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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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