BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Wisconsin School of Business - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Wisconsin School of Business X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://business.wisc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Wisconsin School of Business REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T165957 CREATED:20260202T183435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T173313Z UID:10001783-1776297600-1776470399@business.wisc.edu SUMMARY:2026 Graaskamp Center Spring Board Dinner and Conference DESCRIPTION:Join Us for Insights\, Strategy\, and Connections for the Next Era of CRE\n\n\n\nCommercial real estate is undergoing a structural reset. The lines between office\, industrial\, retail\, and multifamily are blurring as demographic shifts\, technology\, and changing user demands reshape the market around broader themes of Living\, Working\, and Experiencing. Asset types once considered niche are moving into core portfolios\, forcing investors to rethink underwriting\, risk\, and capital allocation. This conference brings industry leaders together to examine how “core” is being redefined in a market where flexibility and discipline drive advantage. \n\n\n\nAt the center of this transformation is technology. Artificial intelligence is accelerating change\, fueling demand for data centers and elevating digital infrastructure as essential real estate. Panelists will explore how AI and cloud growth are shaping development\, utilities\, and portfolio strategy\, while retail reemerges as a resilient\, experience-driven sector. Together\, these conversations highlight how capital is being reallocated across a rapidly evolving commercial real estate landscape. \n\n\n\nBoard members and their guests receive complimentary registration. The dinner and conference have sold out for the past ten years so register soon if you plan to attend. If you’re interested in registering for this event\, please email either Genie Trewyn (genie.trewyn@wisc.edu) or Lee Gottschalk (lee.gottschalk@wisc.edu) or click on the registration link down below. \n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\nSponsorship Opportunities\n\n\n\nOur Sponsors\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nLocation and Parking\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 165:30 pm  Reception6:30 pm     Dinner7:00 – 7:10 pm      Opening Remarks: Jacques Gordon\, Director\, Graaskamp Center for Real Estate7:15 – 8:00 pm  Dinner Keynote Presenter: Karen Murphy\, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President of Stadium Development\, Chicago BearsWhere Sports Meets Urban Strategy: Real Estate\, Risk\, and DevelopmentDrawing on her leadership at the intersection of sports\, real estate\, and large-scale development\, Karen Murphy will explore how transformational stadium projects are evaluated\, structured\, and delivered in today’s evolving urban landscape\, including inside look at some of the strategic considerations shaping the Chicago Bears’ stadium future.  Karen is also a WSB Badger alum!8:00 pm     Informal Networking at The Exchange\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 177:45 – 8:30 am  Networking Breakfast8:30 – 8:40 amWelcome and Remarks: Jacques Gordon\, Director\, Graaskamp Center for Real Estate8:40 – 9:30 am    Keynote Presenter: Emi Adachi\, Managing Director & Co-Head of Global Investment Research\, HeitmanThe CRE Outlook:  Where Capital Is Moving and Why9:30 – 9:45 am  Networking Break9:45 – 10:45 am   Session 1: Beyond the Big Four: The Blurring Lines Between Core and Alternative Real EstateTraditional lines between office\, industrial\, retail\, and multifamily are blurring as demographic shifts\, technology\, and changing user needs reshape commercial real estate into broader\, needs-based categories such as Living\, Working\, and Experiencing. Asset types once considered niche are increasingly becoming part of core portfolios. Panelists will explore how these shifts are redefining investment strategy—from underwriting and risk to capital structuring—and what a new definition of “core” means for today’s capital allocation decisions. Moderator: Fred Cooper\, Founder\, Fin River Advisors LLCPanelists:  • Joey Lansing\, Co-President & Global Head of Portfolio Management\, Harrison Street Asset Management• Julie Thick\, Managing Director & Central Region Market Manager\, JP Morgan • Kimberly Adams\, Managing Director\, Clarion Partners • Peter Stelian\, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder\, Blue Vista 10:45 – 11:00 am  Networking Break11:00 am – 12:00 pmSession 2: Powering AI: Data Centers\, Capital Allocation and CRE StrategyArtificial intelligence is accelerating demand for data centers and redefining digital infrastructure as a core component of commercial real estate. Fueled by data-hungry applications such as cloud computing\, e-commerce\, and AI\, data centers have become essential to how modern economies operate. You’ll learn how these forces are reshaping site selection\, power and water constraints\, development economics\, and capital allocation. Discuss where data centers fit within CRE portfolios\, how investors are underwriting risk and return and what the rapid expansion of this asset class means for markets\, utilities\, and long-term real estate strategy.Panel session coordinators: Jacques\, Aaron\, SarahModerator: Kevin Brennan\, Co-Founder\, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Principal\, Brennan Investment GroupPanelists:• Sean Reynolds\, Senior Managing Director\, JLL• Matt Weisberg\, Managing Director\, Blue Owl• JC Witt\, Senior Vice President\, Data Center Investments\, Prologis12:00 – 1:30 pm   Luncheon: Interactive Table Conversations on CRE TrendsJoin us for a lively luncheon designed to spark real conversation. Each table will focus on a timely commercial real estate topic\, guided by a topic leader to kick off discussion and keep ideas flowing. Bring your perspective\, compare notes with peers\, and dive into the trends shaping our industry right now.1:30 – 2:30 pm  Session 3:  Retail Renaissance: Why the Sector Is Strong Again — and What Comes NextRetail is reemerging as a resilient and attractive sector within commercial real estate. Experience-driven formats\, strong suburban demand\, and renewed institutional interest are supporting high occupancy and consistent performance across well-located assets. Panelists will examine the drivers behind retail’s resurgence\, from essential neighborhood and strip centers to mixed-use destinations that integrate dining\, entertainment\, residential\, and medical uses.  You’ll learn about adaptive reuse\, technology\, disciplined development\, and why retail is reclaiming its place within diversified CRE portfolios.Moderator: Beth Rosen\, Vice Chair\, Ripco Real EstatePanelists:• Talia Davis\, Senior Director of Real Estate\, Alo Yoga• Lauren Holden\, Managing Director & Head of Retail\, AEW • Domenic Lanni\, Co-Founder & Principal\, L3 Capital• Amy Sands\, Partner\, Head of Investment\, 11North Partners2:30 pm  Closing RemarksJacques Gordon\, Director\, Graaskamp Center for Real Estate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote Presenters and Featured Speakers\n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dinner Keynote Presenter Karen Murphy \n Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Stadium Development\, Chicago Bears \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Conference Keynote Presenter: Emi Adachi \n Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Investment Research\, Heitman \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panelist: Domenic Lanni \n Co-Founder and Principal\, L3 Capital \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Panelist: Michael Borchetta \n Director\, Harrison Street \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\n\n\n\nCommercial real estate professionals\n\n\n\nReal estate investors and institutional capital partners\n\n\n\nBanking\, lending\, and capital markets professionals\n\n\n\nOwners\, developers\, and operators across asset classes\n\n\n\nAdvisors and service providers supporting real estate investment and operations\n\n\n\nProfessionals seeking strategic insight into the forces reshaping commercial real estate\n\n\n\n\nSponsorship Opportunities\n\n\n\nJoin Us as a Conference Sponsor and Reinforce Your Brand as an Industry Leader!\n\n\n\n\nMake connections. Share ideas. Get inspired. Engage with leading minds from every corner of the real estate industry and connect with senior real estate leaders from across the U.S. who share your passion for shaping the future of the built environment.\n\n\n\nReinforce your brand as a global industry leader by supporting a best-in-class conference and the Wisconsin Real Estate Program\, consistently ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report (2026) for the fourth consecutive year and #6 Real Estate MBA\, 2026.\n\n\n\nElevate your visibility and influence with exclusive exposure to an invitation-only audience of 150 key industry decision-makers\, alongside top Real Estate MBA and MS students—the next generation of real estate leaders.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAvailable Sponsorships\n\n\n\nApril 17th – Reception and Dinner\n\n\n\n$2\,500 Dinner Reception\, (3) complimentary registrations \n\n\n\n$5\,000 Dinner\, (4) complimentary registrations \n\n\n\n$2\,500 Dinner Keynote\, (3) complimentary registrations \n\n\n\nApril 18th – Conference\n\n\n\n(2) complimentary registrations – Sponsored by Brennan Investment Group \n\n\n\n(3) complimentary registrations – Sponsored by CIBC \n\n\n\n$1\,500 Networking Break\, 3 opportunities available; (1) complimentary registrations \n\n\n\n$1\,500 per Panel: 2 opportunities available; (1) complimentary registrations \n\n\n\n\nNearshoring Panel\n\n\n\nSenior Housing Panel\n\n\n\nData Centers\n\n\n\nCEO Panel \n\n\n\n$2\,500 Conference Keynote\, (3) complimentary registrations\n\n\n\n\nWe would be happy to customize a sponsor package for your organization based on your desired level.  Bottom of Form \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank You to our Sponsors! \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDraper and Kramer\, Inc.\n\n\n\nBrennan Investments\n\n\n\nCIBC\n\n\n\nLogistics Property Company\n\n\n\nFirst National Bank of Omaha\n\n\n\nJP Morgan\n\n\n\nFin River Advisors LLC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntercontinental Real Estate Corp.\n\n\n\nHarrison Street\n\n\n\nThe Kalikow Group\n\n\n\nRIPCO Real Estate\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Information\n\n\n\nBoard members receive complimentary registration and may invite one guest at no charge. This event fills quickly so we encourage you to register soon if you plan to attend. Register now! \n\n\n\nLodging Options\n\n\n\nThe Blackstone\, Autograph Collection \n\n\n\n4 minute walk to the Chicago Club636 S Michigan Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60605(312) 447-0955 \n\n\n\nSilversmith Hotel Chicago Downtown \n\n\n\n7 minute walk to the Chicago Club10 S Wabash Ave\, Chicago\, IL 60603(312) 372-7200 \n\n\n\nHotel Blake\, Ascend Hotel Collection \n\n\n\n8 minute walk to the Chicago Club500 S Dearborn St\, Chicago\, IL 60605(312) 293-4089 \n\n\n\nConference Location & Parking Options\n\n\n\nThe Chicago Club81 E Van Buren St\, Chicago\, IL 60605 \n\n\n\nParking options near The Chicago Club:  All events will take place at the The Chicago Club. \n\n\n\n\nGrant Park Public South Garage: https://www.millenniumgarages.com/grant-park-parkingLocation: If driving Southbound on Michigan Ave\, the entrance will be accessible from the leftlane between Jackson and Adams.  If driving Northbound on Michigan Ave\, the entrancewill be from the left lane just after Van Buren Street.Staff on Duty:    None Self-Park\n\n\n\nPark One: http://www.park1chicago.comLocation: Northwest corner of Van Buren and Wabash\, with the 24hr entrance on Wabash.Staff on Duty: 24 Hours.\n\n\n\nLAZ Parkinghttps://www.lazparking.com/local/chicago-ilLocation:  Southeast corner of Van Buren and Wabash\, with the 24hr entrance on both Van Buren and Wabash.Staff on Duty:  None Self-Park URL:https://business.wisc.edu/event/2026-graaskamp-center-spring-board-dinner-and-conference/ LOCATION:The Chicago Club\, 81 E Van Buren Street\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60605\, United States CATEGORIES:Graaskamp Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://business.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-Banner-Draft-jpg.avif END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR