Summit

GRI Global Summit 2026

Where Global Real Estate Leaders Shape the Future

Achal Gandhi
CIO - Global Indirect Real Estate Strategies
CBRE Investment Management
Cai Wenzheng
Head of Americas Real Estate
GIC
Khadija Benzit
Director of Real Estate
Mubadala Investment Company
Patrick Brauer
Head of Real Estate - Investment Director
EIA
Steven Orbuch
Founder & President
Sculptor Capital Management - USA
Achal Gandhi
Achal Gandhi
CIO - Global Indirect Real Estate StrategiesCBRE Investment Management
United Kingdom
Achal Gandhi serves as Chief Investment Officer – Global Indirect Real Estate Strategies at CBRE Investment Management, based in London. With over two decades of experience in financial services and real estate investment, he oversees global indirect real estate strategies and investment processes. Having joined CBRE in 2008, his background includes roles at Bear Stearns International and Deloitte. Achal is a Fellow of the ICAEW and holds a BSc in Economics from University College London, bringing an analytical approach to complex market dynamics.
Cai Wenzheng
Cai Wenzheng
Head of Americas Real EstateGIC
Singapore
Cai Wenzheng leads GIC’s real estate equity and debt investment activities in the Americas. Wenzheng joined GIC in 2008 in the Real Estate department in the Singapore office where he focused on investments in South Asia. Subsequently, he led investment teams in the Real Estate Americas portfolio (2014-2017) and in Shanghai (2017-2019) before being appointed Head, Real Estate Korea in 2019. Most recently, he was Head of Global Investment and Portfolio Strategy (GIPS), which drives deal underwriting, investment strategy, and overall portfolio monitoring for the Real Estate department.
Khadija Benzit
Khadija Benzit
Director of Real EstateMubadala Investment Company
United Arab Emirates
Khadija Benzit is Director of Real Estate at Mubadala Investment Company, where she leads the firm’s global real estate business across North America, Europe, and Asia. In this role, she is responsible for defining the real estate investment strategy, directing capital allocation across markets and sectors, overseeing asset management and performance across a globally diversified portfolio spanning equity, credit, and structured investments. She is also responsible for driving the development of strategic partnerships and the continued expansion of Mubadala’s real estate activities globally. Khadija brings years of experience at Mubadala and has been instrumental in shaping and growing its real estate business into a globally integrated, mu
Patrick Brauer
Patrick Brauer
Head of Real Estate - Investment DirectorEIA
United Arab Emirates
In charge of the global real estate investment department. Setting the investment strategy, sourcing and executing investments across the capital structure in real estate opportunities globally. Regular participant in the Investment Committee. Non-Executive Director and Advisory Board member of private equity real estate funds in the US, Europe and Asia.
Steven Orbuch
Steven Orbuch
Founder & PresidentSculptor Capital Management - USA
USA
Steve Orbuch is the Founder and President of Sculptor Real Estate at Sculptor Capital. He is also an Executive Managing Director and a member of the Firm's Partner Management Committee. In this role, Mr. Orbuch oversees the Firm’s global real estate activities and dedicated team, including acquisitions, asset management and dispositions, investing across the capital structure spectrum in both opportunistic equity and credit strategies.
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ABOUT GRI GLOBAL SUMMIT 2026
 

By Application, by Fit

On 9 December, Abu Dhabi hosts the GRI Global Summit, one focused day for the senior people who set direction in real estate. It is built around GRI members and opens to a select group of leaders beyond the membership. Every place is assessed. What gets you in is seniority and fit with the room.

A Global Circle of Decision-Makers

The day brings developers, investors, advisers, and institutional leaders into the same room for direct conversation, not presentations. Sessions run off the record, which is what keeps the exchange honest and the relationships real. With a strong GCC presence, the summit connects global capital with the region.

Who is in the Room

Chief executives, managing partners, and the LPs and GPs behind the capital. They come from Europe, Asia, and the United States, and they meet a deep base of GCC sovereign funds, institutions, and family offices. Therefore strategy and capital sit at the same table.

Discussions
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Some of the Confirmed Attendees

Opening Remarks | 9th Dec | 10:45 - 11:15

Opening Remarks

Opening Discussion | 9th Dec | 11:15 - 12:00

Global Capital Formation

The 2027 Architecture of Allocation

Breakout Discussions | 9th Dec | 12:30 - 13:30

United States - Where the Cycle Turns

Distress, Data Centres, and Multifamily -Credit's Moment or a Permanent Reallocation?

Breakout Discussions | 9th Dec | 12:30 - 13:30

GCC at the Centre

A Fast-Scaling Real Estate Market - How Global Capital Enters, Partners, and Wins

Breakout Discussions | 9th Dec | 14:30 - 15:30

Europe - The Selective Return

UK Residential, Core Repricing, and Regional Conviction - Who Controls the Next European Cycle?

Breakout Discussions | 9th Dec | 14:30 - 15:30

Real Assets When the Boundary Dissolves

The Asset Class That Defies the Mandate - Power, Place, and the Emerging Market Infrastructure Opportunity

Breakout Discussions | 9th Dec | 16:00 - 17:00

Asia Pacific - Depth and Momentum

Scale, Liquidity, and Gateways - Finding Conviction in APAC's Bifurcated Cycle

Breakout Discussions | 9th Dec | 16:00 - 17:00

Artificial Intelligence - The Force Reshaping Real Assets

AI's Real Demand vs. Market Hype: Reshaping Infrastructure, Power, and Real Estate

Closing Panel Discussion | 9th Dec | 17:30 - 18:30

Family Offices - The Capital That Sets the Pace

Pace, conviction, and how private family capital deploys across geographies.

Timetable
10:00 - 10:45
Welcome Coffee & Registration
10:45 - 12:00
Opening Talkshow
12:00 - 12:30
Networking Break
12:30 - 13:30
Breakout Discussions
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 15:30
Breakout Discussions
15:30 - 16:00
Networking Break
16:00 - 17:00
Breakout Discussions
17:00 - 17:30
Networking Break
17:30 - 18:30
Closing Talkshow
18:30 - 20:00
Networking Cocktail
Week Program
 
 
Experience

C-Circle Exclusive Activities

8 December | Abu Dhabi

A curated series of invitation-only experiences created exclusively for C-Circle members, fostering trusted relationships, meaningful dialogue, and high-value connections among senior industry leaders.

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Experience

C-Circle Private Breakfast

9 December | Abu Dhabi

An intimate breakfast gathering exclusively for C-Circle members, offering a private setting for strategic conversations, peer exchange, and relationship-building before the day’s program begins.

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