The lines between design, real estate, and tech are blurring. What does the future of real estate look like? How can we use the built environment to improve communities and quality of life?
Sip cocktails, enjoy nibbles, and meet incredible female thought leaders in Real Estate, Architecture & Interior Design. Come curious and leave inspired all while expanding your network.
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Inna Khidekel is a Partner at Bridge Investment Group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She is responsible for business and product development across Bridge’s global institutional client base and serves on the Investment Committees of the Bridge Workforce & Affordable Housing and Bridge Office strategies. Inna also chairs Bridge Gives, Bridge’s charitable giving committee, and spearheaded and serves on the firmwide Bridge ESG Steering Committee. Inna is a prominent voice in the industry regarding a private sector solution to the US affordable housing crisis and helped to devise a new paradigm for impact reporting that provides actionable intelligence and transparency on community revitalization. Her work helped Bridge Investment Group’s Workforce and Affordable Housing strategy win ESG Private Fund of the Year, as well as to be recognized by UN PRI for real-world impact in addressing the “missing middle.” Inna also initiated Bridge’s partnership with TOIGO and PREA Foundation, to support diverse leadership in finance, and serves on the leadership committee of the Bridge Women’s Network (BWN).
Inna is a frequent writer, commentator, and blogger on the real estate industry. Most recently, she won the REFI US Awards and the Harvard Business School Women’s Rising Star Award and was recognized by Crain’s New York as a 2021 Notable Woman on Wall Street and as a Woman of Influence by Globest. Real Estate Forum.
Karen Zabarsky is the Founder and Principal of Ground Up, a multidisciplinary creative studio for the built environment.
She has built a career spearheading ground-up projects. Prior to founding Ground Up, Zabarsky spent six years as the Head of Design and Branding for Kushner, one of the largest real estate development firms in New York City. She was named one of the 2021 Crain’s New York Top Marketing and Public Relations Professionals, and was recently published on Propmodo and 6sqft.
In 2015, Zabarsky co-founded a pro bono advocacy proposal, the Tanks at Bushwick Inlet Park. She assembled and led a world-renowned design team, and drove design direction and community outreach. Prior, Zabarsky cut her teeth on the business development teams for architecture firms SHoP Architects and STUDIO V Architecture.
Stefani Berkin is a multifaceted real estate professional and trusted resource to her agents and clients, with many years of experience and accomplishments. As President of R New York, one of NYC’s largest real estate brokerage companies, she leads a seasoned management team responsible for nearly 800 licensed agents and provides comprehensive guidance in every facet of the business. She has opened offices in Westchester, New Jersey, Connecticut and Miami. Stefani is proud to be part of a company offering a 100% commission model that favors entrepreneurs, rewarding independent operators with the highest payout in the industry. She has additionally enjoyed a notable career as a top-producing agent who knows the ropes and heads up The Berkin Team at the firm, serving clients with the same passion, dedication and expertise.
Also in her tenure, Stefani introduced a full real estate education curriculum in 2015 built around seminars from industry leaders and specialists to support agent needs. She facilitates team building and encourages a cohesive, collaborative work environment, and warm rapport amongst her agents. “We are a family-run business, and our agents are an extension of our family.” In that inclusive spirit, Stefani formed a partnership with Wounded Warriors as well, to fast-track veterans into second careers in real estate with R New York. She promotes the importance of doing business with the highest degree of ethics, professionalism and integrity, and believes that reputation and relationships are the keys to lasting success.
Combining her fortified background with a far-reaching market influence and network, Stefani has spearheaded R New York to $2+ billion in sales and worked tirelessly to lift the company to the top five largest residential brokerages in NYC. This forward-thinking, innovative and attentive leader aims to continuously disrupt the real estate industry and enhance the level of service and results for all involved. As President, Stefani recruits all new agents and seals strong partnerships with developers to secure listings for the firm. As a broker, she excels at marketing luxury properties to elite foreign buyers, demonstrating the complete discretion and personalized services they require to close transactions effectively.
Stefani’s interest in real estate has been lifelong. She got her license while in college, and after graduating with honors from the University of Michigan, joined the ranks of prominent brokerages like Douglas Elliman and The Modlin Group. Stefani is currently a member of the Real Estate Board of New York, the Real Estate Divisions of YJP, UJA, AIPAC, and FIDF, and The Harmonie Club of New York City.
Residing on the Upper East Side with her two children, Stefani is an avid tennis player and enjoys dance, theater, fitness and fashion. She gives back to her community as an active supporter of Dress for Success, The New York City Rescue Mission, City Harvest, and Race for the Cure.
