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Agenda Template Hotel Development Council Chair Rick S. Kirkbride Phone 213-683-6261 Email [email protected] Vice Chair Mike Medzigian Phone 847-482-8600 Email [email protected] Membership Vice Chair Warren Marr Phone 267-330-3062 Email [email protected] Program Vice Chair Bernard Siegel Phone 720-284-6440 Email [email protected] Vice Chair at Large Raj Chandnani Phone 949-574-8500 Email [email protected] Location Hotel del Coronado 1500 Orange Avenue Coronado, California 92118 (619) 435-6611 www.hoteldel.com RSVP Marie Gonzales at [email protected] or 213-683-5501 Cost Cost included in council dues for members $175 per person for Reception and Dinner, payable to Paul Hastings $175 per person for Council Meeting (including breakfast and lunch), payable to Paul Hastings ULI Spring Council Meeting – Wednesday, 15 May 2013 1:00 pm Opening General Session Hilton Bayfront, San Diego INNOVATE Real Estate 3:00 pm Town Hall Sessions Hilton Bayfront, San Diego . Resilience . Boomers and Gen Y: The Barbells of the Market . Cities are the Next Innovation Engines . Healthy Communities: Innovating new Live Work Play Spaces 5:00 pm Keynote Speaker Hilton Bayfront, San Diego Geoffrey Covin, Senior Editor at Large, Fortune and Author, Talent is Overrated HDC Reception – Wednesday, 15 May 2013 5:00 pm Guided Property Tour Meet in the Lobby, Hotel del Coronado 6:00 pm Cocktails Main Beach, Hotel del Coronado 7:00 pm Dinner Main Beach, Hotel del Coronado 9:00 pm After Glow Babcock & Story Bar, Hotel del Coronado Attire Resort chic Transportation No transportation provided Hotel Development Council | Spring 2013 Meeting Page 1 of 4 Council Day Agenda – Thursday, 16 May 2013 8:00 am Networking Breakfast Seabreeze Foyer , California Cabanas, Hotel del Coronado 9:00 am Welcome Tropics , California Cabanas, Hotel del Coronado . Introduction of Members and Guests 9:15 am San Diego Lodging and Tourism Market Moderator Patrick J.G. Deming (nm) (c) Managing Director, Hospitality Eastdil Secured Santa Monica, California Speakers Marc A. Hoffman (nm) (c) Charles R. Lathem (nm) (c) Executive Vice President & COO Managing Director, Hospitality Investments Sunstone Hotel Investors Clarion Partners Aliso Viejo, California Dallas, Texas John C. Kratzer (nm) (c) Doug Manchester (nm) (c) President & CEO Chairman JMI Realty Manchester Financial Group Austin, Texas San Diego, California 10:30 am EB5 Financing The EB-5 Visa for Immigrant Investors is a United States Visa created by the Immigration Act of 1990. This visa provides a method of obtaining a green card for foreign nationals who invest money in the United States.To obtain the visa, individuals must invest $1,000,000 (or at least $500,000 in a "Targeted Employment Area," high unemployment or rural area), creating or preserving at least 10 jobs for US workers, excluding the investor and their immediate family. Initially, under the first EB-5 program, the foreign investor was required to create an entirely new commercial enterprise; however, under the Pilot Program, investments can be made directly in a job-generating commercial enterprise (new, or existing "Troubled Business,”) or into a "Regional Center," a third party-managed investment vehicle (private or public), which assumes the responsibility of creating the requisite jobs. If the foreign national investor's petition is approved, the investor and their dependents will be granted conditional permanent residence valid for two years. Moderator Joseph D. Long (f) (c) Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Development Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group Phoenix, Arizona Speakers Ali Brodie (nm) (c) Michael G. Homeier (nm) (c) Associate Founding Shareholder Greenberg Traurig LLP Homeier & Law, P.C Denver, Colorado Sherman Oaks, California Kenneth J. Geist (m) (c) Devin Williams (nm) (c) Executive Vice President / Partner President / Partner Sage Hospitality Resources EB5 Global Denver, Colorado Portland, Oregon . Hotel Development Council | Spring 2013 Meeting Page 2 of 4 12:00 noon Keynote Luncheon Tropics, Hotel del Coroando Unequalled in operational scope and complexity, Naval base Coronado (NBC) provides a shore-based platform for helicopters, aircraft carriers, SEAL Teams and other ashore and afloat commands for access to a comprehensive quantity of ground, sea, air, and undersea operational and training space. NBC accommodates the requirements of 16 helicopter squadrons, 2 fixed wing squadrons, two aircraft carriers, four SEAL Teams, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command squadrons, and other air, surface and subsurface commands. Speaker Captain Gary Mayes (nm) (c) Commanding Officer Naval Base Coronado, US Navy Coronado, California 1:30 pm US Lodging Market Snapshot Speaker Jan D. Freitag (f) (c) Senior Vice President, Global Development STR Hendersonville, Tennessee 1:45 pm Outlook for the US Economy Mark Vitner is a managing director and senior economist at Wells Fargo, responsible for tracking U.S. and regional economic trends. He also writes for the company’s Monthly Economic Outlook report, the Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary, and provides regular updates on the housing markets, commercial real estate, regional economies, and inflation. Speaker Mark Vitner (nm) (c) Managing Director and Senior Economist Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Charlotte, North Carolina 2:45 pm Coffee and Dessert Break Seabreeze Foyer, California Cabanas, Hotel del Coronado 3:00 pm Open Forum An interactive dilaogue and debate amongst HDC members and guests Moderators Scott Berman (f) (c) Amachi Ackah (f) (c) Partner, Hospitality and Leisure Practice Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PwC Miami, Florida 4:15 pm Closing Remarks . Reminder to Complete Attendance Sheet . Reminder to Complete Evaluation Form . ULIF Announcement . Comments regarding Future Council and Concurrent Meeting Programs . ULI Fall 2013 Meeting – Chicago Tuesday, 5 November – Friday, 8 November . ULI Spring 2014 Meeting – Vancouver Wednesday, 9 April – Friday, 11 April Hotel Development Council | Spring 2013 Meeting Page 3 of 4 ULI Spring Council Meeting – Thusrday, 16 May 2013 4:30 pm General Session Hilton Bayfront, San Diego Focus on the Future of Housing 6:00 pm Cocktail Reception USS Midway, San Diego KEY: (f)=Full Member (m)=Member (nm)=Nonmember (i)=Invited Speaker/Moderator/Panelist (p)=Proposed Speaker/Moderator/Panelist (c)=Confirmed Speaker/Moderator/Panelist For more information about ULI please visit www.uli.org Hotel Development Council | Spring 2013 Meeting Page 4 of 4 .
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