Michael Shanks
Managing Director - Portfolio Management
Principal Real Estate
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About this speaker

Michael is a Managing Director in Portfolio Management at Principal Real Estate.  

Since 2007, he has helped manage the private market equity real estate portfolio for Principal Life Insurance Company (PLIC).  This includes the management of core, value-add, opportunistic and high-yield/participating debt investments across all property types primarily located in the United States.  

Michael also managed a turnaround strategy for PLIC’s distressed loan and foreclosure portfolio resulting from the Global Financial Crisis.  Prior to 2007, Michael’s responsibilities included portfolio analysis for client Macquarie Office Trust, and assisting with the day-to-day asset management of equity real estate properties located in the southeastern region of the United States.  

He originally joined the firm in 2001.  Michael also provided asset acquisition and disposition analysis in the due diligence department at Equity Office in Chicago for two years.  Michael received a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from Iowa State University.

Michael
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sessions
Day 1 - Wednesday August, 20th
8:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Building Tour: CCU Armstrong Chapel
Outside Denver Art Museum - Follow Signs

This tour dives into the real-world process behind CCU’s standout chapel—from concept to installation—with insights from the full project team.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Kindred Resort Case Study: Mass Timber Lessons from the Architect, GC, Engineer & Developer
Sharp Auditorium

Get inside the coordinated decisions that made a hybrid mass timber resort work—through the eyes of the architect, engineer, builder, and developer.

Day 2 - Thursday August, 21st
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Accessing Billion Dollar Capital Flow: Audience Q&A
Sharp Auditorium

Mass Timber & Market Rate Investment Fundamentals

speaker lineup
Learn from experts with proven real-world experience
Andy Barrett
Investor | Collaborative Entrepreneur
Mark Mercado
Project Manager
Kyle Conley
Project Architect
Peter Kelly, PE, SE
Associate & Engineering Project Manager
Chris Brick
Development Manager
Katelyn Wager, PE
Associate Principal | Structural Engineer
Michael Shanks
Managing Director - Portfolio Management
Brandon Martinez
Engineer
Daniel Proud
MEP Superintendent
Aaron Peterson
Estimator
Justin Clark, LEED AP
Project Director
Nathaniel Sperry, Assoc. DBIA
Project Director
Charles Gale
Director of Mass Timber
Madeline O’Donnell
Senior ESG Analyst
Noel Johnson
Developer/Investor I Mass Timber Expert
CJ Myrick
Chief Construction Officer
Dean Dalvit, AIA, PE
Founder, Principal, Architect & Engineer
Justin Den Herder, PE
Vice President & Principal | Structural Engineer
Amy Harrington, PE, SE
Technical Associate
David Croteau, P.Eng., M.Sc.
VP Engineering and Operations
Michaela Harms
VP of Mass Timber
Stephan Hall
Senior Associate
Ricardo Brites, PhD, Eng
Director of Engineering & VDC
Erica Spiritos
Director of MassTAc
Hardy Wentzel
CEO | Growth Focused Leader
Mathieu Lauriault, CEP
Structural Designer and Project Manager
Raphaël Bouchard, P.Eng
Strucutral Designer and Proejct Manager
Kristina (Miele) Rogers, P.E.
Senior Associate
Teo Quintana
Project Leader
Mike Love
Lead Superintendent
Brian Fowler
Senior Project Manager
Dean Lewis
Director of Mass Timber & Prefabrication
Russ Brotnov
President & CEO
Kyle Hanson
Founder & CEO
Shiling Pei, Ph.D. P.E.
Associate Professor
Cheri Hanes
Head of Construction Innovation and Sustainability
Alexis Feitel, PE
Team Carbon Unit Director | Structural Engineer
Tye Farrow
Founding Principal | Author
Tyler Freres
Vice President of Sales
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