REAL ESTATE EVENT

REAL ESTATE EVENT

November 28, 2024

FAIRMONT ROYAL YORK

100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario

November 28, 2024

100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario

ABOUT THE EVENT

The 18th Annual Real Estate Industry Hold’em for Life Charity Challenge will be held on Thursday, November 28th, 2024 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 18th Annual Real Estate Industry Hold’em for Life Charity Challenge will be held on Thursday, November 28th, 2024 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 18th Annual Real Estate Industry Hold’em for Life Charity Challenge will be held on Thursday, November 28th, 2024 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

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION

EVENT CO-CHAIRS

Gavin Cheung
President
CentreCourt

Adrian Rocca
CEO
Fitzrovia

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Adam Perzow 
Partner
BLG

Aliyah Mohamed
Chief Capital Officer
KingSett Capital

Ana Radic
Executive Vice President, Leasing and Operations
Choice Properties

Andrew Hoffman
CEO
CentreCourt

Bob Blazevski
President and COO
DiamondCorp

Brent Magnan
Managing Director, Toronto 
Canada ICI Capital

Brett Bitove
Vice President, Investments
First Olympic Capital

Carlo Timpano
Co-Founder 
Capital Developments

Charles Quenneville
Chief Executive Officer
Platform Insurance

Chris Tambakis
CEO of North America
Adgar

Daniel Shapira
Partner and Co-Chair, Canadian Real Estate Group
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP

David Bloomstone
Managing Director 
TD Securities

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

Jeremiah Shamess
Senior Vice President, Private Capital Investment Group
Colliers

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
Vice Chairman
CBRE

Joanne Ferstman
Chair
DREAM

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

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

Rory MacLeod
Executive Vice President, Operations
Cadillac Fairview

Sam Frum
Vice President, Investments
Metropia

Shamil Jiwani
Co-Founder and Partner
Vantage 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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