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California MBA Sets Agenda for 2020 Western States CREF Conference

California MBA’s 2020 Western States CREF Conference will showcase a completely virtual experience when it arrives Sept. 9 through 10. Conference Chairman Andrew Mekjavich, Principal at Gantry, will kick off the event that includes nine planned presentations and nearly 30 speakers across the two days.

A real estate market update will be delivered by Heitman’s Mary Ludgin, PhD, and Marcus & Millichap’s John Chang will provide an economic update. The conference will include a special keynote by television and radio personality Adam Carolla.

Highlights of the sessions include:
– a discussion on the Future of Office Space with JLL’s Jordan Angel, Gemini Rosemont’s Jon Dishell, and CBRE’s Brad Zampa;
– a conversation on how COVID-19 is impacting the market from a borrower and lender perspective with Gantry’s Michael Heagerty, Slatt Capital’s Jason Berry and Pacific Southwest Realty Services’ Daniel J. Phelan; and
– an overview of bridge lending in the COVID-19 era with Thorofare Capital, Inc.’s Kevin Miller, Prime Finance’s Shawn Cully, Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.’s Joe Derhake and Money 360’s John Calder.

An important session this year will be an update on the California November Ballot Initiatives for CRE from California Apartment Association’s Tom Bannon and California Business Roundtable’s Rob Lapsley.

Use the code ConnectMedia to register for free on the link below.

For comments, questions or concerns, please contact Dennis Kaiser

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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