General Session: State of the Industry: What We've Learned and What's Next

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A.J. Agarwal is a Senior Managing Director in Blackstone’s Real Estate Group. Mr. Agarwal leads Blackstone’s U.S. Core+ real estate business with over $30 billion of equity under management; and is a member of Blackstone’s Real Estate Investment Committee. Prior to launching Blackstone’s Core+ real estate business in 2014, Mr. Agarwal was Co-Head of U.S. Acquisitions for Blackstone’s opportu

Hilary is responsible for real estate investments in the Americas and is a member of the Real Estate Investment Committee, which oversees CPP global real estate investments. Prior to joining CPP Investments in 2016, Hilary held various roles in real estate acquisitions and asset management at JP Morgan Asset Management; and was also a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Hilary holds a BS

Owen D. Thomas is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Boston Properties. He is a Director of Lehman Brothers Holdings and served as its first Chairman from 2012 until 2013 when he joined Boston Properties. Prior to Lehman, Mr. Thomas was with Morgan Stanley for 24 years serving in a number of different roles, business units and locations, including Chief Executive Officer of Morgan St

Franҫois Trausch is the global Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer of Allianz Real Estate. He joined the company in 2016 and chairs the Management Board and the Executive Committee. He is a Voting Member on both the Equity and Debt Investment Committees. François has over 25 years of experience in the Finance and Real Estate sector and was previously CEO of Asia Pacific for GE Capi