REAI Fall Conference
A Recovery in Parts
The Charles Hotel (Harvard Square)
Cambridge, MA
Wednesday, November 9 – Thursday, November 10, 2011
Accommodations Sponsorship Contact Information
The REAI will be hosting its 10th annual Real Estate Conference at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge on November 9-10, 2011. The conference is organized to provide networking and professional development opportunities for professionals active in a wide range of real estate activities. The event will feature Harvard faculty, industry leaders and government officials in conversations about the future of real estate development and investment.
AGENDA:
All events will be held on the 3rd floor of the Charles Hotel.
| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH | |
| 3:30 – 4:30 PM | Registration |
| 4:30 - 4:45 PM | Opening Remarks Richard Peiser, Faculty Director, Real Estate Academic Initiative Michael D. Spear Professor of Real Estate Development, Harvard University Graduate School of Design |
| 4:45 - 6:00 PM | Capital Markets Moderator: Barbara Knoflach, CEO, SEB Asset Management Trevor Bond, President and CEO, W.P. Carey & Co. LLC Jackson Hsieh, Global Head of Real Estate, UBS Barbara Knoflach, CEO, SEB Asset Management Samuel Plimpton, Partner, Co-Head Private Investments, The Baupost Group, LLC Michael Spies, Senior Managing Director, Tishman Speyer |
| 6:00 - 6:45 PM | Public Sector Real Estate in an Era of Scarce Capital Moderator: Martha O'Mara, Managing Director, Corporate Portfolio Analytics Robert Peck, Commissioner, Public Building Service, U.S. General Services Administration |
| 6:45 – 9:30 PM | Reception and Dinner |
| 9:30 – 11:00 PM | Mixer at Noir (First Floor, The Charles Hotel) Hosted by the Harvard Student Real Estate Consortium |
| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH | |
| 8:15 - 9:00 AM | Breakfast and Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:15 AM | Welcome and Introduction Kris Miller President, Ackerman & Co. Event Chair |
| 9:15 - 10:30 AM | The State of the Housing Market: An Industry Perspective Moderator: Tony Green, Managing Partner, Pinehills LLC Frederick Cooper, Senior Vice President, Toll Brothers Thomas Bozzuto, Chairman and CEO, The Bozzuto Group Scott Dale, Senior Vice President, AvalonBay Communities Linda Law, Founding Partner, Law & Associates |
| 10:30 - 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Housing: The Financial Fix Moderator: Richard Peiser, Faculty Director, Real Estate Academic Initiative at Harvard University |
| 10:45 - 11:15 AM | Peter Zorn Vice President, Freddie Mac Affordable Lending and the Financial Crisis: Past, Present and Future |
| 11:15 - 11:45 AM | Eric Belsky Managing Director, Joint Center for Housing at Harvard University Financing and Its Impact on Housing Markets: What’s Happening, What’s Next |
| 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Response to Housing: The Financial Fix Respondents Judith Kessler, Executive Director, Zeckendorf Development Richard Peiser, Faculty Director, Real Estate Academic Initiative, Harvard University |
| 12:15 - 2:00 PM | Lunch and Roundtables |
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM | The Future of the Nation's Housing A Discussion Between: Nicolas Retsinas, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School and Karl Case, Professor of Economics Emeritus, Wellesley College and Senior Fellow, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University |
| 3:00 - 3:40 PM | Mahmood Malihi Executive Vice President, Leggat McCall Properties Private Projects with a Public Component |
| 3:40 - 4:00 PM | Closing Remarks Richard Peiser, Faculty Director, Real Estate Academic Initiative, Harvard University |
ACCOMMODATIONS:
A limited number of group rate accommodations are available at the Charles Hotel for $290 per night. Please contact the hotel directly for reservations and reference the code "REALESTATE2011."
The Charles Hotel
Harvard Square
1 Bennett Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
1.800.882.1818
http://www.charleshotel.com/
Additional hotels in the area are the Hotel Veritas and the Inn at Harvard. When making a reservation at either hotel, please inquire about special Harvard rates.
SPONSORSHIP:
For information on how to sponsor this event please contact
Cynthia Henshall
REAI
+1.617.496.1570
Henshall@gsd.harvard.edu
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Cancellations received after November 1, 2011 or no-shows will not be granted a refund.
QUESTIONS?
Please direct questions to Cynthia Henshall at henshall@gsd.harvard.edu or (617)496-1570.