Navigating the Marketplace for Debt & Equity

Proshansky Auditorium Graduate Center
of The City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, New York City
Wednesday: June 9, 2010
7:00 AM to 2:00 PM

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• Hear from more than forty of the nation’s business and real estate leaders on the state of the market & the availability of debt & equity for commercial real estate
• Gain insight on lenders who are providing construction, bridge, permanent financing
• Keynote panel with panel of experts where they expect the real estate market will be in 2010
• Have the opportunity to hear from sources of debt & equity for real estate

Program

• 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM: Registration & breakfast
• 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Keynote Panel:
• 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM: Specialty Lending: Freddie, Fannie, Construction, REIT & Debt Funding Financing
• 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM : Insurance Company, CMBS & Money Center Lenders View on Financing
• 11:00 AM to 12 Noon: Real Estate Debt & Equity Funds: Who, What, Where & When and to Who to you want to lend & invest
• 12 Noon to 1 PM: Domestic, International Lenders Providing Finance for Commercial Real Estate

Keynote Panel

Richard Born Principal, BD Hotels
Sam Chandan Global Chief Economist & EVP, Real Capital Analytics
Bruce Mosler CO-Chairman & CEO Cushman & Wakefield
Stephen Siegel Chairman Global Brokerage, CB Richard Ellis
Steven Witkoff CEO, The Witkoff Organization
Ofer Yardeni Managing Member & Co-Founder, Stonehenge Partners

Specialty lending: Freddie & Fannie, Construction,Hotel, REIT & Debt Funding Financing

Jason Chrein Director, Lodging & Gaming, Credit Agricole
Shannon Eidman SVP, Regional Manager, Builders Bank
Robert Familant Treasurer & CEO, Progressive Credit Union
Brian Harris Chief Executive Officer, Ladder Capital
Grace Huebscher President & CEO, Beech Street Capital LLC
Jason Lipiec Group Vice President, M & T Bank
Josh Zegen Principal & Co-Founder, Madison Realty Capital

Insurance Company, CMBS & Money Center Lenders View on Financing

Roy Chin Regional Executive, NY/NJ Commercial Real Estate Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Richard Coppola Managing Director, TIAA-CREF
Rob Dirks Investment Director, Principal Global Investors
Melissa Farrell Managing Director, Prudential Mortgage Capital
William McCahill Executive Vice President, Capital One Bank
Mark Melchione Managing Director, Regional Manager, Real Estate Banking Group, Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company
Michael Sarkozi Managing Director, JP Morgan
Gregory Walz Managing Director, Northwestern Investment Management Company

Real estate debt & equity funds :Who, Where, What & to Who do they want to lend & invest

Matthew Landau Principal, Westport Capital Partners
Christopher LaBianca President, RCG Longview
David Ridini Managing Director, Canyon Capital Realty Advisors/ Canyon Capital Realty Advisors
Adam Schwartz Managing Director, Angelo, Gordon & Co
Scott Schwartz Senior Managing Director, Marathon Asset Management
Craig Solomon Managing Principal, Square Mile Capital Management LLC
Joe Zuber Partner, President & COO, O’Connor Capital Partners

Domestic & International & Lenders Providing Financing For Commercial Real Estate

Domenic Cama Senior Executive Vice President, COO, Investors Savings Bank
James Carpenter SEVP & Chief Lending Officer, New York Community Bank
Glenn Grimaldi Executive Vice President, HSBC Bank
Peter Hannigan Managing Director, Commercial Real, PB Capital
Dan Harris EVP & Chief Lending Officer, Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh
George Klett EVP & Chairman of Commercial Real Estate, Signature Bank
Gino Martocci Regional President, New York & Long Island, M & T Bank
James Mirman Senior Vice President, Helaba Bank