RXR's Scott Rechler and JLL's Bob Knakal Join Commercial Observer Capital Markets and Opportunistic Strategies Forum

Agenda Now Available, Featuring Exclusive Networking Opportunities on 11.28 in NYC - Register Here , As a valued Commercial Observer reader, we wanted to pass along a VIP invitation to join us at Commercial Observer's [Capital Markets and Opportunistic Strategies Forum]( on November 28. The invite below is directed straight to the [VIP registration page]( with the discount applied, allowing you and any contacts to surpass the regular registration rate. It's going to be a great event with ample networking during breakfast, lunch and the closing reception, as well as an action-packed program featuring Scott Rechler (Chairman, RXR), Ryan Severino (Chief Economist, BGO), and top executives from Fortress, Blackstone, Acadia Realty Trust, Bain Capital, Whitestone REIT, Macerich, and many more. We hope you can join 200+ of the most prominent institutional investors, owners and lenders topping the list. Thank you and we hope to see you on November 28! Best, Commercial Observer Events Tuesday, November 28, 2023 9:30 AM ET - 6:00 PM ET 22 Vanderbilt, 335 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 A limited number of [discounted $399 tickets]( are available on a first come, first served basis. [Register](   New Closing Reception Keynote Announced       9:30 AM: Networking Breakfast   10:05 AM: Keynote Interview: Capital Markets & State of the Economy RYAN SEVERINO Chief Economist and Head of Research BGO   10:30 AM: How are Investors Finding Key Opportunities in an Uncertain Market? NICHOLAS BACCILE Director Canyon Partners Real Estate SHLOMO CHOPP Managing Partners Terra Strategies DAVID SCHWARTZ Head of Commercial Real Estate Strategies Amherst RANI GHARBIE Managing Director, Investment & Development for Americas CitizenM JAY NEVELOFF Partner-Chair, Real Estate Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel MODERATOR   11:15AM: Demystifying Distressed Investing Strategies DAGS CHEN Head of U.S. Real Estate Research and Strategy Barings ROBERT DECKEY Managing Director, Transactions Invesco Real Estate DAVID DESPREZ Managing Director Bain Capital SPENCER GARFIELD Managing Director Fortress Investment Group DANIEL WRUBLIN President & CEO Dalan Real Estate MODERATOR   12:00 PM: Networking Lunch   1:00 PM: Retail REITs: Is Retail Poised to Soar in 2024? KEN BERNSTEIN President & CEO Acadia Realty Trust CHRISTINE MASTANDREA Chief Operating Officer Whitestone REIT CORY SCOTT EVP, Asset Management Macerich   1:45 PM: Effectively Timing the Market to Create More Value in Your Portfolio BEN MILLER Co-Founder & CEO Fundrise TONY LABARBERA Managing Director, Real Estate Blackstone PETER BOROCK Shareholder Greenberg Traurig   2:30 PM: Networking Break   3:00 PM: Getting Back in the Game: Shifting from Capital Preservation to Deployment ADRIAN BERGER Managing Director, Acquisitions Cypress Equity Investments JAY FISCHER Managing Director, Investments CIM Group MICHAEL LAVIPOUR Senior Managing Director Affinius Capital   3:45 PM: Making Smart Portfolio Decisions Around CRE Asset Classes DAVID AUERBACH CIO Hoya Capital RON BURGETT Senior Vice President, Extended Stay Development Choice Hotels International LEMORE CZEISLER Vice President of Development Pacific Retail Capital Partners ANDY MARSHALL Head of Capital Markets Bonaventure JENNIFER S. RECINE Partner & Co-Chair of the Real Estate Litigation Practice Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP   4:30 PM: Cocktail Reception & Closing Keynote Interview SCOTT RECHLER CEO & Chairman RXR BOB KNAKAL Senior Managing Director, Head of New York Private Capital Group JLL Capital Markets   Association Partners   Thank You To Our Sponsors For remaining branding and speaker placements, please reach out to events@commercialobserver.com. [View in Browser |]( [Advertise |]( [Forward to a Friend]( [Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe]( [Share your thoughts: Help us improve with our quick feedback survey!]( [Commercial Observer]( © Copyright 2023 [Observer Media]( 1 Whitehall Street, Floor 7, New York, NY 10004 This newsletter was published 11/16/2023