Events

5th Annual Event - Leadership Lessons 360:
Preparing for Industry Speaking Engagements

Please Note: As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak becomes a growing concern in the United States, the health and wellbeing of our members, conference attendees, and CREFC Staff remains our top priority. Given the health issues and high degree of uncertainty that prevails today as a result of the spread of COVID-19, CREFC has made the decision to postpone all upcoming events scheduled through Spring 2020.  We will provide full refunds to those registered for any of these spring events.  Please view the CREFC Alert for additional information.

 CREFC Women’s Network and ULI Los Angeles Women’s Leadership Initiative presents its 5^th Annual joint event. Previously formatted as Speed Mentoring round tables, this milestone event will launch a new focus on enhancing the careers of women in commercial real estate finance and development through learning various leadership skills; thus the name change to “Leadership Lessons 360.” At this year’s launch, women will be able to learn firsthand from industry veterans on how to take on and prepare for technical speaking engagements.

We understand that speaking on a panel or giving a presentation can be daunting, and we want to empower women to willingly raise their hands to speak. Join us in a safe environment to learn pro presentation tips, observe a mock panel demonstration, and ask questions!

The event format will start off with 1) a panel of senior industry mentors sharing their ways of showcasing their expertise followed by 2) a volunteer mock panel* where mentors will provide feedback. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions during the feedback session to keep this an interactive experience.

*If you would like to volunteer to be a mock panelist, please register early and email co-chairs Shannon Erdmann or Ada Chan. We are also looking for first time speakers. There are only four spots available and a pre-panel call will be held one week prior to the event. This is a great opportunity for exposure and visibility with mentors and peers.

Senior Industry Mentor Panel

Moderator:
Ada Chan, Senior Vice President, Bank of America

Panelists:
Val Achtemeier, Executive Vice President, CBRE Debt & Structured Finance
Marty Caverly, Executive Vice President, Lowe
Jenny Marler, Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate, Guggenheim Partners
Mark Ritchie, Principal, Gantry
Sondra Wenger, Managing Director, Investments, CIM Group

The CREFC Women's Network's Mission is to:

• Enhance the visibility, profile and advancement opportunities of women in the commercial real estate finance industry.
• Provide a structured platform with CREFC dedicated to women's initiatives
• Provide opportunities for networking, mentoring and development of professional women

We welcome and encourage industry participants to join and be a part of this network.