Sue Ansel President & Chief Executive Officer Gables Residential

Sue Ansel is President and Chief Executive Officer. In her 25 plus years with Gables, she has held positions in acquisitions, development, and operations and has led important company initiatives including the advancement of real estate technology efforts and third-party client services. Sue serves on several boards and committee’s including serving as an officer and on the Executive Committee of the National Multi-Housing Council, The Real Estate Council Foundation Board of Directors, the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas, The Dallas Summer Musical Board of Directors and the Board of Visitors of DePauw University where she serves as Chairman. Sue is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and a graduate of DePauw University. Daniel Barile Director & Senior Investment Analyst SkyBridge Capital

Daniel Barile is a Director and Senior Investment Analyst at SkyBridge Capital. He is responsible for hedge fund manager sourcing, research and due diligence, primarily for event driven and macro strategies. Prior to joining SkyBridge, Mr. Barile covered traditional and alternative asset managers from a variety of perspectives at Citi Alternative Investments, Fitch Ratings and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (now BlackRock).

Mr. Barile received a B.S. in Management with a concentration in Finance from Binghamton University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations. David R. Barker Partner, Barker Apartments Adjunct Professor, Department of Finance, University of Iowa

David R. Barker is an American author, academic and businessman.

A former economist for the Federal Reserve, Barker is the author of Welcome to Free America, a book set in the year 2057 as a guide to immigrants coming to the former after the collapse of government. Barker has received national media attention for his book and other publications, including interviews by John Stossel and Dylan Ratigan, and on the programs Marketplace and As It Happens.

His research has been covered in , Time Magazine, and the Economist, and he has written for U.S. News & World Report, the Christian Science Monitor, Collier's Magazine, and other publications. He has published articles in several academic journals.

Barker also owns and manages a real estate and finance company, Barker Apartments. Douglas M. Bibby President & CEO National Multifamily Housing Council

Douglas M. Bibby is President of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), a national organization of 1,000 member firms involved in the multifamily housing industry. Under his leadership NMHC represents the industry on Capitol Hill and before the regulatory agencies, promotes research and the exchange of information, and advocates for rental housing across a broad spectrum of issues. In his 12th year as head of the Council, Bibby has been honored by the publication Multi- Housing News as one of the most influential leaders in the industry through its “Dozen who make a Difference” award in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. Prior to joining NMHC, Bibby spent 16 years as a senior officer of Fannie Mae, where he served on the company’s Management Committee throughout his tenure. He was part of the top management team that is credited with the remarkable turnaround at Fannie Mae in the book Good to Great.

Bibby began his career with the worldwide communications firm J. Walter Thompson where he served a variety of clients both domestically and internationally over his 12-year career with the company. At the time of his departure from J. Walter Thompson, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the firm’s Washington, D.C. operations. Bibby has been active in the non-profit community of Washington, D.C. for the past 25 years. He currently sits on four boards of directors.

Bibby graduated from Denison University with a B.A. degree and was honored with the university’s Alumni Citation Award in 2004. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Bryce Blair Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors Invitation Homes

Bryce Blair was appointed the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Invitation Homes in 2014 while serving as Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company and being on the Board of Pulte Homes. He joined AvalonBay in 1993 and served as Chief Executive Officer from 2001 thru 2012 and Chairman of the Board from 2002 thru 2013. Prior to joining AvalonBay, he was a Partner at Trammell Crow Residential, a real estate investment firm. He previously served on the Board of Carr America and as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey and Company. Mr. Blair currently serves on the board of Pulte Homes and Regency Centers and is a member of the adjunct faculty at Boston College. He served as Chairman of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and as a Trustee at the Urban Land Institute. He attended the University of New Hampshire and Harvard Business School. Dave Borsos Vice President, Capital Markets National Multifamily Housing Council

Dave Borsos is Vice President, Capital Markets and has primary responsibility for managing and guiding NMHC’s multifamily finance policy as it relates to federal legislative and regulatory issues impacting housing finance reform, the Federal Housing Administration and the regulation of financial markets. Dave has over 30 years of experience in real estate capital markets, banking and the sustainable energy markets. Before joining the Council, Dave ran DJB Enterprises whose primary focus was advisory services focused on the financial and energy markets for new business opportunities from inception through execution. He also spent 16 years at Freddie Mac in a variety of leadership roles within their Capital Markets groups focused both on the single and multifamily markets. Dave holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland. Daryl J. Carter Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Avanath Capital Management, LLC

Daryl J. Carter is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Avanath Capital Management, LLC, a Southern California based investment firm focused on conventional and affordable multifamily investments. Mr. Carter directs the strategy, investments, and overall operations of the firm. Over the past 2 years, Avanath has acquired in excess of $300 million in affordable apartment communities nationwide. Mr. Carter is also a Managing Partner of McKinley-Avanath, a property management company focused on the affordable apartment sector, an entity owned jointly by Avanath and McKinley, Inc.

Mr. Carter has 32 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry. Previously, he was an Executive Managing Director of Centerline Capital Group (“Centerline”) and head of the Commercial Real Estate Group. Mr. Carter became part of the Centerline team when his company, Capri Capital Finance (“CCF”), was acquired by Centerline in 2005. Mr. Carter co-founded and served as Co-Chairman of both CCF and Capri Capital Advisors (“CCA”). He was instrumental in building Capri to a diversified real estate investment firm with $8 billion in real estate equity and debt investments under management. Prior to Capri, Mr. Carter was Regional Vice President at Westinghouse Credit Corporation in Irvine and a Second Vice President at Continental Bank in Chicago.

Mr. Carter holds dual Masters Degrees in Architecture and Management, both received from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the University of Michigan. Mr. Carter is a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute, Executive Committee Member and Vice Chairman of the National Multifamily Housing Council, and a Past Chairman of the Commercial Board of Governors of the Mortgage Bankers Association. Mr. Carter serves on the Visiting Committee of the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. Mr. Carter also serves as an independent director of four companies, Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR), Silver Bay Realty Trust Corporation (NYSE: SBY), The Olson Company, and RREEF America III. Deb Cloutier Principal and Co-Founder JDM Associates

Deb has been providing consulting services in commercial real estate, energy management, and environmental sustainability for more than 20 years. She currently supports the DOE Better Buildings Alliance as the commercial real estate expert interfacing with more than 60 leading real estate firms.

She has extensive experience designing, developing, implementing, and managing sustainability programs in the built environment. Currently, Deb manages multiple, large, complex contracts working with some of the largest national owners to assist them in making strategic environmental management a standard business practice – including TIAA-CREF, Principal Real Estate Investors, Prudential Real Estate Investors, UDR, NEEA, Bright House Networks, and CalPERS. Under her leadership, these clients have achieved energy savings of nearly $100 million since 2006, and consistently received industry and Federal recognition for their leadership in sustainability and energy efficiency.

Additionally, Deb has supported EPA’s ENERGY STAR program since its inception and helped EPA recruit more than four billion square feet of commercial real estate, K-12 schools, higher education, and state and local governments into the program. Deb began her career at the American Institute of Architects supporting the Committee on the Environment, where she served as liaison to architects and the general public regarding environmentally preferred building materials and environmentally friendly design, and had the distinct pleasure of supporting the Greening of the White House under the Clinton Administration. Christopher G. Cwalina Partner, Co-Chair, Data Privacy & Security Team Holland & Knight

Christopher G. Cwalina is a partner in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office and co-chair of the Data Privacy and Security Team. He concentrates his national practice primarily on privacy and data security compliance; litigation; defending companies in investigations initiated by state attorneys general, the FTC and other government agencies; responding to security breach incidents; establishing international compliance frameworks for companies; and developing and writing company policies and procedures.

Mr. Cwalina has extensive experience in responding to data breaches, hacking, network attacks and security incidents. He also has years of privacy class action litigation experience and provides data privacy compliance advice for a variety of companies, including communications companies, app developers, app platforms, ad networks, retailers, life sciences and healthcare companies, financial institutions, technology vendors, and advertising and marketing companies of all shapes and sizes. He advises corporations on regulatory issues and legislative affairs pertaining to data privacy and information security issues with a focus on technology, mobile and online practices, and also provides counsel on compliance with COPPA, GLBA, HIPAA, FCRA, ECPA, CPNI Rules, TCPA, The Patriot Act, state privacy laws and international privacy laws, regulations and directives, including the EU Data Protection Act.

Mr. Cwalina began his career in privacy as vice president and assistant general counsel at ChoicePoint Inc., where he ran the company's Privacy, Compliance, Ethics and Credentialing Department and led the company's response to the first publicly reported data breach, at a time when only one state notification law had been enacted. While at ChoicePoint, he helped the company respond to an FTC investigation and complaint, an SEC investigation, an investigation and complaint brought by a coalition of state attorneys general offices, and managed a number of class action complaints.

Mr. Cwalina regularly speaks and writes about topics pertaining to privacy and information security. He is a regular contributor to Holland & Knight's Privacy Blog and tweets from @HK_Privacy.

Read more: http://www.hklaw.com/Christopher-Cwalina/ Jeanne McGlynn Delgado Vice President, Business and Risk Management Policy National Multifamily Housing Council

Jeanne McGlynn Delgado is Vice President, Business Operations and Risk Management Policy, with principal responsibility for fair housing, bankruptcy, credit reporting, debt collection, and other property management issues.

Prior to joining NMHC, Jeanne spent the previous 18 years at the National Association of Realtors where she was the Manager, Regulatory and Industry Relations with responsibility on issues such as RESPA, Do-Not-Call/Fax, CAN SPAM, Tort Reform, U.S. Patriot Act, and others. She also served in the capacity of Senior Policy Representative and Managing Director in the Government Affairs Division of NAR during her tenure. She focused on the associations’ Fair Housing Program and other business issues that affected the membership.

Jeanne has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Thomas Demery President Capital Solutions, Inc.

Tom founded Capital Solutions, Inc. in 2005 after a 35-year career in the multifamily housing industry, which included national and international real estate development experience, asset management, public policy, and commercial finance transactions. His track record of public and private sector accomplishments include: President Ronald Reagan's Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner (HUD), founder of an international development consortium to reconstruct and privatize historic buildings in Prague, Czech Republic and National Sales Director to an apartment lender (AMI Capital/Wells Fargo) who generated over $1.0 Billion in loan originations.

Capital Solutions, Inc. serves as a consultant to project Sponsors seeking to establish and/ or fund EB-5 Regional Centers and direct investment projects. Capital Solutions has consulted in establishing and securing EB-5 investor funding for projects and/ or Regional Centers in Florida, Washington DC (pending) and Kentucky. In addition to EB-5 consulting, Capital Solutions, Inc. provides multifamily asset acquisition assistance to developers as well as helping secure nearly $500 million in debt and equity options to finance those acquisitions.

Regional Center projects formed and/ or actively being managed and marketed by Capital Solutions, Inc. (CSI) include:

• Rapid Security Solutions, LLC (RSS), Sarasota, Florida. $5 million raise after securing USCIS approval for the Regional Center • Pangaea Regional Center, Galveston, TX. Capital Solutions, Inc. is raising $25 million for a large manufacturing vessel and numerous fishing boats to harvest, process, and sell Asian carp from the Mississippi River. This project was deemed in the national interest by USCIS and is based in Hickman, KY • Bozzuto Associates, Greenbelt MD, www.bozzuto.com. Capital Solutions Inc. was retained by Bozzuto Associates to create the BA Regional Center (BARC) to encompass the Washington, DC MSA. The application was filed July 31, 2014 for a $43.0 Million mixed use development on the campus of Catholic University in Washington, DC. CSI has begun EB-5 marketing efforts on behalf of the BA Regional Center. • Main Street America. A four season theme park in the State of Michigan. The projected EB-5 raise is $75 million. CSI is acquiring the EB-5 Michigan Regional Center, LLC to serve as the EB-5 lender and investor marketing agent for Main Street America.

Tom attended the University of Michigan and is a licensed real estate broker (Michigan). He was a licensed residential builder (Michigan) for 25 years and has held Series 63 and Series 22 securities licenses. He served on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation as well as the National Multi Housing Council. He currently serves as Secretary /Treasurer of Joint Aid Management USA, a humanitarian and school feeding 501 c(3) with annual receipts of $25 million (2013). Robert E. DeWitt Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer GID

Robert E. DeWitt is Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of GID. He oversees corporate strategy development, new client/equity partner sourcing and procurement, property acquisitions and dispositions, client relations and overall management of the company.

In his oversight of GID's equity co-investment programs – the Windsor Realty Funds – Mr. DeWitt directs real estate acquisitions, dispositions, portfolio management and partner communications. Previously, he was Chief Investment Officer of GID and Senior Vice President of GID Acquisitions. Mr. DeWitt joined the company as Vice President of GID Acquisitions in 1987. From 1982 to 1987, he worked as Vice President of Acquisitions at Winthrop Financial Associates, a national real estate investment banking and syndication firm based in Boston.

Mr. DeWitt received an MBA from The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and a BA from Middlebury College. Jan Freitag Senior Vice President, Strategic Development Smith Travel Research

Mr. Jan Freitag is charged with exploring opportunities related to STR's development initiatives. He is the author of a recurring column on Hotel News Now, presents lodging performance trends at industry conferences and is often quoted in trade publications and the general news media. Wade Lange, CPM, RPA, FMA Vice President, Regional Manager, Portland American Assets Trust

Mr. Lange serves as Vice President and Regional Manager for the Portland area, overseeing operations and development for approximately 1.3 million square feet of office, residential and retail property. Prior to joining American Assets Trust in February of 2013, Mr. Lange served as Vice President of Property Management for Langley Investment Properties and Ashforth Pacific, from 1997 to 2013, with primary responsibility for the Lloyd properties now owned by American Assets Trust.

Mr. Lange also worked for the Oregon State Legislature as the Facilities Manager for the State Capitol and as the Maintenance Manager for US Bancorp’s corporate headquarters in Portland, Oregon.

Mr. Lange is a native of Portland and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science from Portland State University. Thomas Madden Director of Economic Development City of Stamford, Connecticut

Mr. Madden was appointed Director of Economic Development for the City of Stamford, CT in June 2014. Previously, he held the position of Commissioner of the Department of Community Development and Conservation for the Town of Greenburgh, NY. Prior, he has worked for the Westchester County Planning Department, Maricopa County Department of Transportation and several private consulting firms.

Thomas has been instrumental in the development of new environment standards including the adoption of Green Building code for new site development, revisions to the Energy Star code and a Smart Growth Development Study, focusing on mixed use development in the Greenburgh, as part of the Town’s comprehensive plan update.

Mr. Madden was a steering committee member for Westchester County’s Central Park Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Study, Greenburgh Comprehensive Plan update and a member of the two Stakeholders’ Advisory Working Groups for the Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287 Environmental Review. Thomas co-chaired a seven county planning consortium to develop a Regional Sustainability Plan that will tie into the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council’s 2011 Strategic Plan.

Thomas is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives), American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Mr. Madden graduated from the University of Victoria with a BA in geography (Urban Studies) and attended Dalhousie University’s Masters of Urban and Rural Planning Program, where he was awarded the Harry Kitz Park Development Scholarship for Park Design and the Mobil Oil Canada Scholarship for Impact and Design Studies for his graduate thesis on the potential for eco-industrial development in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching youth hockey. Mr. Madden is also a Director for the Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research in NYC, raising more than 2 million dollars for cancer research. Joshua Mason Managing Director Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Group

Joshua Mason is a Managing Director of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Group and is based in New York. Since joining Blackstone, Mr. Mason has focused on liquid real estate debt investments, primarily in the CMBS market, focusing on all parts of the capital structure.

Before joining Blackstone in 2009, Mr. Mason was at UBS from 2006 to 2008, where he was a Managing Director responsible for a proprietary CMBS investing team. Prior to joining UBS, Mr. Mason worked at Merrill Lynch from 1997 to 2006, where he was a Director and senior CMBS secondary trader.

Mr. Mason received a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College. H. L. “Trip” McLaughlin, III Executive Director Senior, Institutional Consultant Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

• Ranked in Top 1,000 Advisors in the United States by Barron's Magazine, 2008 - 2014 • Ranked in Top 15 Advisors in Washington DC, 2008 - 2014 • Ranked in Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors in the United States by Registered Rep Magazine, 2009 • Certified Investment Management AnalystSM, CIMA® • Member, Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) • Member, Association of Professional Investment Consultants (APIC) • Former Trustee, Hampden-Sydney College where he was on the Finance Committee that was responsible for the College's Endowment. In additon, he was Chairman of the Budget and Audit Committee • Bachelor of Arts, Hampden-Sydney College 1991 • Wife Paula, Burke (14), Conor (13) and Maeve (8) • Ranked in Washingtonian Magazine Top Financial Experts 2014 Jonathan Mettel Vice President, Production B2R Finance LP

With over 14 years of commercial real estate finance experience, Jonathan has been responsible for over $1.5 billion of CRE originations and loan acquisitions.

As Vice President of Production at B2R, he is responsible for managing and growing the wholesale lending business. Prior to joining the company at its early stages in 2013, Jonathan held a variety of positions within the industry.

He was most recently a Managing Director with American Real Estate Capital, the commercial real estate lending arm of Great American Life Company. Previous tenures were spent at Bridger Commercial Funding, a nationwide CMBS lender, and Bayview Financial, a specialty finance company. At Bayview, he was instrumental in launching a new CRE lender, Silver Hill Financial, from start-up operation to billions of dollars in production, and managed a sales force of 60 people located throughout the country. Daniel Miller Co-Founder and President Fundrise

Daniel Miller is Co-Founder and President of Fundrise. Dan's responsibilities include expanding the company’s presence in new markets outside of Washington, D.C.

Daniel is also Co-Founder of Popularise, a real estate crowdsourcing website, and Managing Partner of WestMill Capital Partners, a Washington D.C. based real estate development company. He remains involved with Western Development Corporation, his family’s real estate organization which has developed more than 20 million square feet in its 46-year history.

Daniel graduated from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as a submatriculant with a dual B.S. and M.B.A. He has FINRA Series 7, 63, and 79 registrations. David Miller Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.

Prior to serving as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Miller served as a Managing Director of Pine River Capital Management L.P. and Two Harbors Investment Corp., where he focused on strategy and new business development, including the formation and development of Silver Bay and the single-family property rental business.

From 2008 to 2011, Mr. Miller served in various roles at the U.S. Department of Treasury, including as the Chief Investment Officer of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) where he was instrumental in building various investment programs and business units and overseeing the investment portfolio. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Miller was a portfolio manager at HBK Capital Management focusing on equity investments. From 1998 through 2007, he held various positions at Goldman, Sachs & Co., including as a Vice President in the Special Situations Investing Group where he focused on proprietary investments in debt and equity and as a financial analyst in the investment banking division where he focused on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Miller received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College. Gary D. Rodney President New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC)

Nominated by Mayor Bill de Blasio to head the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), Gary D. Rodney’s appointment was approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors on March 3, 2014.

As President of HDC, Mr. Rodney brings to the position a deep understanding of the affordable housing industry and its importance in fostering healthy and economically diverse communities. His extensive experience in affordable housing finance and development includes managing the acquisition, preservation, and development of multifamily and mixed-use properties, and securing over $2 billion in loan proceeds for those developments.

Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President for Development at Omni New York LLC, a real estate development company known for focusing on the preservation and development of affordable housing properties. While at Omni, Mr. Rodney was responsible for acquiring and preserving more than 5,500 units of affordable housing in New York and Massachusetts, including turning around some of the most troubled properties in the New York Metropolitan Area. Prior to joining Omni, Mr. Rodney was the Director of Development for BFC Partners, a New York City-based real estate development company that specializes in green, mixed-income and mixed-use developments in neighborhoods around the City.

His appointment to HDC President marks a return to the agency by Mr. Rodney: he first joined the Corporation in 2001 as a development project manager, rising by 2005 to Vice President for Development, responsible for supervising transactions worth more than $1 billion annually in tax-exempt and taxable bonds. HDC is one of the nation’s most active and successful Housing Finance Agencies and the only one devoted to serving a single municipality.

He received his B.A. from the University of Rochester and a Masters of Urban Planning from New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Host, PBS's The Charlie Rose Show and Charlie Rose - The Week Co-host, CBS This Morning

Charlie Rose is anchor and executive editor of Charlie Rose, the nightly one-hour program that engages in one-on-one, in-depth conversations and round-table discussions, and the newly launched Charlie Rose: The Week, chronicling the best stories and interviews of the past seven days. He also co-anchors CBS This Morning and is a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes.

Rose appears nightly on PBS and in primetime on in the United States and around the world. Its round oak table and simple black backdrop provide an intimate atmosphere for intelligent conversation. Since 1991, Rose has aired countless hours with Nobel Laureates, and extraordinary men and women of science, politics, art, business, sports, technology, literature and entertainment. These conversations have made the broadcast a cultural and intellectual archive of our time. Rose won the 2013 Peabody Prize for his interview with Syria’s President Bashar al- Assad and was recently named among the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine."

Each weeknight, Rose creates programs that introduce new people, explore fresh ideas and illuminate difficult issues. Special series on science, education and Islam have probed even deeper. He is the recipient of the “Legion d’honneur”, numerous awards from the scientific and journalism communities, and many honorary degrees.

Rose was born in Henderson, North Carolina, and graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Juris Doctorate degree from the School of Law. He is a frequent moderator at global forums around the world. He lives in New York City and Bellport, Long Island. Stephen M. Ross Chairman and Founder Related Companies

Stephen M. Ross is the Chairman and Founder of Related Companies. Mr. Ross formed Related in 1972 and today the company includes over 2,500 professionals. Related has developed over $22 billion in real estate and owns real estate assets valued at over $20 billion made up of best-in-class mixed- use, residential, retail, office, trade show and affordable properties in premier high-barrier-to-entry markets. Mr. Ross is also the owner of the Miami Dolphins.

Mr. Ross is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Equinox Holdings, Inc., serves on the Executive Committee and is a trustee of Lincoln Center, and is a trustee of New York- Presbyterian Hospital and the Guggenheim Foundation. He is a director on the board of the Culture Shed and the Jackie Robinson Foundation and is chairperson emeritus of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the city’s leading real estate trade association. Mr. Ross is also a director on the board of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and recently established the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.

Over the years, Mr. Ross has received numerous honors for his business, civic, and philanthropic activities. Most recently, he was a New York Power Player by the New York Times, the Most Powerful Person in New York Real Estate by the New York Observer, Multi-Family Property Executive of the Year by Commercial Property News, and Housing Person of the Year by the National Housing Conference. He also received The National Building Museum Honor Award, REBNY’s Harry B. Helmsley Distinguished New Yorker Award and the Jack D. Weiler Award from UJA. Crain’s New York named Mr. Ross one of the 100 Most Influential Leaders in Business and he was recognized by NYC & Company with their Leadership in Tourism Award.

Mr. Ross graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, from Wayne State University Law School with a Juris Doctor degree and from New York University School of Law with a Master of Laws in Taxation. In 2004, the University of Michigan renamed its business school the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and in 2011 the University of Michigan awarded Mr. Ross an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws. David Schwartz CEO Waterton Associates

Mr. Schwartz co-founded Waterton Associates L.L.C. with Peter Vilim in 1995 and serves as CEO and Co-chairman. Mr. Schwartz, along with Mr. Vilim, shares the ultimate responsibility for Waterton’s business activities and operations, including the management of both Waterton affiliates: Waterton Residential and Ultima Hospitality. Mr. Schwartz participates on Waterton’s leadership and investment committees.

Prior to co-founding Waterton in 1995, Mr. Schwartz was a Vice President of Acquisitions for Equity Residential Properties Trust (EQR-NYSE) and from 1985 through 1989 was with AMLI Realty Co. During that time, he invested over $1 billion in 70 properties totaling approximately 20,000 units. Mr. Schwartz received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Illinois and Master's in Business Administration from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

Mr. Schwartz is a member of the executive committee, a senior officer and Secretary of the National Multi Housing Council. He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and is vice-chairman of the Multifamily Blue Council, is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association, the Economic Club of Chicago and a member of the Young Presidents Organization Chicago Chapter.

Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Visiting Committee of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Chicago. Mr. Schwartz is on the Board of Directors of Strategic Capital Partners. Ryan Selkis Director of Investments Digital Currency Group

Ryan Selkis is Director of Investments at Digital Currency Group, where he is responsible for crafting the company's investment strategy and leading deal execution.

Digital Currency Group builds, incubates and seeds digital currency and blockchain technology ventures, and has been the most active investor in the bitcoin industry to date with over 50 global investments.

Ryan was also recognized in 2014 as "Bitcoin's Most Insightful Journalist" for his industry-leading blog, the "Two-Bit Idiot's Daily Bit." Previously Ryan was the founder of a charitable payments technology start-up, a venture capital associate at Summit Partners and an investment banking analyst at JPMorgan.

About Digital Currency Group

Digital Currency Group builds, incubates and seeds bitcoin and blockchain technology- related companies. DCG owns and operates the industry's leading bitcoin brokerage firm, Genesis Trading, and the largest digital currency asset management firm, Grayscale Investments, which manages the first publicly traded bitcoin investment vehicle, the Bitcoin Investment Trust (symbol: GBTC). DCG has also been the most active seed investor in the digital currency industry with over 50 investments in 15 different countries. Based in New York City, DCG is helping to build the foundation of a new blockchain-based financial services industry. Mark Seifert Partner, Co-Leader, Corporate Data Practice Brunswick Group

Mark co-leads the privacy and data security practice at Brunswick and has advised clients on various issues, including crisis, government affairs, corporate communications, financial-related communications work, media relations, and issues management.

Mark has extensive experience within the government based on more than a decade at the Federal Communications Commission, as well as his service in all three branches of the federal government. Immediately prior to Brunswick, Mark oversaw a $5bn broadband infrastructure program at the US Department of Commerce. In addition to his time as a regulatory lawyer at the FCC, Mark also served as counsel to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on telecommunications and technology matters.

Mark has led retained accounts, projects and transactions with public and private clients, which have included EADS (Airbus), Novo Nordisk, GE, AT&T, and Facebook. Eric Stampfel Managing Director Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners Hedge Fund Group

Eric is a portfolio manager for the Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners Hedge Fund group, focusing on the long/short equity strategy and emerging managers; he is also a member of the AIP Fund of Hedge Funds Investment Committee.

He joined Morgan Stanley AIP in 2010 and has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Eric was vice president and global head of long/short equity at Ivy Asset Management. Previously, he was senior equity analyst at Cambium Capital Management and senior equity analyst at Kingdon Capital Management where he focused on long/short stock selection.

Eric received a B.S. in accounting from Villanova University. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the Market Technicians Association. He holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Market Technician designations. Donald J. Trump Chairman and President The Trump Organization

Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, sports and entertainment. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance.

In New York City, the Trump signature is synonymous with the most prestigious of addresses, among them the world-renowned Fifth Avenue skyscraper, Trump Tower, the Trump International Hotel & Tower, Trump World Tower at the United Nations Plaza, 40 Wall Street, and Trump Park Avenue. His portfolio includes the historic Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida and his ever expanding collection of award-winning golf courses (seventeen thus far) which span the U.S from Los Angeles to New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Florida, and internationally from Scotland and Ireland to Dubai. He recently added the iconic golf resorts of Turnberry, Scotland, and Doonbeg, Ireland, to his portfolio and Trump National Golf Club Washington, DC, has been highly acclaimed. The Trump Hotel Collection has grown to include properties in Chicago, Las Vegas, Waikiki, Panama and Toronto in addition to Trump SoHo/New York and the acclaimed Trump International Hotel & Tower on Central Park West which once again won the coveted Mobil Five-Star Award as well as the Five Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. The Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago was awarded the #1 Hotel in the US and Canada by Travel & Leisure Magazine. Recent acquisitions include the iconic Doral Hotel & Country Club (800 acres) in Miami, and the historic Old Post Office Building in Washington, D.C. which is being developed into a world class luxury hotel. Seen as a generational asset by the Trump family, the redevelopment plan will infuse the building with new life. Groundbreaking was in July of 2014.

Mr. Trump is the Emmy-nominated star and co-producer of the reality television series, “The Apprentice” which quickly became the number one show on television, making ratings history and receiving rave reviews and worldwide attention. “The Celebrity Apprentice” has met with great success as well, being one of the highest rated shows on television. The Apprentice will be entering its fourteenth season in 2014. “You’re fired!” is listed as the third greatest television catchphrase of all time. Mr. Trump also co-owns with NBC the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Pageants. The Miss Universe pageant is broadcast in 180 countries and the Miss USA Pageant won the ratings in the spring of 2011. In 2007, Mr. Trump received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he is among the highest paid public speakers in the world.

The Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, which includes tailored clothing, dress shirts, ties, cufflinks, eyewear, leather goods and belts, has met with great success. Trump Home was later introduced and includes a comprehensive collection of furniture, lighting, and room décor.

An accomplished author, Mr. Trump has authored over fifteen bestsellers, and his first book, The Art of the Deal, is considered a business classic and one of the most successful business books of all time. John Vickerman President Vickerman Associates, LLC

John Vickerman is President of Vickerman Associates, LLC, a firm specializing in the planning and design of port, intermodal and freight logistics facilities.

John has become internationally known in the maritime and intermodal industry for providing innovative solutions to the many operational, planning and design issues confronting the marine and intermodal transportation practitioners. Much of his work focuses on assisting ports and shipping companies to recognize and prepare for future market and technological changes.

John Vickerman has worked on major port projects throughout the United States and the world for more than 35 years. Sixty-seven of the 90 North American deep-water general cargo ports have benefited from his strategic port master planning and development designs. His international work includes work for many of the Canadian Ports, the Ports of Rotterdam, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Melbourne, Australia, Puerto Rico, the Panama Canal Authority, the intermodal freight analysis for the Eurotunnel between England and France, the Port of Pecem, Brazil and emerging new transshipment port projects in Indonesia.

Mr. Vickerman has served as a member of the USDOT Freight Roundtable Advisory Board to the US Secretary of Transportation. He completed three terms as Chairperson for the Intermodal Freight Terminal Design and Operations Committee under the purview of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)/National Research Council (NRC), National Academy of Science. He has served on many national Policy Committees for the TRB and as an advisory board member to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Global Maritime and Transportation School.

Mr. Vickerman is currently serving as a Board of Director of the United States Maritime Research Center (USMRC) – Maritime Simulation Institute (MSI) in Newport, Rhode Island. John is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Great Lakes/Seaway Review.

John is both a licensed civil engineer and registered architect in 21 states and holds a Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He retired as a Captain in the Civil Engineer Corps of the United States Naval Reserve after 38 years of service. He resides with his wife Kaye in Williamsburg, Virginia. Nicholas Whitcombe Managing Director NY Green Bank

Nicholas Whitcombe is a Managing Director overseeing investments for the New York Green Bank (NY Green Bank). Prior to joining NY Green Bank in 2014, he was a senior member of the Loan Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). At DOE, he was instrumental in leading the negotiations for several nuclear loan guarantees, including $8.3 billion in commitments to finance the construction of the first nuclear power plant to be constructed in the U.S. in 30 years, over $1 billion in loan guarantees for distributed solar generation projects, as well serving as program director for the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program.

Prior to joining DOE, Mr. Whitcombe was a member of the energy lending teams at Jefferies and CIT, and brings over 20 years of capital markets and credit experience in project and corporate transactions with a wide range of energy borrowers. He holds a BS from Cornell University and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.