Spring Meeting April 10-11 in Chicago

It's time to mark your calendar and make your travel plans! The Graaskamp Center for Real Estate Spring board meeting is scheduled for April 10-11, 2008 and promises to be an exciting and informative event. Register online here.

Location & Lodging
The meeting will be held at the Gleacher Center, located at 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611. There are many hotel options for you with many of them being within walking distance to the Gleacher Center. Please see the attached hotel list. Please note we have not reserved or blocked any rooms at any hotels for this event. We encourage you to make your lodging reservations as soon as possible. You can reach the Gleacher Center at: 312-464-8787 (www.gleachercenter.com). Download lodging information.


Program Agenda

"An Assessment of Current Market Conditions: Pitfalls and Opportunities"

Thursday, April 10

6:00 p.m.

Networking Reception for All Invited Guests

Room 621, Gleacher Center

 
7:00 p.m.

Dinner Program

Room 621, Gleacher Center

 

Welcome and Introductions

Tim Riddiough, Director, Graaskamp Center for Real Estate Jim Smith, Managing Principal, Kensington Realty Advisors (Program Coordinator)

"Chicago's Bid for the 2016 Olympics"

Tom Kirschbraun, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle Tom will discuss "Chicago's Bid for the 2016 Olympics" and will highlight some of the real estate aspects of the Olympic bid process, from the construction of stadiums to building a "high rise city" to house Olympic athletes and personnel.

 

Friday, April 11

8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast / Networking

Room 100, Gleacher Center

8:45 a.m.

Introductory Remarks

Tim Riddiough, Director, Graaskamp Center for Real Estate Jim Smith, Managing Principal, Kensington Realty Advisors (Program Coordinator)

9:00 a.m.

"Trends in the U.S. Real Estate Markets"

Brett Wilkerson, CEO, Property and Portfolio Research

10:00 a.m.

"The Debt Markets - Current Conditions and Outlook"

David Tomfohrde, Senior Vice President, Draper and Kramer (Moderator)

Bruce Cohen, CEO, Wrightwood Capital

Breck Hanson, Executive Vice President, Bank of America Real Estate

Kieran Quinn, Chairman, Column Financial, Inc. & Chairman, Mortgage Bankers Association

David Zachar, Executive Vice President, PPM Finance, Inc.
11:00 a.m. Networking Break
11:15 a.m.

"The Equity Markets - Investor Strategies in the Current Market"

Gregory S. Vorwailer, President, Investment Properties CB Richard Ellis (Moderator)

Alan W. George, Executive Vice President and CIO, Equity Residential

Shobi Khan, Executive Vice President and Principal, Kennedy Associates

Jim Martell, CEO, Ridge Property Trust

Perry Pinto, Principal and Senior Analyst, Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.

12:30 p.m.

Lunch (Speaker TBD)

Gleacher Center