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Mo Kebbay

Mo Kebbay

Diversity & Inclusion Manager

Landsec

Shamez Alibhai

Shamez Alibhai

Head of Community Housing and Portfolio Manager

Man GPM

Rebeca Guzman Vidal

Rebeca Guzman Vidal

Founding Partner

Curate Ventures

Anouk Khan
Moderator

Anouk Khan

Chief Operating Officer

Real Estate Women

Mo Kebbay

Diversity & Inclusion Manager

Landsec

Mo Kebbay is a Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Landsec. With D&I expertise spanning across organisational design, learning and development, training, recruitment and supplier diversity. Mo is a D&I professional with experience in both the charity and financial services sector.

Mo is a passionate, inspirational thought leader with the ability to build strong influential relationships with key stakeholders at all levels.

Mo role models inclusive behaviours and is committed to empowering individuals to help build and develop an inclusive and accessible environment that enables everyone to be their best authentic selves.

Mo has been recognised for his volunteering and professional work. In 2018, Mo was recognised as a top ten workplace hero at the Investing in ethnicity awards

Shamez Alibhai

Head of Community Housing and Portfolio Manager

Man GPM

Shamez Alibhai is Head of Community Housing and Portfolio Manager at Man Global Private Markets (‘Man GPM’) and is a member of Man Group’s Responsible Investment Committee. He is responsible for managing the Man GPM RI Community Housing Fund and leading the business, team and strategy.

Prior to joining Man GPM in January 2019, Shamez spent 12 years at Cheyne Capital, where he was a partner and portfolio manager of the UK’s first institutional affordable housing strategy. He previously co-ran the firm’s real estate debt business. He has also worked at Credit Suisse, where he was responsible for the mortgage loan trading platform, and at Barclays where he was a senior structurer.

Shamez holds Master’s degrees from Yale University and McGill University.

Rebeca Guzman Vidal

Founding Partner

Curate Ventures

Previously Head of Group Retail Strategy at Chelsfield, Director at CBRE and co-chairs the ULI Europe’s Retail and Entertainment Council. Co-hosts the podcast “Retail is Dead”. 15+ years in real estate.

Anouk Khan

Moderator

Real Estate Women

Anouk began her career at Merrill Lynch International Private Bank in London in 1997 to advise High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth clients in the Middle East. In March 2009, Anouk moved to Dubai to join DeaconCapital Ltd, an asset management firm with responsibility for its operational, strategic and marketing functions. In 2012, Anouk setup Oakwood Advisors, a turnkey consultancy for commercial real estate fit-out and residential interior design solutions and completed projects across Dubai. Anouk returned to London in late 2016 to direct her energy and passion into the London real estate market. At Real Estate Women (RE:WOMEN), she is responsible for driving innovative strategies for women in the global real estate sector to connect, collaborate and share knowledge, and to help create an equal and inclusive environment. Anouk has lived in Pakistan, Egypt, UK, U.A.E and is currently based in Spain.

Summary

  1. The experience of black, Asian and minority ethnic real estate professionals of working in commercial real estate.

  2. The journey of the people who have made it to the upper reaches of the industry, and those starting out on that journey

  3. How companies and organisations can put in place the structures to make sure they become truly diverse and inclusive

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