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UCLA Anderson Forecast
The UCLA Anderson Forecast with The Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at The Anderson School present the quarterly

 A FORECAST – FROM GLOBAL CRISIS TO FRAGILE REAL ESTATE MARKETS – THREATS TO THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY

Skirball Cultural Center
 Los Angeles, CA
June 5, 2003
 
Sponsorship provided by: Citibank

Catellus Development Corporation
 
 
7:30am - 8:15am
 Registration & Breakfast
 
8:15am - 8:30am
 Welcome & Opening Remarks
 
8:30am - 9:15am
 “Global Crises – Threats to the U.S. & California Economies”
  Keynote Speaker:
  Paul Erdman, Best Selling Author and International Economist
 
9:15am - 11:00am
 The Economic Outlook for the Nation, California and Los Angeles
  Panelists:
  Edward Leamer, Director, UCLA Anderson Forecast
  Tom Lieser, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
 
 Christopher Thornberg, Senior Economist, UCLA Anderson Forecast
  • Will War in the Middle East derail the U.S. economic recovery?
  • When will business investment return in force?
  • The state government budget deficit issue: How severe is the threat to the economy?
  • Residential Real Estate: Is the fire starting to dampen?
  • Commercial Real Estate: How long until the market can absorb all the excess space?
  • The Bay Area: Has the bottom been reached? When will Silicon Valley again be a source of economic growth?
11:00am - 11:15am
 Break
 
11:15am - 12:00pm
 “How Fragile are the National and California Commercial Real Estate Economies?”
  Keynote Speaker:
  Bill Wheaton, Director, Center for Real Estate at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Principal, Torto Wheaton Research
 
12:00pm - 12:45pm
 Lunch
 
12:45pm - 1:45pm
 Real Estate Leadership Panel – “Industry Perspectives on California’s Commercial Real Estate Economy”
  Moderator:
  Roy C. March, President & Senior Partner, Eastdil Realty Co., LLC.
  Panelists:
  Wayne Ratkovich, The Ratkovich Company
  Jordan Kaplan, Principal and CFO, Douglass Emmett
  Peter Lowy, Managing Director, Westfield America
  Edward P. Roski, Jr., President, Majestic Realty Co.
 
2:00pm - 3:30pm
 Meet the Experts Sessions
 

 (Attendees may attend two out of three. Each Session is repeated.)

An Individuals’ Guide to Real Estate Investment – REITs, partnerships, CMO’s, buying that 4-plex.

Facilitators:
Layton Pace, Partner, Ervin, Cohen & Jessup
Thomas M. Mendelson, Vice President, Northern Trust Bank of California

Real Estate Debt & Equity – Who has it and how do I get it?

Facilitators:
Gregory Rickard, Senior Vice President & District Manager, Keybank Commercial Real Estate David Blenko, President, Haverford Capital

Building Blocks v. Buildings Blocked – Navigating the Entitlement Morass.

Facilitators:
Ira D. Handelman, Principal, Handelman Consulting, Inc.
Benjamin M. Reznick, Partner, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP
 
3:30pm Adjourn
 
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