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South Florida CRE Finance Conference & Networking

Name: South Florida CRE Finance Conference & Networking
Start: 2023-11-30T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-11-30T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Loews Coral Gables Hotel

Capital Markets, Alternative Investments, Construction Financing, Effects of the Live Local Acts

Event Ended On: Thursday November 30 2023

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Speakers and Panels

Welcoming Address

Keynote

Vince Lago

Mayor, Coral Gables

Alternative Investments

Diego Ojeda

President, Rilea Group

Ian Rosa

VP, RealtyMogul

Liam Krahe

Principal, SF QOZ Fund

Gabriel Sadoun

U.S. Business Development, DigiShares

Moderator

Blake Harris

Founding Principal, Blake Harris Law

The Future of Capital Markets

Ray Cleeman

Principal, Head of Capital Markets, Pensam Capital

Tomas Sulichin

President, CRE Division, Related ISG Realty

Catie Naranjo

CDO, MG Developer

Eugene Poverni

CEO, Poverni Sheikh Group

Moderator

Joe Hernandez

Partner, Bilzin Sumberg

Creating the Capital Stack in today’s market

Ben Jacobson

Partner, Forman Capital

Maggie Burke

Maggie Burke serves as Senior Vice President on Capital One’s Commercial Real Estate Team, specializing in advising commercial property owners and operators across the U.S. on capital markets and debt strategies. She provides clients with creative solutions to support their individual business plans through several capital source executions, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, life companies, CMBS, debt funds, and banks. Burke’s extensive commercial real estate finance experience encompasses originating, structuring, and successfully closing loans across a wide spectrum of asset types – from multifamily, office and retail, to self-storage and industrial. Throughout her career, Burke has facilitated clients in securing an impressive $6 billion in debt finance transactions. Burke joined Capital One from Berkadia in 2021 to grow its national platform and continue delivering highly tailored financing solutions, working alongside her partners Jonathan Pratt and Rossana Bouchaya. The team has originated more than $2 billion in these capital product types within just two years. Notably, they recently closed a 24- property portfolio with Fannie Mae totaling $477 million. Burke is a sought-after industry expert, contributing as a media commentator, panelist, and moderator for The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Annual Conference, its Senior Bank Executive Roundtables, Freddie Mac's Customer Conference, and news outlets like Real Estate Forum and Bisnow. In recognition of her influence in commercial real estate, Burke was by honored with Connect CRE's Women in Real Estate Award for 2023. In 2022, she was named on Globest.com's prestigious Rainmakers in Finance, Debt & Equity annual list. Burke remains deeply committed to industry development and advocacy. She has served as the immediate past Chair of the MBA's mPact Advisory Committee, currently serves as Vice Chair of the MBA's Mortgage Action Alliance, and is active in MORPAC, MBA’s political action Steering Committees. Burke is also the sole representative for Capital One on the Freddie Mac Advisory Committee, providing real-time feedback to the agency with the goal of creating a more frictionless experience for borrowers working with Freddie Mac. She also serves as a Board Member of Real Estate Network Empowering Women (RENEW) and is a valued member of CREW Tampa Bay, furthering her commitment to advancing the future commercial real estate landscape for women.

Capital One Commercial Real Estate

SVP

Maggie Burke

SVP, Capital One Commercial Real Estate

Gary Bechtel

CEO, Red Oak Capital

Anthony Candela

Vice President, Slate Asset Management

Moderator

Brian Torres

Partner, Citrin Cooperman

WHY YOU CAN'T MISS THIS EVENT

What You'll Learn:

What are the prevailing trends in national finance, and how are they influencing commercial real estate investment decisions?
SVB, Signature Bank and First Republic are all victims of recent bank failures and mergers. What is next and how are these recent shifts regarding regional banks impacting how owners and investors look at potential lending sources?
What types of alternative investments are gaining traction in the commercial real estate market?
What are the potential implications of changes in interest rates and market conditions on financing?
How can developers and investors identify potential creative financing opportunities for their ventures?
What are some innovative financing structures and strategies that have been employed in recent construction projects?
What creative financing solutions, such as like 1031 Exchanges or C-Pace, are being used to get deals to the finish line as a replacement for traditional debt sources.
What are the key indicators to monitor for assessing the health of the national finance market, and how might they impact commercial real estate investment strategies
What are the primary sources of construction financing available to developers, and how have they evolved over the years?

**Due to unforeseen circumstances, the previously marketed speaker from the Federal Reserve is no longer available to attend the event. We apologize for the change in the event lineup.

How You'll Do More Business: Gain valuable industry insights, forge meaningful connections, and explore new strategies during a series of seminars that will focus on the potential of alternative investments, the impact of regional banks on future capital sources, creative financing solutions and assessing the state of national finance. You'll leave equipped with actionable takeaways to navigate Miami's changing demographics, leverage cutting-edge tools and data analytics for property marketing and sales, and strategically address the challenges of today's market while seizing emerging opportunities. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from industry leaders, engage in thoughtful discussions, and excel in the evolving real estate landscape.

Who You'll Meet: Top investors, developers, brokers and agents, policymakers, architects, community advocates, property managers, and industry experts in the Miami commercial real estate market.

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Venue

Loews Coral Gables Hotel
2950 Coconut Grove Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Ballroom: Sevilla Ballroom B&C

Parking Information:

Discounted valet parking: $17 per car

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:30 AM	Registration, Networking, & Breakfast
9:30 AM 10:15 AM	The Future of Capital Markets Understand the evolving role of regional banks in commercial real estate financing and their influence on future capital sources for developers and investors, explore the effects of the new legislation on the bottom line of commercial real estate developments, and dive into the various approaches to construction financing and the key challenges and opportunities for developers in securing funding for their projects.
10:15 AM 10:30 AM	Welcoming Address from Vince Lago, Mayor of Coral Gables
10:30 AM 11:00 AM	Networking and Coffee Break
11:00 AM 11:45 AM	Alternative Investments Explore the growing trend of alternative investments in commercial real estate and their impact on portfolio diversification and risk management.
11:45 AM 12:30 PM	Creating the Capital Stack in today’s market A deep dive into each round of the Capital Stack and an analysis on new ways to make money in commercial real estate.
12:30 PM 1:00 PM	Post-event Networking