SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
NAR to Hold Real Estate Summit at Midyear Meetings in Washington, DC
Compelled by the insistent fact that housing has always led this nation out of economic troubles, the National Association of Realtors is hosting the “Real Estate Summit: Advancing the U.S. Economy” on Tuesday, May 12 during the Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, DC.
The all-day summit will feature first-rate keynote speakers and two dynamic panels of experts in the areas of finance and real estate, who will be challenged to determine solutions to the present crisis, ensuring we never face this crisis in the future. See Program Agenda below.
The aim of the Summit is twofold: to alleviate the fears, troubles and reluctance of thousands of American home owners and buyers about entering the real estate markets, thus sparking the national economy; and second, to show the nation that NAR cares about the plight of housing in America and is actively doing many things to address this.
REAL ESTATE SUMMIT: ADVANCING THE U.S. ECONOMY
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009
8:00AM – 5:00PM
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Former Representative Harold Ford, Jr. (D-Tenn.) & Political Commentator Pat Buchanan
Honorable Dr. Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor
Honorable Shaun Donovan, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Honorable Dr. Alan Greenspan, former Chairman, Federal Reserve Board
Honorable Sheila Bair, Director, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
PROGRAM AGENDA
Legislative & Political Forum featuring former U.S. Congressman Harold Ford & Political Commentator Pat Buchanan
8:00am – 9:15am
Keynote Address by Dr. Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor
Summit Morning Panel: Reshaping Real Estate to Sustain Communities & Revitalize the Economy
9:15am – 12:00pm
Keynote Address by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan
Panel Discussion Moderated by Ron Insana, CNBC Analyst
9:50am – 12:00pm
Panelists:
Eric Belsky, Executive Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University; Lecturer in Urban Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Sandra Block, Personal Finance Reporter, USA Today
Dr. Barry Bluestone, Russell B. and Andree B. Stearns Trustee Professor of Political Economy, Northeastern University
Jay Brinkman, Chief Economist, Mortgage Bankers Association
Dr. Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Maria Kong, President, National Association of Real Estate Brokers
Jim Park, President and CEO, Asian Real Estate Association of America
Ron Phipps, Broker, Phipps Realty; First Vice President, National Association of Realtors
Saul Ramirez, Executive Director, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Robert Sibcy, President, Sibcy Cline Realtors
John Taylor, President and CEO, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Dr. Susan Wachter, Richard B. Worley Professor of Financial Management; Professor of Real Estate, Finance and City and Regional Planning, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Rosen Wartell, Executive Vice President, Center for American Progress
Gerri Willis, CNN Anchor
Summit Break
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Summit Afternoon Panel: Financing Real Estate for Tomorrow
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Keynote Address by Dr. Alan Greenspan, former Chairman, Federal Reserve Board
Panel Discussion Moderated by Jane Bryant Quinn, Newsweek Contributing Editor
2:45 – 4:00pm
Panelists:
Phil Bracken, Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Michael Calhoun, President, Center for Responsible Lending
Jeff DeBoer, President and CEO, The Real Estate Roundtable
Conrad Egan, President and CEO, National Housing Conference
Dina Elboghdady, Real Estate Writer, Washington Post
Jim Helsel, Partner, RSR Realtors; Treasurer, National Association of REALTORS®
Jerry Howard, President and CEO, National Association of Home Builders
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
Michael Kercheval, President and CEO, International Council of Shopping Centers
Tom Lawler, Founder, Lawler Economic & Housing Consulting, LLC
John Maggs, Economy Correspondent, National Journal
Dr. Allan Meltzer, Professor of Political Economy, Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University
Alex Pollock, Resident Fellow-Financial Policy Issues, American Enterprise Institute
Tim Sandos, President and CEO, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
Aquiles Suarez, Vice President-Government Affairs, National Association for Industrial & Office Properties
59 ˝ Minutes: A Member & Director Update
4:00pm- 5:00pm
Keynote Address by FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair
Adjournment
5:00pm
The Tuesday Midyear Committee/Business Meeting Schedule has been adjusted so that Midyear attendees can participate in the Real Estate Summit. The revised Midyear Schedule will be available on line by Thursday, April 9, at http://www.realtor.org/midyear.nsf
There is no registration fee for NAR members to attend the Midyear Meetings. To register, visit http://www.realtor.org/midyear.nsf.
Stay tuned to Realtor.org to see further announcements about the Summit and its activities. |