Connect Investment & Finance 2023

Victor Calanog, PHD CRE® FRICS, Global Head of Research & Strategy, Real Estate Private Markets,
Manulife Investment Management

The coming year may or may not be the one in which a recession finally arrives. It’s also a year that’s likely to see more geopolitical uncertainty and more property-level distress – and to top it off, there will be a national election. Our panel of experts will discuss what the rest of 2023 and 2024 looks like from their current vantage point, where the opportunities will be, and how they intend to keep moving forward regardless of what occurs.

• Steve Pumper (Moderator)
  Transwestern
• Andrew Hundertmark
  Argentic Services Company
• Jenna Unell
  Greystone
• Juan Cueto
  Rialto Capital Advisors
• William Clarkson
  Torchlight Investors
• Mitchell  Hunter
  Trimont
• Steven Ferreira
  LNR Partners, LLC
• James Shevlin
  CWCapital

What’s a sure bet and what’s a hard sell among property types? Industry leaders will discuss the investment plays they’re making or looking for, whether no-brainer, counterintuitive or higher risk, along with the ones they’re avoiding at present.

• Cheryl Kelly (Moderator)
  Thompson Coburn
• Eric L. Enloe,  MAI, CRE, FRICS
  Partner Valuation Advisors, LLC
• Alex Katz
  Farpoint Development
• John W. Rutledge
  Oxford Capital Group, LLC / Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC
• Adam Johnson
  NAI Hiffman

The capital markets in 2023 are less clear-cut than they were a year and a half ago, but savvy investors nonetheless are finding a pathway through – often with the help of lenders (including private funds) and brokers. You’ll hear from all these groups on best practices and creative financing maneuvers.

• Kate Davis (Moderator)
  Harrison Street
• Stratos Athanassiades
  Red Oak Capital Holdings
• Matthew McCormack
  PACE Loan Group
• Art Rendak
  Inland Mortgage Capital, LLC
•  Rahul V. Shah
  Sherpa Capital Group, LLC