The AFIRE 2026 Winter Conference, taking place February 11–13 at the Conrad DC Hotel in Washington, DC, is the premier executive gathering for AFIRE members to engage in high-level dialogue and networking on the future of commercial real estate investment in the United States.
The Winter Conference program will blend project tours, strategic market insights, executive roundtables, and timely sessions on capital markets, sector trends, and geopolitical and policy drivers, and networking with executive peers and global decision-makers shaping global capital flows into US real estate.
FEATURING:
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11
10:00-13:00
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING & LUNCH
14:30-16:30
TOURS /// (1) DMV OFFICE-TO-RESIDENTIAL CONVERSIONS or (2) INNOVATION AND FUTURE CITIES AT THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
Choose one of two options:
- Guided tours of 3Collective, a large-scale office-to-residential conversion project and Aviator House, an in-process conversion in DC. Bus departs the Conrad DC at 1:45pm.
- Guided tour and expert discussion on future cities at the National Building Museum. Bus departs the Conrad DC at 1:30pm.
18:00-19:00
WELCOME RECEPTION @ CONRAD DC
19:00-21:00
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DINNER @ CONRAD DC
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12
08:00-09:00
MENTORSHIP BREAKFAST
08:00-09:00
BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING
09:00-09:30
MEETING BEGINS /// OPENING REMARKS
- Gunnar Branson, AFIRE; Mike Hu, Gaw Capital; Amy Price, BGO
09:30-10:15
SMART STRATEGY: WHERE TO INVEST IN US PROPERTY—AND WHY NOW?
- Mark Roberts, Crow Holdings
10:15-11:15
EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLES /// MULTIPLE TRACKS
- New Capital for New Real Estate
- Sam Chandan, New York University Stern School of Business + More
- Get Smart About AI: Build, Buy, or Partner?
- Aaron Block, MetaProp; Jeff Schacher, MetaProp
- Changing Migration, Resilience, and the Cost of Risk
- Brian Klinksiek, LaSalle Investment Management; Hunter Maats, Resilience Investments + More
11:15-11:30
MORNING BREAK
11:30-12:15
ROUNDTABLE WRAP-UPS
12:15-13:30
LUNCH AND NETWORKING
13:30-14:15
CAPITAL MARKETS
- Travis McCready, JLL
14:15-15:00
LP PERSPECTIVE: THE STATE OF US PROPERTY MARKETS
- Taylor Mammen, RCLCO
15:00-15:15
AFTERNOON BREAK
15:15-16:00
PARADIGM OPPORTUNITY: MANUFACTURING, LOGISTICS, AND DATA
- Paul Smith, Velocis
16:00-17:00
OPCO AND ACQUISITIONS: EXPANDING THE TOOLBOX
- Scott Egarian, FrontRange Capital Partners; Deborah Smith, CenterCap Group
17:00-18:00
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
18:00-20:00
DINNER AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author
20:30-23:30
AFTER AFIRE HOURS
- Location and RSVP details announced soon
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13
08:00-09:00
BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING
09:00-09:15
OPENING REMARKS
09:15-10:00
STATE OF PLAY: US POLITICS KEYNOTE ADDRESS
- Jim VandeHei, Axios
10:00-10:45
WHAT ARE WE MISSING? NEW DATA FOR DEMAND IN MULTIFAMILY
10:45-11:30
CLOSING REMARKS /// MEETING ENDS
. . . AND MORE TBA!
The AFIRE 2026 Winter Conference will be held at the Conrad Washington (950 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC), a five-star hotel in the heart of the District.
A limited AFIRE room block is available at the Conrad at $399 per night. Booking deadline is 11:59pm ET January 21, 2026. Click here to book or call +1.800.445.8667 with group reference “AFIRE.”
(Note: A deposit equal to one night’s stay is required to hold each individual reservation. The deposit shall serve to confirm the reservation for the date(s) indicated and, upon check-in, shall be applied to the final night of the reserved stay. This deposit is refundable if notice of cancellation is received at least 72 hours prior to arrival and a cancellation number is obtained.)
