Past Forums
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2024 LOFT Investors Forum
2023 LOFT Investors Forum
2022 LOFT Investors Forum
2021 LOFT Investors Forum
2020 LOFT Investors Forum
2019 LOFT Investors Forum
2018 LOFT Investors Forum
2017 LOFT Investors Forum
2016 LOFT Investors Forum
2015 LOFT Investors Forum
2014 LOFT Investors Forum
Additional Programs
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Investors Forum and REAL partnered to co-host The Latinx CRE Charla. The Charla was a discussion led primarily by investors actively deploying capital into real estate. It provided insight into our investor community as they make investment and allocation decisions, and decide whether or how to include real estate investments. It focused on 2022 CRE Outlook, investment opportunities/focus, and strategic/intentional objectives (ie. DEI, ESG, etc.)
Speakers: Ada Arevalo (Founder & CEO at iimpact Capital), Antonio Marquez (Principal & Managing Partner at Comunidad Partners), Arturo Sneider (Founding Partner & CEO at Primestor Development), Geraldine Guichardo (Global Head of Research, Hotels & Director, Living Sector Research at JLL), Manuel Martin (Global Head, Retail at Nuveen), Stacie Olivares (Board Director & Chief Investment Officer)
Two Latinx tech founders discuss their journey into the technology industry and the trials and tribulations they faced scaling their respective companies.
Speakers: Richie Serna – CEO and Co-Founder of Finix, Pamela Martinez – Co-Founder and CTO of Snowball Wealth
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Investors Forum Crypto & Blockchain Charla will be a discussion led primarily by investors actively deploying capital into the crypto and blockchain space. The Charla will provide insight into our investor community as they make investment and allocation decisions, and decide whether or how to include crypto and blockchain investments.
Speakers: Stacie Olivares (Trustee, CalPERS), Lisa Cuesta (Head of Business Development, Aztec), Dylan Hunzeker (Investor, Struck Capital Crypto), Max Jungreis (Crypto Lead, Plug and Play Ventures), Roman Leal (Co-Founder & CEO, LEAP Global Partners), Daniela Osorio (Head of Developer Ecosystem, NEAR Protocol), Nancy Torres (Principal, Ulu Ventures)
The Capital Markets Charla was a discussion on state of the capital markets. Topics such as equity markets outlook, divergent inflation expectations, COVID impact on different sectors, and how current markets should impact investors’ asset allocation were covered. The objective was to provide insights from the rich experiences of our Investor community.
Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension (LAFPP) and Fairview Capital invited investors to join the inaugural ‘Investing In Inclusion’ event. This virtual showcase highlighted the LAFPP Private Equity Specialized Manager Program. This unique opportunity provided access to key decision-makers including LAFPP commissioners and staff alongside the Fairview team. Additionally, GPs investing on behalf of this program profiled their strategies and insights to navigate the fundraising process. This interactive experience focused on nurturing the dialogue between institutional investors, asset managers, and diverse GPs in the mission to increase diverse manager investments.
Designed to showcase business opportunities with the Illinois Treasurer for Minority, Women, Veteran, and Disabled-owned (MWVD) investment firms and financial institutions. Attendees learned about Illinois Treasury’s focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion and the various investment programs that constitute their $35 billion investment portfolio.
A dialogue on private equity investing with investors from UT’s own endowment, local pension fund, and Texas-based real-estate private equity firm.
Panelists:
- Richard Rincon
- Shelby Wanstrath
- Terese Everson
Convened limited partner investment staff from the respective university endowments, foundations, pension funds, and diverse students, our next generation of investors. This was a series of educational panel discussions and networking receptions at the following universities:
- Colombia University (March)
- University of Texas (April)
- Stanford University (April)