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Distressed CRE West
July 15, 2026
Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & SpaDana Point, CA

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  • Adam Sandra, Director, Financial Diligence and Forensic Analysis, SitusAMC
  • Andreas Vlahakis, SVP, Capital Markets, Thor Equities
  • Bob Sonnenblick, Chairman, Sonnenblick Development, LLC
  • Brett Gomes, VP, Argosy Real Estate Partners
  • Brian Hecktman, CEO, Graymark Capital
  • Cary Carpenter, Managing Director - CRE Capital Markets, Trading & Syndication, Starwood Capital
  • Christine Kearney O'Connell, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
  • Curt Spaugh, Senior Director, SitusAMC
  • Dags Chen, Managing Director | Head of U.S. Real Estate Research and Strategy, Barings
  • Dan Duarte, SVP-Director Special Assets Department, City National Bank
  • Daniel Kattan, Executive Director, PGIM Real Estate Investors
  • Daniel Siegel, President and Principal of Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Credit, Peachtree Group
  • Daniels Drew, Vice President, Fortress Investments
  • Darren Cline, Managing Director, The TerraCotta Group
  • David Hood, Sr Managing Director, Sonen Capital
  • David Butler, Co-CEO & Managing Partner, Argosy Real Estate Partners
  • Ed Kobel, President and COO, Debartolo Development
  • Elena Miller, Divco West
  • Eli Edwards, Managing Director, Fortress
  • Eric Clapp, Founder, Crescent Coast Partners
  • Frank Liu, Managing Director of Acquisitions, Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC
  • Garay Mark, President, Paladin Funding
  • Harris Trifon, Partner and Portfolio Manager, Lord Abbett
  • Heather Turner, CEO & Co-Founder, Tamarack Capital Partners
  • Irwin Boris, SVP, Acquisitions, Heritage Capital Group
  • Jasmine Nazari, Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Urban Green Investments
  • Jay Fischer, Managing Director, Investments, CIM Group
  • Jay Miller, CIO, Forum Investment Group
  • Jay Rollins, Managing Principal, Canopy Real Estate Partners

  • Jean Baker, Managing Director-Head of Western Region Banking, Loancore
  • Jeff Jerden, Chief Operating Officer, Greenbrook Real Estate
  • Jonathan August, Special Counsel, Buchalter
  • Kev Zoryan, Managing Partner, Arselle Investments
  • Kevin Semon, Director-Special Servicing, SitusAMC
  • Larry Steinberg, CIO, Financial Architects
  • Marc Grayson, President & Co-Founder, RRA Capital
  • Mark Jefferis, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, 3650 REIT
  • Maya Theuer, CEO, Redwood Residential Development
  • Natalia Sosnina, Head of Acquisitions, Terra Strategies
  • Pete Kutzer, Managing Partner, Edgewood Realty Partners, LLC
  • Peter Casey, Managing Director of Capital Markets, Hamilton Zanze
  • Ramin Kolahi, Principal, Lighthouse Investments
  • Riaz Taplin, Founder and CEO, Riaz Capital
  • Rick Levin, President, ALPS Group
  • Sar Peruri, COO, Oxford Capital Group
  • Scott Buser, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
  • Seth Moldoff, SVP, Director, Special Assets, Umpqua Bank
  • Spencer Schlee, Managing Director of Acquisitions, Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC
  • Spencer Garfield, Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group
  • Stuart Boesky, Chief Executive Officer, Pembrook Group
  • Tara Shabahang, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
  • Taylor Callawaym, Managing Director, AllianceBernstein L.P.
  • Thad Wilson, Partner, King & Spalding
  • Tom Burns, Managing Director, Affinius Capital
  • Tricia Peterson, Managing Partner, Accord Group Holdings
  • Will Cipes, Partner, East Coast Development, Carmel Partners
  • William Haddad, Managing Director, Partners Path Capital
  • William Srinivasan, Managing Director, Paceline Equity Partners