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Geltner Delivers Keynote at 1st U.S. Real Estate Derivatives Conference

April 26, 2007

David Geltner delivers keynote at 1st U.S. real estate derivatives conferenceMIT/CRE Director David Geltner was featured as a keynote speaker at the first and (as of this writing) the only real estate derivatives conference held in the U.S.

Organized by Terrapinn, and held April 24th—26th at Bridgewaters in Manhattan, the ground-breaking conference and workshop focused on strategies for success in developing the new liquid real estate derivatives market.

Geltner provided the finale to the 3-day conference with a closing keynote address entitled "Gauging Future Demand" that considered various exciting market scenarios.

Jani Ventner, David Geltner, and Tony Wang

Calling the new market "an $8 trillion opportunity," Geltner offered his views on short-term price expectations, how profiles will likely change as liquidity increases, the impacts of new market entrants, sustainability of the current market structure, and global market shifts.

Geltner was joined at the conference by MSRED '07 candidates that included Jani Ventner and Tony Wang. (Pictured left to right are Jani, David, and Tony.)

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