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Spring Members' Meeting · Wednesday, April 25 – Thursday, April 26, 2018

Agenda

Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Permanent Endowment of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center by Sam Zell in 1998.

Current Members  Non-Member Registration

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The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 West Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
5:30-6:30 pmRegistration, Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres
(Reception area outside Grand Ballroom)
6:30-9:00 pmDinner
(Grand Ballroom)
7:15-7:30 pmAwards: Recognition of student and faculty award winners
7:30-8:30 pmFeatured Speaker: Madeline Bell, President and CEO of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
(Grand Ballroom)
Cohort Events
Wednesday Evening
After the dinner program Cohort events are independently scheduled opportunities that take place offsite and are not part of the official meeting program. Cohort leaders will be in touch with their members to provide details.
Cohort B Event
(The Franklin Mortgage and Investment Company - The Franklin Bar, 112 S. 18th St. Philadelphia, PA 19103)

Cohort Leader: Robert Bellinger, President and CEO, ASB Real Estate Investments

Cohort B will gather at The Franklin Bar.

Cohort A Event
(Harp & Crown: 1525 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19102)

Cohort Co-Leaders: Mitch Clarfield, Executive Managing Director, Berkeley Point Capital, LLC and Andy Isikoff, Managing Director, The Silverfern Group

Drinks, Hors D'oeuvres and Bowling.

Cohort C Event
(The Library Bar, The Rittenhouse Hotel, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103)

Cohort Co-Leaders: Denise Olsen, Senior Managing Director, GEM Realty Capital, Inc. and Carl Tash, Chief Strategist, Starwood Retail Partners

Cohort C will gather in the Rittenhouse's Library Bar and Cassatt Room.

Cohort D Event
(The Library Bar, The Rittenhouse Hotel, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103)

Cohort Co-Leaders: David Helfand, President and CEO, Equity Commonwealth and Andy Jonas, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Cohort D will gather in the Rittenhouse's Library Bar and Cassatt Room.

Cohort E Event
(The Dandelion, 124 S. 28th Street, Philadelphia PA 19103)

Cohort Leader: Cia Buckley Marakovits, CIO, Dune Real Estate Partners

Cohort E will gather in the Dog Bar at The Dandelion.

The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 West Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Thursday, April 26, 2018
8:00-9:00 amRegistration, Networking Breakfast
(Grand Ballroom)
9:00-9:10 amWelcoming Remarks
(Grand Ballroom)

Spencer B. Haber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, H/2 Capital Partners LLC; Chair, Advisory Board, Zell/Lure Real Estate Center
Joe Gyourko, Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Director, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center

9:10-10:00 amA Conversation with Hamid R. Moghadam, Chairman & CEO, Prologis
(Grand Ballroom)

Moderator
Asuka Nakahara, Associate Director, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

10:00-10:20 amNetworking Break
10:20-11:20 amPanel: Real Estate Investing and Risk: The View from Institutional Capital
(Grand Ballroom)

Moderator
Todd Sinai, Professor Real Estate and Business Economics and Public Policy, the Wharton School

Panelists 
Kim Y. Lew, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Carnegie Corporation of New York

Yvonne D. Nelson, Head of Real Estate, Bureau of Asset Management, Office of the New York City Comptroller

11:20-11:40 amNetworking Break
11:40-12:30 pmLessons Learned from Value Investing Around the Globe: A Conversation with John Grakyen, Chairman, Lone Star Funds
(Grand Ballroom)

Moderator
Joe Gyourko

12:30-1:30 pmComplimentary Networking Lunch
(Grand Ballroom)
1:30-2:30 pmLooking Back and Looking Forward in the Property Markets: A Conversation with Sam Zell, Founder, Chairman, Equity Group Investments
(Grand Ballroom)

 Moderator
Joe Gyourko

2:30-2:50 pmNetworking Break
2:50-3:45 pmInvesting on a Global Scale: A Conversation with Jon Gray, President and Chief Operating Officer, Blackstone
(Grand Ballroom)

Moderator
Maisy Wong, Associate Professor, the Wharton Real Estate Department, Assistant Director, Grayken Program in International Real Estate, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center

3:45-4:00 pmClosing Comments
(Grand Ballroom)


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