Annual Programs
Beyond the classroom, curating more than 50 annual programs and activities and interweaving a powerful real estate community throughout, the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate provides a coveted platform for sharing expertise and strengthening networks among its various constituents, presenting specific opportunities for stimulating exchange among students, alumni, faculty members, and the real estate industry at large.
On average, there are 1-2 opportunities per week for MBA students to engage in real estate initiatives and activities outside of the classroom, which often are designed to complement curricular goals, and to help expand industry knowledge and professional networks.
For Students
- MBA Real Estate Program “Open House” Panel (Fall and Spring)
- Distinguished Real Estate Speaker Lunch: Ronald Dickerman ‘87, President, Madison International Realty
- Careers in Real Estate Workshop: Many Avenues of Real Estate with CBS Executives in Residence, Leanne Lachman and Scott Shapiro ‘99
- Distinguished Real Estate Speaker Lunch: Kimberly Brown, Principal Broker, IMPACT Realty Advisors & President of AAREP LA (PPIL)
- Student-Faculty lunch and learn with Ron Kravit, Cerberus and Ed Adler ’88, Lubert-Adler
- AI + Career Workshop: Zachary Aarons ’13, Co-Founder, MetaProp
- REA Alumni Mentorship Breakfast
- Fireside chat with David Benson, Former President, Fannie Mae
- Real Estate Debt Markets Panel led by Professor Brian Lancaster
- WX, Women in Real Estate: Careers and Mentorship Panel
- Goldie Initiative Panel: Commercial Real Estate Career Journeys
- Instructor led ARGUS Training (Fall and Spring)
- “Building Tastes” Food, Business & Real Estate Panel co-hosted with Hospitality Club and Real Estate Association
- Real Estate Association Career Forum
- Student Faculty Lunch with Adjunct Professor Benjamin Atkins, CEO and Co-Founder, Zenith Industrial Outdoor Storage
- Distinguished Real Estate Speaker Lunch: Pamela West, Portfolio Manager, Impact Investing, Nuveen Real Estate
- Columbia Women in Real Estate Summit (PPIL) with MBA+MSRED
- Distinguished Real Estate Speaker Lunch: Jack Vissicchio ’93, Head of Americas Real Estate Investment Banking at Bank of America
- REA Lunch & Learn with Christina Rausch, Executive Vice President at New York City Economic Development Corporation (PPIL)
- Distinguished Real Estate Speakers: Chris Ludeman, Global President, Capital Markets, CBRE and Roland Merchant ’01, Sr. Managing Director, CBRE Capital Advisors
- Closing Day—End of Year Celebration!
- Diversity in Commercial Real Estate Conference (Sponsor)
For Alumni
- 16th Annual Columbia Business School Real Estate Symposium + Reception
- Real Estate Capital Markets Conference with Goodwin Law
- Real Estate Circle Member Market Observations + Member Assembly (monthly)
- International Alumni Market Observation Meetings (bi-monthly)
- Real Estate Alumni NYC Summer Social
- Various regional networking events (Boston,Seattle, South Florida, Austin, Mumbai)
- The Future of Affordable Housing in USC Conference with the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law & Public Policy
- Various Site Tours and Company Visits
For Industry and Advisory
- The Hub@Columbia: Public + Private roundtable discussion on the Future of NYC Real Estate
- Real Estate Forum Member Dinner
- Annual Real Estate Forum Meeting
For Faculty
- MBA Real Estate Program Faculty Dinner(Fall and Spring)
- Discussion Across Disciplines—Peer book discussion (Fall and Spring)
