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Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, United States May 12-14, 2025
Speaker

Ms. Kimberly Pexton

Senior Vice President, Sustainability JBG SMITH Properties

Kim joined JBG SMITH in October 2019 as Vice President, Sustainability. She has over 20 years of experience in sustainability, climate change resilience, environmental policy, green building rating systems, regenerative design, specific to the built environment. She is leading the strategy, development, coordination, and execution of JBG SMITH’s sustainability initiatives across all business units. Throughout her career, Ms. Pexton has been responsible for the development of operational programs that yield demonstrated sustainability results. Prior to joining JBG SMITH, Ms. Pexton was a Director at Paladino and Company, an internationally recognized sustainability and green building consulting firm. Earlier in her career, Ms. Pexton held roles at HITT Contracting, James G. Davis Construction, and Heitman. Ms. Pexton earned a Master of Architecture from Catholic University. She is a is a LEED Fellow and an Environmental Leader Top 100 Honoree. She is also a past chairwoman of the board for the USGBC National Capital Region chapter (2006 – 2009). In addition, Ms. Pexton is an international published author and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University.

Speaking at

Thu May 15 11:15 AM — 12:30 PM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time

Climate Risk Management: Three Approaches to Reducing Asset and Portfolio Climate Risk

Evaluating physical climate risks and scaling up resilience measures across a portfolio is a daunting task due to the complexity of climate impacts, diversity of asset types and designs, varying geographic exposures, and difficulties in determining the return on investment. However, factoring physical climate risk data and resilience measures into asset management plans and capital expenditure cycles is critical to protecting assets at scale, and multiple approaches have been developed to make this information an actionable part of operations. This session will explore several strategies developed for real estate developers, owners, and investment trusts that can be implemented across large, diverse portfolios, and include perspectives from risk assessment experts and real estate firms that have implemented these approaches.
 
Speakers
Chris Pyke; Chief Innovation Officer; GRESB
Gretchen Hancock; Operating Principal - ESG; Global Infrastructure Partners
John Thigpen; Vice President; Sustainability Services, JLL
Kim Pexton; Senior Vice President; Sustainability, JBG SMITH
Ross Beardsley; Managing Consultant; Ramboll
Katie Wholey; Director?, Community Resilience; Enterprise Community Partners
Reid Morgan; Manager, Member Relations; GRESB 
 
Separate ticket required. This session is part of ULI’s Resilience Summit. Purchasing a ticket to ULI’s Resilience Summit provides access to this session and all other ULI Resilience Summit sessions