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DECEMBER 3-4, 2007
THE GREEN VALLEY RANCH RESORT
LAS VEGAS, NV

FORUM CHAIRMAN

Charles Krawitz
Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate Finance
KeyBank Mortgage
(Commercial mortgage lender - Chicago)

GENERAL FORUM ADDRESS

Randy Fuchs
Managing Principal
Boxwood Means Inc.
(Quantitative real estate lending research & advisory - Stamford, Conn.)

MORTGAGE BROKER TIME MANAGEMENT SESSION

Anthony Caggiano
Managing Partner
CREF Executive Search
(Real estate-focused executive recruiting - Winberley, Texas)

HOW TO PRUDENTLY START A SMALL COMMERCIAL PLATFORM

Art "Ski" Swiatkowski
Senior Vice President
InterBay Funding LLC
(Small-balance commercial mortgage lender and servicer - Ft. Washington, Pa.)

WHEN IS HARD MONEY THE BEST NONCONFORMING ALTERNATIVE?

Christopher Johnston
Managing Director
Alliant Capital
(Commercial mortgage banker - Atlanta)

Glen Weinberg
Managing Director
Fairview Commercial Funding Inc.
(Commercial mortgage banker - Atlanta)

G. Paul Fogle
Chief Operating Officer
First Mount Vernon ILA
(Commercial mortgage lender - Alexandria, Va.)

WORKING WITH CHANGE-OF-USE, REHAB AND BROWNFIELDS

Derek Ezovski
Managing Director, Due Diligence Group
Environmental Data Resources (EDR)
(Environmental data analytics - Milford, Conn.)

Douglas A. Olson, P.E.
Phase I Department Manager
IVI Due Diligence Services Inc.
(Structural and environmental due diligence review - White Plains, N.Y.)

EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE UNDERWRITING STRATEGIES

John Barbie
Senior Vice President
ARCS Commercial Mortgages CO LP
(Commercial mortgage banker - Calabasas Hills, Calif.)

Timothy Thomas
Vice President, Secondary Markets
Bank of the West
(Commercial Bank - Denver)

Mike Boggiano
Senior Vice President
Silver Hill Financial LLC
(Small-balance commercial lender - Coral Gables, Fla.)

WALKING FROM DEALS THAT SHOULD NOT BE DONE

Cheryl Higley
Director, Small-Balance Commercial Program
RBC Real Estate Mortgage Capital
(Commercial mortgage capital markets lender - Dallas)

OVERCOMING APPRAISAL AND VALUATION CHALLENGES

James Finlay
Vice President, Appraisal Services Group
Wells Fargo Bank
(Commercial bank - Los Angeles)

William Sonsma
Senior Vice President, Managing Director
EverBank - Commercial Real Estate Lending
(Commercial bank - Westminster, Calif.)

David Krause
Senior Vice President - Environmental Insurance
Wells Fargo Insurance Services
(Environmental insurance services - New York)