AGENDA (Additional Speakers TBA)

   
 

2008 Kellogg School of Management Real Estate Conference Agenda

7:30
 
Registration and Alumni Breakfast
 
8:35
 
Conference Introduction by Kellogg Real Estate Conference Co-Chairs
 
8:45
 

Special Presentation

Speaker:
Robert Buday, Senior Partner, Kirland & Ellis LLP

 
9:45
  Session A: Capital Markets in Transition:
Sourcing Liquidity and Seizing Opportunity

The current market environment necessitates taking creative approaches to maintaining investment activity. This panel provides a forum for ideas on how to take advantage of the changing debt markets and navigate the new investment environment.

Speakers:
Joshua K. Daitch '01, Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Financial
Anthony Kenkel, CFA FRM, Portfolio Manager Property Securities, Principal Real Estate Investors
Mary Ludgin, Managing Director, Heitman
Todd Rich, Managing Director, Tishman Speyer
 
11:15
 
Break
 
11:30
  Session B - Outsourcing Higher Returns:
Focus on Global Real Estate Markets

Expanding your firm's investment horizons might include seeking transactions abroad. While operating in these emerging global markets presents certain challenges, this panel will discuss trends and uncover rewarding opportunities in international real estate.

Speakers:
Rehan Atiq '98, Co-CEO - Middle East, Capri Capital
Manish Kashyap, Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis India
Roberto Ordorica, CEO - Latin America, Prudential Real Estate Investors
Thomas J. McDonald, Chief Strategic Officer, Equity International
 
1:00
 
Lunch
 
2:00
  Session C: Building Sustainable Communities:
Developers on the Front Line for Change

Sustainable development is progressively becoming the trend in many of the country's urban centers. Interface with leaders from some of the nation's leading firms that are forging the path toward brownfield redevelopment and green construction.

Speakers:
Bret Batchelder '97, Managing Director, Cherokee
Rafael Carreira '94, Senior Vice President, John Buck Company
 
3:15
 
Break
 
3:30
 

Keynote Address

Speaker:
Scott Kelley '87, CEO of Aetos Asia & Aetos Japan, Managing Director, Aetos Capital Management

 
4:30
 
Networking Reception