In Person

Finance

New York

Fall Finance Forum

November 20, 2024 The Metropolitan Club of New York, 1 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022

Join the real estate industry’s premier finance forum convening the most influential market participants representing the full capital stack.

Keynote Speakers

MiCHAEL Wiebolt

Global Co-Chief Investment Officer

Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies

Speakers

Philip Adkins

Head of U.S. Real Estate Debt Origination

Barings

Abbe Franchot Borok

Managing Director and Head of U.S. Debt

BGO

Adi Chugh

Founder & CEO

TYKO Capital

Michael Cohen

Managing Partner

Brighton Capital Advisors

RAN ELIASAF

Founder & Managing Partner

Northwind Group

David Friedman

Chief Credit Officer and Head of Non-Agency Production & Syndications

Arbor

Warren de Haan

Managing Partner, Chief Executive Officer

ACORE CAPITAL

Doug Hayden

CEO & Founder

Arthroto

Shawn

Shawn Katz

President

Silverstein Capital Partners

TONY LABARBERA

Managing Director, Real Estate

Blackstone

Anita Laljit Lamb

Senior Originator & Relationship Manager

Goldman Sachs

Chris Lawton

Managing Director – Head of Originations

Nuveen Green Capital

Lea

Lea Overby

Head of US CMBS Research and ABS Research

Barclays

Laura

Laura Rapaport

Founder & CEO

North Bridge

Dennis Schuh

Chief Originations Officer

Starwood Property Trust

Jonathan Schwartz

Senior Managing Director & Co-Head NY Capital Markets

Walker & Dunlop

JoE Shanley

Head of Acquisitions

Haven Capital

mark silverstein

Mark Silverstein

Senior Managing Director, Proprietary Products

NewPoint Real Estate Capital

Yorick Starr

Managing Director and Investment Officer

Invesco Real Estate

JOEL TRAUT

Partner

KKR

maxwell wu

Co-Founder & CEO

Fulcrum Lending

MODERATOR

Krystyna Blakeslee

Partner

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Cathy Cunningham

MODERATOR

CATHY CUNNINGHAM

Executive Editor

Commercial Observer

mODERATOR

Mark Fawer

Partner

Greenspoon Marder LLP

JAY NEVELOFF

MODERATOR

Jay Neveloff

Partner, Chair Real Estate

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

MODERATOR

ELLA-MARIE SMITH

Partner

Dechert LLP

MODERATOR

ARON ZUCKERMAN

Partner

Simpson Thacher

Finding Opportunities in an Elevated Rate Environment

Join 250+ commercial real estate finance executives for a targeted half-day event, calling on the industry’s most dynamic players nationwide to share their insights on the state of real estate finance and lending, from the local to national market.

Experts will discuss how traditional and non-traditional lenders have adjusted to a new normal in a high-interest rate environment, current state of lender-borrower dynamics, distressed opportunities, market trends and predictions, which asset classes are in demand and identifying trouble spots and new revenue pipelines in the market. Attendees will hear directly from borrowers and top financing sources as they discuss their top lessons learned from 2024 and market outlook for 2025.

Agenda

Real Estate Finance Forecast: Lessons Learned from Market Upheaval & 2025 Outlook

Market Distress Giving Way to New Investment Opportunities & Opening Doors for New Entrants

Appetites in a Changing Market: Discussions with Leading Lenders and Investors

Expanding the Lending Landscape: Changing Positions in the Capital Stack to Maximize Returns & Capture Opportunity

Analyzing the Pipeline: The Key Deals, Asset Classes & Opportunities Defining the Year Ahead

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