The Kellogg School of Manament 2008 Real Estate Conference, will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the James L. Allen Center , on Kellogg's campus.  This year's conference will focus on a variety of relevant, action-oriented topics that will cover a variety of issues such as: the challenges and opportunities of operating in a volatile market, distressed strategies, executing deals in a changing global landscape and the multi-prong approach to true sustainable development. The 2008 Conference promises to be another incredible opportunity for knowledge-sharing, information gathering and a wide breadth of industry networking.  We look forward to having you join us for this powerful day.

AGENDA (Speakers and Panelist TBA)

2008 Proposed Kellogg School of Management Real Estate Conference Agenda

7:45 Registration and Alumni Breakfast

8:20 Conference Introduction by Kellogg Real Estate Conference Co-Chairs

8:30 State of the Market Address

9:30 Session A – Capital Markets in Transition: Sourcing Liquidity and Seizing Opportunity

·     Finding the Dry Powder: The role of pension funds and REITs

·     Opportunity at the Bottom: Distressed assets

·     The Future of Real Estate Securitization

·     Navigating a Changing debt market

10:30 Break

10:50 Session B – Outsourcing Higher Returns: Focus on Global Real Estate Markets

·     Emerging Markets: Identifying Opportunities, Overcoming Challenges

·     Focus on India, Middle East, China, Mexico & Brazil

·     Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in Domestic Real Estate

·     America’s Effect on Global Markets

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Session C – Building Sustainable Communities: Developers on the Front Line for Change

·     Sustainable Design and Construction

·     Brownfield Redevelopment/Urban Infill

·     Transit-oriented Development

·     Transforming Single Use Business Districts into 24-hour Urban Centers

2:00 Break

2:10 Keynote Address

3:30 Networking Event

 

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REGISTRATION

Partiicpants will be able to register here on this site in the coming weeks. Please check back after August 15th. For any further questions please contact Dan McDonough at dmcdonough2009@kellogg.northwestern.edu or Derek Fleming at dfleming2009@kellogg.northwestern.edu.

Co-Chairs

Dan McDonough Overall Chair	Michiko Murao Sponsorship Chairperson	Matthew Wallerstein Speakers Chairperson	Derek Fleming Marketing Chairperson
Paul Lishnevsky Finance Chairperson	ViKram Kohli Logistics Chairperson	Michael Travalini Internal Relations Chair

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