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Pre-Conference Workshops 7:30 Registration and Morning Coffee 8:30 Pre-conference workshops begin Workshop A: Real Estate 101 — Establishing a Strategy for Incorporating Real Estate into Your Portfolio The real estate markets have always been used as a hedge against inflation, and a maturing market and stable year-over-year returns have made investing in real estate less risky. As the question moves from "Should I invest in real estate?" to "How much to allocate?" and "What should my real estate portfolio look like," you need to make sure you develop a personalized strategy that makes sense for your fund. At this carefully tailored workshop, you will be taken step-by-step through the key checkpoints of developing and implementing a strategy, policy and plan for your real estate investment program. In this informal setting, you will be given the opportunity to have the workshop leaders address your specific issues and concerns. Key takeaways:
Who Should Attend
Stanley L. Iezman, President and CEO David L. Weaver, Vice President-Real Estate & Investments/CIO Timothy Barrett, CFA, Executive Director/Chief Investment Officer Workshop B: Advanced Portfolio Construction — Pricing, Valuation, and Rebalancing Your Real Estate Portfolio in Today's Economic Environment As more investors increasingly use non-core real estate assets to deliver higher yields, and real estate no longer can be viewed as just a diversifier. Avoid making mistakes when choosing among the proliferation of diverse real estate investment products and vehicles currently on the market. This workshop has been designed to help you evaluate your current real estate portfolio and determine what changes need to be made to achieve the returns and asset mix you desire. You will receive the practical tools to rebalance and manage your existing portfolio as real estate capital continues to flow across national borders and the choices grow even more complex. During this practical hands-on workshop, leading practitioners will help you:
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If you are a sophisticated real estate investor and would like to become a workshop leader for this popular workshop, please contact Frank Musero at 212-661-3500 x3108. 11:30 Workshops End 1:00 Afternoon Networking Excursions REIP has been able to work with the Pointe Hilton Destinations Office to offer you the following group networking activities. This is a great opportunity for you to catch up with your fellow REIP attendees and take in the beautiful Arizona scenery.
To register for an activity, please email Frank Musero, Event Director, at fmusero@iirusa.com with your activity choice. Activity sign up must be done in advance and will not be available on-site. Cost of activities is not included in conference registration. To sponsor a group excursion, please contact Sarene Yablonsky at 212-661-3500 x3798.
All REIP USA attendees are invited to join us for the 25th Anniversary Welcome Reception. Here's your opportunity to chat with other investors from public and corporate pension plans, endowments and foundations, and leading real estate industry advisors, portfolio managers, consultants, property developers and financers. Check the web site for updates at www.reipusa.com.
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:15 Closed Door Plan Sponsor Workshop Here is your chance to compare notes with other investors. This popular, closed-door workshop is especially designed for all plan sponsors and trustees charged with managing their plan's real estate investment process. An informal, interactive setting and restricted attendance makes this workshop particularly conducive to learning complex information in a short period of time. Refreshed and revised for 2007, this workshop will give you the opportunity to build on the strategies and concepts you learned during the conference. Discover new investment strategies and learn ways to do your job better. Key issues to be addressed include:
Donald Paiva, Investment Strategist, Benefit Plan Investments Mr. Paiva has oversight responsibilities for the Chevron U.S. Defined Benefit ("DB") Plan's real estate portfolio and fixed income portfolio; all asset classes related to Chevron's Canadian DB Plans and Latin America Retirement and Savings Plans (60 Plans); and the investments associated with Chevron's Offshore Savings Plan. Prior to assuming his current role in 2002, Mr. Paiva was the Strategic Planning Manager for one of Chevron's largest international strategic business units, Eurasia, which included a portfolio of upstream (exploration & production), midstream (pipeline and rail transportation), and downstream (service stations) assets in Russia and Central Asia. Mr. Paiva has held positions of increasing responsibility in finance, strategic planning, and new business development at both the corporate and business unit level. Before joining Chevron in 1993, Mr. Paiva worked as a consulting engineer with Teague Nall and Perkins on residential, multifamily, and retail development projects. In addition, he spent time in the public sector as a project manager and an environmental program coordinator for the City of Irving, Texas. 4:45 Post-Conference Workshop Concludes | |