estate
United Kingdom

Jorge
Jorge Margain
Managing Director - MexicoIvanhoé Cambridge
Mexico
Jorge has extensive experience in the real estate industry and more specifically in the management of real estate funds in Mexico. Prior to joining Ivanhoé Cambridge, he worked for PGIM Real Estate (Prudential), a real estate private equity firm where he was Head of Transactions for Mexico. Before that, Jorge was a Senior Director at Tishman Speyer and also worked for real estate development and investment firms Tresalia Capital, Apollo Real Estate and AMB Property Corporation (now Prologis). Jorge holds an MBA from Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM). He speaks fluent English and Spanish.

Julia
Julia Haugg
Production Manager - EuropeGRI Club

Juliana
Juliana Weiss Dalton
Head of ESG & Corporate Affairs, EuropeKennedy Wilson
United Kingdom

Justus
Justus Wiedemann
Group Sustainability OfficerCorestate Capital Group
Germany

Katherine
Katherine Elliot
Director, Investments and SustainabilityEquity Residential
USA