Upcoming Event
Connect Orange County 2025
March 20, 2025
Hyatt Regency Irvine
17900 Jamboree Rd
Irvine, CA 92614
17900 Jamboree Rd
Irvine, CA 92614
Connect Orange County 2025
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Event Date
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Event Type
In Person
Schedule
and Agenda
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Agenda
March 20, 2025
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Arrivals, Registration & Networking |
| 1:00 PM - 1:05 PM | Opening Remarks |
| 1:05 PM - 1:50 PM | Industry Leaders: A View from the Top OC’s power players discuss where the commercial real estate market is headed in Q1 and beyond. What product is capital is chasing, and which are on the sideline, how are regulations impacting the industry and with the continuation of changing interest rates, where do the opportunities really lie. Join us when active brokers, developers, and investors discuss the local industry’s current trends and what’s next.
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| 1:50 PM - 2:15 PM | Valuations and Insurance Update in a Fluctuating Market Fluctuating market conditions continue to impact property values which in turn can lead to increased insurance costs – how can you plan ahead? Valuation and insurance experts share what property buyers and sellers need to know proactive risk management, coverage adjustments, how to best shift your investment strategies and move.
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| 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Networking Break |
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | The SoCal Industrial Market What is driving demand in the SoCal Industrial market? From cap rate compression to the demand for core plus and value add product, to tenant composition and warehouses of the future versus older product. Industry experts take a deep dive into development, leasing, financing, and all things SoCal industrial.
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| 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM | Attracting & Retaining Talent: Industry Trends to Watch
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| 3:30 PM - 3:40 PM | Networking Break |
| 3:40 PM - 3:45 PM | Sustainable Capital Finance |
| 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | Getting Deals Done in Today's Market & Beyond From financing to investment sales and leasing, top transactional professionals talk about the state of the market and where we're headed in 2025,
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| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
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| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Cocktail Reception |
Keynote Conversation
Lifetime Achievement
Changing Landscape Award
Panel Speakers
Sit-in with industry leading experts as they share insights and forecasts on todays CRE markets. This events panelists include:
Val Achtemeier
Vice Chair, Capital Markets, Debt & Structured Finance
CBRE- Greg Ames
Southern California Market Leader
Trammell Crow Company - Timothy Ballard
Co-Founder, President & CEO
Buchanan Street Partners 
Gary Bechtel
Chief Executive Officer
Red Oak Capital Holdings- Andy Bratt
Principal
Gantry - Adam Candler
Director, Debt Capital Markets
BKM Capital Partners - Cliff Carnes
Executive Vice President, Capital Markets
Matthews Real Estate Investment Services - Berkeley Davis
Principal
RETS Associates - Kent Elliott
Principal
RETS Associates - Julian Freeman
Partner
Cox, Castle & Nicholson - Mark Grace
Senior Managing Director
Walker & Dunlop - Guy Johnson
Principal Emeritus
Johnson Capital Advisors, LLC - Paul Jones
Managing Director
Bridge Logistics Properties - Taylor Lister
Principal
Marsh McLennan Agency - Eric Paulsen
President of Brokerage
Kidder Mathews - Eddie Prosser
Principal, Head of Credit, COO
Thorofare Capital - Evan Ptalis
Managing Director
Crexi - Kurt Strasmann
Executive Managing Director
CBRE - Joe Vargas
President
Wonderful Real Estate
Event Sponsors
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Golf Tournament
Strawberry Farms Golf Course
Address:
11 Strawberry Farm Rd
Irvine, CA 92612
Details:
- $185 per player – includes cart, boxed lunch, range balls.
- Limited availability
- For more information and club rentals, contact [email protected]
Note: The option to add the Golf Tournament can be found below or on the cart page.
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Date:
October 18, 9:00am
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Event Location
Hyatt Regency Irvine
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