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Spring Members' Meeting 2024 · Thursday, April 18 – Friday, April 19, 2024

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The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 West Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Thursday, April 18, 2024
6:00-7:00 pmRegistration, Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres
(Grand Salon, Reception area outside Grand Ballroom )
7:00 pmDinner
(Grand Ballroom)
7:30-7:45 pmAwards: Recognition of Student and Faculty Award Winners
(Grand Ballroom)
7:45-8:30 pmFederal Debt and Financial Markets

Featured Speaker: Kent Smetters, Boettner Chair Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at Wharton; Faculty Director, Penn Wharton Budget Model

The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 West Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Friday, April 19, 2024
8:00-9:00 amRegistration, Networking Breakfast
(Grand Salon & Grand Ballroom)
9:00-9:10 amWelcoming Remarks
(Grand Ballroom)

Joe Gyourko, Martin Bucksbaum Professor, Real Estate, Finance, Business Economics & Public Policy; Nancy A. Nasher and David Haemisegger Director of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

Ronald J. Kravit, Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management; Chair, Advisory Board, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

9:10-10:00 amExploring the Transformative Impact of AI on Real Estate

Moderator: Ron Kravit, Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management; Chair, Advisory Board, Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

Panelists: Elie Finegold, Managing Director, Venture & Technology, Crow Holdings

John Fitzpatrick, Senior Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Alternative Asset Management Technology, Blackstone

Minna Song, CEO, EliseAI

10:00-10:20 amNetworking Break
10:20-11:10 amA Look Into the Political Future This Election Year

Keynote Speaker: David Wasserman, Senior Editor & Election Analyst, Cook Political Report

11:10-11:30 amNetworking Break
11:30-12:20 pmWhere Will the Best Risk-Adjusted Returns Be in Real Estate Going Forward

Moderator: Andrew Jonas, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co., LLC

Panelists: Adam Gallistel, Americas Regional Head, Real Estate, GIC 

Jay Mantz, President, Rialto Capital Management      

Jacob Werner, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Americas Acquisitions, Blackstone Real Estate

12:20-1:20 pmNetworking Lunch
1:20-2:10 pmOpportunities in Distress: When, Where and How Much?

Moderator: Joe Gyourko, Martin Bucksbaum Professor, Real Estate, Finance, Business Economics & Public Policy; Nancy A. Nasher and David Haemisegger Director of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School

Panelists: Cia Buckley Marakovits, President and Chief Investment Officer, Dune Real Estate Partners

Michael Maturo, President, RXR Realty

Dino Paparelli, Global Head of Commercial Real Estate, Deutsche Bank

2:10-2:20 pmNetworking Break
2:20-3:10 pmData Centers: Why the Favored Sector and For How Long?

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

Panelists: Anubhav Raj, Chief Financial Officer, Aligned Data Centers

Achal Sakaria, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Greg Wright, CIO, Digital Realty

3:10 pmClosing Comments

Andrew Jonas, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co., LLC



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