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Monday, February 4, 2008

Opening General Session with Lou Holtz

Speaker(s):
Jonathan L. Kempner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mortgage Bankers Association
Kieran P. Quinn, CMB, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mortgage Bankers Association
Lou Holtz, Legendary Notre Dame Football Coach, Sports Announcer, Author

The Music Stopped: Who Has a Chair?

Moderator:
Shekar Narasimhan, CMB, Managing Partner, Beekman Advisors, Inc.

Speaker(s):
Sam Davis, Senior Managing Director, Allstate Investments, LLC
Michael C. May, Senior Vice President-Multifamily Sourcing, Freddie Mac
Kieran P. Quinn, CMB, Chairman, Column Financial, Inc.
Phillip J. Weber, Senior Vice President, Multifamily, Fannie Mae
Robert M. White , Jr., President, Real Capital Analytics

Changing Business Models

Moderator:
Diana W. Reid, Executive Vice President, PNC Real Estate Finance/Midland Loan Services

Speaker(s):
Barry S. Gersten, Executive Vice President, Capmark Financial Group Inc.
William C. Green, Managing Director, Starwood Capital Operations, LLC
Brett Smith, Managing Director, Wachovia Securities
David Twardock, President, Prudential Mortgage Capital Company

Case Studies in Financing Workforce Housing

Moderator:
Douglas Moritz, President, DOMO Consulting

Speaker(s):
Richard K. Devaney , Chief Investment Officer, Crossbeam Capital
Marie D. Head , President and Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Huntoon Paige
Jeffrey Lubell , Executive Director, Center for Housing Policy
Muriel Watkins , Senior Consultant, Housing Opportunities Commission

Green Buildings: Today's Fad or Tomorrow's Necessity ?

Moderator:
Charles L. Perry, Jr., Principal, EAG

Speaker(s):
Jeff Armstrong, Senior Vice President, Commercial Mortgage Origination, Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage
David J. Dybdahl, CPCU, ARM, MBA, President, American Risk Management Resources Network, LLC
Marc Heisterkamp, Manager, LEED® Corporate/Investment Real Estate Sector
U.S. Green Building Council
Edward V. McNeill, Senior Vice President Operations, Turner Construction Company

Underwriting is King

Moderator:
Catherine Quinn, Director, Helix Financial Group LLC

Speaker(s):
Chris Duey, Managing Director, Principal Real Estate Investors
Thomas E. Kosonen, R.A., Managing Director, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
John Kovarik, Chief Credit Officer, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
James Palmisano, Managing Director, Standard & Poor’s

The Evolutionary Role of the Investor in Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate

Moderator:
Richard D. Jones, Esq., Partner, Dechert LLP

Speaker(s):
Martin T. Lanigan, President and CEO, MEZZ CAP
Daniel J. Smith, Managing Director, RCB Capital Markets
Nathan Stearns, Executive Director. Macquarie Bank Limited, Representative Office

Commercial Real Estate Fundamentals and Surveillance for Capital Markets

Moderator:
Jan S. Sternin, CMB, Senior Vice President, Commercial/Multifamily, Mortgage Bankers Association

Speaker(s):
Chase Belew, President, AMS Real Estate Services, Inc.
Jack M. Cohen, CMB, Chief Executive Officer, Cohen Financial
David Iannarone, Managing Director, CWCapital
Michael I. Lipson, CMB, Executive Vice President, Capmark Financial Group Inc.

Portfolio Lending: The Best Source of Capital in 2008?

Moderator:
Richard C. Coppola, Managing Director, TIAA-CREF

Speaker(s):
Donald A. Dibble,Senior Vice President, Delaware Investments
Scott M. Robinson, Director, Loan Origination, StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC
Mark Talgo, Senior Managing Director, New York Life Investment Management LLC
Mark H. Wilsmann, Managing Director, Metlife, Inc.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Second General Session

Speaker(s):
Steven K. Graves, Chair, MBA Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors
Chief Operating Officer, Principal Real Estate Investors
Douglas G. Duncan, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of Research and Business Development, Mortgage Bankers Association
Jamie Woodwell, Senior Director, Commercial/Multifamily Research, Mortgage Bankers Association

Rating Agencies and Commercial Real Estate Finance

Moderator:
Keith A. Dunsmore, Esq., Partner, Powell Goldstein LLP

Speaker(s):
Kim S. Diamond, Managing Director, Standard & Poor’s
Stephanie Petosa, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings
Jack M. Toliver, Jr., Managing Director, Global CMBS, DBRS, Inc.

Handout:
State of the CMBS Today

A Paradigm Shift in the Credit Market

Moderator:
Michael D. Berman, President, CWCapital

Speaker(s):
John H. Luka, Managing Director, Column Financial, Inc.
Susan Merrick, Managing Director, CMBS Group Head, Fitch Ratings
Thomas Nolan, Senior Managing Director, CWCapital
Brian F. Stoffers, CMB, President, CB Richard Ellis | Capital Markets
Paul T. Vanderslice, Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Location, Location, Location: The State of U.S. Property Markets

Moderator:
Myra Moren, Director, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.

Speaker(s):
Robert Murray, Vice President, Economic Affairs, McGraw-Hill Construction
Robert M. White, Jr ., President, Real Capital Analytics
Bret R. Wilkerson , CFA, Chief Executive Officer, Property & Portfolio Research

Small Loans

Moderator:
Katheryne L. Zelenock, Partner, Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

Speaker(s):
Amy Bernstein Cleary, Bernstein Cleary, Fannie Mae
Randy Fuchs, Principal, Boxwood Means, Inc.
Kenneth J.Gaitan, Executive Vice President, Johnson Capital Express
Charles M. Kravitz, Managing Director, KeyBank Real Estate Capital
Bruce C. Spencer, Vice President, Silver Hill Financial, LLC

Servicers Panel

Moderator:
Stephanie Petosa, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings

Speaker(s):
Joseph F. Beggins, Chief Executive Officer, GEMSA Loan Services LP
Stacey M. Berger, Executive Vice President, Midland Loan Services, Inc./PNC Real Estate Finance
Brian Hanson, Director, Portfolio Management, CWCapital
Shelly K. Kolb, Managing Director, Babson Capital Management LLC
Jeffrey D. Whitlatch , Senior Vice President, NCB

Handout:
Servicing Challenges in Today’s Environment

The Mystery of CMBX

Moderator:
Kieran P. Quinn, CMB, Chairman, Column Financial, Inc.

Speaker(s):
Lisa A. Pendergast , Managing Director, RBS Greenwich Capital
Bob Ricci, CFA, Managing Director, Wachovia Securities

Low Income Housing Tax Credits--What's Keeping You Up at Night?

Moderator:
David A. Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Recap Advisors, LLC

Speaker(s):
Daniel Cunningham, Head of Affordable Housing, Wachovia Multifamily Capital, Inc.
Catherine I. Pharis, Director, Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage, Inc.
David J. Urban, Vice President, RBC Capital Markets, Apollo Equity Partners

Sleepless in Seattle: Are Uninsured Perils Giving You Heartburn?

Moderator:
Kathleen Dufraine, CPCU, Vice President, ZENTA

Speaker(s):
Thomas B. Alleman , Shareholder, Winstead, PC
Jeremy L. Burr , Vice President, Insurance Office of America
David A. Krause , Risk Manager, Wells Fargo Insurance Services of N.Y., Inc.
Shari L. Solomon , Senior Water Intrusion Expert, ATC Associates, Inc.

Mortgage Bankers: Navigating the Turbulent Capital Markets

Moderator:
Scott Galloway, Executive Managing Director , Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.

Speaker(s):
Guy K. Johnson , President, Johnson Capital
Daniel J. Phelan, CMB, CRI, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Southwest Realty Services
Henry J. Swendiman, CMB, Principal, Q10 Bonneville Mortgage Company
H. Treak Tasker, CMB, AMP, President, Holliday American Mortgage, L.L.C.

Default Management/Exit Strategies

Moderator:
Kevin C. Donahue, Senior Vice President, Midland Loan Services, Inc./PNC Real Estate Finance

Speaker(s):
Thomas B. Deane, Director, Wachovia Securities - Real Estate Asset Management
Joseph Philip Forte, Esq., Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP
Joe Greenhaw, Vice President, Prudential Asset Resources
David Iannarone, Managing Director, CWCapital
William F. Looney, Executive Vice President, DebtX

FHA--A Constant in a Time of Change

Moderator:
Andrea L. McClure, CMB, Senior Vice President, CWCapital

Speaker:
Joyce Allen, Director, Office of Multifamily Housing Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
John L. Garvin, Senior Advisor To the FHA Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Final General Session: Enhancing Your Negotiating Techniques

Speaker:
Jeffrey H. Newman, Partner, Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross