Bisnow's National Real Estate Finance Summit
New York Bar Association
Event Has Ended
Speakers to be Announced
Speakers
David Gilbert
CEO & CIO
Clarion Partners
Jeffrey DiModica
President
Starwood Property Trust
Greta Guggenheim
CEO
TPG Real Estate Finance Trust
Jeff Fastov
Senior Managing Director
Square Mile Capital
Warren de Haan
Founder, Managing Partner, Head of Asset Originations
ACORE Capital
Michael Nash
SMD & Global Chairman
Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies
Ralph Herzka
Chairman & CEO
Meridian Capital Group
David Schonbraun
Co-CIO
SL Green
David Blum
Managing Director & Portfolio Manager
GTIS Debt Capital Management A GoldenTree/GTIS Joint Venture
Mark Weiss
CIO
RFR
Michael Maturo
President
RXR
Jordan Slone
Chairman & CEO
Harbor Group International
Sonny Kalsi
Co-CEO and Founder
BentallGreenOak
Brahm Cramer
Co-Head and Co-Chief Investment Officer
AllianceBernstein
Alfred Trivilino
Managing Director
Related Fund Management
Chris Lee
Partner, Head of Real Estate Americas
KKR
Anthony Orso
President, Capital Markets Strategies
NKF Capital Markets
Melissa Farrell
MD, Head of US Debt Originations
PGIM
Jonathan Chassin
Managing Director
Moinian Capital Partners
Dan Hartman
Managing Director
Terra Capital Partners
Matthew Pestronk
Co-Founder
Post Brothers
Robyn Sorid
Co-Founder
G4 Capital Partners
Ned Stiker
Senior Managing Director
Cortland Partners
Zach Murphy
Co-Founder
Pender Capital
Bruce Cohen
Senior Managing Partner
Cortland
Ronnie Levine
Senior Managing Director
Meridian Capital Group
Jessica Bailey
President & CEO
Nuveen Green Capital
James Nelson
Principal & Head of Tri-State Investment Sales
Avison Young
Fred Harmeyer
Managing Principal
Rubenstein Partners
Matt Burrows
Vice President
Kushner Companies
David Hochfelder
EVP, Head of Acquisitions
Naftali Group
Simon Ziff
President
Ackman-Ziff
James Cosolito
Senior Vice President
AmTrust Title
Rab Nalavala
Member, Real Estate Group
Cole Schotz, P.C.
Robert Gilman
Partner
Anchin Block & Anchin
Wayne Cook, Jr.
Partner
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf
Meyer Mintz
Tax Partner
Berdon
Bruce Meyerson
Director
Goulston & Storrs
Agenda
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Registration, Breakfast & Networking
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Bisnow Welcome Remarks
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Hunting for Yield: Where Is Hot and Where Is Next?
• David Gilbert, CEO & CIO, Clarion Partners
• Chris Lee, Head of RE Americas, KKR
• Jeff Fastov, Senior Managing Director, Square Mile Capital
• David Blum, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager GTIS Debt Capital Management A GoldenTree/GTIS Joint Venture
Moderator: Bruce Meyerson, Director, Goulston & Storrs -
What's Up in the Big Apple?
• David Schonbraun, Co-CIO, SL Green
• Michael Maturo, President & CFO, RXR Realty
• Mark Weiss, CIO, RFR
• James Nelson, Principal, Head of Tri-State Investment Sales, Avison Young
Moderator: Robert Gilman, Partner, Anchin Block & Anchin -
Moving the Needle: How Small to Mid-Market Deals Get Done
• Melissa Farrell, Managing Director, Real Estate Finance, PGIM
• Dan Hartman, Managing Director, Terra Capital
• Alfred Trivilino, Managing Director, Related Fund Management
• Robyn Sorid, Co-Founder, G4 Capital Partners
• Neil Beldock, Senior Executive, Pender Capital
Moderator: Rab Nalavala, Member, Real Estate Group, Cole Schotz -
Lunch & Networking
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The New Guard of Lenders - Historical Equity Investors Getting Into the Debt Game
• Jonathan Chassin, Managing Director, Moinian Capital Partners
• Fred Harmeyer, Portfolio Manager - Debt Investments, Rubenstein Partners
• David Hochfelder, EVP, Naftali Group
• Matt Burrows, Vice President, Kushner Companies
• Ronnie Levine, Senior Managing Director, Meridian Capital Group
Moderator: James Cosolito, Senior Vice President, AmTrust Title -
Anatomy of a Deal: The Evolving Capital Stack
• Ralph Herzka, Chairman & CEO, Meridian Capital Group
• Jordan Slone, Chairman & CEO, Harbor Group International
• Sonny Kalsi, Founder & Principal, GreenOak Real Estate
• Brahm Cramer, Co-Head & Co-Chief Investment Officer, AllianceBernstein
• Jessica Bailey, Co-Founder & CEO, Greenworks Lending
Moderator: Meyer Mintz, Tax Partner, Berdon -
Networking Break
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Raising Equity 101: How to Land Capital (and Where to Find It)
• Bruce Cohen, CEO, Wrightwood Financial
• Matthew Pestronk, President, Post Brothers Apartments
• Ned Stiker, Senior Managing Director, Cortland Partners
Moderator: Simon Ziff, President, Ackman-Ziff -
Solving for X: How to Get Financing in Today's Climate
• Greta Guggenheim, CEO, TPG Real Estate Finance Trust
• Jeffrey DiModica, President & Managing Director, Starwood Property Trust
• Michael Nash, Senior Managing Director, Global Chairman, Blackstone
• Warren de Haan, Founder, Managing Partner, Head of Asset Originations, ACORE Capital
• Anthony Orso, President, Capital Markets, NKF
Moderator: Wayne Cook, Partner, Windels Marx Lane and Mittendorf -
Cocktails, Networking & Deal Making Continues
Bisnow's National Real Estate Finance Summit
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Venue & Travel
New York Bar Association
42 W 44th St.
New York, NY 10036
Floor: 2nd floor