2017 AFS China-US Real Estate Investment Forum 2017 | Asian Financial Society - Real Estate | 8 June 2017 | New York, US

The Forum this year will address:

1. Cross-border investments and opportunities;
2. Issues and challenges facing today’s real estate markets;
3. Closing the gap between the US and China real estate stakeholders in terms of capital market;
4. Deal-making and development.
It will feature a world-class array of participants including:

- Equity investors and REITs experts from China;
- US real estate developers and private equity fund managers;
- US-based Chinese developers and lenders;
- US general operators.

Jim Costello
Senior Vice President
Real Capital Analytics

Scott Latham
Vice Chairman
Colliers International

Alexander Zabik
Managing Partner
StoneBeck Capital

Dan Cashdan
President & Executive Managing Director
HFF Securities

Roy Chen
Managing Director
China Orient Advisors

Vincent Pica
President & Managing Director
Safanad

Andrew Shore [Moderator]
Principal
Ares Management

Catherine Liang
Head of Real Estate, Vice President
China Construction Bank

David Kruth
Managing Partner
Brooklyn Queens Properties
& Columbia University

Fred Wang
Chief Secretary
China REITs Alliance

Jerome Sanzo
Executive Director of Real Estate Finance
ICBC

Michael Hurwitz [Moderator]
Parnter, REIT Group Leader
Marks Paneth Accountants & Advisors

​Bentley Zhao
President
New Empire Real Estate Development

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Last Year Highlights
Last year, we successfully embraced 145 attendees to our first China-US Real Estate Investment Forum, among which included 14 speakers with executive/senior positions, and 30 other VIP invitees with key roles in real estate industry. It received extensive attention from both US and Chinese media including The Real Deal, ChinaNews, Sina,Xinhua News, news.ifeng, People.cn, Sing Tao Daily, The China Press, Tencent, and CNUSA.

2017 Forum
The Forum this year will address:
1. Cross-border investments and opportunities;
2. Issues and challenges facing today’s real estate markets;
3. Closing the gap between the US and China real estate stakeholders in terms of capital market;
4. Deal-making and development.
It will feature a world-class array of participants including:
- Equity investors and REITs experts from China;
- US real estate developers and private equity fund managers;
- US-based Chinese developers and lenders;
- US general operators.

Agenda
4:00 – 5:00 PM
China-US Closed-door Seminar Session (Invite Only)
5:00 – 5:50 PM
Check-in & Cocktail Reception
5:50 – 6:00 PM
AFS-RE Welcome Remarks
6:00 – 6:20 PM
Keynote Dialogue
6:20 – 7:10 PM
Panel I: Real Estate Private Equity: Opportunities and Risks
7:10 – 7:20 PM
Break
7:20 – 8:10 PM
Panel II: New Trends in CRE Capital Market: REITs and Banks
8:10 – 9:00 PM
Panel III: New Development: Big Changes Continue?
9:00 – 10:00 PM
After Event Networking
Agenda subject to change.

Speakers
Keynote Dialogue
Jim Costello
Senior Vice President
Real Capital Analytics
Scott Latham
Vice Chairman
Colliers International

Panel I: Real Estate Private Equity: Opportunities and Risks
Alexander Zabik
Managing Partner
StoneBeck Capital
Dan Cashdan
President & Executive Managing Director
HFF Securities
Roy Chen
Managing Director
China Orient Advisors
Vincent Pica
President & Managing Director
Safanad
Andrew Shore [Moderator]
Principal
Ares Management

Panel II: New Trends in CRE Capital Market: REITs and Banks
Catherine Liang
Head of Real Estate, Vice President
China Construction Bank
David Kruth
Managing Partner
Brooklyn Queens Properties
& Columbia University
Fred Wang
Chief Secretary
China REITs Alliance
Jerome Sanzo
Executive Director of Real Estate Finance
ICBC
Michael Hurwitz [Moderator]
Parnter, REIT Group Leader
Marks Paneth Accountants & Advisors

Panel III: New Developments: Big Changes Continue?
​Bentley Zhao
President
New Empire Real Estate Development
Billy Goldstein
Managing Director
Compass

Joshua Dart
Director
Tishman Speyer

Kai-yan Lee
Managing Director
Vanke

Bruce Feffer [Moderator]
Partner
Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman Bulbulia