2010 Collegiate Real Estate Conference
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On April 9th, The Real Estate Center hosted the Collegiate Real Estate Conference. This annual event provides
students with the opportunity to engage with real estate professionals who
represent multiple disciplines in the industry. The aim is to expose students to the many career options that are available to them as students
in real estate so that they can make informed career choices. The structure of the conference allows students to engage with established professionals at a round table luncheon, at three breakout sessions of choice and at the closing networking reception. This year's breakout sessions were:Brokerage
Development
Corporate Real Estate
Lending
Property Management / Asset Management
Real Estate Law
REIT / Institutional Investment
Valuation / ConsultingView the full program.
This unique event is not exclusive to DePaul students; this year's conference included real estate majors from the following colleges: University of
Cincinnati; Indiana
University; University
of Iowa; University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John Marshall
Law School;
Marquette University and
Purdue University.
A special thanks to the event sponsors:
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Annual Spring Conference: June 15, 2010
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Program Summary: While many
pundits are calling for a bottoming of the commercial real estate market in
2010-11, the market remains fraught with risk. However, with risk comes opportunity.
This conference will discuss key risks and
opportunities in both the debt and equity markets.
 Kiernan "KC" Conway, MAI, CRE
CRE Risk Specialty Officer to the NY FRB, and
CRE Subject Matter Expert to the Atlanta FRB
Topic: Balance Sheet Lending & Raising Capital: Sliding real estate values and refinancing enormous debt over the next few years
 Dale Anne Reiss
Senior Consultant, Global Real Estate Center Ernst & Young
Topic: Major trends in the real estate industry
Panel: A Conversation about Debt & Equity Investments Moderator: Charles H. Wurtzebach Panelists: Dana
Arrighi, Jefferies & Company Ron Borod, Partner, DLA Piper Jon
Braeutigam, CIO, State of
MI Dept. of Treasury Bureau of Investments Debra A. Cafaro, Chairman, President & CEO, Ventas Walter N. Smith, Regional Director - Midwest, Northwestern Investment Management Company, LLCDarren J. Tangen, CFO, ColonyFinancial, Inc.Location: Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago Early Bird Registration: $150
before May 31st; $175 after May 31st Optional lunch with the speakers at the Union League
Club: $55 Register today. |
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