REAL ESTATE EVENT

REAL ESTATE EVENT

November 9, 2023

FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK

100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario

November 9, 2023

100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario

ABOUT THE EVENT

The 17th Annual Real Estate Industry Hold’em for Life Charity Challenge will be held on Thursday, November 9th, 2023 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 500 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 17th Annual Real Estate Industry Hold’em for Life Charity Challenge will be held on Thursday, November 9th, 2023 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 500 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 17th Annual Real Estate Industry Hold’em for Life Charity Challenge will be held on Thursday, November 9th, 2023 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 500 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

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

EVENT CO-CHAIRS

Bob Blazevski
President and COO
DiamondCorp

Gavin Cheung
President
CentreCourt

Adrian Rocca
CEO
Fitzrovia

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Adam Perzow 
Partner
BLG

Alexis Albert
VP, Sales and Marketing
Minto

Aliyah Mohamed
Chief Capital Officer
KingSett

Ana Radic
Executive Vice President, Leasing and Operations
Choice Properties

Andrew Hoffman
CEO
CentreCourt

Andrew Joyner
Managing Director
Tricon Capital

Brent Magnan
Managing Director, Toronto 
Canada ICI Capital

Brett Bitove
Vice President, Investments
First Olympic Capital

Carlo Timpano
Co-Founder 
Capital Developments

Charles Quenneville
Managing Partner
Platform Insurance

Chris Tambakis
CEO of North America
Adgar

Daniel Shapira
Partner & Head of Commercial Real Estate
Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

David Strom
EVP, Finance & Development 
Shiplake Properties Ltd.

David Tweedie
Head of National Brokerage
RBC Capital Markets

Elliott Altberg
Executive Vice President & Head of Investments
Crestpoint

Elliot Medoff
Director, Real Estate Property Brokerage
TD Securities Real Estate Group

Graham Smith
Senior Vice President, Agency Retail Group
JLL

Harley Nakelsky
President
Baker Real Estate

Ilan Saksznajder
Director
BMO Capital Markets

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
Executive Vice President Advisory & Transaction Services
CBRE

Jeffrey Kimel
President
Harlo Capital

Jennifer Suess
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
RioCan

Jeremiah Shamess
Senior Vice President, Private Capital Investment Group
Colliers

Joanne Ferstman
Chair
DREAM

Jonah Brown
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Oakbank Capital

Jonathan Goldman
President
Stafford Developments

Katie Fong
Managing Partner, Asset Management
Slate Asset Management

Katriina Niitsoo
VP, RBC Capital Markets
RBC Real Estate Markets

Kevin Salsberg
President & CEO
CT REIT

Kiel O’Sullivan
President, US Single-Family Build-to-Rent                  Great Gulf 

Matt Young
CEO
Republic Developments

Michael Broccolini
Vice President, Business Developments & Finance
Broccolini

Michael Cornelissen
Managing Director, Transactions
LaSalle Investment Management

Michelle Calloway
Vice President, Operations
Fitzrovia

Milos Dajic
Vice President
Oxford Properties

Niall Finnegan
Partner
Finnegan Marshall

Nick Macrae
Senior Vice President, Head of Investments
Woodbourne Canada Management

Noah Rechtsman
Executive Vice President
Hullmark

Peter Senst
President, Canadian Capital Markets
CBRE

Robert Barth
Partner & Senior Vice President, Construction
CentreCourt

Sal Iacono
Executive Vice President, Operations
Cadillac Fairview

Sam Frum
Vice President, Investments
Metropia

Shamil Jiwani
Vice President, Investments
Emblem Developments

Tony Reale
Head of Canadian Real Estate Investment Banking 
BMO

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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