WDC Current Programs

Upcoming Program

October 24, 2025 At 12:30 PM ET: Project Forum: Power in Partnership – Advancing South Bronx TOD

Discover the power of partnerships to catalyze successful projects while helping the award-winning community developer, Majora Carter, achieve her ambitious South Bronx development:

– Phase 1: Bronxlandia– Transformation of Amtrak’s Hunt’s Point train depot into a community gathering space with retail (nearing construction).

– Phase 2: Hunts Point Heights– A transit oriented land assemblage to be rezoned and developed into multifamily, hotel, retail, and micro-industrial space next to the new Metro-North station at Hunts Point.

Our expert panel, moderated by attorney and developer, Bernice Yu, will share their experience with how to find the right partner and structure powerful agreements. They will provide insights into how to leverage partnerships to secure entitlements, leverage capital and achieve mixed use and mixed income projects. Our esteemed panel includes real estate investment advisor, Merrie Frankel, attorney Caroline Harris, developer Jenny Wu, and development/investment executive Monique Henley.

This event is part of our WDC Project Forum series, designed to support women developers and catalyze women-led developments. Each forum features a specific project, advice by an expert panel, and an interactive dialogue and collaboration with our WDC community to advance the development. Register Here

November 2, 2025 At 1:30 PM PT: WDC in San Francisco – Women ReClaiming and Reshaping SF’s Eastern Waterfront

Join WDC for an immersive program of insider presentations and tours exploring the city’s eastern waterfront where an empty expanse of rail yards and parking lots is being transformed into thriving residential, business, campus research, and sports/entertainment hubs. You’ll hear from the developers, designers and entrepreneurs who are shaping a dynamic mixed-income community through intentional design, bold planning and innovative public private partnerships. Our program will be hosted by Mercy Housing California at its award winning Sister Lillian Murphy Community and feature its President, Tiffany Bohee and the City and County of San Francisco’s Director of Real Estate, Sally Oerth. Other dynamic women development leaders include: Genevieve Cadwalader of Prologis, Charmaine Curtis of Curtis Development, Kristen Hall of KHCD, Roselie Ledda of PTA, and Terezia Nemeth of Nemson LLC. Register Here

November 3, 2025 At 1:30 PM PT: WDC in San Francisco – Reimagining and Reinvigorating SF’s Central Spine

Join WDC for our second immersive program of engaging presentations and tours that showcase how developers, artists and community partners are reinvigorating the city’s central spine. Discover how creativity, tech investment and the elegant interweaving of modern and historic developments are fueling the City’s comeback. Our program will be hosted by two collaborative developers, Joy Ou of Group I and Carolyn Choy of CAST, at two of their projects–Serif condominium and Dempster Building cultural hub. Other dynamic women development leaders include: Swathi Bonda of Jamestown, Suzanne Brown of ECB, Charmaine Curtis of Curtis Development, Katie Lamont of TNDC, and Sujata Srivatsa of SPUR. Register Here

Recent WDC 2025 ProgramS

September 18, 2025 At 1:00 PM ET: 2025 Developer + Economic Forum

We had a discerning analysis of the shifting development and economic landscape in the United States and Canada. Wendy Waters of GWL Realty Advisors spotlighted the economic drivers and evolving market trends that are shaping real estate. Two seasoned developers, Yan Tomimoto of The Grupe Company and Darlene Cook of WoodGreen Community Housing, shared how they are leveraging development opportunities and overcoming challenges to move developments forward and access capital. Liza Stiff, TAS_Impact, lead an interactive dialogue on how to navigate through uncertainty. Many thanks to WDC sponsors Reneé McDonnell of IHP Capital Partners and Kim Beckman of The Development Collective for coordinating this insightful program.

Visit 2025 Archive for more details:

  • January 29, 2025 At 1:00 PM ET: Look back, Look Ahead
  • February 5, 2025 At Noon ET: Investment Roundtable for Accredited Investors
  • March 18, 2025 At 6:30 PM PT: Celebrate Women’s History Together
  • March 26, 2025 At Noon ET: Room of Our Own: Knowledge Forum on Investment Diversification to Build Wealth
  • April 23, 2025 At Noon ET: Room of Our Own: Knowledge Forum on AI & Tech Tools
  • April 29, 2025 At 6:30 PM PT: Celebrate Women in Housing and Development
  • May 11, 2025 At 2:30 PM MT: Women Building on Dana Crawford’s Downtown Legacy
  • May 12, 2025 At 1:00 PM MT: Women Transforming Denver and Auraria
  • May 28, 2025 At Noon ET: Room of Our Own: Knowledge Forum on Construction
  • June 24, 2025 At 11:45 AM ET: A Seat at the Table: WDC’s NYC Luncheon
  • July 30, 2025 At 12:00 PM ET: Investment Round Table – H.CO Partners: The Vitrolite Expansion
  • August 6, 2025 At 5:00 PM PT: Evening of Conversations and Collaborations – Downtown San Francisco

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  • October 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM ET Developer + Economic forum (virtual)
  • November 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM PT WDC in San Francisco: Women Reclaiming and Reshaping SF’s Eastern Waterfront
  • November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM PT WDC in San Francisco: Women Reimagining and Reinvigorating SF’s Central Spine