CREFC's January Conference 2021 | CRE Finance Council | 20 January 2021 | Loews Miami Beach Hotel, 1601 Collins Avenue, Florida 33139, USA

Attendees will start the new year with insights gleaned from expert led panels and a keynote presentation given by an influential member of the industry. There will also be updates from each of CREFC’s seven Forums and programming dedicated to Young Professionals. Speakers and details to be announced.

2021 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Dr. Mark A. Calabria
Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency

Michael Lewis
Best-Selling Author of the fifth risk, Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Big Short & The Blind Side

SPEAKERS:

Eric Becher
Managing Director/Portfolio Manager Debt, New York Life Real Estate Investors

Michael Cale
Co-Head Debt Investments, Allianz Real Estate of America

Sylvia O'Neill
Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Bank of America

Lissette Rivera-Pauley
Credit Products Team Manager - Income Property Finance, Senior Vice President, Regions Bank

Gerard Sansosti
Executive Managing Director, JLL Capital Markets,

Tim Stoner
Managing Director, USAA Real Estate

Chris Studer
National Portfolio Manager, KeyBank Real Estate Capital

Richard Carlson
Senior Vice President, Credit Ratings, DBRS Morningstar

Mike Jenkins
Vice President, Keybank Real Estate Capital

Alex Killick
Managing Director, CWCapital

Dan Marthinsen
Managing Director, Head of Special Servicing, Wells Fargo

Carl McLaughlin
Vice President, Asset Management & Operations, Freddie Mac

Adam Singer
Managing Director, Rialto Capital Advisors

Curt Spaugh
Senior Director, Portfolio Manager, SitusAMC

David Spotts
Senior Vice President Operations Director, Midland Loan Services, a PNC Real Estate Business

Jan Sternin
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage

Job Warshaw
Managing Director, Head of Special Servicing, LNR Partners LLC

Lindsey Wright
Senior Managing Director, Greystone

MODERATORS:

Rick Jones
Partner, Dechert LLP

Leah Nivison
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Richard Hill
Managing Director, Head of US CRE Research, Morgan Stanley

Greta Guggenheim
Chief Executive Officer, TPG Real Estate Finance

Miriam Wheeler
Partner and Managing Director, Co-Head Real Estate Financing Group, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Ryan Bandy
Senior Vice President, Clarion Partners

Michael J. Barrie
Partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Abbe Franchot Borok
Managing Director, Head of Originations, Amherst Capital Management

Merrick Gross
Shareholder, Carlton Fields

Austin Nowlin
Managing Director, Starwood Capital

Sean Ryan
Managing Director, JLL Capital Markets

Niral Shah
Managing Director, Rialto Capital Advisors

Adam Behlman
President and Chief Investment Officer, REIS, Starwood Property Trust

Stuart Goldstein
Partner & Co-Chair, Capital Markets, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

PANELISTS:

Keith Kockenmeister
Senior Managing Director, Co-Head CMBS Ratings, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC

Amanda Nunnink
Vice President, Multifamily Investor Relations, Freddie Mac

Mark Owens
Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Hospitality Capital Markets, CBRE

Stewart Rubin
Head of Strategy and Research, New York Life Real Estate Investors

Vince Tibone
Senior Analyst, Retail, Green Street

Cassandra Clark
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan

Zachary Cohn
Senior Vice President, Brookfield Real Estate Financial Partners LLC

Qahir Madhany
Managing Director, Blackstone

Joanna Zabriskie
President and CEO, BH Companies

Missy Dolski
Managing Director, Global Head of Capital Markets, Värde Partners

Chris Drew
Senior Managing Director, Miami Office Co-Head, JLL

Sandra Eavens
Manager, Consulting, Ernst & Young, LLP

Zanda Lynn
Managing Director, Structured Finance Business & Relationship Management, Fitch Ratings

Jen Flitton
Vice President of Federal Government Affairs, Invesco

Christopher Gahan
Vice President, Federal Relations, Northwestern Mutual

Adam Minehardt
Director, Federal Government Affairs, Citigroup

2021 Sponsors

• Bank of America
• Mornigstar
• Lument
• Ballard Spahr
• JP Morgan
• Moody's Investors Service
• Arnold & Porter
• Dechert LLP
• Fitch Ratings
• Cadwalader
• Sidley
• UBS
• Akin Group
• KBRA
• PNC Real Estate
• Cassin
• Orrick