Mr. Kwon is a Partner in Apollo’s real estate private equity business. Prior to joining Apollo, he was a Vice President at Starwood Capital Group where he was responsible for the sourcing and execution of real estate and corporate investments across the lodging sector. Previously, Mr. Kwon was an investment professional at Tenex Capital Management, a mid market distressed buyout firm. Before that, he worked at GSO Capital and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Kwon graduated from MIT with a dual BS degree in electrical engineering and management science. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and AHLA Hospitality Investment Roundtable and serves on the Board of Directors of Inspire Communities.

Stephanie Wiggins is managing director and head of production for Agency and FHA Lending with

PGIM Real Estate. Based in Arlington, Virginia, she leads loan originations for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac,

Affordable and FHA multifamily loans, and focuses on the development of strategic initiatives that serve

to expand business opportunities and facilitate growth.

Stephanie is a highly accomplished and recognized senior leader, with over 35 years of demonstrable

success in commercial real estate financial services, having overseen the origination of thousands of

transactions nationwide. In addition, Stephanie is deeply committed to the creation and preservation

of affordable housing, as well as the promotion of a more inclusive Commercial Real Estate Finance

industry. She is a frequent participant in forums and panels sponsored by industry associations and

agencies that focus on these important issues.

Prior to joining the company in 2021, Stephanie served as senior vice president and chief production

officer for the FHA team at Walker and Dunlop. She also served a 19-year tenure as executive vice

president and chief investment officer for AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, a socially responsible

fixed-income investment fund where she managed multifamily originations and operations with a focus on

FHA and Agency executions.

Stephanie serves as a board member of the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association, a professional

association of affordable housing and multifamily owners, developers, and professionals. She also holds

key roles within several industry associations, including memberships in the National Multifamily Housing

Council (NMHC) Finance Committee, NMHC’s DEI Subcommittee; Urban Land Institute’s (ULI’s)

Public Private Partnership Council, ULI’s Women’s Leadership Initiative; Mortgage Bankers Association’s

COMBOG Council, and MBA’s Commercial Council as Chair; Freddie Mac’s Head of Production

Council and the Real Estate Executive Council (REEC).

Within PGIM, Stephanie serves as a member of the US Debt Executive Council. Stephanie also serves as

chair for the board of directors for The Campagna Center, a nonprofit organization that provides

educational and social development programs for underserved children, teens and adults in Alexandria,

Virginia.

Stephanie earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from American University’s Kogod

School of Business, where she studied real estate and urban development.

Mrs. Santiago is Head of Real Estate Private Credit and Managing

Director at Cerberus. Prior to joining Cerberus in 2020, Mrs. Santiago

spent eight years at Goldman Sachs, where she was a Managing

Director in the Real Estate Principal Investment Area investing both in

private equity and debt. While at Goldman Sachs, she oversaw the

firm’s investment strategy in the Midwest, Texas, and South Florida as

well as the hospitality sector. Mrs. Santiago began her 15-year real

estate investing career as a real estate banking analyst at Merrill

Lynch and held principal investing positions at Lehman Brothers,

Scout Real Estate Capital, and H/2 Capital.

Mrs. Santiago graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University

and received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of

Pennsylvania.

Geri Borger Urgo serves as President of Agency Lending for NewPoint Real Estate Capital, where she leads the strategic expansion of the firm’s national origination platform.

Ms. Borger Urgo joined NewPoint in 2021 as a member of its founding leadership team and Head of Originations. She has since tripled the size of the firm's Agency and Proprietary Lending production teams and driven the firm's notable increase in multifamily volume. Her focus on client advocacy and operational efficiency has been pivotal in establishing NewPoint as a market leader.

Her past experience includes a wide range of multifamily finance roles, including GSE production and underwriting, acquisitions for a national multifamily investment platform, and advisory work for a family office focused on multifamily operations. Prior to NewPoint, Ms. Borger Urgo spent nearly 15 years at Freddie Mac Multifamily leading Loan Production and Institutional Relationship Management efforts.

Ms. Borger Urgo earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Brendan Shanahan joined Slate Asset Management in 2021 and is a leader of Slate Real Estate Capital as well as originating and executing real estate investments across the United States.

Prior to joining Slate, Brendan led commercial real estate originations across the Midwest for Annaly Capital Management. Brendan previously served on the acquisitions and originations team for Pacific Coast Capital Partners (PCCP) with primary coverage of Northern California, Seattle, and Minneapolis. Prior to joining PCCP in 2015, Brendan worked for The Durst Organization on One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) managing the public/private joint venture with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Brendan began his career at Hunter Robert’s Construction Group where he led the Cost Department for the New York region assessing the financial risk on active projects.

He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Columbia University.

Jordan’s practice focuses on structuring, negotiating and closing the acquisition, joint venture, financing, leasing and disposition of the full range of commercial real estate assets, including distressed debt and equity transactions. Jordan represents purchasers and sellers in commercial real estate debt and equity acquisitions and dispositions; borrowers and institutional and non-institutional lenders in securitized and balance sheet financing transactions (including acquisition, construction, bridge, mezzanine, preferred equity) and workouts; owners and tenants in leasing transactions; equity participants in joint ventures; and developers in ground-up and redevelopment projects involving office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hospitality and mixed-use projects.

As President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Property Trust,

Adam Frazier is responsible for the Company’s overall business

strategy, capital allocation, operations, and the performance of its

portfolio of investments.

Mr. Frazier has two decades of experience in real estate asset

management, development, and investments. Prior to joining Columbia

in 2022, he served for eight years as Vice President at Oxford

Properties, most recently as Head of New York. In this role, he

oversaw leasing, operations, and development for the company’s New

York region, covering some of New York City’s most transformative

developments, such as St. John’s Terminal and Hudson Yards. Prior to

Oxford, Mr. Frazier spent nearly seven years in leadership positions at

Boston Properties in Development and Leasing. He started his career

in real estate at Edens & Avant (now EDENS) as a Development

Manager, leading the development of large mixed-use projects and

acquiring shopping centers in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Mr. Frazier began his career as an equity trader, trading NASDAQ-

listed technology stocks for Salomon Smith Barney/Citibank.

Mr. Frazier earned a BSBA degree from Bucknell University and an

MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-

Flagler Business School. He is a member of the Bucknell University

Real Estate Advisory Board, a board member of the National Board of

Directors for Autism Speaks, and an Advisory Board member for VTS,

a leading CRE software company.

Matt Bear founded Bear Real Estate Advisors, LLC in 2018 with one goal – to cater to investors looking for personalized service and real world, battle-tested acquisition and disposition advice. He built the firm on a foundation of genuine sincerity and partnership to foster lifelong friendships that promote personal and financial growth for all.

Before founding Bear, Matt was one of two founding partners of Venture Development Group, which specialized in the development of single tenant buildings, neighborhood and power center projects. The firm acquired, developed and/or disposed of 20 properties totaling $55 million. He led a team of 18 professionals across three regional offices that encompassed development, finance, property management and legal management. Matt was directly responsible for the development and execution of the firm’s investment/development strategies, while leading all aspects of acquisitions, dispositions and leasing of commercial real estate assets.

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, Venture Development Group discontinued operations and Matt resumed his career as one of the leading investment brokerage professionals with international commercial real estate services firms Avison Young and CBRE.

A real estate and finance business leader with a rich history of nearly 30 years of transactional, development and advisory experience, including 10 years of principal investing and retail real estate development, Matt’s experience covers many of the major markets of the United States with clients and key business relationships that span across the real estate, finance and private equity sectors.

Matt is an avid reader, a frequent blogger, a formerly good golfer, and an aspiring guitar player. He and his wife, Kelly, have been married for more than 20 years and are the proud parents of two beautiful, smart teenage girls who offer constant challenges and perplexity to their life, as well as an immeasurable amount of joy.

Anar Chudgar is a Co-President at Artemis Real Estate Partners and sits on the Firm’s Investment Committee. She is head of the Income and Growth Fund and is responsible for developing and implementing the acquisition and asset management strategies. Ms. Chudgar joined Artemis in 2019.

Prior to joining Artemis, Ms. Chudgar spent 9 years as a Partner at GCM Grosvenor, where she helped co-lead the creation and growth of the $3.0 billion real estate platform, expanding the business in 2012 as well as growing the team. She has closed on $1.7 billion in joint venture real estate transactions in North America and Europe spanning both equity and debt, leading all aspects of investment management including transaction sourcing and execution, asset management, portfolio management and capital raising. Prior to that, Ms. Chudgar was a Principal in Alternative Investments at Credit Suisse Group AG, and held positions at Onex Real Estate Partners, iStar Financial, Inc., and began her career at JP Morgan Chase in investment banking.

Ms. Chudgar graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and continues to be involved with the school. She is on the Board of Advisors of the Annenberg Center, a resource for the performing arts at the University.

Additionally, Ms. Chudgar serves as a board member for the Pension Real Estate Association and SparkYouth. She is also an active council member of the McCombs Real Estate Center at the University of Texas at Austin, New York Women Executives in Real Estate (WX) and the Urban Land institute’s UDMUC Green Council.

Will Nelson joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2015 to help lead the loan production and asset strategy for our Real Estate Lending strategy. Since joining Columbia Pacific, Will has sourced and closed over $1.0 billion in transactions and has helped define the funds strategy and image within the market. Previously, he managed the real estate portfolio for Legacy Companies. Will participated in the acquisition, disposition, leasing, project management, entitlement work, and property management of approximately 1.5 million square feet of real estate assets in the United States and Canada. Will graduated from Loyola Marymount University’s business program with an emphasis in Marketing and Management. He earned his MBA from the University of Washington.

Brian Flax currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Sales at Meridian Capital Group, where his main focus is overseeing broker performance and driving sales growth. His day-to-day responsibilities include managing the current mortgage brokers in Meridian’s New York office, as well as recruiting, onboarding, training, and managing new brokers within the firm. Brian created and continues to supervise the Meridian University sales training program, which has been highlighted by Bisnow and The Commercial Observer.

On a daily basis, Brian works closely with the Meridian research and marketing departments to organize, oversee, and constantly improve a proactive approach to servicing existing clients and acquiring new clients. Additionally, he focuses on fostering cohesiveness among Meridian’s three divisions—debt capital markets, investment sales, and retail leasing—to improve client service and drive new business. In addition to his role as a sales manager, Brian helps develop and manage many of the firm’s lender relationships.

Prior to joining Meridian in 2012, he spent nine years at Newtek Business Services Inc., a publicly traded consulting firm, where he held titles including Head of Sales, Chief Marketing Officer, and Senior Vice President of Operations.

Gary Bechtel leads the investment management leadership teams with direct oversight of all portfolios. Gary Bechtel served as President of Money360 and was responsible for developing and executing Money360’s expansion strategy. Gary also served on Money360’s Credit Committee and Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Company, he was Chief Lending/Originations Officer of CU Business Partners, LLC, the nation’s largest credit union service organization (CUSO). Previously, Gary held management or production positions with Grubb & Ellis Company, Meridian Capital, Johnson Capital, FINOVA Realty Capital, Pacific Southwest Realty Services and Hometown Commercial Capital. Gary began his career with the Alison Company and over the past thirty-four years has been involved in all aspects of the commercial real estate finance industry, as a lender and as an intermediary, including the origination, underwriting, structuring, placement and closing of over $10B in commercial debt transactions, utilizing various debt structures which have included permanent, bridge, equity, mezzanine and construction on transactions of $1M to $250M. These transactions were placed with a variety of capital sources that included life companies, commercial banks, credit unions and equity and mezzanine funds, on property types that included office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hospitality, self-storage and manufactured housing. He is or has been a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, California Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, and International Council of Shopping Centers. Gary has spoken at numerous industry events and written articles and has been regularly quoted in a number of regional and national publications.

Chris Terry is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group of Kleinberg Kaplan. He advises a diverse group of clients, including investors, owners, operators, developers, lenders and borrowers, in the areas of real estate and real estate finance law, including joint venture transactions, real estate development, sales and acquisitions, financing, leasing and real estate private equity across the continental United States and Hawaii. He has particular experience in medical office and healthcare development.

Chris is a member of the inaugural Rising Leaders Council (“RLC”) of Revista. In his role on the RLC, Chris, alongside other selected leaders across the healthcare real estate industry, acts as a resource to the Revista Advisory Board and Executive Team. As the sole legal advisor on the council, Chris offers a strong and diverse perspective as it relates to investments, best practices and industry trends.

Zac Gruber is President of the Office Division at Banyan Street Capital and currently

oversees a portfolio of 28 institutional quality office buildings in major markets across the Eastern

United States, including the firm’s 6 million square foot portfolio in Greater Atlanta.

He is responsible for overseeing portfolio performance, leasing oversight, development and

entitlement coordination and investor/lender relations for the firm.

Over his career, Mr. Gruber has participated in the acquisition, development, leasing and

management of over 32 million square feet of office, industrial and retail properties. He has

successfully acquired over 3 million square feet valued at over $350 million and has successfully

negotiated over 700 lease transactions totaling in excess of 8 million square feet.

Prior to joining BSC, Mr. Gruber served as Senior Vice President at LYND where he was instrumental in

growing the commercial portfolio to over 13 million square feet of office, industrial and retail in 14

states. Most notably, he sourced and led the firms’ acquisition of the iconic John Hancock Center in

Chicago, IL. Prior to that, Mr. Gruber served in various leasing and investment positions at Cargo

Ventures, LLC, PS Business Parks (NYSE: PSB) and CB Richard Ellis (NYSE: CBG).

Mr. Gruber received his Bachelors degree in Economics from Tufts University and a Masters in

Business Administration from the University of Florida – Hough Graduate School of Business. He is a

Miami native where is still lives with his wife Heidi and two daughters and they enjoy all the Miami

shoreline has to offer and often as possible.

Matt Jones serves as Managing Director of HGI and focuses on developing and implementing HGI’s credit investment strategies. He oversees the credit investment team and plays a lead role in strategy, sourcing investment opportunities, investor communication, managing the due diligence process, sourcing financing relationships and closing transactions. In addition, Mr. Jones is a member of HGI’s Executive and Investment Committees. He joined HGI in 2002 from the investment banking division of Legg Mason Wood Walker. Mr. Jones graduated summa cum laude from Virginia Tech with a degree in finance. He is a former board member and Chairman of the Program Committee of the Baltimore CFA Society.

Matthew is widely known for closing major deals in New York City and helping clients build real estate portfolios across the United States and beyond. A powerful negotiator who understands the legal and business issues on both sides of a transaction, Matt is respected by his clients, opposing counsel and other parties alike for his result-driven approach. This ability to shepherd complex transactions to a successful conclusion is evidenced by his impressive client list.

As a partner in the firm’s capital finance and real estate practice, Matt cuts a wide swath across the real estate industry by advising owners, developers, investors and lenders, among them REITS, private equity funds and family offices, on a variety of transactions. These include construction and real estate finance, acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, real estate developments, preferred equity investments, mezzanine loan originations, and secondary market purchases, leasing, and loan workouts and restructurings. Well-connected in the real estate world, Matt looks to generate business for his clients by introducing them to potential partners and new deals.

He is active in pro bono work and leads the coordination of the annual NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program in New York, which brings high school seniors from The Urban Assembly School for Law & Justice into the firm to teach them about the law and legal careers, encourage them to enter the field and support them in their pursuits.

Mr. Poverni’s expertise encompasses structuring and managing of the development life cycle, from project feasibility studies, to site control, financing, syndication, construction management, asset stabilization and disposition. Mr. Poverni founded the firm in 2011 and continues to be the driving force behinds its growth, and is thankful for the talented people that work at PSG to help make its’ projects and business lines a success day-in and day-out. Mr. Poverni holds a J.D. from the George Washington University, and an M.B.A from the University of Maryland.

Jack Conboy is a Partner with the law firm of Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf. He represents various financial institutions and real estate operators in connection with acquisitions, sales, financing and refinancing of commercial properties. He also counsels landlords and tenants in the leasing of commercial space. In addition, Mr. Conboy has experience in representing clients in the purchase and sale of residential real estate, including condominiums, cooperative apartments, and single and multi-family homes. Jack has been nominated to The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch in the category of Banking & Finance Law, and has also been named to Super Lawyers - New York Metro Rising Star. He earned a JD from St. John’s University School of Law and a BA from Bucknell University.

Jon McAvoy joined PRP REI in 2024 as the Chief Investment Officer in support of the firm’s ongoing

growth initiative. Founded over twenty years ago, PRP REI maintains over $3b in assets under

management and focuses on strategies that produce strong current, durable and distributable cash flows

through value creation business plans leveraging internal subject matter expertise. Mr. McAvoy

oversees three vertical business lines both in strategy and execution – NNN Industrial and

Manufacturing, Multifamily Residential, and Special Situations – in addition to focusing on capital

markets activities.

Prior to his current role, Mr. McAvoy previously enjoyed a thirteen year career at the Washington, D.C.

based development firm Hoffman & Associates, Inc. Prior to leaving the firm in 2024, Mr. McAvoy

served as the Chief Investment Officer leading the company’s financial division including accounting,

acquisitions, asset management, as well as corporate and project capitalization for the company’s

portfolio, including The Wharf, Seaboard Station in Raleigh and West Falls in Virginia. During his career,

he worked to procure and capitalize over $6B in projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic and North Carolina

regions.

In preparation for his current roles, Mr. McAvoy previously worked for multiple Fortune 500

corporations, including Harman International, Bearing Point, and Freddie Mac. His experience includes

banking operations, multi-national corporate investment portfolio management, mortgage-backed

securities trading, product development and credit analysis.

Jon graduated from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business with a Master of Business

Administration and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Rafi is a commercial real estate finance veteran with over 15 years of experience in CRE structured finance, loan origination and equity investments. Prior to founding PLG, Rafi spent his career on Wall Street where he was a Managing Director at Ladder Capital, a publicly traded REIT. At Ladder, Rafi focused on CMBS origination, balance sheet and mezzanine loans as well as equity investments. Prior to Ladder, Rafi worked at Gramercy Capital conducting asset management and loan workouts. Rafi began his career at Credit Suisse in its large loan commercial real estate group. Throughout his career, Rafi has originated and closed over $2.5 billion of commercial real estate loans throughout the country. Rafi has a BS from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York.

As a Managing Director, Mr. Seidler concentrates on loan origination, underwriting, asset management and construction monitoring. Mr. Seidler has executed over 300 transactions totaling more than $2 billion in volume. Mr. Seidler has been recognized as a Top 25 Under 35 by the Commercial Observer in the commercial mortgage industry.

Mr. Seidler currently serves as a Trustee on the board of The Valley Hospital Foundation. Additionally Mr. Seidler serves on committees for The Covenant House New York and Care Plus NJ. Mr. Seidler previously served as Vice Chairman of the Young Mortgage Bankers Association.

Prior to joining Emerald Creek, Mr. Seidler held positions with Madison Realty Capital and Hajoca Corporation. Mr. Seidler received degrees from James Madison University’s College of Business and New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.

Ilya Leyvi chairs Adler & Stachenfeld’s Real Estate Finance Practice, where he facilitates some of the largest and most complex commercial real estate debt deals in the U.S. and internationally.

Recognized as an astute and approachable counsel, Mr. Leyvi represents lenders and borrowers with bridge loans, construction loans, mezzanine loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities loans, and preferred equity investments involving industrial, hotel, multi-family, self-storage, and specialty properties.

As a practice leader, he is responsible for structuring and executing complicated commercial real estate debt platforms and arrangements for lenders, as well as borrowers, and identifying growth opportunities for his clients. Mr. Leyvi excels in this regard in part through his collaborative approach by working closely with his clients and their deal counterparts. He ensures that all parties walk away knowing their positions are heard and carefully considered – ultimately enabling him to make highly intricate structured transactions move forward seamlessly.

Yorick Starr is a Managing Director and Investment Officer at Invesco Real Estate. Yorick is

responsible for originating senior and mezzanine loans for the commercial real estate credit

lines of business a primary focus on the Northeast and Eastern US.

Yorick began his investment career in 2002 and joined Invesco Real Estate in 2017. Prior to

joining Invesco, he was a senior vice president of the commercial real estate group at Wells

Fargo based in New York, where he was responsible for managing a team of relationship

managers focused on institutional clients, overseeing originations, portfolio management and

day-to-day operations of the office. Yorick spent over 15 years at Wells Fargo in a variety

positions, including acquiring and financing sub-performing and performing commercial real

estate loan portfolios, managing commercial real estate loan workouts and working within a

specialty finance group.

Yorick earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of San Diego with

minors in accounting and computer science.

Omar Eltorai is the Director of Research at Altus Group, a provider of commercial real estate asset and fund intelligence. With more than a decade of experience in the industry in investment management and financing roles, Omar's focus at Altus is on macro, capital and market trends affecting the US CRE market.

Scott A. Singer is Principal and Co-Lead of Avison Young’s Tri-State Debt & Equity Finance

Team.

Prior to joining Avison Young, Scott was President of The Singer & Bassuk Organization. He

has arranged more than $10 billion of construction and permanent debt and equity

financing on behalf of highly regarded New York City-based real estate family offices,

developers, and institutional owners. Some of Scott’s major projects in New York City

include The Crown Building at 730 Fifth Avenue, multiple assets in the Brooklyn Navy Yard,

One Seaport Plaza (three times), MetLife Plaza in Long Island City, The Mark Hotel, 110 East

59th Street, 1700 Broadway (twice), 75 Wall Street (twice), and 636 11th Avenue (twice).

Scott’s financing experience includes tens of thousands of multi-family and condo units,

and tens of millions of square feet of commercial and retail space. Scott is also an active

real estate investor and has led multiple investment entities which have invested LP and

Co-GP equity in transactions operated by his active clients.

Scott has won the Real Estate Board of New York’s Most Ingenious Finance Deal of the Year

twice, once in 2016 for sub-leasehold financing at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and once in

2013 for construction financing of Muss Development’s 50 Oceana Drive West in Brighton

Beach. He is also a recipient of the Israel Bonds Israel Peace Award.

A recognized thought leader in the industry, Scott has appeared on CNBC’s “Power Lunch”

and published articles and columns in Commercial Observer, Real Estate New York, Real

Estate New Jersey, Real Estate Weekly, and others. He is a guest speaker for several

organizations including Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration.

Douglas Hayden boasts an impressive track record spanning over 20 years in both the Commercial and Residential real estate sectors. Alongside his team, Doug has successfully executed more than 1,600 transactions, building a reputation for diligence, innovation, and client satisfaction.

Before delving into real estate, Doug sharpened his skills in the realm of business development. He held prominent roles at multiple tech startups, all of which were later acquired by industry giants such as Apple, IBM, and British Telecom. Doug's knack for identifying potential and strategically positioning businesses for success was further cemented during his tenure at SMED, an office solutions provider. Here, Doug steered the company towards integration with tech platforms like Cisco Systems, focusing on enhancing office environments with technology-infused solutions for raised flooring, walls, and ceiling systems. SMED was acquired by Hawworth in 2000.

In addition to his industry accomplishments, Doug is a distinguished realtor and has been recognized with numerous community support awards throughout his career. Notably, he was part of the pioneering team that established EXP Realty in Canada, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to innovation in the real estate industry. In honor of his service and impact on communities, he is the recipient of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Citizenship Medal and the Alberta Centennial Medal.

With his forward-thinking vision and relentless drive, Doug Hayden continues to reshape the landscape of the real estate industry in North America and beyond.