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Annual
Convention - November 2-5, 2011- The Willard Intercontinental Hotel
- Washington, DC FEATURED PROGRAMS† Ticketed event
Gallery Place is the ultimate urban retail destination in the heart of Washington, DC’s Chinatown neighborhood. Over the past decade, it has grown into a dynamic complex that combines business, shopping, dining and entertainment—all under one roof and within walking distance of many cultural attractions. It is also a magnet for young professionals who want to reside near the area’s active nightlife. The anchor that began redevelopment is the Verizon Center, the indoor sports and concert arena and now Facebook is moving its Washington offices nearby. Your guides will be local developers who were intimately involved with the expansion of this area: MICHAEL KEATING [bio], Vice President, Portfolio Management, Bentall Kennedy; MATTHEW ROBINSON [bio], Senior Vice President, MRP Realty; and RYAN K. WADE [bio], MRP Realty’s Founding Principal. MICHAEL KEATING
Market conditions today reflect unemployment largely due to the
fact that fewer jobs have been created over the past decade than
any time since the Great Depression, yet large numbers of people
are entering the work force – a troubling trend that has vast
implications for all sectors in real estate. DOUG POUTASSE
[bio]
, Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy and Research at Bentall
Kennedy, will address current and near-term economic issues that
developed over several different U.S. presidencies and Congressional
terms, and how these conditions present new opportunities for real
estate advisors as they advise their clients. GSA and Its Impact on the Office Market Wherever you live or practice in the U.S., you could be impacted
by new austerity initiatives at the U.S. General Services Administration
(GSA). Though centered in Washington, DC, the GSA serves as property
manager for all U.S. Federal facilities. Learn what you need to
know when advising clients impacted by GSA changes – and what
new property-related opportunities are coming to communities in
every state. Join CRE DEBORAH C. NISSON [bio],
moderator, and DAVID FOLEY [bio],
Deputy Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service (PBS), United
States General Services Administration – along with panelists
who work closely with the GSA – JOHN H.C. BARRON JR.,
ESQ. [bio],
Partner, Duane Morris, LLP (offering legal transactions perspective);
THOMAS FINAN [bio],
Managing Director, Trammell Crow Company (on leasing); and R.
WILLIAM HARD [bio],
Executive Vice President, LCOR (on property management).
Join us to listen to the esteemed and entertaining ANTHONY (TONY) DOWNS, CRE [bio], Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution. In addition to a long career in real estate, he is a celebrated author – most recently as winner of the Bruss Book Award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors for the best real estate book of 2010 for his work titled Real Estate and the Financial Crisis: How Turmoil in the Capital Markets is Restructuring Real Estate Finance (available through the CRE Library). Then let’s welcome new members into The Counselors
organization.
Not only is green development and redevelopment not simply about
the environment, it is not a fad. The U.S. is playing “catch-up”
to other countries in respect to sustainable practices and standards.
Hear the business case for “going green” from leading
sustainable practitioners, who will offer practical information
about obtaining financing, costs vs. benefit, tenant/purchaser/investor
demand, measurement and how to integrate sustainable practices into
your projects. VICTORIA DAVIS [bio],
President, Urban Atlantic Development; LAURIE McMAHON
[bio],
Senior Managing Director, Principal, Cassidy Turley; and LEANNE
TOBIAS, [bio]
Managing Principal, Malachite LLC, will
join moderator THEDDI WRIGHT CHAPPELL, CRE [bio],
Senior Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield of Colorado, Inc.,
in straight candid discussion of what makes “cents”
when it comes to “going green” and what doesn’t. The U.S. Deficit. Whether you favor massive spending cuts, an increase
in taxes – or a combination of both – this discussion
offers Counselors informed insight on what is at stake and the complexities
involved in fixing a situation which has captivated the world. CRE
KENNETH P. RIGGS, JR.[bio],
President, CEO, Real Estate Research Corporation, will moderate
a discussion between RON INSANA [bio],
Senior Analyst, CNBC and Financial Industry Expert and JEFFREY
DeBOER [bio],
President and CEO of the DC-based Real Estate Roundtable.
Mr. DeBoer brings 25 years of legislative insight to this
most challenging and divisive issue. Mr. Insana applies his journalistic
perspective to how Wall Street, Main Street and Washington shape
what the new normal means for all of us. Is it time to rethink the
sacred cows of Medicare, Social Security and home mortgage deductibility?
After the public debacle of raising the debt ceiling, can the Bipartisan
Committee achieve answers that warring factions can accept? Is now
the time for a more robust stimulus package, and if so, how do we
pay for it? In the words of Warren Buffett – “It’s
never paid to bet against America. We come through things, but it’s
not always a smooth ride.” Will Mr. Buffet’s words ring
true in this case? Join us to find out.
Disparities in real property valuation standards across the globe pose challenges – and opportunities – for Counselors doing business inside and outside the United States. This panel will focus on increasing understanding of the issues and bring insights from experienced CRE members who work closely with U.S. and international standards. A Question and Answer period will follow. Join moderator BRIAN A. GLANVILLE, CRE, [bio], Managing Director, Integra Realty Resources - Portland, and panelists J. CARL SCHULTZ, JR., CRE [bio], Chair, Appraisal Standards Board, The Appraisal Foundation and JOSEPH J. VELLA, CRE [bio], Senior Managing Director, Americas, Cushman & Wakefield, for this frank discussion.
“The World is Too Much With Us; late and soon, Getting and Spending, we lay waste our Powers”…. prophetic words from William Wordsworth particularly applicable in this period of intense fiscal challenge worldwide. Hear the Counselors’ growing international base candidly discuss their markets. From Asia to Europe….Canada to South America…..governments, the business community, and citizens of our highly connected global marketplace wrestle the impacts of overspending; ailing banking systems; natural disaster and, as a result of advancing technologies, an astute and vocal populace. What is the future of the European Union? Can Brazil’s economic boom be replicated in other regional markets? What went right in Canada? This panel is a firsthand look at the international real estate market as seen through the eyes of The Counselors’ diverse and well positioned international membership. This session will be moderated by CRE JONATHAN H. AVERY [bio], Chair of the International Committee, Principal, Avery Associates. Panelists include HANS-ULRICH BERENDES, CRE [bio] (Germany), Owner & CEO, Berendes & Partner Consulting GmbH; GUNIZ CELEN, CRE (Turkey), CEO/Chairperson, Celen Corporate Property Valuation & Counseling Inc., NICHOLAS CHATZITSOLIS, CRE [bio] (Greece), Managing Director, CBRE - Axies and MICHEL COUILLARD, CRE [bio] (Montreal), President, CEO, Busac Realty Corporation.
Three years of one step forward,
two steps back…chilling economic reports…U.S. and European
sovereign debt crises – what’s next for commercial real
estate? How will the wall of commercial real estate debt maturities
in banks and CMBS 2012 – 2015 get refinanced – and what
if it cannot be refinanced? Just before we arrive in DC, Section
165 of the Dodd-Frank act will propose what the Federal Reserve
defines as “Systemically Important Financial Institutions”
(SIFIs). This may reshape real estate capital in ways never imagined
by our industry if institutional investors and private equity firms
come under tight scrutiny. And which commercial sectors will grow
or suffer, and why? Join K.C. CONWAY, CRE [bio],
Executive Managing Director of Colliers International, with panelists
THOMAS FINK [bio],
Senior Vice President, Managing Director, TREPP, CRE JULIE
M. McINTOSH [bio],
Director, Rialto Capital Advisors and BRIAN OLASOV
[bio],
Managing Director, McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP to answer these
questions.
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