Thirteenth Annual REIT Symposium

The New Deal Environment - Where are we heading?

April 3, 2008
The Pierre Hotel
2 East 61st Street
New York, New York

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Registration is now closed!

If you have any questions about the REIT conference, please email jessica.watson@nyu.edu.

The NYU REIT Center is pleased to announce its Thirteenth Annual Symposium focusing on issues affecting the REIT industry.   The annual NYU REIT Symposium provides a unique forum for sophisticated, high-level discussion and has become a must-attend event for hundreds of senior executives in the REIT industry.

Martin Cohen of Cohen & Steers will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 Symposium, and William Mack (Apollo Real Estate Advisors), Steven Roth (Vornado) and Sam Zell (Equity Group) will participate again in Round III of their 'View from 10,000 Feet' panel discussion.  And, as always, Barry Vinocur will moderate an investor roundtable.

Topics to be covered at the 2008 Symposium will include an assessment of the deal environment; strategies for financing deals given the constrained credit markets; the advantages and disadvantages of strategic acquirors versus private equity buyers in the new environment; globalization of the REIT vehicle and the implications for cross-border deals; and issues relating to activist hedge funds and unwelcome suitors.

Over the years, the Symposium has attracted the best minds in the REIT and real estate industries, and has provided an excellent barometer and crystal ball.  The 2008 Symposium promises to be no exception and has already attracted an extraordinary roster of confirmed speakers.  In light of the uncertain market conditions, insights to be gained at the Symposium will be more valuable than ever.

Here is our current list of speakers for 2008 REIT Conference:

An updated list and agenda will be posted after the new year.

• Joseph F. Azrack, Citigroup Property Investors
• Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., Colony Capital Inc.
• Kenneth F. Bernstein, Acadia Realty Trust
• Theodore R. Bigman, Morgan Stanley
• Robert S. Blumenthal, Deutsche Bank
• Steven J. Buller, Fidelity Investments
• Richard J. Campo, Camden Property Trust
• William P. Carey, W.P. Carey & Co.
• Martin Cohen, Cohen & Steers, Inc.
• Adam O. Emmerich*, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
• Michael M. Errichetti, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
• Michael D. Fascitelli, Vornado Realty Trust
• Edward A. Glickman, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
• James J. Hanks, Jr., Venable LLP
• Ronald L. Havner, Jr., Public Storage, Inc.
• David B. Henry, Kimco Realty Corporation
• Mitchell E. Hersh, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation
• Paul J. Ingrassia, Citigroup Global Markets
• Michael F. Kirby, Green Street Advisors, Inc.
• Ronald J. Kravit, Blackacre Capital Management LLC
• Eugene W. Landy, Monmouth Capital Corporation
• Jonathan Litt, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
• Lawerence Longua, New York University
• Charles F. Lowrey, Prudential Insurance Company of America
• Matthew J. Lustig, Lazard LLC
• William L. Mack, Apollo Real Estate Advisors, L.P.
• Gilbert G. Menna, Goodwin Procter LLP
• Jay S. Nydick, iStar Financial Inc.
• Robin Panovka*, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
• Scott H. Rechler, Reckson Associates Realty Corp.
• Steven Roth, Vornado Realty Trust
• Glenn J. Rufrano, Centro Properties Group
• Jeffrey H. Schwartz, ProLogis
• Douglas W. Sesler, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
• J.E. Hoke Slaughter, Morgan Stanley
• Steven B. Tanger, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
• Steven A. Wechsler, NAREIT
• Bernard Winograd, Prudential Real Estate Investors
• Scott A. Wolstein, Developers Diversified Realty
• Samuel Zell, Equity Group Investments, LLC
• Richard S. Ziman, American Values Partners

* - Co-Chair