2011 NYC Real Estate Expo Agenda

Cinema Room (located on 2nd Floor) 8AM: Registration Starts, Seating Begins, Networking 9AM: Opening Remarks Speaker: Anthony Kazazis, NYC Network Group Inc. 9:05 AM: "Why New York? What is it that is making the City perform so much better than the rest of the nation in this recovery?" Presenter: Kenneth McCarthy, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. 9:20 AM: The Knakal Way Presenter: Robert Knakal, Massey Knakal Realty Services 9:35 AM: The NYC Real Estate Titans (Forum) Moderator: Michael Stoler, The Stoler Report. Speakers: John Catsimitidis, Red Apple Group; Richard Mack, Area Property Partners; Joseph Sitt, Thor Equities; Ofer Yardeni, Stonehenge Partners Inc. 11 AM: Double Dipping Sponsored by: Real Estate Weekly. Moderator: Dan Gieger, Real Estate Weekly. Speakers: James Kinsey, ERG Property Advisors; Shimon Skury, Ariel Property Advisors; David Lynn, Ph.D, ING Real Estate 12:30PM: ENERGY ENERGY ENERGY: Saving Energy=Saving Money. Sponsored by New York Real Estate Journal. Moderator: Michael Vardaro Esq, Zetlin & DeChiara LLP. Speakers: Jim Connolly, Hess Energy Solutions; David Hepinstall, Association For Energy Affordability, Inc.; Jorge Lopez, Con Edison Solutions; Tom McGovern, Geatain Energy Management; David Pospisil CEM, Con Edison; Robert Ragozine, Donnelly Sustainable Energy Services; Tom Torre, Metro Fuel Oil; James Stapleton, US National Grid. 2PM: Navigating Today's Commercial Real Estate Lending Trouble Waters. Sponsored by: National Mortgage Professional Magazine. Moderator: Robert Levy, MBA of New Jersey. Speakers: George Eliopoulos, MW Commercial Capital Corp.; Ralph Herzka, Meridian Capital Group; Kirk Karabelas, Alma Bank; Francis Korzekwinski, Flushing Savings Bank; Ted Morgan, BNB Bank; Charles Ruffin, Emigrant Funding; Emil Temelkov, TD Bank; Nicholas Tsesmelis, Ponce De Leon. 3:30PM: New York: Who's Driving This Train? Moderator: Matt Chaban, real estate reporter, New York Observer. Speakers: Marl Lebow Esq, Lebow & Sokolaw LLP; Barry LePatner Esq, LePatner & Associates LLP; Seth Pinsky, NYC Economic Development Corp. Broadway Room (located on 2nd Floor) 8AM: Registration starts and seating begins 9AM: "I Earned it (Maybe) - Adventures in Brokerland" Presenter: Benjamin Weinstock Esq. A 50 minute CLE presentation 10:45AM: Families, Family Offices and Real Estate Moderator: James Carolan Esq, Withers Bergman LLP. Speakers: Jeff Hall MBA, Manchester Capital Management LLC; H. Dale Hemmerdinger, ATCO; William Kambas Esq, Withers Bergman LLP; John Oler, an investment advisor. 1PM: Words of Wisdom from Seasoned Professionals * Gus Alimaras Esq, Kazazis & Alimaras LLP * Timothy Pastore Esq, Duval & Stachenfeld LLP * Peter Metis Esq, Schnaufer & Metis LLP * Ilyse Dolgenas Esq, Withers and Bergman LLP * John Ciafone Esq, Law Offices of John J Ciafone Esq 2:35PM: The Con Edison Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Program 3:55PM: Who is NYSERDA? Presenter: Harris Schaer Party / Event Space / Greenroom Room (lower level) 8AM: Registration starts, seating begins, networking 9AM: Opening Remarks: Speaker: Paul Zullo, Creative Silver Group 9:05AM: New Firms & New Opportunities-Established Firms & Thriving Programs Sponsored by: The Daily News. Moderators: Jason Sheftell, Daily News and Esther Muller, Author, Professor at Real Estate Academy. Speakers: Andrew Barrocas, MNS Real Impact Real Estate; Hector Castillo, Exit Realty; Jim Gricar, Halsted Property; Doug Heddings, Heddings Properties Inc.; David Schlamm, City Connections Realty; Jacky Teplitzky, Prudential Douglas Elliman; Mary Cooney, CitiHabitats 10:45AM: Standout in Today's Residential Market: Learn from Young and Successful Brokers who have Already Made their Mark! Sponsored by REBNY and NY1Residential.com. Moderator: Andy Wang, Real Estate Editor, New York Post. Speakers: Caroline Bass, Citi Habitats; Kyle Blackmon, Brown Harris Stevens; Renee Fishman, Halstead Property; Julie Pham, The Corcoran Group. 12:20PM: The Multifamily Market in the Boroughs: Affordable Housing Trends. Moderator: Shimon Shkury, Ariel Property Advisors. Speakers: Chuck Brass, Forsyth Street Advisors; Daniel Moritz, The Arker Cos.; Udi Kore, Phoenix Realty; Azi Mandel, Treetop; Eugene Scheur, Omni New York; John Kelly, Nixon Peabody; Scott Kotick, Alliant Capital. 2:30PM: Residential lending in Today's Uncertain Market. Sponsored By: National Mortgage Professional Magazine. Moderator: Andrew Berman, National Mortgage Professional Magazine. Speakers: Julio DeCardenas, United Northern Mortgage Bankers Ltd; Michael Lagoudis, MW Bankers Inc. George Lazaridis, Quontic Bank; Bruce Nohe, Citibank, N.A.; Robert Magnan, Emigrant Mortgage Company Inc.; Citizens Bank 4PM: A Day in the Life of a NYC Rental Vacancy Sponsored by: Rent Juice 4:30PM: Top 10 Things Everyone (banks, owners, lenders, borrowers, etc.) Needs to Know about Selling Distressed Assets. Presenter: Elysa Berlin, Massey Knakal Rlty. Svcs.