Southern California CRE Power Women: Celebration & Cocktail

Thu Nov 12, 2026

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Southern California CRE Power Women: Celebration & Cocktail

Honoring Influential Women Making Impacts & Driving the CRE Industry Forward

Thursday November 12 2026 @ 4:30 PM PST

$140.00

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This year's event will honor women who are leaders and top producers in Southern California's competitive commercial real estate landscape. 2026 continues to challenge all aspects of commercial real estate, including development, ownership, investment, asset management, brokerage, lending, capital markets, design, build, engineering, policy, law and more. We want to hear from you about honoring top performers across all sectors of commercial real estate. We encourage you to honor anyone in the industry who continues to achieve new levels of excellence in their respective fields within the commercial real estate industry.

Speakers and Panels

Panel / Honorees

Rachael Sery

Rachael Sery serves as the Head of Capital Markets Operations at George Smith Partners, where she leads initiatives to enhance the firm's value to clients and reinforce its position as a market leader during this dynamic period of growth. She is responsible for directing and managing the firm's technology initiatives and dedicated team, oversees training and standards for all employees, and co-leads recruitment efforts. As Managing Director, she actively originates and executes debt and equity placements across the United States, with a focus on structured finance. Rachael brings specialized expertise in esoteric financings, including EB5, tax credits, and back-of-house leverage. She has a background in hospitality financing and dedicates significant time to clients in that sector, serving as the firm's in-house hospitality expert. Over her career, she has arranged over $5 billion in total project capitalizations across debt and equity markets. She structures creative, full-capital stack solutions across large-scale development or heavy repositioning opportunities, providing clients with innovative financing strategies. Rachael began her career at a buyside advisory firm, focusing on net-leased properties and consulting on more than $400 million in commercial acquisitions, primarily in retail and industrial sectors. She further developed expertise during her tenure in the JLL Capital Markets debt & equity placement group, where she worked with institutional clients and gained insights into market trends and international capital. Having previously been instrumental at GSP, Rachael has returned in this expanded leadership role, bringing fresh perspective and deep understanding of the capital markets landscape. When not working, she enjoys spending time with family in nature, traveling to new countries, and learning Torah.

George Smith Partners

Managing Director, National Head of Operations

Rachael Sery

Managing Director, National Head of Operations, George Smith Partners

Moderator

Crystal Lofing

Partner, Allen Matkins

Join Us & Show Your Support

Bisnow is proud to host Southern California's Annual CRE Power Women Awards Ceremony. This event will bring together some of the industry's most powerful and influential women to honor them and their accomplishments and provide insight, networking, and resources for professional development. Join us in honoring women who have reinvested and pushed the industry forward during challenging times. Bisnow is looking to recognize leaders across all sectors of the commercial real estate industry that are championing Southern California’s recovery.

Why You Should Attend:

Bisnow Power Women events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to celebrate and honor the leading power players in Southern California's commercial real estate industry. Gain insight from some of the industry's top leaders on advancing Southern California's recovery and enhancing leadership opportunities for women in real estate.

For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries please email samantha.dangelo@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact thea.parkert@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

Venue

Hilton Los Angeles Culver City
6161 West Centinela Ave
Culver City, CA 90230

Ballroom Name/Floor: 3rd floor - Pacifica ballroom /foyer

Parking Information:

Hotel - $30 valet parking & $25 for self parking

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Agenda

Time	Activity
2:30 PM 3:30 PM	Networking & Light Bites
3:30 PM 4:30 PM	Women Leading Real Estate Panel: Leading With Purpose Lessons in Leadership, Recognizing & Communicating Your Value, Confidence, Resilience, Overcoming Barriers, And More!
4:30 PM 5:00 PM	Power Women Awards Ceremony Honoring the “Trailblazers”, the Most Innovative & Influential Leaders Across all sectors of CRE
5:00 PM 6:00 PM	Celebration & Cocktail with Appetizers & Drinks

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