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Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Virtual Event Hosted by 17 Asset Management and The Growth Collective

This investment symposium featured leading Philadelphia Black Real Estate Developers who shared how they generate returns for investors while helping to close the city’s historically acute racial wealth gap.

Attended by regional and national community investors, the aim was to provide private, philanthropic, and public investors with insight into investable real estate development opportunities in Philadelphia. 

You can learn more about the event here.

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Enjoy recordings from the event below.

Introduction Session - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

John Morris (Founding Partner & CEO of 17 Asset Management) and Sandra Dungee Glenn (Founder and President of The Collective) present their opening remarks for the Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change forum.

Institutional Investors Perspective - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Moderated by Heather McGee (Chief Operating Officer at 17 Asset Management), Andy Rachlin (Managing Director for Lending & Investment of The Reinvestment Fund), Paul Rabinovitch (Principal & Head of Real Estate Investment of New Island Capital Management), and Rey Ramsey (Managing Director at Lafayette Square Holding Company), engage in a conversation about the need and impact of investing in real estate in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia's Transformation Roadmap - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Feona Castro (Managing Director of Research at 17 Asset Management), John Morris (Founding Partner & CEO at 17 Asset Management), and Jaishree Singh (Director of Research at 17 Asset Management) explore Philadelphia's Transformation Roadmap through data-driven statistics.

The Collective: Defining the Real Estate Opportunity in Philadelphia - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

John Morris (Founding Partner & CEO at 17 Asset Management), introduces founding leaders of The Collective, and engages in conversation with Sandra Dungee Glenn (Founder and President of The Collective), Steven Sanders (Chairman of The Collective Investment Group, Chairman of Beltraith Capital) and Tayyib Smith (Founder of The Collective, Partner at Smith & Roller, Principal of Little Giant Creative) on what real estate looks like in Philadelphia, along with defining the opportunities in the sector.

Fireside Chat: Mosaic Development Partners - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Leslie Smallwood-Lewis (Founder and Co-Owner at Mosaic Development Partners) explains the vision of Mosaic Development Partners in a Fireside Chat with Stuart Hean (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group).

Fireside Chat: BKP Development Group - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Bryheim Murray and Kyle Easley, Managing Partners at BKP Development Group, explain the vision of BKP Development Group in a Fireside Chat with Karine Blanc (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group).

Fireside Chat: BKP Development Group - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Bryheim Murray and Kyle Easley, Managing Partners at BKP Development Group, explain the vision of BKP Development Group in a Fireside Chat with Karine Blanc (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group).

Fireside Chat: Wilson-Drake Development - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Lorraine Wilson-Drake (President, Wilson-Drake Development) explains the vision of Wilson-Drake Development in a Fireside Chat with Stuart Hean (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group).

Fireside Chat: TPP Capital Holdings - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Anthony Miles (Co-Founder, Principal and Fund Manager) explains the vision of TPP Capital Holdings in a Fireside Chat with Karine Blanc (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group).

Fireside Chat: Smith & Roller - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Tayyib Smith (Partner at Smith & Roller; Principal, Little Giant Creative) explains the vision of Smith and Roller in a Fireside Chat with Rashaad Lambert (Director of Culture & Community, Forbes; Founder, For(bes) Culture).

The Collective Investment Group: Meet the Team - Philly Forward: Real Estate as a Portal to Change

Steven Sanders (Chairman of The Collective Investment Group) engages in a discussion with Stuart Hean (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group), Karine Blanc (Incoming Director of Investments at The Collective Investment Group) and Randall Drain (Advisor at The Collective Investment Group) to introduce "The Collective Investment Group.

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