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Welcome Remarks From CREFC Leadership
9:00am - 9:15am

2025 Board of Governors Chair, Leland Bunch, III, Managing Director, Bank of America
2026 Board of Governors Chair, Tobin Cobb, Managing Partner, 3650 Capital

Nitin Bhasin, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of CMBS, KBRA

Industry Leaders Roundtable (Off the Record, Not Available for Replay)
9:15am - 10:30am

Moderator:
Lea Overby, Managing Director, Head of U.S. CMBS Research, Barclays

Panelists: 
Kathleen Corton, Co-Head, CRE, Saluda Grade
Lindsay DeChiaro, Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets
Nitya Kumar Goyal, Partner, Dechert LLP
Rachel Hsu, CMBS Trader
Alex Killick, Senior Managing Director, CWCapital
Chuck Lee, Head of CMBS - Americas, Natixis
Harshad Mehta, VP- Senior Analyst, Moody's 
Kathleen Olin, Managing Director, CRE & Private Credit, PentAlpha
Nilesh Patel, Senior Managing Director, Blue Owl Capital
Julia Powell, Principal, Sixth Street 
Edward Reardon, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
Ryan Roberto, Partner Real Estate Credit, TPG Real Estate Credit
Alex Rodriguez, Sr. Portfolio Manager - CMBS, Voya Investment Management
Sean Ryan, Senior Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
Stephanie Wiggins, Managing Director & Head of Production, Agency & FHA Lending, PGIM
Alan Williams, Executive Vice President & Head of Key Commercial Investor Services, KeyBank Real Estate Capital 

B-Piece Investors Forum (Closed to Media, Not Available for Replay)
10:45am - 11:30am

Moderator:
Josh Brand, Head of Acquisitions, Argentic

Panelists:
Zach Freedman, Principal, Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.
Peter Lindner, Managing Director - Credit Investments, Rialto Capital
Jason A. Nick, Managing Director, Starwood Property Trust
Lyndsay Stephenson, Managing Director, CMBS, Prime Finance 
Frank Yin, Managing Director, KKR - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Keynote Lunch
11:40am - 1:40pm

Welcome Remarks:
Presentation of Woman of Distinction and Founders Award
Lisa Pendergast, President & CEO, CRE Finance Council 

Keynote Speaker: 
Colin Jost, Writer, Saturday Night Live & Co-Anchor, "Weekend Update"

Jost started writing for "SNL" in 2005 and has been the co-anchor of "Weekend Update" since 2014. He's won five Writers Guild Awards, two Peabody Awards and received two Emmys in 2025 for his work as a producer and writer for "SNL50: The Anniversary Special." Beyond SNL, Jost has hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards, served as an NBC Sports correspondent at the 2024 Olympics, and currently hosts Amazon Prime's "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" His New York Times bestselling memoir "A Very Punchable Face" showcases his talent for authentic storytelling and incisive humor. Click here to read more about Jost.
  
Join us for an unforgettable session featuring a mix of stand-up comedy, moderated conversation, and audience Q&A with one of comedy's most versatile voices.

Moderator:
David Harrison, Chief Operating Officer, Midland Loan Services

Alternative Lenders and High Yield Investors Forum (Closed to Media, Not Available for Replay)
1:45pm - 2:30pm

Moderator:
Rachel Hunter-Goldman, Managing Director, Real Estate Credit, KKR - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Panelists:
Daniel Buehrens, Managing Director, Brookfield
Mark Finan, Director, CBRE Capital Markets, Inc.
Mark Gormley, Managing Director, Bain Capital
Tony LaBarbera, Managing Director and Co-Head of Americas Private Investments, Real Estate Debt Strategies, Blackstone
Samantha Rotchford, Managing Director, BDT & MSD Partners

Issuers Forum (Closed to Media, Not Available for Replay)
2:45pm - 3:30pm

Moderator:
Scott Epperson, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Panelists: 
Shaishav Agarwal, Head of US CRE, Barclays
James Feng, Managing Director, Blackstone
Bradley Horn, Managing Director, Wells Fargo
Raul D. Orozco, Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets
Andrew Tignanelli, Managing Director, Lord, Abbett & Co. 

In the Thick of It: Downstream Impact on the Servicer Playbook (Closed to Media)
 3:45pm - 4:30pm

Moderator: 
Patrick Sargent, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP

Panelists: 
David Harrison, Chief Operating Officer, Midland Loan Services
Leslie Hayton, Senior Managing Director, Head of CMBS Asset Management, Trimont
Britt Johnson, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings
Harris Trifon, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Lord, Abbett & Co.
Lindsey Wright, Managing Director, KKR - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and President & CEO, K-Star Asset Management LLC

Discussion Topics:

• Impact of market stress on loan servicing practices
• Investor concerns about transparency and advancing
• Documentation changes within some recent securitizations
• IG vs. b-piece investor priorities and risk management

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