2013 Agenda
7:30 AM – Exhibit Hall & Dining Area
Registration, Networking Breakfast & Exhibit Hall Opens
Join us for the opportunity to enjoy breakfast and network with fellow owners, investors, developers, and financiers.
8:15 AM – General Session
Opening Remarks & State of the Market
- John Sebree, National Director – Multifamily, Marcus & Millichap
9:00 AM – General Session
Listings Update
- Jeff Mishkin, Regional Manager, Marcus & Millichap
9:15 AM – General Session
Morning Keynote Presentation
Find out how the Bay Area’s economic growth will impact the multifamily industry throughout the Bay Area. Hear from CCSCE’s Steve Levy about the job trends across the region, as well as demographic trends and their impact on housing.
Speaker:
- Stephen Levy, Director & Senior Economist, CCSCE
10:00 AM – General Session
Bay Area Crystal Ball: The 2014 Building Boom
The explosion of new apartments coming online this year has certainly kept everyone busy, but at what cost — and how will the market respond? With an anticipated 3,000 additional units in the market this year, owners and operators are left wondering what the best approach is to mitigating risk and maximizing returns. Hear from those in the trenches about the opportunities–and challenges–they are seeing in the marketplace, as well as what they anticipate rents and occupancies to look like in the year ahead, and what this means for development in other emerging neighborhoods.
Moderator:
- Meg Spriggs, Managing Director, Multifamily Investments Group – Shorenstein
Speakers:
- Karim Allana, CEO & Senior Principal, Allana Buick & Bers
- Chris Hudson, Partner, Hudson McDonald
- Jon Moss, Executive VP & Partner-Development, Prometheus
- Darin Schoolmeester, Principal, MVE & Partners
- Tim Stanley, Senior Vice President – Development, The Irvine Company
- Eric Tao, President, AGI Capital Group
11:00 AM – Exhibit Hall & Dining Area
Networking Break
Enjoy a delicious mid-morning snack and refreshments, while mingling and comparing notes with active developers, real estate managers, owners, investors, and capital sources.
11:30 AM – A – Concurrent Session
All in the Neighborhood: Emerging Trends in San Francisco
The booming economy in San Francisco has given way to an exploding rental market, with more deliveries slated in the next two years than the city has seen in the last 15. For those in the market, though, the new supply pipeline is only one concern. Rising construction costs is of even greater concern for some. In this session, hear what keeps those in the heart of the city up at night.
Moderator:
- John Sebree, National Director – Multifamily, Marcus & Millichap
Speakers:
- S. Osborn “Oz” Erickson, Chairman, Emerald Fund
- David Israel, Principal, BAR Architects
- Dan Safier, President, Prado Group
- Paul Stein, Managing Partner, SKS Partners
- Paul Zeger, Principal, Polaris Pacific
11:30 AM – B – Concurrent Session
Death and Taxes: Firing Line on Prop 13
With talks of “Split Roll”, and rolling back Proposition 13 getting more and more heated, property owners need to prepare themselves for the risk of substantially increased Property taxes. In this session, attendees will hear the arguments for and against this important issue.
Moderator:
- Theodore Bayer, Senior Managing Consultant/Principal, Paradigm Tax Group
Speakers:
- Jon Coupal, President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
- Lenny Goldberg, Executive Director, California Tax Reform Association
12:30 PM A – Concurrent Session
Silicon Valley: What’s Happening in the Peninsula?
The booming Silicon Valley has given way to tightening vacancies and significantly increasing rents on the Peninsula. And with single-family homes becoming less and less affordable, the demand for more apartments has only intensified. In this session, hear from local owners and investors about the trends they’re seeing in their respective markets, and which neighborhoods they’re betting on in the year ahead.
Moderator:
- Steven Seligman, Vice President & Regional Manager, Marcus & Millichap
Speakers:
- Michael Anthony, Principal, MNM Partners
- Marshall Boyd, President, Interstate Equities
- Stan Jones, Executive Vice President, Institutional Property Advisors
- Tod Spieker, President, Spieker Companies
- Rob Steinberg, FAIA, Steinberg Architects
12:30 PM B – Concurrent Session
East Bay on the Move: Oakland and Beyond
We’ve all waited for the ripples from the hot Bay Area to move East. The benefits of job growth and an improving economic climate are being felt in the last year or two. With the Brooklyn Basin deal bringing 10,000 jobs to Oakland and adding more than 3,000 apartments — as well as improving the city’s waterfront —it’s no wonder that the localaApartment market is booming. What does the future hold in store for the East Bay? In this session, hear from those with their boots on the ground about where they see the greatest opportunities in the near term.
Moderator:
- William Norman, Partner, Cooper White & Cooper
Speakers:
- Todd Darling, Chief Operating Officer, Acacia Capital
- David Lee, Manager – Real Estate Investments, Braddock and Logan
- Kirby Sack, President & CEO, Sack Properties
- Kasey Stevens, Vice President, Klingbeil Apartment Communities
1:30 PM – Exhibit Hall & Dining Area
Networking Lunch & Exhibits
2:30 PM – General Session
Special Presentation
Rooftop Gardens on buildings are the latest innovation in New and Existing buildings. Hear and see this new way to green your building.
Speaker:
Kirstin Weeks, Energy & Building Ecology Specialist, Arup
2:45 PM – General Session
Afternoon Keynote
For the first time in the Bay Area’s history, the transportation and land-use/housing plan (Plan Bay Area), calls for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the nine-county region. In this keynote presentation, Mark Luce, President of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), will discuss how Plan Bay Area, put into effect this summer, will impact each community and how investors and developers in the region can get ahead in preparing for the region’s future growth.
Speaker:
- Mark Luce, President, Association of Bay Area Governments
3:30 PM – General Session
I Left My Equity in San Francisco: Private Equity & Multifamily Investment Strategy
Hear equity players discuss trends in the multifamily investment climate and private equities role in San Francisco. Find out their return and leverage expectations — as well as sponsor requirements. Attendees will come away with a new appreciation of the diversity of available capital — as well as real solutions to use with private equity partnerships.
Moderator:
- William Hughes, SVP & Managing Director, Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation
Speaker:
- Yat-Pang Au, Founder & CEO, Veritas Investments
- Bruce Dorfman, Principal, Thompson Dorfman
- Kyle Naye, Senior Associate, Clarion Partners
- Paul Niewiadomski, Partner, Stein & Lubin
- Greg Vilkin, Managing Principal & President, MacFarlane Partners
4:30 PM – Exhibit Hall & Dining Area
Refreshments and Networking
Join us for the opportunity to enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres and network with fellow owners, investors, developers, financiers and operators.