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Spring Members' Meeting · Wednesday, May 1 – Thursday, May 2, 2019

Agenda

The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 West Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
United States

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The Rittenhouse Hotel
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
5:30-6:30 pmRegistration, Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres
(Reception area outside Grand Ballroom)
6:30 pmDinner
(Grand Ballroom)
7:15-7:30 pmAwards: Recognition of student and faculty award winners
7:30-8:30 pmA Conversation with Elizabeth Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Stanford University’s Hoover Institution
(Grand Ballroom)

Topic: Xi Jinping’s Third Revolution and the Future of U.S.-China Relations.

Facilitator
Geoffrey Garrett, Dean, Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise, Professor of Management at the Wharton School, and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania

The Rittenhouse Hotel
Thursday, May 2, 2019
8:00-9:00 amRegistration, Networking Breakfast
(Grand Ballroom)
9:00-9:10 amWelcoming Remarks
(Grand Ballroom)

Joe Gyourko, Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Director, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

Matthew J. Lustig, Head of Investment Banking, North America; Head of Real Estate & Lodging, Lazard; Chair, Advisory Board, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

9:10-10:00 am“Wharton Faculty on the Markets: Equities, Oil and Real Estate”
(Grand Ballroom)

Moderator
Maisy Wong, James T. Riady Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Real Estate, Assistant Director, Grayken Program in International Real Estate at the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center

Panelists
Erik Gilje, Assistant Professor of Finance, the Wharton School

Joe Gyourko, Martin Buckbaum Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Business Economics and Public Policy

Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, the Wharton School

10:00-10:20 amNetworking Break
10:20-11:20 amPanel Session: “Real Estate Tech -- What’s Really Happening and What Is Coming?”
(Grand Ballroom)

Moderator 
Ron Kravit, Former Co-Head of North American Real Estate, Managing Member, Cerberus Real Estate Capital Management, LLC; Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management; Vice Chair, Advisory Board, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

Panelists 
Zach Aarons, Co-Founder & Partner, MetaProp NYC

Chris Kelly, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman, Convene

Marcela Sapone, Co-Founder & CEO, Hello Alfred

11:20-11:40 amNetworking Break
11:40-12:30 pm “Investment Trends and Insights”
(Grand Ballroom)
Bill McNabb, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vanguard
12:30-1:30 pmComplimentary Networking Lunch
(Grand Ballroom)
1:30-2:20 pmA Conversation with Jeff Blau, Chief Executive Officer of Related Companies
(Grand Ballroom)

Facilitator
Joe Gyourko

2:20-2:40 pmNetworking Break
2:40-3:30 pmPanel Session: “Debt Capital Markets: What Do Lenders Want at This Point in the Cycle?”
(Grand Ballroom)

Moderator
Matthew J. Lustig

Panelists 
Spencer B. Haber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, H/2 Capital Partners LLC

Kara McShane, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities

Jay Sugarman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, iStar Inc.

3:30-3:45 pmClosing Comments
(Grand Ballroom)


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