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Dallas
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Trigild Lender Conferences Overview
The Trigild Lender Conferences are the industry's longest-running conferences focused on issues related to non-performing commercial loans. Join us in 2023 in Texas (spring) and California (fall) to connect with industry thought leaders. Our conferences include dynamic speakers, industry pioneers and valuable analysts discussing emerging issues and creating an unmatched experience for attendees. Among the industry professionals that attend year after year:
Loan Servicers
Real Estate Funds
Bank / Insurance Special Asset Managers
Legal Counsel
Loan Buyers
October 11-13, 2023
West Coast

2024 Dates Coming Soon
Dallas

Fall 2023 Agenda
8:00am-1:00pm
Golf Tournament
12:30pm-5:30pm
Registration
2:15pm-2:30pm
Opening Remarks
2:30pm-3:30pm
Session 1 +
- Panelist:Donald Sheets |The Ohio State University
3:30pm-4:30pm
CRE CLO – Looks and Smells Like CMBS but Is It the Same? +
- Moderator:Bob Stupar |Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Panelist:Chris Cimino |Ready Capital Corp
- Panelist:Raymond Hu |Kairos Investment Management Company
- Panelist:Siobhan Sachs |Ballard Spahr
- Panelist:Kevin Tatro |Trimont
4:30pm-5:30pm
View from the Top +
- Moderator:Alan Williams |KeyBank
- Panelist:David Bornheimer |Midland
- Panelist:Robert Brasfield |Trimont
- Panelist:Tim Mazzetti |SitusAMC
- Panelist:Bruce Rickert |Argentic
- Panelist:Lindsey Wright |KKR
5:30pm-7:00pm
Welcome Reception
7:15am-8:15am
Breakfast
8:15am-8:30am
Conference Welcome
8:30am-9:30am
General Counsel +
- Panelist:Mark Birnbaum |Perkins Coie LLP
- Panelist:Amy Dixon |Greystone Servicing Company LLC
- Panelist:Mark Jefferis |3650 REIT
- Panelist:David Wallace |Trigild
9:30am-10:30am
Market Liquidity in an Illiquid Market +
- Moderator:Brian Bailey |FRBA
- Panelist:Robert Anderson |Matthews Real Estate Investment Services
- Panelist:Tyler Hague |Colliers International
- Panelist:Scott Lesser |Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, PLC
- Panelist:David Schechtman |Meridian Capital
10:30am-11:00am
Networking Break
11:00am-12:00pm
Keynote +
- Panelist:Chris Leonard |Author of The Lords of Easy Money
12:00pm-1:00pm
Networking Luncheon
1:00pm-2:00pm
Navigating the World of Special Servicing +
- Moderator:Angela Gonzales |Trimont
- Panelist:Chris Chauvin |Holland & Knight
- Panelist:Amy Hatch |Polsinelli
- Panelist:Brent Procida |Venable
- Panelist:Sean Ryan |JLL
- Panelist:Kevin Semon |SitusAMC
2:00pm-3:00pm
War Stories from the Great Financial Crisis - Rinse and Repeat? +
- Moderator:James Shevlin |CWCapital Asset Management
- Panelist:Sandra Adam |SitusAMC
- Panelist:Jim Henderson |Midland Loan Services
- Panelist:Michelle Hendler |Shutts and Bowen
- Panelist:Amber Sefert |Trimont
3:00pm-3:30pm
Networking Break
3:30pm-4:30pm
Maximizing Value and Limiting Losses: Large Loan Workouts in Recessionary Environment +
- Moderator:Ian Lagowitz |Trigild
- Panelist:Michael Barrie |Benesch
- Panelist:Brian Davis |Midland Loan Services
- Panelist:George Younes |CoreVest Finance
4:30pm-5:30pm
Investors Perspective for Investing in an Illiquid Environment +
- Moderator:Meagen Leary |Duane Morris
- Panelist:Adam Ashourzadeh |Triangle
- Panelist:Joe Cafiero |CREMAC
- Panelist:David King |Greystone Servicing Company
- Panelist:Patti Unti |Waterfall Asset Management
5:30pm-7:30pm
Networking Reception
7:30am-8:30am
Breakfast
8:30am-9:30am
Is 2023 the New 2008? Loan Workouts for the Next Generation +
- Moderator:Mark Weibel |Holland & Knight
- Panelist:Abhinav Chaudhury |Argentic Services Company LP
- Panelist:Chase Heichel |Varde
- Panelist:Meg Honigberg |CWCapital Asset Management
- Panelist:Justin Nogalski |KeyBank
9:30am-10:30am
Loan Workouts from a Balance Sheet Lender Perspective +
- Moderator:Mark Silverman |Locke Lord LLP
- Panelist:Jim Ryan |Genworth Financial, Inc.
- Panelist:Karla Vehrs |Ballard Sphar, LLC
- Panelist:Jonathan Filgo |Benchmark Bank
- Panelist:John Waldeck |Pacific Life
10:30am-10:45am