Venue
The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center
The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center, 1400 M St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA

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Event Date Thu Sep 21 UTC (about 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Wed Sep 20 8:00pm - Wed Sep 20 8:00pm
Location The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center
1400 M St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Region APAC
Details

Why You Should Attend?
Is it 2008 — or is it worse? Perhaps better?

These are the questions industry experts have been asking since the beginning of 2023, and insecurities in the market amidst its volatility remain at a high. From companies like Brookfield and Columbia REIT defaulting on properties to Colliers warning of a spike in distressed CRE, today's markets are anything but calm. But today's deal-makers press on, seeking opportunity in new submarkets, asset classes and long-term strategies. Learn how you can make your mark in the DMV amidst's today's uncertainty.

What Today's Top Thinkers and Industry Leaders Will Be Discussing:

• How are today's regional and local banks working with clients and sourcing new deals amidst the volatility set by Silicon Valley Bank in the beginning of the year?
• What strategic financing strategies, like 1031 Exchanges or C-Pace, are leading the charge in today's markets? How are today's conditions favoring these types of deals?
• How are deal-makers sourcing debt, which is increasingly becoming harder to access?
• With interest rates rising, what effects will this have on development in the DMV?
• What are new ways to make money in commercial real estate, including nontraditional fund structures and fresh approaches to the capital stack? How are they impacting traditional means of raising capital?
• What is impacting investors' decisions to be net sellers or net buyers in the next 12 months?
• Where in the cycle are the events core asset classes? How should you be investing?
• Navigating the 4 quadrants of capital: private debt, public debt, private equity and public equity. Which types of capital financing should you use and how can you access it?
• Defensive investment strategies: Where are the markets that will be least disrupted and most disrupted if the economy does take a hard turn?
• Non-bank and CRE CLO lending: How should we be thinking about commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations and other alternatives given where we are in the business cycle?

Who You'll Meet:
• Today's top investors, lenders, thought-leaders, owners, and developers navigating the capital stack and finding opportunities in today's market.

Speakers

2023 Speakers

MODERATOR:

TC Cosby
Director, Greysteel

Brian Ashin
Partner, King and Spalding

Gary Bechtel
CEO, Red Oak Capital

SPEAKERS:

Michael Vu
Principal, Artemis Real Estate Partners

Mike Altman
Chief Investment Officer, Cortland

George Chopivsky
President, FORTIS

Matt Serenius
Vice President, Akelius

Brandon Jenkins
Co-Founder and COO, Fundrise

Josh Posnick
Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets, Mill Creek Residential

Jason Hernandez
Head of Real Estate Debt, Americas, Nuveen Real Estate

Rachel Goldin Jinich
Managing Director, Specialty Real Estate, Wells Fargo

David Borden
Managing Director, Ackman-Ziff

Evan Katzin
Director, AllianceBernstein

Joshua Bernstein
CEO, Bernstein Management Corporation

John Strosser
Senior Vice President, Invesco Real Estate

Bali Kumar
COO, Pace Loan Group

Cris White
Managing Director, Investments, Penzance

Ryan Riel
EVP, Chief Real Estate Lending Officer, EagleBank

Sponsors & Partners

2023 Sponsors

• EagleBank
• Pace Loan Group
• Invesco Ltd.
• Red Oak Capital
• AllianceBernstein Ltd.