We look forward to seeing you on campus in less than a month for the 13th annual SREC Conference. We also hope you will join us for Wednesday’s Welcome Dinner at the Rosewood and Thursday’s Hall of Fame Banquet, celebrating the inductions of fellow SREC members Brad Geier and Ken Woolley.
Day 1 – Wednesday, November 15 (Partners/Spouses Welcome)
Rosewood Sand Hill
6:30 - 7:30pm | Cocktail Reception
7:30 - 9:30pm | Welcome Dinner & Speaker*
* Matt Abrahams, the popular and acclaimed Stanford GSB lecturer and host of the Think Fast Talk Smart: The Podcast. Receive your complimentary copy of Matt's new book THINK FASTER, TALK SMARTER!
Day 2 – Thursday, November 16
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center (McCaw Hall)
7:45 - 8:30am | Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45am | Welcoming Remarks
8:45 - 9:45am | Real Estate with Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates: Can the Real Estate Market Grow Until Capital Markets Thaw?
9:45 - 10:45am | What is the Public REIT Market Telling Us About Property Values?
10:45 - 11:00am | Break
11:00am - 12:00pm | Keynote: In Conversation with Hamid Moghadam
12:00 - 1:00pm | Lunch
1:00 - 1:45pm | The Inside View from the Top with Howard Wolf
1:45 - 2:45pm | Practical Applications for AI in Real Estate Today, and How It Can Transform the Industry
2:45 - 3:30pm | Council Roundtable Networking
Stanford Real Estate Hall of Fame Banquet* (Partners/Spouses Welcome)
Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club
6:00 - 9:00pm
* Honoring Brad Geier and Ken Woolley
Day 3 – Friday, November 17
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center (McCaw Hall)
7:45 - 8:25am | Breakfast
8:25 - 8:30am | Welcoming Remarks
8:30 - 9:30am | An Insider’s View on the SVB Failure, the Banking Industry, and the Road Ahead for Real Estate with Tim Mayopoulos
9:30 - 10:30am | Cap Rates, Discount Rates, Interest Rates, and NOI Growth: a Longer-Term Perspective
10:30 - 10:45am | Break
10:45 - 11:30am | Council Roundtable Networking
11:30am - 12:30pm | The Surprising Housing Market with John Burns
12:30 - 1:30pm | Closing Remarks and Lunch
Day 4 –Saturday, November 18 (Partners/Spouses Welcome)
Chuck Taylor Grove and Stanford Stadium
Tailgate (Time TBA)
Big Game (Time TBA)
SPEAKERS
MATT ABRAHAMS
Lecturer at Stanford University, Founder at TFTS Communication LLC
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MATT ABRAHAMS
Lecturer at Stanford University, Founder at TFTS Communication LLC
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MATT ABRAHAMS
Lecturer at Stanford University, Founder at TFTS Communication LLC
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2023-2024 SREC Members
Preferred Name: Mitch
Last Name: Pleis
Degree String (Type, Year): ('79)
Job Title: Retired Director of Real Estate/Portfolio Manager
Company Name: California State Teachers Retirement System
Phone: 916 - 955-0587
Email: mfpleis@gmail.com
Bio: Mr. Pleis was the Director of Real Estate at CalSTRS in the late 1990’s and returned to CalSTRS in 2018 to overseeing the debt investment portfolio, credit facility lending program and various real estate operating company relationships. Pleis has 40 years of institutional real estate investment management. His experience includes real estate development, structured financing, asset and portfolio management for multiple property types and locations across the US. Pleis was also a managing director for Principal Global Investors from 2003 - 2010, where he provided both marketing and client relationship oversight as well as portfolio management services. In 2013, Mitch served as the Athletic Director and Campus Development Director at William Jessup University where he oversaw the development of new student housing projects as well as growing the sports programs at the University. Pleis currently serves as an advisory board member for Dermody Properties and IHP. He graduated with a BA from Stanford University.
