About this Event
You have been personally invited to one of the most important conversations happening in the Baltimore - DC Metropolitan Corridor this summer.
Capital Conversations is a curated panel discussion and networking reception hosted by Sierra Conney, Commercial Real Estate Advisor and President of BLUE CASA® Commercial Division, at Le Meridian Washington DC The Madison on Friday, June 26, 2026.
The 2021 Brookings Institute research study has documented $171 billion in lost commercial real estate wealth in majority Black and underserved neighborhoods across the United States. Not potential. Not projection. Lost. Drained out of communities through a market failure that has a name, a mechanism, and we believe a solution.
Capital Conversations exists to name the gap, convene the people who can close it, and build the relationships that turn research into action.
THE EVENING
The program opens at 6:00 PM with a pre-reception cocktail hour, followed by a 75-minute moderated panel discussion.
The Price - What does the research actually show, and how does a market systematically undervalue an entire community's assets?
The Build - What are developers and entrepreneurs doing right now to create ownership in undervalued markets, and what does it actually cost?
The Transfer - What are the structural tools - policy levers, financial instruments, and economic development strategy - that determine whether the wealth we build today lasts?
The panel concludes with audience Q&A, followed by a sunset networking reception through 10:00 PM with bar service and light bites.
WHO WILL BE IN THE ROOM
Guests include commercial real estate professionals, accredited investors, state and local legislators, government agency representatives, developers, and community development leaders across the Baltimore-Washington Metro corridor.
Every seat is intentional.
ABOUT THE HOST
Sierra Conney is a Commercial Real Estate Advisor, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, and President of BLUE CASA® Commercial Division. She provides strategic advisory serving investors, developers, government agencies, and corporate partners in the Baltimore-Washington Metro Area. As a Black woman in a field where fewer than 2% of senior leaders share her background, Sierra built her practice at the intersection of institutional rigor and community accountability.
Capital Conversations is the public expression of that mission.
VENUE & PARKING
Le Méridien Washington, D.C., The Madison 1177 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
Capital Conversations will be held at Le Méridien Washington, D.C., The Madison - a refined hotel in the heart of downtown DC, just blocks from the White House and McPherson Square.
Parking: Valet parking is available on-site. Valet rate: $18.00 for up to 12 hours. Prices subject to change.
Metro: The venue is within walking distance of two Metro stations - McPherson Square (Blue, Orange, and Silver lines) and Farragut North (Red line) - making it easily accessible from across the DC-Baltimore corridor.
PANELIST ANNOUNCEMENT
Panelists will be announced at a later date.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
LE MERIDIEN WASHINGTON, D.C., THE MADISON, 1177 15th Street NW,, Washington, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 81.88
