
- Finance
- New York
Fall Finance Forum
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 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 Overby
Head of US CMBS Research and ABS Research
Barclays

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
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

MODERATOR
CATHY CUNNINGHAM
Executive Editor
Commercial Observer

mODERATOR
Mark Fawer
Partner
Greenspoon Marder LLP

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 |

Fall Finance Forum
Finding Opportunities in an Elevated Rate Environment
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 ; 8:00am – 12:30pm ET
To claim your member-only rate, contact
membership@commercialobserver.com
Who Should Attend
- Banks
- Owners/Operators
- Lenders
- Investors
- Debt/ Equity Brokers
- Attorneys
- Service Providers
- Consultants
- Mortgage Servicers
- Rating Agencies
- Title Insurance Companies

Association Partners

CRE FINANCE COUNCIL

CREW NEW YORK

RELA
Sponsors

ACORE CAPITAl

ARBOR

Arthroto

Barings

Brighton Capital Advisors

DECHERT LLP

First Citizens Bank

Fulcrum lENDING

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

GREENSPOON MARDER LLp

Haven Capital

INVESCO

KKR

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NEWPOINT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL

NUVEEN GREEN CAPITAL

Silverstein capital PARTNERS

SIMPSON THACHER

Starwood property Trust

tyko capital

Walker & Dunlop