As chief executive of ULI Europe, Lisette van Doorn is responsible for the development of the Institute's activities across the region, including its renowned pan-European conferences and over 200 local meetings and events across 15 countries.
Lisette joined ULI from LIRE, her own consultancy business, which advises international institutional real estate investors and fund managers on strategy, organisational optimisation and portfolio structuring.
Prior to this, van Doorn was country manager for CBRE Global Investors where she managed a €1.6bn portfolio of assets in Italy and fund manager of two shopping centre funds (€ 1.3 billion) with assets in Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Before joining CBRE Global Investors, van Doorn was founding chief executive for INREV, the European association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles for four and a half years. She started her career at ING Investment Management, where she held account manager and assistant controller positions before being made managing director of research & strategy for ING Real Estate Investment Management Europe.
Speaking at
Thu Nov 06
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time
Moscone West - Level 2, 2022-2024
The Evolution of Business Districts: Shaping Competitiveness and Sustainable Appeal in the New Economic Landscape
This timely and highly relevant session will explore the future of downtowns and central business districts (CBDs) through a global lens—drawing on insights from North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. As many cities reimagine the role and purpose of their downtowns, this conversation will spotlight international strategies and best practices for revitalization and long-term competitiveness.

