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REIT Day 2008 in Frankfurt

Thursday, April 10, 2008
STEIGENBERGER Hotel Frankfurter Hof


Introduction   ·   Registration

REIT Day 2008 Frankfurt - Agenda at A Glance

8:30-9:00 Registration and welcome with coffee and tea
9:00-9:15 Welcome remarks by Steven A. Wechsler, President and CEO of NAREIT
Remarks by Walter Klug, Member of the Board of Directors of ZIA Zentraler Immobilien-Ausschuss e.V.
9:15-10:15 Panel 1: "Real Estate Investment in Turbulent Financial Markets"
Moderator: Dietmar Meister, Partner, Ernst & Young Real Estate GmbH
Panelists:
   Rand Griffin, President & CEO, Corporate Office Properties Trust
   Klaus Elmendorff, Director - Real Estate Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank AG
   Thomas Laemmerhirt, CEO, German Office AG
   John Lutzius, Managing Director-International, Green Street Advisors
   Olivier Piani, President, GE Real Estate Europe
10:15-10:45 Company Presentation * Corporate Office Properties Trust
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Panel 2: "The REIT Structure: Is it Flexible Enough to Steer Companies Through Changing Times?"
Moderator: Dr. Heiner Arnoldi, Managing Director, Real Estate Banking, Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA
Panelists
   Leo Ullman, Chairman, President & CEO, Cedar Shopping Centers
   Olivier Elamine, CEO, alstria office REIT AG
   Frank Schaich, CEO, Fair Value REIT AG
   Rolf Moritz Webeler, CEO, IVG Office REIT AG
12:00-12:30 Company Presentation * Cedar Shopping Centers
12:30-1:45 Luncheon
1:45-2:15 Company Presentation * GE Real Estate
2:15-3:15 Panel 3: "Financing in Today's Capital Markets"
Moderator: Peter Barkow, Director, Lehman Brothers
Panelists:
   Andreas Kindahl, Associate Director, Standard & Poor's Corporate Ratings
   Bernd Knobloch, CEO, Eurohypo AG
   Markus Koch, CFO, DIC Asset AG
   Thomas Koerfgen, Managing Director, SEB Invest GmbH
   Paul McDowell, Chairman & CEO, CapLease, Inc.
3:15-3:30 Coffee Break
3:30-4:00 Company Presentation * CapLease, Inc.
4:00-5:00 Panel 4: "The Real Estate Investment Proposition"
Moderator: Dr. Martin Steinbach, Head of Issuer & Investor Markets, Deutsche Boerse AG
Panelists:
   Rand Griffin, President & CEO, Corporate Office Properties Trust
   Claus Hermuth, CEO, Prime Office AG
   Stephan Hutter, Managing Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP
5:00-5:15 Closing remarks by Philip Charls, CEO, EPRA
5:30-6:45 Reception at Deutsche Boerse (Boersenplatz 4, 60313 Frankfurt)
 
NOTE: The conference will be conducted in English.


REIT Day 2008 is sponsored by:
Ruby Sponsor
Deutsche Borse Group
Emerald Sponsors
BEITEN BURKHARDT LEHMAN BROTHERS
SAL. OPPENHEIM Real Estate Magazine
Green Street Advisors Ernst and Young
Eurohypo Commerzbank


Presented By:
presented by: EPRA, NAREIT, and ZIA

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