2010 Real Estate Symposium Overview and Slideshow
The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate and the Real Estate Circle hosted the third annual Real Estate Symposium on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at Faculty House, Columbia University. The event was a great success, with more than 150 alumni representing classes from 1961-2010 in attendance. The day proved to be a great opportunity for the exchange of information, the discussion of deals (past, present, and future), and the building of both professional and personal connections.
Reports
- Opening Remarks: Update on the School and the MBA Real Estate Program
- Keynote Address: Glenn Rufrano on the State of the Real Estate Market
- Real Estate Public and Private Equity Panel
- Macro Trends Panel
- Commercial Real Estate Debt Panel
- Main Panel: Global Investment Opportunities
Slideshow
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Schedule of Events
| 12:00 p.m. | Check-in/Registration and Buffet Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | Opening Remarks Chris Mayer, Senior Vice Dean and Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate |
| 1:15 p.m. | Keynote Speaker Glenn Rufrano, President and CEO, Cushman & Wakefield Inc. |
| 1:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Breakout Panels |
| 3:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Main Panel |
Breakout Panels
Macro Trends
Moderator: Chris Mayer, Senior Vice Dean and Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate
Panelists: Michael Acton, Managing Director, AEW Capital Management; Michael Gilberto, Formerly Managing Director, JP Morgan; and Dan Heflin, Chief Investment and Chief Executive Officer, Torchlight Investors
Real Estate Public and Private Equity
Moderator: Jeff Barclay ’83, Managing Director, ING Clarion Partners
Panelists: Kenneth Bernstein, President and CEO, Acadia Realty Trust; Ted Bigman, Global Head of Real Estate, Morgan Stanley; David Nethercut '82, President, Equity Residential; and Scott Rechler, CEO and Chairman, RXR Realty
Commercial Real Estate Debt
Moderator: David Sherman ’82, President, Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management
Panelists: Jon Brayshaw, Principal, Prime Finance; Mark Finerman, Managing Principal, Loan Core Capital Partners; and Spencer Haber, CEO, H/2 Capital Partners
Main Panel
Global Investment Opportunities
Introduction by David Sherman ’82, President, Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management
Moderator: Lynne B. Sagalyn, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate & Director, Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate
Panelists: Keith Barket, Senior Managing Director, Angelo, Gordon & Co.; Jay Mantz, Vice Chairman of Investment Management, Morgan Stanley; and Steve Wechsler ’72, Senior Managing Director, Tishman Speyer
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