REAL ESTATE EVENT
REAL ESTATE EVENT
November 6, 2025
FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK
100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario
November 6, 2025
100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario
ABOUT THE EVENT
The 19th Annual Real Estate Industry Hold’em For Life Charity Challenge will be held on Thursday, November 6th, 2025 at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto. The event is a unique evening of fun and friendly competition that will be attended by over 600 top executives from Canada’s leading real estate firms.
This unique and exciting event provides an atmosphere that is particularly conducive to networking.
The evening kicks off with a cocktail reception followed by a night of Texas Hold’em poker played in an authentic Monte Carlo-style atmosphere. Players compete for incredible non-cash prizes and for bragging rights as Hold’em for Life Champion. No experience is required and novices often do as well as experienced players.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The 19th Annual Real Estate Industry Hold’em For Life Charity Challenge will be held on Thursday, November 6th, 2025 at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto. The event is a unique evening of fun and friendly competition that will be attended by over 600 top executives from Canada’s leading real estate firms.
This unique and exciting event provides an atmosphere that is particularly conducive to networking.
The evening kicks off with a cocktail reception followed by a night of Texas Hold’em poker played in an authentic Monte Carlo-style atmosphere. Players compete for incredible non-cash prizes and for bragging rights as Hold’em for Life Champion. No experience is required and novices often do as well as experienced players.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The 19th Annual Real Estate Industry Hold’em For Life Charity Challenge will be held on Thursday, November 6th, 2025 at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in Toronto. The event is a unique evening of fun and friendly competition that will be attended by over 600 top executives from Canada’s leading real estate firms.
This unique and exciting event provides an atmosphere that is particularly conducive to networking.
The evening kicks off with a cocktail reception followed by a night of Texas Hold’em poker played in an authentic Monte Carlo-style atmosphere. Players compete for incredible non-cash prizes and for bragging rights as Hold’em for Life Champion. No experience is required and novices often do as well as experienced players.
BLACK TIE ATTIRE
Cocktail Reception
Call to Tables
Tournament Begins
Elimination Round Begins
Championship Round Begins
5:30 pm
6:45 pm
7:00 pm
8:30 pm
10:30 pm
BLACK TIE ATTIRE
Cocktail Reception / 5:30pm
Call to Tables / 6:45pm
Tournament Begins / 7:00pm
Elimination Round Begins / 8:30pm
Championship Round Begins / 10:30pm
BLACK TIE ATTIRE
Cocktail Reception / 5:30pm
Call to Tables / 6:45pm
Tournament Begins / 7:00pm
Elimination Round Begins / 8:30pm
Championship Round Begins / 10:30pm
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
CHIP FELLOW SPONSOR
- Sponsorship naming of a Fellow in your honour: the opportunity to have a direct impact and receive updates from your sponsored Fellow
- Ground floor digital signage at both Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals
- Company logo printed on back of playing cards and back of poker chips
- Preferred logo placement in all event materials
- Logo featured on the Real Estate Hold’em for Life website
- 10 tickets to the event
- Ability to purchase up to 10 additional tickets total with the first 5 additional tickets at $2500 each and subsequent tickets at $5000 each
CARD SPONSOR
- Ground floor digital signage at both Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals
- Company logo printed on back of playing cards or placed prominently on the poker table (virtual event only)
- Preferred logo placement in all event materials (e.g. website, program, signage, video)
- Recognition during the event
- Logo featured on the Real Estate Hold’em for Life website
- 5 tickets to the event
- Ability to purchase up to 5 additional tickets total with the first 2 additional tickets at $2500 each and subsequent tickets at $5000 each
EVENT SPONSOR
- Logo placement in all event materials (e.g. website, program, signage, video)
- Recognition during the event
- Logo featured on the Real Estate Hold’em for Life website
- 2 tickets to the event
- Ability to purchase additional tickets at $5000 each
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
CHIP FELLOW SPONSOR
- Sponsorship naming of a Fellow in your honour: the opportunity to have a direct impact and receive updates from your sponsored Fellow
- Ground floor digital signage at both Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals
- Tickets to the annual Hold’em for Life Oncology Symposium to learn about the impact of sponsorship dollars via scientific presentations from the Recipients of the Awards
- Company logo printed on back of playing cards
- Preferred logo placement in all event materials
- Logo featured on the Real Estate Hold’em for Life website
- 10 tickets to the event
- Ability to purchase up to 10 additional tickets total with the first 5 additional tickets at $2500 each and subsequent tickets at $5000 each
CARD SPONSOR
- Ground floor digital signage at both Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals
- Company logo printed on back of playing cards
- Preferred logo placement in all event materials (e.g. website, program, signage, video)
- Recognition during the event
- Logo featured on the Real Estate Hold’em for Life website
- 5 tickets to the event
- Ability to purchase up to 5 additional tickets total with the first 2 additional tickets at $2500 each and subsequent tickets at $5000 each
EVENT SPONSOR
- Logo placement in all event materials (e.g. website, program, signage, video)
- Recognition during the event
- Logo featured on the Real Estate Hold’em for Life website
- 2 tickets to the event
- Ability to purchase up additional tickets at $5000 each
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
CHIP FELLOW SPONSOR
- Sponsorship naming of a Fellow in your honour: the opportunity to have a direct impact and receive updates from your sponsored Fellow
- Ground floor digital signage at both Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals
- Tickets to the annual Hold’em for Life Oncology Symposium to learn about the impact of sponsorship dollars via scientific presentations from the Recipients of the Awards
- Company logo printed on back of playing cards
- Preferred logo placement in all event materials
- Logo featured on the Real Estate Hold’em for Life website
- 10 tickets to the event
- Ability to purchase up to 10 additional tickets total with the first 5 additional tickets at $2500 each and subsequent tickets at $5000 each
CARD SPONSOR
- Ground floor digital signage at both Mount Sinai and Princess Margaret Hospitals
- Company logo printed on back of playing cards
- Preferred logo placement in all event materials (e.g. website, program, signage, video)
- Recognition during the event
- Logo featured on the Real Estate Hold’em for Life website
- 5 tickets to the event
- Ability to purchase up to 5 additional tickets total with the first 2 additional tickets at $2500 each and subsequent tickets at $5000 each
EVENT SPONSOR
- Logo placement in all event materials (e.g. website, program, signage, video)
- Recognition during the event
- Logo featured on the Real Estate Hold’em for Life website
- 2 tickets to the event
- Ability to purchase additional tickets at $5000 each
EVENT CO-CHAIRS
Gavin Cheung
President
CentreCourt
Adrian Rocca
CEO
Fitzrovia
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Adam Perzow
Partner
BLG
Aliyah Mohamed
Chief Capital Officer
KingSett Capital
Andrew Hoffman
CEO
CentreCourt
President and COO
DiamondCorp
Brad Moore
Vice President, Credit
RBC Real Estate Markets
Brent Magnan
Managing Director, Toronto
Canada ICI Capital
Brett Bitove
Vice President, Investments
First Olympic Capital
Caitlin Turner
Senior Principal I Director of Design, Interiors
HOK
Carlo Timpano
Co-Founder
Capital Developments
Charles Quenneville
Chief Executive Officer
Platform Insurance
Darren Weltman
Managing Partner
Balmoral Capital
David Strom
EVP, Finance & Development
Shiplake Properties Ltd.
David Tweedie
Head of National Brokerage
RBC Capital Markets
Elliott Altberg
Executive Vice-President, Eastern Canada
Beedie
Elliott Taube
Principal
Pivot Real Estate
Graham Smith
Senior Vice President, Agency Retail Group
JLL
Harley Nakelsky
President
Baker Real Estate
Ian Wilson
Vice President, Origination
Cameron Stephens
Jaime McKenna
Managing Director and Group Head Real Estate
Fengate Asset Management
Jamie Cooper
Portfolio Manager
Dream
Jamie Sarner
Partner
Austin Birch
Jason Lester
Vice Chair, Development
Dream
Jeff Friedman
Vice Chairman
CBRE
Jeremiah Shamess
Executive Vice President, Private Capital Investment Group
Colliers
Jonah Brown
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Oakbank Capital
Jonathan Goldman
President
Stafford Developments
Kalliopi Karkas
Vice President, RioCan Living
RioCan REIT
Katie Fong
Managing Director
Slate Asset Management
Katriina Niitsoo
Senior Director, RBC Client Strategy
RBC Real Estate Markets
Kelly O’Hanlon
Director of Developments
DiamondCorp
Kevin Salsberg
President & CEO
CT REIT
Kiel O’Sullivan
President, US Single-Family Build-to-Rent Great Gulf
Matt Young
CEO
Republic Developments
Michael Cornelissen
Managing Director, Transactions
LaSalle Investment Management
Milos Dajic
Vice President
Oxford Properties
Nick Macrae
Senior Vice President, Head of Investments
Woodbourne Canada Management
Noah Rechtsman
Executive Vice President
Hullmark
Pawel Mielcarek
Partner
Davies
Peter Senst
President, Canadian Capital Markets
CBRE
Robert Barth
Partner & Senior Vice President, Construction
CentreCourt
Sam Frum
President
Metropia
Shamil Jiwani
Co-Founder and Partner
Vantage Developments
Tony Reale
Co-Founder
Hold’em For Life
CONTACT US
Our Event Coordinator
Kelly O’Hanlon
416-324-5458
kohanlon@diamondcorp.ca
CONTACT US
Our Event Coordinator
Kelly O’Hanlon
416-324-5458
kohanlon@diamondcorp.ca
CONTACT US
Our Event Coordinator
Kelly O’Hanlon
416-324-5458
kohanlon@diamondcorp.ca
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