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RealREIT
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building

Advisory Council

2026 Members

Co-Chairs

Nitin Jain
President & CEO
Sienna Senior Living

Pammi Bir
Global Head of Real Estate Research
RBC Capital Markets

Participants

Aik Aliferis
Senior Managing Director and Senior Director of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA)
Marcus Millichap Canada/ IPA

Alex Avery
CEO
Primaris REIT

Carl Gomez
Chief Economist and EVP Research
Centurian Asset Management

David Holden
Managing Director & Co-Head, Canadian Real Estate Investment Banking
RBC Capital Markets Real Estate Group

Dennis Mitchell
CEO & Chief Investment Officer
Starlight Capital

Erin Johnston
CFO
Choice REIT

Gaurav Mathur
Analyst, Canadian Research
GreenStreet

Jeff Brown
CFO
Chartwell Retirement Residences

Kate MacDonald
Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Global Equity (Real Estate)
BMO Global Asset Management

Mark Vrooman
Partner
KPMG

Michael Brooks
CEO
Real Property Association of Canada

Neil Downey
EVP, Enterprise Strategies & Chief Financial Officer
First Capital REIT

Sam Sahn
Managing Partner, Portfolio Manager, Public Real Estate Investments
Hazelview

Sarah Esler
Managing Director, Head of Mortgage Investments
AIMCo

Stephen Sender
Trustee and Director
Allied Properties REIT & Sienna Senior Living