Established in 1988, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) is focused on US property markets and empowers leading global institutional investors with discussion, information, insights, and a strong senior level network of relationships.
As a global trade association, AFIRE includes more than 180 member organizations from 25 countries with approximately $4 trillion AUM. Our events and publications are primarily attended and read by C-suite and executive leaders, investment professionals, and researchers from around the world, offering sponsors visibility with key decision makers in finance and commercial real estate.
Different types of sponsorships are available to both member and non-member organizations, with benefits that include complimentary event registrations, lifetime print and digital branding, and more. Below you can download the main 2026 Sponsorship Guide, which provides an overview of all sponsorship opportunities, as well as the Summit Journal Media Kit, which provides additional details for journal sponsorships and related event benefits.









Karen is the head of acquisitions for Allianz Real Estate, and has worked to invest in more than $25 billion of unlisted institutional real estate over the past 20 years. The first half of her career was oriented toward closed-end value-add and opportunistic fund investments in office, retail and multi-family assets across continental Europe. Since 2011, Karen has primarily focused on core and core-plus commercial investments in US gateway markets.














