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Speakers

Jeffrey DiModica

Jeffrey DiModica

President
Starwood Property Trust

Greta Guggenheim

Greta Guggenheim

CEO
TPG Real Estate Finance Trust

Jeff Fastov

Jeff Fastov

Senior Managing Director
Square Mile Capital

David Gilbert

David Gilbert

CEO & CIO
Clarion Partners

Ralph Herzka

Ralph Herzka

Chairman & CEO
Meridian Capital Group

Michael Nash

Michael Nash

SMD & Global Chairman
Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies

Warren de Haan

Warren de Haan

Founder, Managing Partner, Head of Asset Originations
ACORE Capital

David Schonbraun

David Schonbraun

Co-CIO
SL Green

David Blum

David Blum

Managing Director & Portfolio Manager
GTIS Debt Capital Management A GoldenTree/GTIS Joint Venture

Mark Weiss

Mark Weiss

CIO
RFR

Jordan Slone

Jordan Slone

Chairman & CEO
Harbor Group International

Sonny Kalsi

Sonny Kalsi

Co-CEO and Founder
BentallGreenOak

Michael Maturo

Michael Maturo

President
RXR

Brahm Cramer

Brahm Cramer

Co-Head and Co-Chief Investment Officer
AllianceBernstein

Alfred Trivilino

Alfred Trivilino

Managing Director
Related Fund Management

Chris Lee

Chris Lee

Partner, Head of Real Estate Americas
KKR

Dan Hartman

Dan Hartman

Managing Director
Terra Capital Partners

Jonathan Chassin

Jonathan Chassin

Managing Director
Moinian Capital Partners

Matthew Pestronk

Matthew Pestronk

Co-Founder
Post Brothers

Anthony Orso

Anthony Orso

President, Capital Markets Strategies
NKF Capital Markets

Melissa Farrell

Melissa Farrell

Head of US Debt, Originations
PGIM

Robyn Sorid

Robyn Sorid

Co-Founder
G4 Capital Partners

Ned Stiker

Ned Stiker

Senior Managing Director
Cortland Partners

Zach Murphy

Zach Murphy

Co-Founder
Pender Capital

Bruce Cohen

Bruce Cohen

Senior Managing Partner
Cortland

Ronnie Levine

Ronnie Levine

Senior Managing Director
Meridian Capital Group

Jessica Bailey

Jessica Bailey

President & CEO
Nuveen Green Capital

James Nelson

James Nelson

Principal & Head of Tri-State Investment Sales
Avison Young

Fred Harmeyer

Fred Harmeyer

Managing Principal
Rubenstein Partners

Matt Burrows

Matt Burrows

Vice President
Kushner Companies

David Hochfelder

David Hochfelder

EVP, Head of Acquisitions
Naftali Group

Simon Ziff
Moderator

Simon Ziff

President
Ackman-Ziff

James Cosolito
Moderator

James Cosolito

Senior Vice President
AmTrust Title

Rab Nalavala
Moderator

Rab Nalavala

Member, Real Estate Group
Cole Schotz, P.C.

Wayne Cook, Jr.
Moderator

Wayne Cook, Jr.

Partner
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf

Robert Gilman
Moderator

Robert Gilman

Partner
Anchin Block & Anchin

Meyer Mintz
Moderator

Meyer Mintz

Tax Partner
Berdon

Bruce Meyerson
Moderator

Bruce Meyerson

Director
Goulston & Storrs

Agenda

  • Registration, Breakfast & Networking

  • Bisnow Welcome Remarks

  • Hunting for Yield: Where Is Hot and Where Is Next?

    • David Gilbert, CEO & CIO, Clarion Partners
    • Chris Lee, Head of RE Americas, KKR
    • Jeff Fastov, Senior Managing Director, Square Mile Capital
    • David Blum, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager GTIS Debt Capital Management A GoldenTree/GTIS Joint Venture
    Moderator: Bruce Meyerson, Director, Goulston & Storrs

  • What's Up in the Big Apple?

    • David Schonbraun, Co-CIO, SL Green
    • Michael Maturo, President & CFO, RXR Realty
    • Mark Weiss, CIO, RFR
    • James Nelson, Principal, Head of Tri-State Investment Sales, Avison Young
    Moderator: Robert Gilman, Partner, Anchin Block & Anchin

  • Moving the Needle: How Small to Mid-Market Deals Get Done

    • Melissa Farrell, Managing Director, Real Estate Finance, PGIM
    • Dan Hartman, Managing Director, Terra Capital
    • Alfred Trivilino, Managing Director, Related Fund Management
    • Robyn Sorid, Co-Founder, G4 Capital Partners
    • Neil Beldock, Senior Executive, Pender Capital
    Moderator: Rab Nalavala, Member, Real Estate Group, Cole Schotz

  • Lunch & Networking

  • The New Guard of Lenders - Historical Equity Investors Getting Into the Debt Game

    • Jonathan Chassin, Managing Director, Moinian Capital Partners
    • Fred Harmeyer, Portfolio Manager - Debt Investments, Rubenstein Partners
    • David Hochfelder, EVP, Naftali Group
    • Matt Burrows, Vice President, Kushner Companies
    • Ronnie Levine, Senior Managing Director, Meridian Capital Group
    Moderator: James Cosolito, Senior Vice President, AmTrust Title

  • Anatomy of a Deal: The Evolving Capital Stack

    • Ralph Herzka, Chairman & CEO, Meridian Capital Group
    • Jordan Slone, Chairman & CEO, Harbor Group International
    • Sonny Kalsi, Founder & Principal, GreenOak Real Estate
    • Brahm Cramer, Co-Head & Co-Chief Investment Officer, AllianceBernstein
    • Jessica Bailey, Co-Founder & CEO, Greenworks Lending
    Moderator: Meyer Mintz, Tax Partner, Berdon

  • Networking Break

  • Raising Equity 101: How to Land Capital (and Where to Find It)

    • Bruce Cohen, CEO, Wrightwood Financial
    • Matthew Pestronk, President, Post Brothers Apartments
    • Ned Stiker, Senior Managing Director, Cortland Partners
    Moderator: Simon Ziff, President, Ackman-Ziff

  • Solving for X: How to Get Financing in Today's Climate

    • Greta Guggenheim, CEO, TPG Real Estate Finance Trust
    • Jeffrey DiModica, President & Managing Director, Starwood Property Trust
    • Michael Nash, Senior Managing Director, Global Chairman, Blackstone
    • Warren de Haan, Founder, Managing Partner, Head of Asset Originations, ACORE Capital
    • Anthony Orso, President, Capital Markets, NKF
    Moderator: Wayne Cook, Partner, Windels Marx Lane and Mittendorf

  • Cocktails, Networking & Deal Making Continues

Bisnow's National Real Estate Finance Summit

Banks may be cautious in their lending, but they are still distributing capital. The caution though has been great for other lenders- global debt funds hitting $37B in total aggregate capital in 2017 compared to $24B in 2014.

Developers have found unique strategies to raise funds in their ventures and have succeeded in building. Will absorption follow in suit? 

Please join Bisnow and the real estate finance industry's most influential leaders for one of the most important & informative conferences of the year in New York City! 

As always, Bisnow promises plenty of networking opportunities to connect in a fun and fast-paced atmosphere in the Big Apple. we hope to see you there!

For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquires please email our NYC event producer, Heather Crosby at Heather.Crosby@Bisnow.com.

 

Venue & Travel

New York Bar Association
42 W 44th St.
New York, NY 10036

Floor: 2nd floor