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Thursday, November 20, 2025
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
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Women Shaping the Future of Real Estate: Leadership, Strategy, and the Built Environment
Speaker(s)
Avis Devine and Alexandra Faciu
Cost
This event is free
Organization
Jonathan Wener Centre for Real Estate
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Where
John Molson Building
1450 Guy St.
Room 9CD
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The Jonathan Wener Centre for Real Estate invites you to an exclusive panel featuring women in real estate leadership.
Women leaders are transforming the real estate industry — not only in boardrooms and investment committees, but in how our cities evolve. This panel brings together two recognized voices advancing sustainable, equitable, and future-oriented real estate practice. We will explore how leadership diversity influences investment strategy, risk culture, sustainability adoption, and the built environment — and why increasing representation at the top is not simply a social imperative but a strategic advantage.
Drawing from research and real-world executive experience, the conversation will illuminate how women shape decision-making, build adaptive organizations, and drive outcomes that matter for investors, stakeholders, and communities alike.
Meet the Speakers
Avis Devine, PhD
Associate Professor of Real Estate
Harvard University
Graduate School of Design
Professor Devine’s scholarship sits at the intersection of real estate finance, sustainability, and organizational leadership. Her research demonstrates how gender diversity in corporate leadership influences investment strategy, risk management, and environmental performance in commercial real estate portfolios.
Her work has been recognized with the Nick Tyrrell Research Prize and is widely published in leading journals. Beyond academia, she is a frequent advisor to industry, contributing to RealPAC, BOMA, the International WELL Building Institute, and the Real Estate Research Institute. Her insights bridge rigorous research with practical impact on how the built environment evolves.
Alexandra Faciu, MA, MRICS
President, Alexandra Capital & Founder, SAM Curated
Alexandra is a purpose-driven leader and entrepreneur specializing in sustainable investment strategy, asset management transformation, and long-term portfolio value creation. With over 25 years of global experience — including senior leadership roles at Cominar REIT, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Bombardier, and Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ — she has led complex restructuring, portfolio strategy, and climate-aligned asset repositioning initiatives. She currently serves on the OECD Task Force on Sustainable Real Estate Investment and was recently elected to the Governing Council of RICS. Through her platform, SAM Curated, she curates and advances sustainability best practices for the global real estate community.