MIPIM PROGRAMMe Of cOnfeRences & events

conference sessionsthursday 8 marchconference sessionsthursday 8 march16.00 > 17.00 I Le Corbusier room, Level 01The Commercial Real Estate FinanceMarkets - Recovery or Retreat?17.30 > 18.30 I Hoban room, Level 3Healthcare real estate: a safeinvestment in an uncertain economy?Co-organiser:Sponsored by:Moderator- Stephen Renna, CEO, CRE Finance CouncilSpeakers- Warren Friend, Managing Director, BlackRock- Keith A Gollenberg, Managing Director, Oaktree CapitalManagement L.P.- John Herbert, Global Head of Real Estate, HSBC Bank Plc- Jack Taylor, Managing Director, Head of Global Real EstateFinance Goup, Pramerica- How much lending capacity exists and who will provide whatamount? Banks? Insurance companies? CMBS?- With loan maturities in 2012 exceeding capacity, what willthe impact be?- How much gap equity money must be raised to deal with theupcoming right-sizing of maturing debt? Who will provideit and how?- What role will government regulation play in CRE finance?- What is the outlook for GDP growth in the U.S. and the EUand how is that factoring into current lending decisions?- Is the worst behind us or ahead?- Is it better to be a lender or a new borrower today?Co-organiser:Moderator- Stéphane Pichon, Managing Partner, Your Care ConsultSpeakers- Serge Grzybowski, CEO, ICADE- Adam Lazar, Managing Partner, Lazar Capital ManagementPrivate Equity- Frank Löwentraut, Managing Partner, Avivre Consult GmbH- Monica von Schmalensee, CEO, White arkitekter- The healthcare industry represents on average 10% of GDPin European countries with superior demand-driven growth &a high level of state reimbursement. Is healthcare real estate asafe bet in today’s environment of constrained state budgets?- The sector represents a 4 billion + investment market inEurope with typically higher yields than commercial realestate and long secured NNN leases. What characteristicsprotect it from a potential economic downturn? What are theinvestment opportunities, risks & rewards?- Given the uncertain economic times we live in and despitethe pressure on state budgets, will this core plus diversificationopportunity continue to attract significant capital frominternational investors and what could be the impact of thesovereign debt crisis on the sector?- What are the debt standards available today? What is themarket liquidity? What types of returns are achievable today ?7677