3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | The Savvy Investor: Institutional Investment Strategies

In a rapidly shifting investment landscape, today’s most successful leaders must navigate evolving investor expectations, risk profiles, and portfolio priorities with confidence and foresight. This session brings together top women shaping institutional capital decisions to explore how strategies are adapting across cycles. This session will unpack emerging trends in asset allocation, deal structures, fundraising, and partnership models, while highlighting the tactics investors are using to balance opportunity with risk.

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Beyond the Balance Sheet: Strategic Asset Management

Dive into the strategies that separate top-performing CRE portfolios from the rest. This session will examine how Asset Managers are maximizing asset value through data-driven decision-making, operational efficiency, and creative repositioning. Learn how forward-thinking leaders are going beyond financial metrics to manage risk, enhance performance, and future-proof their assets in a competitive market.

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Building Your Capital Stack: Insights into Capital Markets

Get an inside look at how shifting interest rates, lending standards, and investor sentiment are influencing real estate financing and investment strategies. This session brings together capital markets experts to break down current debt and equity trends, uncover where capital is flowing, and identify how savvy investors are adapting to secure competitive returns in a changing financial environment.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | CRE State of the Industry Panel

GlobeSt. once again welcomes back top female executives from every link in the CRE value chain to discuss the current state of the CRE market, examine transactional shifts, and break down key trends from capital resources to development, to property management. This can't-miss opening session will provide attendees with a robust look at the CRE landscape from top to bottom.

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Increasing Your Earning Power and Negotiating Your Path to Success

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | The Deal Closer: Professional Negotiation Strategies that Drive Results

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | The State of Retail Real Estate: Market Realities, Momentum, and the Road Ahead

In this compelling afternoon keynote, Chief Operating Officer of ICSC, Whitney Livingston, will deliver a timely economic outlook on the retail real estate sector. Attendees will gain actionable insights, key metrics, and data-driven frameworks to support more confident investment decisions, strengthen client and team performance, and position their portfolios for success in 2027 and beyond.

4:40 PM - 5:40 PM | Anatomy of a Deal: Deconstructing CRE Transactions

Closing out the 2026 Women of Influence conference, our expert dealmakers will provide a comprehensive breakdown of the CRE transactions process, from initial analysis to final acquisition. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the key elements that drive successful CRE deals, including market analysis, property valuation, financing structures, due diligence, and negotiation strategies. Through real-world case studies and expert insights, attendees will learn how to evaluate risk, assess potential returns, and structure deals that maximize value.