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CREF Multifamily Housing Convention and Expo
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Monday, February 9


Capital Markets for Multifamily? What Exists, What Doesn’t,
What May Never, and How it Might All Change

Moderator:
Shekar Narasimhan, Managing Partner
Beekman Advisors

Speakers:
Sam Davis, Senior Managing Director,
Allstate

Michael May, Senior Vice President–Multifamily Sourcing
Freddie Mac

Diana Reid, Executive Vice President
PNC Real Estate Finance

Phillip Weber, Senior Vice President – Multifamily
Fannie Mae

Jamie Woodwell, Vice President, Commercial/Multifamily Research
Mortgage Bankers Association


Political Landscape: Legislative and Regulatory Challenges

Moderator:
Rick Jones, Partner
Dechert, LLP

Speakers:
Keith Dunsmore, Partner
Bryan Cave, LLP

Steve O’Connor, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Mortgage Bankers Association

Kieran Quinn, CMB, Vice Chairman
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

Catherine Cruz Wojtasik, Associate Vice President, Legislative Affairs
Mortgage Bankers Association


Niche Lending: Framework & Structures

Moderator:
Charlie Knudsen, Principal
QuadCapital Advisors, LLC

Speakers:
Daryl Carter, Chief Executive Officer
Avanath Capital Partners, LLC

Michael Schwartz,
Financial Compound

Katheryne Zelenock, Partner
Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.


Tax Credit Assisted Properties – How Can You Make Them Work in this Environment?

Moderator:
David Smith, CEO
Recap Advisors

Speakers:
Sam Ganeshan, Managing Director of Acquisitions
Hudson Housing Capital

Tim Kenny, Executive Director
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority

Kyle Winning, CEO
Steadfast Residential

Capital Markets: The Evolving Market Model

Moderator:
Kieran Quinn, CMB, Vice Chairman
Walker & Dunlop, Inc

Speakers:
Tim Bitsberger, Consultant
Bitsberger Consulting

Warren Friend, Managing Director
Deutsche Bank

Rick Jones, Partner
Dechert LLP

Jim Palmisano, Managing Director
Standard & Poor's Structured Finance

Paul Vanderslice, Managing Director
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Servicing Challenges

Moderator:
Stephanie Petosa, Managing Director
Fitch Ratings

Speakers:
Joseph Beggins, Chief Executive Officer
GEMSA Loan Services LP

Stacey Berger, Executive Vice President
Midland Loan Services, Inc./PNC Real Estate Finance

Leslie Fairbanks
Managing Director, Head of the Real Estate Asset Managing Group
Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company

Brian Hanson, Director-Portfolio Management
CWCapital

Michael Lipson, Executive Vice President
Capmark Financial Group Inc.

Loan Origination: The Current Marketplace

Moderator:
Mark Wilsmann, Managing Director
MetLife, Inc.

Speakers:
Martin Lanigan, Chief Executive Officer
Emerald Capital Finance

James J. Mazzarelli, Managing Director
Transwestern Realty Finance Partners, L.L.C.

Tim McGinnis, Managing Director – Real Estate Group
New York Life Investment Management

Daniel Smith, Managing Director
RBC Capital Markets

Clay Sublett, National Production Manager
KeyBank Real Estate Capital


Crowell & Moring/Midland Special Servicing Session (CMSA)

Moderator:
Bill O’Connor, Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP

Speakers:
Stacey M. Berger, Executive Vice President
Midland Loan Services, Inc./PNC Real Estate Finance

Matthew W. Cheney, Counsel
Crowell & Moring LLP

Kevin C. Donahue, Senior Vice President
Midland Loan Services, Inc./PNC Real Estate Finance

Peter Monroe, President and Chief Executive Officer
Wilherst Realty, Inc.

Mark Weibel, Partner
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

The Emergence of Diverse Disposition Strategies

Moderator:
Joseph Philip Forte, Partner
Alston & Bird, LLP

Speakers:
Dave Dorros, Executive Vice President
CB Richard Ellis, Inc.

William F. Looney, Executive Vice President
DebtX

Bruce Nelson, Principal
Situs Companies

Transparency and Data Quality

Moderator:
Deborah Schiavo, Co-Chair
MBA Commercial Multifamily Technology Committee

Speakers:
Jim Amorin, 2009 President
Appraisal Institute

Dave Bodi, CMB, Chief Information Officer
Midland Loan Services, Inc./PNC Real Estate Finance

Thomas A. Fink, Senior Vice President
TREPP, LLC

William R. Frazer, Chief Financial Officer
CBRE Capital Markets

Tuesday, February 10

General Session

Jay Brinkmann, Chief Economist & Senior Vice President, Research and Economics
Mortgage Bankers Association

Jamie Woodwell, Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Research
Mortgage Bankers Association



The Future of the Secondary Mortgage Market and the GSEs

Moderator:
Michael D. Berman, CMB, President
CWCapital

Speakers:
Rodrigo Lopez, CMB, President & Chief Executive Officer
AmeriSphere Multifamily Finance, L.L.C

Kieran Quinn, CMB, Vice Chairman
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

Diana Reid, Executive Vice President
PNC Real Estate Finance

Rating Agencies and Commercial Real Estate Finance

Moderator:
Keith Dunsmore, Partner
Bryan Cave, LLP

Speakers:
Kim Diamond, Managing Director
Standard & Poor's

Stephanie Petosa, Managing Director
Fitch Ratings

Daniel B. Rubock, CMB, Senior Vice President & Senior Credit Officer
Moody's Investors Service

Jack Toliver, Managing Director-Global CMBS
DBRS, Inc.

Location, Location, Location: The State of U.S. Property Markets

Moderator:
Brian Stoffers, President
CBRE Capital Markets

Speakers:
Michael Cohen, Research Strategist
Property & Portfolio Research, Inc.

Mark Gallagher, Senior Economist
Torto Wheaton Research

Seniors Housing: Abundant Opportunity or a Challenging Investment?

Moderator:
Michael Hargrave, Vice President,NIC MAP®
National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry

Speakers:
Susanne Hiegel, Vice President – Structured Customer Management
Fannie Mae

Mitchell Kiffe, Vice President – Multifamily Production and Sales
Freddie Mac

Chris Taylor, Director
MidCap Financial LLC

What Do Today’s Borrowers Want?

Moderator:
Jack Cohen, Chief Executive Officer
Cohen Financial

Speakers:
David Kuney, Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Nancy R. Little, Partner
McGuireWoods LLP

Mark Mehlman
Sonnenschein Nath Rosenthal LLP

Valuations, Trends and the Underwriting Model

Moderator:
Young Hong, President
Strategic Property Associates/Strategic Asset Services

Speakers:

William Hughes, Senior Vice President & Managing Director
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation

Chris Kane, Head of Securitization and Loan Closing
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch

Thomas Kosonen, R.A, Managing Director
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.



HUD – Expanding Opportunities

Moderator:
Marie Head, President and Chief Executive Officer
Prudential Huntoon Paige

Speakers:
Joyce Allen, Director
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

William J. Lammers, Health Systems Advisor
Office of Insured Health Care Facilities
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development


The New Role of the Mortgage Banker

Moderator:
David A. Roberts, CMB, President & Chief Operating Officer
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC


Speakers:
Thomas MacManus, Executive Vice President
Cushman Wakefield

Timothy Mazzetti, Partner/Executive Vice President
Cohen Financial

Daniel J. Phelan, CMB, CRI, President & CEO
Pacific Southwest Realty Services


Special Servicer Strategies and Tactics

Moderator:
Brian Olasov, Managing Director
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Speakers:
Kevin C. Donahue, Senior Vice President
Midland Loan Services, Inc./PNC Real Estate Finance

Michael F. Carp, Managing Director
Capmark Financial Group Inc.

Brian Hanson, Director - Portfolio Management
CWCapital

Patrick McGeehan, Partner
McKenna Long Aldridge LLP

Brian Pittard, Senior Vice President – Special Assets
TriMont Real Estate

Wednesday, February 11

Loan Workouts and Negotiation

Moderator:
Joseph Philip Forte, Partner
Alston & Bird LLP

Speakers:
Lawrence Kulig, Senior Counsel
Holland & Knight, LLP

Bart Steinfeld, International Director
Jones Lang LaSalle

Dean Rallis
Alston & Bird LLP




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