Distressed CRE (West) 2025 | Informa Connect | 5 May 2025 | Grand Hyatt San Francisco, 345 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

The only place to harness distressed deals in commercial real estate Build connections, deal-flow, and knowledge for your distressed portfolio. Office, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and more.

Who attends?
Connect with 300+ senior decision makers including:

• Real estate private equity & debt funds
• CRE owners/operators/developers
• Family offices
• Lenders/brokers
• Real estate investors
• Originators
• Bank special assets/credit professionals
• Special servicers
• Law/accounting firms
• Tech/service providers
• And more!

Connect and collaborate
• We know meaningful connections are key to success, which is why our networking opportunities are tailored to help you expand your network.
• Engage in exclusive closed-door discussions, interactive Q&A sessions with speakers, and a variety of focused networking events.
• Our AI-driven matchmaking app ensures you never miss an opportunity to connect. Effortlessly meet the right people who can raise your business to new heights.

2025 Speakers

Sandra Adam
Director- Financial Diligence and Forensic Analysis, SitusAMC

Jonathan August
Special Counsel, Buchalter

Josh Aven
Founder, Aven Financial Group

Jean Baker
Managing Director - Head of Western Region Banking, Loancore

Stuart Boesky
CEO, Pembrook Capital Management

Irwin Boris
SVP, Acquisitions, Heritage Capital Group

Tom Burns
Managing Director, Affinius Capital

Scott Buser
Partner, Mayer Brown LLP

David Butler
Co-CEO & Managing Partner, Argosy Real Estate Partners

Taylor Callaway
Managing Director, AllianceBernstein L.P.

Cary Carpenter
Managing Director - CRE Capital Markets, Trading & Syndication, Starwood Property Trust

Chad Carpenter
CEO, Reven Capital

Peter Casey
Managing Director of Capital Markets, Hamilton Zanze

Dags Chen
Managing Director | Head of U.S. Real Estate Research and Strategy, Barings

Will Cipes
Partner, East Coast Developments, Carmel Partners

Darren Cline
Managing Director, The TerraCotta Group

Bob Clippinger
President, Clippinger Investment Properties

Tom Constantine
EVP & Chief Credit Officer, Axos Bank

Fred Cooper
Senior Vice President - Strategic Partnerships, Toll Brothers

Dan Duarte
SVP-Director Special Assets Department, Tri-Counties Bank

Eli Edwards
Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group

Jay Fischer
Managing Director, Investments, CIM Group

James Fogarty
Managing Director, Macquarie Group

Greg Friedman
CEO & Managing Principal, Peachtree Group

Mark Garay
President, Paladin Funding, Inc.

Spencer Garfield
Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group

Brett Gomes
VP, Argosy Real Estate Partners

Marc Grayson
President & Co-Founder, RRA Capital

William Haddad
Managing Director, Partners Path Capital

Brian Hecktman
CEO, Graymark Capital

David Hood
Senior Managing Director, Sonen Capital

Mark Jefferis
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, 3650 REIT

Jeff Jerden
COO, Greenbrook Real Estate

Daniel Kattan
Executive Director, PGIM Real Estate Investors

Michael Klein
Founding Principal & CEO, Freedom Financial Funds

Edward Kobel
President & CEO, DeBartolo Development

Ramin Kolahi
Principal, Lighthouse Partners

Pete Kutzer
Managing Partner, Edgewood Realty Partners, LLC

Rick Levin
Auctioneer & Broker, Rick Levin & Associates

Frank Liu
Managing Director of Acquisitions, Canyon Partners Real Estate

Daren Marrom
Managing Director, Angelo Gordon

Joel Mayer
EVP, LOWE

Elena Miller
Director, Divco West

Jay Miller
CIO, Forum Investment Group

Seth Moldoff
SVP, Director, Special Assets, Umpqua Bank

Jasmine Nazari
Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Urban Green Investments

Christine Kearney O'Connell
Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Jim Paul
Director: State & Federal Court Appointed Receivership, ALPS Group

Sarang Peruri
COO, Oxford Capital Group

Tricia Peterson
Managing Partner, Accord Group Holdings

David Pringle
Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Spencer Schlee
Managing Director of Acquisitions, Canyon Partners

Kevin Semon
Director - Special Servicing, SitusAMC

Tara Shabahang
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Bob Sonnenblick
Chairman, Sonnenblick Development

Natalia Sosnina
Head of Acquisitions, Terra Strategies

Curtis Spaugh
Senior Director, SitusAMC

William Srinivasan
Managing Director, Real Estate, Paceline Equity Partners

Larry Steinberg
CIO, Financial Architects

Riaz Taplin
Founder & CEO, Riaz Capital

Maya Theuer
CEO, Redwood Residential Development

Harris Trifon
Partner & Portfolio Manager, Lord Abbett

Heather Turner
CEO & Co-Founder, Tamarack Capital Partners

Andreas Vlahakis
SVP, Capital Markets, Thor Equities

Thad Wilson
Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Joshua Zhang
Director of Investments, Head of the Acquisition team, Four Corners Property Trust

Kev Zoryan
Managing Partner, Braewood Capital

2025 Sponsors

SILVER SPONSOR:
• King & Spalding, LLP

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
• ALPS Group Nation
• Buchalter
• Built Technologies
• InsureMAC Financial Insurance Services
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLC
• Mayer Brown LLP
• Yardi Systems, Inc.