Eric Carlson is the core Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anthem Properties Group, a real estate development, investment and management company that strives, solves and evolves to create better spaces and stronger communities. Founded in 1991, Anthem is a team of 575 people driven by creativity, passion and direct communication. Anthem has invested in, developed or managed – alone or in partnership – more than 320 residential, commercial and retail projects across western North America. Anthem, with its respective financial partners, has a portfolio of current and past projects that includes more than 20,500 homes built, in design or under construction, more than 9 million sq. ft. of retail, industrial and office space, and 8,500 acres of land across Alberta, British Columbia and California. Eric is passionate about seeing people rise to be the best they can be. He and Anthem support many charitable causes: mental health, cancer research, community sports, the arts and public healthcare. Eric is also a volunteer fundraiser for BC Cancer and Coast Mental Health, BC.

An advocate for ESG, Nisha Agrawal is QuadReal’s Director, Sustainability, joining the company in 2017. Her expertise includes promoting green building certifications across the Canadian portfolio and supporting development of environmental, social and governance practices at QuadReal properties internationally. Nisha brings 15+ years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, beginning her career in Finance at Bentall Kennedy. She then moved into Sustainability and for the past 7 years has been developing programs to effectively streamline and integrate sustainability initiatives with operations. Nisha is inspired by the progress companies have made to improve tenant health and well-being, reduce resource depletion, and innovate to create solutions in building operations. Nisha holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of BC and is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC. She is on the Board of Directors at the Canadian Green Building Council and also part of the ESG Committee at the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV).

David is an Assurance Partner with PwC Vancouver and is our BC Region Real Estate Markets Leader, with close to 20 years of experience serving clients. David works with both privately owned and publically traded companies working in all sectors of the real estate and construction industry (residential, industrial, and commercial). His clients have investments and developments across Canada and Internationally. Over his career with PwC, David has lived and worked on firm initiatives in Canada, China and the Netherlands.

Wendy Waters is the Vice President Research Services & Strategy at GWL Realty Advisors (GWLRA), an institutional real estate manager with over $12 Billion in assets under management in Canada and another $4 Billion in the US under the brand EverWest. The company specializes in office, multi-residential rental, industrial and retail asset types and both develops and manages properties in a vertically integrated business model. Based in Vancouver, Wendy leads the company's research function which is part of the Portfolio Management and Client Services division. During Covid-19 times, a key focus has been on the future of office space as the pandemic has illuminated and accelerated trends underway that were already impacting the business. GWLRA is using this research to evolve the portfolio strategy around office. Other 2020 initiatives have included incorporating a climate resilience lens into portfolio strategy as well as applying research to rental apartment development designs. Wendy has been a full member of ULI since 2014 and serves as the Chair of Mission Advancement for the ULI British Columbia chapter. She frequently speaks on panels and in the media on topics related to real estate performance and strategy. She posts regular industry commentary at www.gwlranews.com (select research notes), and on twitter @wendy_waters and LinkedIn.

Currently serving as Head of Investments, Canada for Ivanhoé Cambridge, Varinder has over 20 years of corporate, board, and institutional experience, with a successful investment track record, nurturing strong partner relationships, and deep cross-functional experience in investment operations. He is an entrepreneurial, accomplished key executive in building a high-growth, multi-asset class global real estate company from the ground floor, driving expansion in new markets and sectors. He has invested in all major Canadian and international markets, across the risk spectrum, and in all property types. He joined QuadReal as a founding member, holding a number of responsibilities in a start-up: investment and corporate strategy, international business development, transactions and operations. Prior, he was a Portfolio Manager at BCI leading turnaround of its international RE portfolio and started at TD Securities’ RE investment banking group in Toronto. Varinder is a CFA and a BCom from UBC’s Sauder School of Business, serving as Founding Chair of UBC RE Club’s Advisory Board.

Kristen Devaney is a partner and the Group Chief Financial Officer of PCI Developments, an award-winning Vancouver-based real estate developer and owner, and Warrington PCI Management, an integrated property manager with over 18 million square feet under management. Kristen is responsible for providing leadership and overall financial direction for the finance functions for both entities and provides strategic direction and oversees all financing and capital activities. Kristen obtained her Chartered Accountant designation at Deloitte and has held various senior finance roles in the real estate, finance and infrastructure industries.