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1. Global Real Estate
Crowdfunding
Conference II at 345 Park Ave, NY
on April 24th
2014
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Sponsored by The Soho Loft, Connected Investors, Pura Vida
Tequila, Social Radius, Loeb & Loeb
"Experiencing this event is like that desperate need for air when you hold
your breath for too long. The event was so powerful and presented so much
opportunities that it is hard to find words powerful enough to convey the
message."
- Terry Sutton of Alliance Commercial Realty on the Nov 14 Real Estate Investing
event
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Interested in meeting Real Estate Investors?
Then register for The Soho Loft and the FundingPost Real Estate
Investing & Leading Crowdfunding Conference II on Thursday, April
24, in New York City!
See the leading crowdfunding realty players talk about their amazing
growth in the industry - see top 10 crowdfunders in realty according to
Forbes that 21,000+ people read about already:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/groupthink/2013/04/19/crowdfundingslatest-invasion-real-estate/

2. The Soho Loft and FundingPost has hosted 200+ sold-out venture
events in 22 cities over the past 12 years.
The panels for the day:
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Early-Stage Real Estate Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them,
and what it really takes to get them to write you a check!
Returns on Real Estate: What investors expect to get after they back
you.
Using CrowdFunding to raise capital for Real Estate: Learn about the
newest trends and take advantage of the newest technologies
Who should attend?
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Real Estate entrepreneurs raising capital.
Real Estate Investors (VCs, Angels & Corporate) to meet
companies and speak on our panels.
EB 5 real estate investors
Exhibiting Companies to demo their stuff for partners and
investors.
Sponsors to moderate panels, exhibit and meet Real Estate
companies and investors.
Breakfast Workshop:
Additionally, ALL companies can attend the Pitching Workshop
Breakfast from 8am-10am. During this workshop we will completely
deconstruct your elevator pitch, and work with you on formulating a
clean and concise elevator pitch giving the important information that
investors NEED to hear to make an educated decision on your
company!
There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor
panelists, both before & after the panels and at the networking
Lunch and Cocktail Party!
Exhibitors
There will also be several exhibitors at this event - if you have an
amazing project you want to show off, you can have a exhibit booth at
the event. This room will be filled with talent - Bring your best stuff!
Exhibiting Companies will give a 2 Minute Elevator Pitch in person to
the Panel of Investors during the event! There are only 15 spaces
left for Exhibitors.
As an additional benefit, entrepreneur 1/4 page summaries will be
given to the investor speakers and attendees. All of the Investors will
get your company description and contact info!
Location: 345 Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York City, 345 Park Ave, NY

3. Date: Thursday, April 24, 2014
Time: 8am-6pm
Cost:
Attendee
- Exhibitor: $1000
Ticket: $365
KEYNOTE: DENNIS IRVIN, Rockefeller Realty Management
Panel 1: Early Stage Realty Investing
Panel 2: Realty Crowd Funding exploding and who takes the lead.
Panel 3: Fund and capital formation - Institutions and Family Offices
Panel 4: EB5 - are foreign investors your solution in real estate?
Articles about Conference I - November 14, 2013:
A Crowded Room with Barry Sternlicht and Kent Swig:
New Financing for Real Estate
Real Estate Crowdfunding: Why it's a Big Deal
Event Photos from Conference I - November 14, 2013:

4. Barry Sternlicht of Starwood Capital and Kent Swig of Swig Equities
keynotes.
David Drake moderates.

5. David Drake and Kent Swig of Swig Equities.
Real estate Crowdfunding panel.

8. November 14 Programme:
8:00
8:40 10:20
10:20 -10:40
Break/Networking
Breakfast/Registration
Pitching
Workshop
10:40 -11:10
Keynote: Dennis Irvin, CEO Rockfeller Group
11:10 -11:55
Panel Discussion 1: Early-Stage Realty
Investing
How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get
them to write you a check!
Panelists:
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Jack Bevier, Dominion Group
Gerard Rem, Distressed Real Estate Investor - NYC bankruptcy court
investor
Nick Jekogian, Signature Group Investments
11:55 - 12:10
12:10 - 12:30
12:30 - 1:20
Table Introductions
Quickfire Intros
Lunch
1:20 - 1:45
Keynote:
1:45 - 2:30
Panel 2: Leading Crowdfunding for Realty in
North America
See who is making a difference and how you can do as well.
Moderator:
David Drake
Panelists:
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Ben Miller, Fundrise
Jillene Hellman, Realty Mogul
William Skelley, iFunding
Sydney Armani, Realty Crowd Funding and Crowdfundbeat
2:30
3:00
Break/Networking
3:00 - 3:45
Panel 3: Angels, Fund managers and Early Stage
Success Stories
Success stories that you can emulate for early real estate
investing. Learn from the leaders.
Moderator:
David Drake
Panelists:
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Charles Cecil, Southwest Property Strategies

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Jake Bisenius, AmCap retail acquisition fund
Jack Bevier, Dominion Group
3:45 - 4:00
Table Introductions
4:00 - 4:15
Coffee Break
4:15 -5:00
Panel 4: The Investor Panel - the trends and
international developments. What is needed now?
Leading real estate investors and family offices in multi family and
commercial property investing.
Moderator:
David Drake
Panelists:
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John Pasquale, PEP Real Estate
Teresa R. Martin, Esq, RE Investor and Attorney, Real Estate Investor
Association of New York City
Alessandro Lerro, Lerro and Partners
5:00-5:45 Cocktail Party
SPEAKERS
(PLEASE CLICK ON NAMES FOR FULL PROFILE)
Moderator:
David Drake
Chairman, LDJ Capital and The Soho Loft
David Drake is a leading equity expert based in New York City, USA. He is the
founder and chairman of LDJ Capital, a Private Equity advisory firm, and of The Soho
Loft, an event-driven global financial media company.

10. Keynote Speakers:
Dennis R. Irvin
President and CEO, Rockefeller Group Investment Management
Mr. Irvin joined RGI in September 2007 to lead the firm's investment management
business. At RGI, Mr. Irvin has developed the strategy and infrastructure to build and
manage investor relationships across a global platform of joint ventures and
investment products.
Early-Stage Real Estate Investing Panel
Jack BeVier
Vice President, Acquisitions, Dominion Group
Senior Loan Underwriter and Collateral Analyst
Jack has contributed to Dominion's senior management team since 2007 and is a
key member of the management team because as has works in all areas of each
business. He has experience in acquisitions, marketing, loan underwriting and
construction.

11. Gerard Rem
President, Manhattan Foreclosures LLC
Gerard Rem is the President of Manhattan Foreclosures LLC, a company investing in
distressed real estate and foreclosure situations, working directly with banks, lenders
and individual unit owners.
Nick Jekogian
Founder & CEO, Signature Group Investments
Nick Jekogian is founder and President/CEO of Signature Community Investment
Group. Mr. Jekogian is a licensed real estate broker in New York.
Gordon Ogden
Brynam Wood

12. Gordon Ogden joined Byrnam Wood in 1997 as a principal, having worked in tenant
representation at a number of large- and mid-sized firms including Pearce Urstadt
Mayer & Greer, Pattison Partners, Insignia/ESG and CB Commercial.
Real Estate Crowdfunding Panel
Nav Athwal
Co-Founder and CEO, Realty Shares
Nav started his career as an Electrical Engineer and commercial real estate broker.
From there, he transitioned into real estate law and prior to founding RealtyShares,
worked as a Real Estate and Land Use Attorney at San Francisco based Farella Braun
& Martel, LLP. As a Real Estate Attorney, Nav led some of the largest mixed-use
residential, commercial and renewable energy real estate projects in California on
behalf of National and International Clients including public REIT's, real estate
developers, property owners, investors, non-profit housing providers and
governmental agencies.
Christopher Crippen
Co-Founder, IndieAngels
Christopher has over 15 years of executive-level experience in Commercial /
Residential Finance, Private Equity & Structured Finance. The rare combination of his
passion for education and entrepreneurial attitude has given him a unique
opportunity to successfully develop and implement innovative business ventures.

13. Benjamin Miller
Co-Founder, Fundrise
Benjamin Miller is a founder of Fundrise and also co-founder of Popularise, a real
estate crowdsourcing website. With 15 years of experience in real estate and finance,
Ben has acquired, developed, and financed more than $500,000,000 of property in
his time as Managing Partner of WestMill Capital Partners and President of Western
Development Corporation.
Lita Dwight
Senior Vice President, Sterling Green Corp
Lita Dwight is a real estate developer specializing in the renovation of historic
buildings. She started Acquis Development Corp in 2004 successfully converting a
19th century brownstone to high end condominium units and later co-founded
Sterling Green Corp with her business partner in 2009. Prior to real estate, Lita was
an investment management attorney for Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and Stroock &
Stroock & Lavan with a focus on hybrid hedge funds, mutual funds and other
investment products. She is a graduate of Davidson College and Georgetown
University Law Center. She lives with in midtown Manhattan.

14. Jilliene Helman
Founder and CEO of Realty Mogul
Jilliene Helman is the Founder and CEO of Realty Mogul. Realty Mogul is
crowdfunding for real estate, a marketplace for accredited investors to pool money
online and buy shares of pre-vetted investment properties. Investors can invest in
equity transactions like apartment buildings, office buildings and retail centers or
loans that are secured by residential real estate.
William Skelley
Founder, iFunding
Prior to iFunding, William worked for other corporations such as General Electric,
Olympus, Bain Capital and Rose Park Advisors and has been an advisor to several
start-ups. He specializes in fundraising from accredited investors, family offices and
is a frequent speaker at industry events discussing real estate finance. iFunding is a
real estate investment platform that uses technology to make private real estate
investing simple.

15. Bruce Lipnick
CEO and Chairman of the Board of Asset Alliance (Family
Office)
Bruce H. Lipnick is Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Asset Alliance Corporation ("Asset Alliance"). He is also Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Asset Alliance Advisors, Inc. He has an extensive
background in alternative investments with over 38 years of experience in the
investment management and financial services industries, and was a pioneer in
utilizing various
Nick Bhargava
"Nick is a co-founder of GROUNDFLOOR, a crowdfunding platform focused on
providing opportunities to finance high quality real estate projects. An expert in
securities law, Nick was heavily involved in the JOBS Act as an early pioneer who
advanced the concept of crowdfunding and was a member of the Crowdfunding
Leadership Group. He was also a co-founder of Motaavi, one of the first crowdfunding
entrants. Nick has taught at General Assembly, and has been interviewed by
numerous national news publications on crowdfunding. He's also one of the leaders
of the NC JOBS Act team, promoting a state level crowdfunding exemption in North
Carolina, expected to pass in 2014. His years in finance have included work for the
Financial Services Roundtable, SEC, FINRA, TD Waterhouse and RBC Financial Group.
Nick received his LLM at Duke University School of Law and holds a BS in Biological
Sciences and Business from the University of Alberta."

16. Rodrigo Nino
CEO and Founder, Prodigy Network
Rodrigo Nino. is revolutionizing both the real estate and crowdfunding industries by
being the first to meld the two worlds.
After successfully representing numerous projects in Miami for sales and marketing,
Nino brought Prodigy Network to Manhattan in 2007 and immediately started
working on some of New York's most iconic projects, including Andre Balazs'
residential condominium, William Beaver House and the Trump Organization's
ground breaking hotel condominium, Trump SoHo. Meanwhile, Nino continued to
build on his success and expand internationally by pursuing projects in Mexico,
Colombia, and Panama.
Sydney Armani
Founder and CEO, SVCF Ventures, CrowdFundBeat and ICFFF
Sydney Armani is a long time silicon valley entrepreneur, with more than twenty
years experience in Valley's community acting in both an entrepreneurial and
investing capacity. Sydney is publisher of CrowdFundBeat.com, an online daily
crowdfunding news site in US and UK. He is also the organizer of the annual Silicon
Valley Meets Crowdfunders conference in Palo Alto, CA
Angels and Fund Managers Panel

17. Charles Cecil
CEO, SouthWest Property Stategies
Mr. Cecil serves as the Partnership's Chief Executive Officer and has 30 years of real
estate experience as a principal and intermediary in commercial, residential,
hospitality and retail property in the major U.S. metro markets including extensive
experience in restructuring and repositioning properties.
Jake Bisenius
CIO, AmCap, Inc.
Jake Bisenius is the Chief Investment Officer of AmCap, Incorporated, a real estate
private equity firm with $1B of AUM. Jake has been in the real estate industry for
over 12 years and has handled more than $1 billion worth of real estate transactions
throughout his career.
The Investors Panel
Teresa R. Martin, Esq.
Real Estate Investor, Attorney-at-Law

18. Teresa R. Martin, Esq. is a sought-after lecturer, keynote speaker, consultant,
facilitator and educator; who demonstrates a deep understanding of the importance
of financial education in business and in life.
Alessandro Lerro
Founder, Lerro & Partners
Alessandro is an Italian lawyer expert of new technologies and business creation. A
wellknown Italian expert of crowdfunding, Alessandro published "Equity
Crowdfunding" for Il Sole 24 Ore and is a regular speaker in conferences and
workshops. Founder of Lerro&Partners, he has been advising for years start up and
small/medium sized companies dealing with information real estate, information
technology, and media.
John Pasquale
CEO, PEP Real Estate
Steve Cinelli