Real Estate Investment Summit 2020
Virtual
October 21, 2020 - October 22, 2020
Virtual conferences are playing a crucial role in this time of remote work and digital business by allowing organizations to adapt in a world going through new challenges. These changes are not only altering the way we do business now but will alter the way we do business in the future.
At Opal Group, our goal is to become a valued partner to the financial investment world by providing options for companies and individuals to connect with one another in their efforts to share information, deal flow, and foster relationships that fuel your efforts to reach your target market. Today, Opal Group is proud to offer customized live virtual conferences that combine market timely ideas and industry specific topics – produced to connect like-minded individuals and companies. This new digital offering can help expand your brand’s reach, position speakers as thought leaders, and connect with potential prospects amidst the world’s current climate.
Opal Group is happy to announce the Virtual Real Estate Investment Summit. This event will bring together Real Estate Funds, LPs, and Real Estate Service Providers for a day of networking and sharing best practices. Our agenda covers a broad range of topics covering various real estate investment opportunities. Industry experts will gather virtually to discuss the overall Real Estate Economy, Regulatory/Tax Issues, Opportunity Zones, Value-Add and Opportunistic Investments, Real Estate Debt and Alternative Financing Strategies, Opinions from Family Offices, and many more.
For additional information, please email info@opalgroup.net for a copy of our Preliminary Agenda.
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Speaker List Current as of
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Schedule in Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
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| 8:00am |
Conference Opens |
| 8:55am |
Welcoming Remarks |
| 9:00am |
Commercial Real Estate Market Outlook
Moderator
James Solomon, Principal, Ravinia Capital Group (SFO)
Panelists
Clifford Mendelson, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolis Capital Advisors Tian Liu. Chief Economist, U.S. Mortgage Insurance, Genworth Mortgage Insurance Russell Deakin, Managing Partner, Director of Investments, Aceana Group |
| 9:40am |
Networking Break |
| 9:50am |
What is in the Secret Sauce? Sourcing Deal Flow Opportunities, Acquisitions & Acquisition Due Diligence in Today’s Real Estate Market
Moderator
Ron Diamond, CEO, Diamond Wealth Strategies
Panelists
Bryan S. Mick, President, Mick Law P.C. David Robb, Managing Director, Frontier Group (SFO) Eric Silverman, Founder and Managing Director, Eastham Capital |
| 10:30am |
Networking Break |
| 10:40am |
Value-Add and Opportunistic vs. Core and Core Plus Investments
Moderator
Robert Lee, Principal, The Beverly Park Group (SFO)
Panelists
Steve Fifield, Chairman &CEO, Fifield Companies (SFO) CJ Follini, Chief Investment Officer, Noyack Family Office (MFO) |
| 11:20am |
Networking Break |
| 11:30am |
An Efficient and Flexible Way to Invest in Core Real Estate David Rose, CEO, USREM Raymond Kahn, Head of U.S. Markets, USREM |
| 12:00pm |
Networking Breakout Session via Zoom |
| 1:00pm |
Networking Luncheon |
| 1:30pm |
Opportunity Zones, Tax Reforms, CRA Investing – Hot Sectors
Moderator
Barry Gurland, Principal, DB Family Offices Services LLC (MFO)
Panelist
Louis Dubin, Managing Partner, Redbrick LMD, LLC Nicholas Parrish, Co-Head - Business Development & Investor Relations, Cresset Partners |
| 2:10pm |
Networking Break |
| 2:20pm |
Real Estate Debt and Alternative Financing Strategies
Moderator
Mackinley Ross, Analyst, Cooper Family Office (SFO)
Panelists
James Fried, President/Founder, Sandstone Realty Advisors Jeff Klotz, Principal, The Klotz Companies - Klotz Family Office (SFO) Thomas Haug, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Member, Aspen Tree Advisory Demian Waldman, Director, Confidas Capital Advisors (MFO) |
| 3:00pm |
Networking Break |
| 3:10pm |
Student Housing & Attainable Housing Investment Opportunities
Moderator
Michael Greene, Managing Partner, Development Law Group
Panelist
Sarah Haccoun, Principal, Steinmauer Family (SFO) |
| 3:50pm |
CLOSING REMARKS |
| 4:00pm |
Virtual Cocktail Reception – Zoom Link Provided at the end of the Keynote Panel |
| 5:30pm |
CONFERENCE CONCLUDES |
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Schedule in Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
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| 8:00am |
Conference Opens |
| 8:55am |
OPENING REMARKS |
| 9:00am |
Analyzing Direct vs. Co-Investment vs. Commingled Funds
Moderator
Alexandra Cook, CPA, CGMA, CFF, AAIA, Managing Director, Sunburst Enterprises, LLC (SFO)
Panelists
Kamil Homsi, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, GRC Investment Group (Dubai) (SFO) Stuart Caplan, Chief Investment Officer, Partner, Apex Financial Advisors (MFO) DJ Van Keuren, Vice President, Monfort Companies (SFO) |
| 9:40am |
Networking Break |
| 9:50am |
New Developments in the Retail, Office and Industrial Real Estate Strategies
Moderator
Matthew M. May, President, May Realty Advisors
Panelists
David Rosenthal, President, Curtis-Rosenthal Arthur Pearlman, Chairman, Arthur Pearlman Corporation |
| 10:30am |
Networking Break |
| 10:40am |
Analyzing the Residential Markets: Multi-Family vs. Single Family
Moderator
Jeffrey Johnson, Trustee, Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago
Panelist
Josh Roach, Managing Partner and Family Principal, Lloyd Capital Partners (SFO) Adi Divgi, President & Chief Investment Officer, EA GLOBAL LLC (SFO) James Solomon, Principal, Ravinia Capital Group (SFO) |
| 11:20am |
Networking Zoom Breakout Session |
| 12:00pm |
WINTER IS COMING: Signs of Stress in Real Estate Bill Bymel, Managing Director, Spurs Capital LLC & First Lien Capital LP |
| 12:30pm |
Networking & Lunch Break |
| 1:00pm |
Managing Risk in Anticipation of a Market Downturn
Moderator
Craig Robbins, Director of Investments, Childrens Hospital of Minnesota
Panelists
J. Roger Yates P.E., Chief Executive Officer, Yates Group USA, LLC (SFO) Guy Pinkman, Trustee, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation / Lincoln Fire & Police Retirement System Sean Davatgar, Principal, Dava Capital (SFO) |
| 1:40pm |
Networking Break |
| 1:50pm |
LP Allocator Roundtable: Where are Investors Headed
Moderator
Brandon Laughren, Chief Investment Officer, The Laughren Group (SFO)
Panelists
Henry Wilson, MPA, Chairman, Wayne County Employees' Retirement System Larry Mahle, Trustee, City of Atlanta Firefighter's Pension Fund |
| 2:30pm |
Conference Concludes |
West Palm Beach, FL
(connects to Palm Beach County Convention Center) 561.231.6000
• Rooms are available only to those participants who are registered conference attendees.
• Rooms will not be guaranteed without a credit card.
• Rooms are allocated on a first come first serve basis. Room types/rates are subject to availability.
• The name on the form will be the name of the guest room.
Palm Beach International Airport
Distance from Hotel: 3 mi.
Drive Time: 10 min.
Taxi: $13.00 USD
Guests can enjoy our complementary airport shuttle to the hotel from PBI.
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
Distance from Hotel: 35 mi.
Drive Time: 45 min.
Registration Pricing
| 1 user/pass | |
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| GP / Service Providers | $295 |
| LP / Allocators | Complimentary* |
| Discounted pricing on multiple passes available. Please contact your Opal Representative or info@opalgroup.net for additional details. |
*Subject to Opal Group’s verification and approval. Only individuals who are solely investing on their own behalf can be verified for a complimentary pass. Solution Providers, Fund Providers as well as Business Development, Sales and Marketing Managers to 3rd parties will not be able to receive complimentary access. As investment portfolios/strategies are constantly changing, we reserve the right to re-verify past delegates for future complimentary passes.
- Private equity real estate performance—including core, core-plus, opportunistic and value-added
- Deal flow by commercial property type, i.e., industrial, multifamily, office space, retail
- Sourcing debt, leaseback and private equity capital for commercial real estate investment and development
- The rise of private real estate debt
- Joint venture debt and equity financing
- REIT sector outlook and analysis
- Fundraising and deal structuring
- The impact of ‘Trumponomics’ on commercial real estate investment
Live panel and standalone sessions with Q&A
Exhibit Hall with interactive branded booths
Custom 1:1 Meeting Rooms with video conferencing (pre-arranged meetings between Investors and Managers)
Lounge areas for peer to peer networking via live chat or video chat
- Public pensions
- Corporate pensions
- Endowments and foundations
- Non-discretionary investment consultants
- Law firms
- Private equity real estate managers
- REITs
- Real estate investment funds
- Real estate developers and property managers
- Fee-only investment advisors
