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2017 Real Estate Symposium

The 10th annual Real Estate Symposium, an exclusive alumni-only educational forum, took place on Monday, December 4, 2017 at the Princeton Club of New York.

Jonathan Tisch, Co-chairman, Loews Corporations, Chairman and CEO, Loews Hotels delivered the opening keynote address, and Alicia Glen, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, Office of the Mayor of New York City closed out the program with an intimate fireside chat with Lynne Sagalyn, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor Emerita, Columbia Business School. The half-day event also featured an all new presentation on the London/UK market by Lance West, Senior Managing Director and Chairman, Centerbridge Partners.

In honor of the 10th anniversary, the annual event concluded with a celebratory reception.

See photos from the sold out event here. 

2017 Reports 

• Keynote Address
• Presentation on Global Real Estate in Europe, London
• Global Institutional Real Estate
• The Innovative Practices and Tools affecting a Revolution in Design and Construction Methods
• The Changing Landscape of Retail
• Closing Fireside Chat

2017 Schedule of Events

Time	Event
11:45 am	Check-in / Registration Opens
12:00-1:00	Buffet lunch
1:00-2:00	Keynote Address: Jonathan Tisch, Co-Chairman, Loews Corporations, Chairman and CEO, Loews Hotels
2:00-2:20	Presentation on Global Real Estate in Europe, London: Lance West, Senior Managing Director, Chairman, Centerbridge Partners
2:20-2:45	Coffee/Networking Break
2:45-3:45	Breakout Panels Global Institutional Real Estate The Innovative Practices and Tools affecting a Revolution in Design and Construction Methods The Changing Landscape of Retail
3:45-4:00	Coffee Break
4:00-5:00	Closing Fireside Chat: Alicia Glen, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, Office of the Mayor of New York City, and Lynne Sagalyn, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor Emerita, Columbia Business School
5:00-6:30	Reception, Celebrating 10 years!

Featured Panelists and Moderators

• David Sherman ’82, Metropolitan Real Estate, Columbia Business School
• Peter Ballon, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
• Adam Gallistel ’04, GIC Real Estate
• Susan Swanezy, Hodes Weill & Associates
• Kevin Faxon, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
• Tommy Craig ’82, Hines
• Thomas Scarangello, Thornton Tomasetti
• Jason Alderman, Lendlease
• Sabrina Kanner, Brookfield Properties
• Scott Trafford, TH Real Estate
• Tim Stenta, General Growth Properties
• Gentry Ashmore Hoit ’90, GreenOak
• Kathryn Bucklew, EDENS

2017 Steering Committee

Jeffrey Barclay ’83 (co-chair), Goldman Sachs; Tommy Craig ’82, Hines; Gideon Gil ’00, Cushman & Wakefield; Gentry Ashmore Hoit ’90, GreenOak (co-chair); Christopher Mayer, Columbia Business School; Herbert Myers ’96, Investcorp; David Sherman ’82; Metropolitan Real Estate; Kristin Svenningsen, Columbia Business School; Jared Toothman ’12, Vornado Realty Trust

2016 Real Estate Symposium

The 9th Annual Real Estate Symposium, an exclusive alumni-only educational forum, took place on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Columbia University Club of New York.

Roy March, Chief Executive Officer of Eastdil Secured delivered the opening keynote, and Scott Malkin, Founder and Chairman of Value Retail delivered the closing address. 

See photos from the sold out event here. 

2016 Reports 

• Keynote Address
• The Future of Investing in Cities
• Shadow Banking — The Growth of Alternative Lending
• Investing Globally in Economic and Political Uncertainty
• Closing Discussion on Retail 

2016 Schedule of Events

Time	Event
Noon-1:00	Check-in / Registration Opens Buffet lunch
1:00-1:45	Keynote Address: Roy March, Chief Executive Officer of Eastdil Secured Opening Remarks: Nicholas Bienstock ’96, Savanna, and chair, 2016 Real Estate Symposium Steering Committee
1:45-2:00	Break
2:00-3:15	Breakout Panels Future of Investing in Cities with  Nicholas Bienstock ’96, Richard Coles, Christopher Mayer (moderator), Matt Bronfman, and Jeffrey Kaplan Shadow Banking — The Growth of Alternative Lending with Jeffrey Citrin, Greta Guggenheim, John Klopp (moderator), Michael Magner, and Michael Nash Investing Globally in Economic and Political Uncertainty with Steven Hason, Sonny Kalsi, William Rahm, Nancy Lashine ’81, and David Sherman ’82 (moderator)
3:15-3:30	Break
3:30-4:15	Closing Discusson on Retail: Scott Malkin, Founder and Chairman of Value Retail and Camille Douglas, LeFrak
4:15-5:00	Coffee Networking
5:00-7:00	REA Alumni Happy Hour Heartland Chop House 127 West 43th Street (between Broadway and 6th Avenue) Open to all, no registration required

Panelists and Moderators

• Nicholas Bienstock ’96, Savanna
• Matt Bronfman, Jamestown
• Jeffrey Citrin, Square Mile Capital Management
• Richard Coles, Vanbarton Group 
• Camille Douglas, LeFrak
• Steven Hason, APG Asset Management
• Greta Guggenheim, TPG Real Estate Finance Trust
• Sonny Kalsi, GreenOak Real Estate
• Jeffrey Kaplan, Meadow Partners
• John Klopp, Morgan Stanley
• Nancy Lashine ’81, Park Madison Partners
• Michael Magner, Natixis Real Estate Capital
• Christopher Mayer, Columbia Business School
• Michael Nash, Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies
• William Rahm, Centerbridge Partners
• David Sherman ’82, Metropolitan Real Estate

2016 Steering Committee

Nicholas Bienstock ’96, Savanna; Cia Buckley Marakovits ’93, Dune Real Estate Partners; Tommy Craig ’82, Hines; Gideon Gil ’00, Cushman & Wakefield;  Michael Lehrman ’90, CCRE; Scott Meyer ’14, LeFrak; David Sherman ’82, Metropolitan Real Estate; Raphael Sidelsky ’99, C-III Capital Partners.

2015 Real Estate Symposium

The 8th annual Real Estate Symposium, an exclusive alumni-only educational forum, took place on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Columbia University Club of New York.

Barry S. Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, delivered the opening keynote, and Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., Founder and Executive Chairman of Colony Capital, delivered the closing address.

Please see photos from the sold out event here.

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2015 Reports

• Opening Remarks and Keynote Address
• How Long Can This Real Estate Cycle Last?
• Trends in Development
• Emerging Real Estate Uses and Market Disruptors
• Closing Address
• Photo Slideshow

2015 Steering Committee

Cia Buckley Marakovits ’93, Dune Real Estate Partners (chair); Tommy Craig ’82, Hines; Gideon Gil ’00, Cushman & Wakefield; Kate Kerrigan, Columbia Business School; Michael Lehrman ’90, CCRE; Steve McGuire ’11, M&T Bank; Scott Meyer ’14, LeFrak; David Neithercut ’82, Equity Residential; David Sherman ’82, Metropolitan Real Estate.

2015 Schedule of Events

Time	Event
Noon-1:00	Check-in Buffet lunch
1:00-1:45	Keynote speaker: Barry S. Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO, Starwood Capital Group Opening Remarks: Lynne B. Sagalyn, Columbia Business School, and Cia Buckley Marakovits ’93, Dune Real Estate Partners and chair, 2015 Real Estate Symposium Steering Committee
1:45-2:00	Break
2:00-3:15	Breakout Panels How Long Can This Real Estate Cycle Last? Trends in Development Emerging Real Estate Uses and Market Distruptors
3:15-3:30	Break
3:30-4:45	Closing Address: Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., Founder and Executive Chairman, Colony Capital
5:00-7:30	REA Alumni Happy Hour Forty Four at Royalton located at 44 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036 Open to all, no registration required.

Panelists and Moderators

• Joshua Abram, NeueHouse
• Dean Adler, Lubert-Adler Partners
• Linda M. Assante, Jasper Ridge Partners
• MaryAnne Gilmartin, Forest City Ratner Companies
• Nancy Lashine '81, Park Madison Partners
• Paul E. Pariser ’78, Taconic Investment Partners
• Seth Pinsky, CC ’93, RXR Realty
• Robert Reffkin ’03, Compass
• William C. Rudin, Rudin Management Co.
• David Sherman ’82, Metropolitan Real Estate
• Darcy Stacom, CBRE

2014 Real Estate Symposium

 

The 7th annual Real Estate Symposium, an exclusive alumni-only event, took place on Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Columbia University Club of New York. Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Executive Chairman, Boston Properties, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report, Chairman and Publisher of the New York Daily News, delivered the keynote address.

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Hosted by the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate and the Real Estate Circle of Columbia Business School, the Real Estate Symposium is an annual educational forum that brings together accomplished Columbia Business School alumni and top industry leaders for a broad-based discussion of topical issues, high-profile transactions, trends, and challenges facing the real estate industry.

2014 Reports

• Opening Remarks and Keynote Address
• Main Panel: The Development Boom
• Where are we in the Real Estate Cycle?
• Real Estate Capital Markets
• New York: At the Very Center of Business
• Photo Slideshow

2014 Steering Committee

Tommy Craig ’82, Hines (chair); Jeffrey A. Barclay ’83, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Michael Berman ’86, GGP; Kate Kerrigan, Columbia Business School; Nancy Lashine ’81, Park Madison Partners; Raphael Sidelsky ’99, C-III Capital Partners; Gordon Whiting ’94, Angelo, Gordon & Co.; John F. O ’Connor ’09, O’Connor Capital Partners; Tom Ortinau ’09, Prudential Real Estate Investors.

2014 Schedule of Events

Time	Event
Noon-1:00	Check-in Buffet lunch
1:00-1:45	Keynote speaker: Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Executive Chairman, Boston Properties Opening Remarks: Lynne B. Sagalyn, Columbia Business School, and Tommy Craig ’82, Hines and chair, 2014 Real Estate Symposium Steering Committee
1:45-2:00	Break
2:00-3:15	Breakout Panels Where are we in the Real Estate Cycle? With A.J. Agarwal, Michael Giliberto (moderator), Adam Schwartz, and Joshua Scoville Real Estate Capital Markets With Michael V. Pappagallo, Ralph Rosenberg, Alexander Rubin (moderator), and Hilary Spann New York: At the Very Center of Business With Marty Burger, Patrick Foye, Steven Spinola (moderator), and Adam Weinstein
3:15-3:30	Break
3:30-5:00	Main Panel: The Development Boom With Erik Horvat ’04, Daniel Neidich, Glenn Rufrano, Lynne B. Sagalyn (moderator), and Philippe Visser ’04
5:00-7:30	REA Alumni Happy Hour Location to be announced. Open to all, no registration required.

Panelists and Moderators

• A.J. Agarwal, Blackstone
• Marty Burger, Silverstein Properties
• Patrick Foye, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
• Michael Giliberto, Columbia Business School
• Erik Horvat ’04, Fosun Property Holdings
• Daniel Neidich, Dune Real Estate Partners
• Michael V. Pappagallo, Brixmor Property Group
• Ralph Rosenberg, KKR
• Alexander Rubin, Moelis
• Glenn Rufrano, O’Connor Capital Partners
• Lynne B. Sagalyn, Columbia Business School
• Adam Schwartz, Angelo, Gordon & Co.
• Joshua Scoville, Hines
• Hilary Spann, J.P.Morgan Asset Management
• Steven Spinola, Real Estate Board of New York
• Philippe Visser ’04, Related Companies
• Adam Weinstein, Phipps Houses

2013 Real Estate Symposium

The sixth annual Real Estate Symposium took place on December 9, 2013, at the Columbia University Club of New York, with 200 alumni representing classes from 1959 to 2013 in attendance. Sam Zell, chairman, Equity Group Investments, delivered the keynote address.

2013 Reports

• Opening Remarks and Keynote Address
• Main Panel: CEO’s Corner
• New York Panel: Is the Sky the Limit?
• Equity Capital Markets Panel: What Are Real Estate Investors Looking For?
• Debt Panel Report: Uncharted Waters
• Photo Slideshow

2013 Steering Committee

Michael Berman ’86, GGP (chair); Jeffrey A. Barclay ’83, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Nancy Lashine ’81, Park Madison Partners; Raphael Sidelsky ’99, C-III Capital Partners; Brian R. Steinwurtzel ’04, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank; Gordon Whiting ’94, Angelo, Gordon & Co.; Tom Ortinau ’09, Prudential Real Estate Investors.

Past Symposia

• 2014, with keynote Mortimer B. Zuckerman of Boston Properties, U.S. News & World Report, and New York Daily News
• 2013, with keynote Sam Zell of Equity Group Investments
• 2012, with keynote David E. Simon ’85 of Simon Property Group
• 2011, with keynote Richard B. Saltzman of Colony Capital
• 2010, with keynote Glenn Rufrano of Cushman & Wakefield
• 2009, with keynote Barry Sternlicht of Starwood Capital Group