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Vance Baugham
Business and Investment Opportunities in Los Angeles
Los Angeles County is the entertainment, manufacturing, and international trade capital of America. With $442 billion in annual output, Los Angeles County ranks among the world's largest economies. Its GDP is larger than Switzerland, Sweden, even Saudi Arabia. The County's population of 10.3 million would make it the 8th largest state in the U.S.
With its ready supply of the necessary financial and human capital to grow world-class companies to meet the fast-growing statewide and increasingly worldwide demands, LA County presents the ideal location for global investment opportunities.
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Carol Ackerman
The Rockingham business approach
Carol Ackerman recently joined the Rockingham development team in the capacity as SR Vice President of Marketing & Communications. In addition to traditional duties of a chief marketing officer, Ackerman also assists with business development in the sectors of renewable energy, merchant builder, sports, spa and recreational amenities as well as merchant builder and hotel developers, which draw upon her 25 years’ experience in real estate community development. Ackerman client relationships have included work for GMA Master Planners, MCO Properties, Del Webb, Pulte Homes, Desert Troon Companies, OPUBCO, Ty Warner Resorts and Hotels, the USGA, Golf & Travel Magazine, Arnold Palmer and Palmer Design Company, The Lyle Anderson Company, Nicklaus Design, Meridian Charter Aviation, Golf Living Magazine, Newland Communities, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
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BJ Dohrmann
OPENING SESSION: "Bring Your Business to the World"
BJ Dohrmann – is best known for "coaching the coaches". For three decades BJ Dohrmann has provided strategic planning advice to the best known names in Corporate Training. BJ Dohrmann is a retired investment banking having served as Chairman of publically traded international brokerage firms operating in fourteen countries.
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Hon. Edgar B. Aglipay
Investment Opportunities in Foreign Retirement Communities in the Philippines
Chairman,Member, PRA Board of Trusteeswill provide the necessary information that you would need when you consider a trip to the Philippines for your vacation or your retirement options. In the recent years, the Philippines has enjoyed the privilege of being considered as a preferred retirement destination of retirees from all over the world.
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Governor of American Samoa, Hon Togiola T.A. Tulafono
OPENING SESSION: "Bring Your Business to the World"
Benefits and Incentives of Investing in the South Pacific's Business Hub and the Islands of Opportunity, American Samoa
Togiola T.A. Tulafono was born on February 28, 1947 on Aunu'u Island, American Samoa. He attended elementary schools in Vatia, the Marist Brothers' School in Atu'u, and graduated from the High School of American Samoa-Samoana in 1966. Togiola was elected in 2005 as Chairman of the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa until the Assembly of July 2006, where he was elected Vice Chairman until July 2008. He is also District President for the American Samoa District, Boy Scouts of America.
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Cheryl Akright
Investment Opportunities in the US Ski Resort Capital, Colorado
Networking Cocktail to follow, Hosted by Cheryl Akright
Cheryl Akright is a Colorado licensed Realtor®. Whether you are a new client, an international investor, or have been referred to Cheryl to help you buy or sell real estate, you have selected one of the most professional Realtors® in Colorado. She represents sellers and buyers of primary and secondary homes, investment and resort properties and communities that have condominium associations. Having grown up in Jackson, Wyoming and lived in Moscow, Hong Kong, and Beijing for over 11 years, Cheryl understands the sophisticated buyer and the responsible seller. She originally came to Colorado in 1984 and returned years later bringing an eye for details and an international flair. Specializing in single-family homes, resort properties, and condos/lofts, Cheryl knows Colorado real estate.
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Mauricio Amado
Understanding the facets of senior living designs and its' cultural and financial implications when introduced into a new market
Rees Associates offers a depth of experience in planning and designing senior living communities. We also provide a proprietary process called the FACILITY BUSINESS PLAN®, which will help your organization think about your facility and its possibilities in a whole new light.
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Wendell Boley
Diversify in the Pet Industry with StickySheets
Wen Boley is musician turned inventor and entrepreneur championing several businesses over the past 10 years. Learning his skills from mentors such as Harv Ecker, BJ Doorman and Mark Victor Hansen, his talents and “out of the box” approach to business has dubbed him the “Heart Felt Businessman”.
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Glenda Brass
U.S. Financing Made Easy
Glenda Brass, President of the Los Angeles Metro Chapter of the California Association of Mortgage Brokers and CEO of GB Mortgage Solutions.
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J. Patrick Butler
Retirement Communities & Mexico's Golf Infrastructure
Pat has served as Vice President of Marriott Corporation, President and CEO of Coast to Coast Resorts, and CEO of Golf Card International.
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Song Chongyu
China Real Estate Trends and Updates
Song Chongyu is a Chinese registered lawyer at Beijing B&R Law Firm. He specializes in foreign-invested companies for their businesses in China, real estate, foreign direct investment in China, and international commercial litigation and arbitrations.
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Janet Choynowski
Media in the Real Estate Market
After an unexpected career in International Real Estate in Warsaw, Poland Janet worked with multi national corporations and diplomatic missions moving into that market after the fall of communism, She wanted to do something to make the practice of International Real Estate a little easier, and a little better.
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Nadine Cino
Facility Branding: "Shrinking the Carbon Footprint" for Spas, Resorts and 2nd Homes
Nadine Cino is a co-founder of Tyga-Box Systems, and has served as its CEO since inception. She is a co-inventor of Tyga-Box's first-in-class reusable plastic box and dolly system, a transformative product introduced to the moving and storage industry a decade ago. Sustainable from inception and intent, the Company is enjoying the recent interest in green initiatives expressed by corporate America, and heightened by Al Gore's presentation of his message.
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Dan Conrad
Unbelievable But True—Positive Cash Flow Now Available In California!
An entrepreneur by nature, Dan Conrad began investing in real estate in the 1970’s, and grew his real estate portfolio exponentially within just a few years.
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Mitch Creekmore
Cashing in on a 2nd Home in Mexico or Central America
Mitch Creekmore is a licensed Texas real estate broker with over twenty (20) years of commercial and residential real estate experience. He joined Stewart Title Guaranty Company in 1994 and has been responsible for the development of the company’s marketing strategy with implementation of the business plan for Stewart Mexico.
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William Crump
Inspirations for Resort Living - The Ins and Outs of Designing a Successful Destination Resort
William L. Crump, ASLA, is the Regional Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture in the Sacramento office of BSB Design (formerly Bloodgood Sharp Buster Architects and Planners, Inc.), a nationally recognized planning and design firm with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Chicago Loop, Costa Mesa, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Fresno, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, Sacramento and Tampa.
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Tiamo De Vettori
Getting Out of Your Own Way: How to Naturally Flow Toward True Success
Tiamo is also a Success Coach who works with organizations, institutions, and individuals in guiding them toward maximized personal and professional mastery. University systems such as the University of California, California State University, and corporate giants like Hewlett-Packard have turned to Tiamo to increase employee engagement, empowerment, synergy, achievement, productivity, and personal wellness.
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Sam Dhir
Explore new export markets faster and more profitably with U.S. Commercial Service world wide network
Executive with more than 35 years of experience in government and industry. Represented the U.S. government as a Foreign Service Officer in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Developed excellent contacts with foreign governments, chambers of commerce and trade associations.
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Dr. Do Thi Loan
Vietnam: Prospects and Real Estate Investment Potentials
Dr. Do is the General Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association. Since 2004, she has been with the Office of HCMC Steering Committee on Real Estate Market Development and Administration under HCMC People's Committee. She obtained her PhD from Roland Eotvos University of Budapest, Hungary.
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Walker Lee Evey
Design-Build and the Perfect American Storm
Walker Lee Evey is President of the Design-Build Institute of America, a national non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of integrated design and construction project delivery services. Lee possesses a personal commitment to design-build project delivery coupled with an extraordinary and varied background in both the public and private sectors. He has been an outspoken advocate of integrated project delivery, demonstrating the effectiveness of innovative partnering and teaming approaches.
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Michael J. Friedman
The Rise of the Fractional in the Real Estate Industry
Mike Friedman is a highly motivated, results-oriented business leader with 25 years of experience in building successful enterprises and coaching winning teams. He is uniquely qualified to establish genuine rapport with clients and employees. He utilizes his skills learned as a successful college basketball coach, familiarity with diverse cultures and personalities and enthusiastic personality to quickly identify client needs and recommend solutions.
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Lou "Elena" Ge
China Real Estate Trends and Updates
Ms. Elena Lou is the founder of Beijing Elite Realty Limited which is one of the leading real estate brokerage companies in Beijing, expertizing in high end residential leasing and sales at the very beginning. These years Elite Realty engaged in real estate brokerage and services business, covering both commercial and residential property leasing and sales.
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Alex Gemici
U.S.-Style Mortgages for International Vacation Homes
In 2007 Alex Gemici spearheaded the expansion of Deutsche Bank’s mortgage operations into the Caribbean and Latin America. Alex is currently Head of the Mortgage Business for Deutsche Bank in Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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Deborrah Gilbert
Passports To Vacation Rental Riches: Lifestyles, Leisure and Opportunities of the Global 2nd Homes & Resorts Market
Deborrah (“Dee”) Gilbert, the Principal of Deborrah Gilbert & Associates, is a compassionate, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur with many titles, including executive producer, television host, publisher, philanthropist and mother. She is an agent of change who uses her expertise in real estate development, community lending, financial literacy, homeownership education and business development to empower and help others achieve success.
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Janine Goben
Environmentally and Culturally Sustainable Developments in the Caribbean
Licensed realtor in the Western Caribbean and partner with Caribbean Properties and Lifestyles magazine. Has lived on the island of Roatan for more than a decade and traveled all over Central America, the U.S. and Canada as well as Argentina, promoting investment opportunities and lifestyles in the region.
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Manny Gonzalez
In the Mix… A Unique Lifestyle Experience
Manny Gonzalez is a Principal at KTGY GROUP, INC. where he is responsible for the design, land planning and production of developments throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado as well as active adult and affordable multi-family communities nationwide. Manny is the senior partner in KTGY's Santa Monica office, home to the firm's recently established retail studio and is also President of KTGY Group, Colorado. His personal design philosophy stresses that every individual deserves the right to occupy their own distinctive living space. When designing multi-family housing he emphasizes the importance of making each unit distinctive and identifiable to the occupant whether it is as simple as the design of door and window treatments, or the bolder use of massing elements and varied colors and materials.
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Ari Goodman Esq.
Legal Strategies and New York Real Estate
Ari Goodman is the principal of the LAW OFFICES OF ARI GOODMAN. He has been practicing Real Estate and Business Law in New York City for over 14 years. His firm is dedicated to providing its clients with the highest possible level of service.
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Bruce D. Greenberg
How the US Recession Affects Mexico Real Estate
Bruce Greenberg is an active participant dealing with matters concerning real estate in Mexico. In 2007, Bruce was asked to join the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce as a member of the Bi-National Board of Directors to assist in formulating a real estate task force. Mr. Greenberg is also an active member and participant within the Urban Land Institute-Mexico.
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Renee Grubb
Luxury Market Panel
Renee has enjoyed selling Real Estate in Santa Barbara since 1983. She specializes in all areas and price ranges throughout Santa Barbara. The importance of listening to her clients, along with honest and open communication, has helped make her successful over the years. Knowing the market, negotiating the deal and handling the transaction are a few of her strengths. The pleasure of finding the property that fits the needs of her clients makes selling real estate enjoyable for Renee.
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Riad Habib
Dubai: Freehold Properties
Golden Gulf Real Estate (GGRE) is a privately held, fully integrated International real estate firm and real estate investment portfolio manager. With almost 30 years of business success, GGRE has built an admirable reputation
within The Emirates. The great legacy continues to grow as the firm begins a global expansion to serve clients with investment needs in the United Arab Emirates.
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Evan Heltay
Online Marketing for Senior and Retirement Housing
Mr. Evan Heltay is the President and CEO of RetirementHomes.com – the most popular senior living directory online. He possesses a comprehensive knowledge of search theory and an expertise in Internet marketing, and is regarded as an authority in online senior housing applications.
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Donna Hickey
Generational and Trend Marketing
Donna Hickey, one of the brightest voices promoting self-esteem and motivational seminars which articulates and endorses intensive personal and professional development. With her powerful inspirational style she challenges her audiences, that leaves them asking for more.
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Madison Hildebrand
Luxury Market Panel
Madison Hildebrand is achieving extraordinary goals in record-breaking time. Hildebrand, star of Bravo's hit reality series "Million Dollar Listing," is Malibu's most wanted real estate mogul. Over the past 30 months, Hildebrand has sold over 80 million dollars in celebrity real estate earning him the self-proclaimed title "King of Malibu" and has been recognized in the top 2% of agents in the Coldwell Banker International family as well as recently earning the title of "Top Producing New Agent" at the Coldwell Banker Malibu West Office.
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Laszlo Horvath
Can't Afford Not to be Found on the Internet
President and Founder, Laszlo was selected as a Strategic Consultant for America Online in 1995. Clients included the Greenhouse of AOL Studios, the AOL Finance Channel and interactive brands like the Motley Fool, iVillage and NetNoir. He placed the first advertising program on AOL's largest content site.
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Jay Jethani
Dubai: Freehold Properties
Jay Jethani is the U.S. Regional Managing Director of Golden Gulf Real Estate. With eight years of Dubai Property experience, Mr. Jethani provides a solid backbone for the organization with U.A.E. property market knowledge, and has been successful over the years in providing unique approaches to investors on emerging U.A.E. property trends. Jay, who is fluent in both Hindi and English, brings forth his understanding of market laws and regulations, geographic awareness, and cultural aspects to all his clients with investment interest in Dubai.
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Qian Jin
China Real Estate Trends and Updates
Ms. Jin was born in Beijing, China. Her English name is Helen. Helen received her master degree with Honors in Regional Economics for Real Estate in Beijing Capital University of Trade & Economics. Helen, together with the beginning of the Beijing commercial real estate market, started her career in this new real estate industry in Beijing.
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Leon R. Katz
Resort & City Development Opportunity in the Philippines - Cebu
Resort & City Development Opportunity in Baja California - San Felipe
Leon Katz CIPS, TRC, CRB, RECS, CCIM Candidate Broker/President Leon has over 30 years of experience with national and international real estate and investments. He is president and founder of Commercial Brokers, Inc., LRK International Realty Investments, Inc and Advanced Financial Network, Inc.
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Satbir Khanuja
Grow your business by leveraging online marketing
Satbir heads marketing, product management, sales & business development at SecondSpace. Prior to joining the company, Satbir spent 7 years at Amazon.com as a member of the executive team.
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Charles Kinder
Retirement Communities & Mexico's Golf Infrastructure
Publisher, Best's Golf Guides to Mexico
Speaker, Retirement Communities & Mexico's Golf Infrastructure
Speaker, US/Mexico Economic Review 2007, Ventana de Mexico Binational Business Network Investment &
Leisure Summit 2007, International Golf Travel Market 2007
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Jason Kumpf
Environmentally and Culturally Sustainable Developments in the Caribbean
3 years in Real Estate sales and marketing, currently with IMI, the US leader of luxury resort real estate in the Caribbean, Mexico and US. 5 years financial consulting, Recently started his own firm - Sunshine Capital, to help clients capitalize on luxury resort living opportunities from an investment perspective.
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Paul Leinenbach
International Real Estate Sales thru U.S. Domestic Trade Shows!
Currently, Dr. Leinenbach is President of PowerExporting, a small research/publication company focusing on global opportunities for small companies at U.S. domestic trade shows.
His second book is due out shortly. These are the only publications, public or private, addressing how exhibitors can benefit from the globalization of U.S. domestic exhibitions.
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Shef Lyle
Oil - Is the Party Over?
Shef Lyle is the executive vice president of Lyle Energy Partners, Inc., which operates oil and gas leases in Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. He became involved in his family's oil services business as a teenager over 20 years ago and has been instrumental in helping his father build an oil company, which is capable of drilling, producing, and servicing its own wells, as well as providing oil field service for other companies.
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Tony Macaluso
Booming Business for Boomers, Vacation & Second Homes
Tony has served the Florida Association of REALTORS®, twice as an Officer and as Chairman of many committees. For the National Association of REALTORS®, Tony is a director, and serves on the International Operations Committee.
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Susan Mack
Rise Above the Competition with Universal Design: the Leading Edge Design for People of All Ages and Abilities
NBCOT/Registered/CA. Licensed Occupational Therapist
National Association of Home Builders /Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist
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Farook Mahmood
India Real Estate Outlook
Mr. Farook Mahmood - is experienced in the Real Estate Business for over 30 years, and he is a graduate in Real Estate Management. He hails from Bangalore and his family are residents of Bangalore for more than 10 decades and have been involved in trading activities. In Bangalore, Farook Mahmood has been the linchpin in finalizing numerous deals for multinational corporations, companies and High Nettworth Individuals.
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Joe Mancuso
How to Raise Funds & Capital
CEO Club Champagne Brunch
"CEO's Making Money and Having Fun"
Joe Mancuso’s entrepreneurial instincts began at a very young age. “As a kid I had paper routes, lawn mowing, snow blowing, anything that would produce any income because I had the advantage of growing up in a middle class family rather than a rich family,” recalls Mancuso.
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Reinelda Mata-Kelly
Relocation to Panama: All issues explained
RAINELDA MATA-KELLY (nee MATA)
Attorney at Law
Authorized to practice law by the Supreme Court of Panama, 1982.
Registered to give legal opinions at the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange.
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Edward Mercer
4 Reasons to invest in Costa Rica
Ed Mercer defied all odds and earned millionaire status by age 27. A true entrepreneur, Ed found opportunities and successfully implemented his passion and business acumen to take businesses to the top of their field. He has an incredible repertoire of achievements, including working around the world and helping 35 people become millionaires.
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Pili Meyer
Buying Habits of Baby Boomers: What They Want and How They Get It
Born and raised in Hawaii, Pili Meyer has lived in the Pacific Northwest of the US for the last thirty years. She comes from a long tradition of teaching and real estate. Members of her family have taught everything from kindergarten to graduate school as well as being involved in many aspects of real estate.
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Mauricio Monroy
Mexico Business Flat Tax and Rental Pools
Mauricio Monroy is a Tax Partner with Deloitte based in Tijuana, Mexico. He specializes in International Taxation of foreign investors in Mexico. He has been with Deloitte almost 35 years providing Audit and Attestation services and specializing in the taxation of foreign investors in Mexico.
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Jim Moore
The Economics of Active Adult Housing Business
Jim Moore has over 40 years of industry experience and for the past 35 years the company that Moore founded - Moore Diversified Services, Inc. - has served literally thousands of national and international clients. Jim's company is heavily involved in market feasibility studies, detailed financial pro forma analysis, strategic planning, operations analysis and investment advisory services.
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Linda Neil
Real Estate Opportunities in Mexico
Consultant on Mexican real estate; specializing in legal and fiscal issues. • Founder and Advisor for The Settlement Company, Mexico's first escrow and title insurance company • Represents investors and buyers on per case basis, locating suitable properties, negotiating terms and conditions, performing and supervising due diligence activities.
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Dr. Miklos Nemeth
Real Estate Investment Opportunities in Hungary Especially in Budapest
He was born on March 2, 1977 in Budapest. He was graduated from Law School in 2001 and undergraduated in real estate law in 2004. He worked with his parents in a family owned company CPM-Trade Ltd. Since 2003, he is the secretary General of the Hungarian Real Estate Association Management.
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Tariq Nizami
Dubai: Freehold Properties
Tariq A. Nizami is a marketing oriented person and likes to take challenging task in all fields. He is the driving force for his successful group. Having his bachelors & Masters degrees from USA and also completed multiple Real Estate and other field’s certifications from all parts of the world.
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Howard C. Nusbaum, RRP
The Strength of the Vacation Ownership Market
Howard C. Nusbaum, RRP is currently the president and chief executive officer of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), the Washington D.C.-based professional association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries.
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Pamela Oakes
Managing Your Second Home in Panama
Pamela Oakes is the Managing Director of Street Level Asset Management (SLAM) Panama, a full-service property management and relocation company based in Panama.
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Flavio Olivieri
Tourism and Investment in Mexico
Mr. Olivieri is CEO of SERENA SENIOR CARE, an In-Home Assisted Living and Property Care service provider located in Rosarito, Baja California. With over 18 years of business development and US/Mexico Border relations experience.
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Paul O'Sullivan
Result-driven International Real Estate Marketing
Paul O'Sullivan has 20 years experience in U.S.-México border affairs and binational relations. He has served as a senior policy aide and bilingual press secretary to elected officials. Mr. O'Sullivan co-founded the San Diego-Tijuana Sister Cities Society and, as a public relations assistant to the San Diego County Salvation Army, Paul earned the United Way Zanville Award for Program Innovation.
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Gary Painter
OPENING SESSION: "Bring Your Business to the World"
Immigrants and housing market in mid-size metropolitan areas
The recent trend of immigrants arriving in mid-size metropolitan areas has received growing attention in the literature. Not only are immigrants changing the demographic makeup and the local housing markets of the new destinations, but the context of reception in these areas may have significant impacts on the prospect of immigrant assimilation.
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Brian Paul
Panama Green: Real Estate, It's Smoking
Dr. Brian Paul is Vice President of Member and Community Relations of Southland Regional Association of REALTORS. He has produced innovative programs for Homeownership that have statewide and national notoriety. He created the HomeWords Education Program with the Los Angeles Times that won a Hope Award in Washington D.C.
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Daniel S. Pena, Sr.
OPENING SESSION: "Bring Your Business to the World"
Your First 100 Million
I Could be Your Mentor
Entrepreneur & Executive: Founder and Chairman of The Guthrie Group; Founder, CEO, Chairman of the Board of Great Western Resources Inc.; Co-Founder, CEO, Chairman of the Board of J.P.K. Industries;
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Thomas Phelan
The Argentine Vineyard Resort Investment Development Opportunities
Rich IRA – Poor IRA
Author of: “RICH IRA POOR IRA©2007” “RICH REALTOR® POOR REALTOR®©2005” “How To Buy and Sell Real Estate and Never Pay Taxes (legally)©2003” “The Argentine Vineyards Buyer’s Guide©2007” In 2005 Thomas founded IRA to make available to the public an easily accessible source of current information on alternative investments for an IRA including domestic real estate and specializing in foreign real estate.
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Yvonne Phelan
Doing Business in Arizona
Yvonne Phelan is a Realtor® with Prudential America specializing in investment real estate. After a world traveling saga, she decided to return to her beloved Arizona to share the joy in its meteoric rise to the 5th largest city in the US. Arizona is again claiming its right to be one of the hottest real estate markets today.
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Krish Pillay
I DID IT MY WAY
Krish Pillay - from Johannesburg South Africa now residing in Orlando Florida is a Hotel Real Estate Investment Specialist with many years of experience and knowledge in design, development, marketing and management. He is presently working for Prudential Florida Realty in Orlando Florida.
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Dr. Sopon Pornchokchai
Resort Developments in Phuket and other Resort Destinations in Thailand
Dr. Sopon Pornchockchai has had experience in real estate research and valuation since 1982. He is an experienced valuer and lecturer on valuation at the undergraduate and graduate levels and in training courses in Thailand and abroad.
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Teresa Rather
Investing in Texas
Teresa Rather was introduced to real estate as an eighteen year old receptionist for a large developer in Texas and Colorado. Within a year she was managing and developing over a million square feet of tenant finish-out. The real estate bug bit and the excitement of buying, selling, building, developing and investing became her lifelong career.
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Rossi
Stop It! 9 Secrets Advertising Agencies Don't Want You to Know
Rossi, EDUTAINOR, Certified e-PRO Trainer, Master Neuro Linguistics Practitioner (NLP), Edutainer, Humorist, Coach, Bon Vivant, owner of Rossi Speaks, Inc., delivers presentations, facilitations, education, coaching, and management consulting to companies, corporations, associations, builders, and sales associates.
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Lucia Solorzano Sacasa
Investing in Central America
CENTRAL AMERICA - A sought Market by Investors and Baby Boomers because of its in a unique Geographical location only two hours away from Miami .- The inside outs of investing and acquiring property in Central America, laws, regulations, incentive laws, residencies.
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Steven Shaer
Environmentally and Culturally Sustainable Developments in the Caribbean
Steven Shaer is a real estate developer of long standing having been involved in developments and re-developments in New York City as well as resort developments in the Caribbean. He is currently focused on the development in Margarita Island with the iconic La Ensenada I & II resort projects, located off the Caribbean coast of Venezuela.
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Greg Sharp
How to Identify Buying Opportunities in a Volatile Market
When the market is flat or rising it is easy to be a "smart" investor. However, when the market is changing or declining, it is much more difficult to analyze and be confident in your decision to invest. The market has dropped and it is uncertain and real estate transactions are happening. Learn how to identify good opportunities from an objective analytical position that will help you make smart purchasing decisions.
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Mark P. Silberfarb
Taming the Tax Tiger
How to eliminate or reduce withholding taxes against non-US persons investing in real estate as well as domestic income estate gift and generation skipping taxes. Eliminate or reduce insurance costs, providing more capital for real estate or other more profitableinvestments. Asset protection and privacy will also be discussed.
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Alain L. Silverston
Global Second Homes & Resorts; The European Perspective
A native of Paris, France, Alain, a graduate from The Sorbonne with a MBA in Economics, has made a life-long career in real estate and mortgage banking before relocating, in 2002, in the USA.
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Yogendra Singh
Prospects for Asians in American Housing Market: The Growing Asian Population
Yogee has an intense focus on personal transformation. To him learning is a continuous process. He has increased his knowledge base through prestigious real estate designations, such as ABR, ASP, e-Pro, GRI, RECS, REPA, SRES, CRS, CRB, CIPS, and is now working on CCIM.
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Brett Slaughter
Marketing Technologies in the Global Market
With over 12 years experience in real estate, Brett Slaughter has gained valuable experience in all aspects of the industry. He has successfully worked with resorts, international developers and nation-wide builders to improve their marketing strategies- and their bottom line.
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Thijs Stoffer
Global Real Estate on the Move
Thijs Stoffer (Dutch citizen, 1959) Thijs Stoffer has an extensive international experience in US and European business development and strategic consulting and was successful in working with numerous US and European based companies and organizations establishing business in other countries. He has a wide ranged network and speaks multiple languages.
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Sara Sutachan
The California Housing Market and Forecast
Sara Sutachan is a Senior Research Analyst for the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.), a statewide trade organization of real estate professionals with nearly 175,000 members. Sara works in the research and economics department, which gathers and publishes information on the California housing market, and conducts survey research of consumers and C.A.R. members. Sara has spoken to state and local audiences for the Association.
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Lalaine Tanaka
In the Mix… A Unique Lifestyle Experience
As principal of the hospitality division at KTGY, Lalaine Tanaka exhibits over 2 decades of architecture design experience in hospitality, commercial, mixed-use and resort planning projects throughout the United States. She is an instrumental figure who is extensively involved with the direction, oversight and development of each project.
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Phil Town
Getting Rich and Staying Rich
He isn’t your typical Wall Street guy. An ex-Green Beret and former river guide, Phil Town is a self made millionaire several times over and America’s most widely sought-after speaker on investing. In his new book, RULE #1, he describes the Rule #1 personal financial strategy in detail so that anyone, even first-time investors, can get—and stay—rich.
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David Trueblood
Orlando, the city of the future
Serving 30 years in the hospitality industry and 35 years in the real estate business, I have learned that business success and growth depends on the strength of the community we live in. Orlando Florida has been my home for the past 10 years and I have experienced many positive changes. This current recession period has proven the strength of the Orlando community that should be a guide for other cities. Hear me out and know why Orlando is - The City of the Future.
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Mauricio Umansky
Luxury Market Panel
Mauricio Umansky and the Mauricio Umansky Estates team are responsible for representing Buyers and Sellers internationally with some of the most important world-class architectural estates. Mauricio prides himself for his ability to consummate and facilitate transactions, with both extraordinary customer service and by counting on his 11 years of experience and acumen for 'thinking outside the box'.
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Alexander Urrutia
Retirement Communities & Mexico's Golf Infrastructure
Alexander Urrutia takes pride in being a part of Luma, the first American-developed, full-ownership, active adult beachfront community in Mexico. As Sales Director for LUMA, Alexander is actively involved in the promotion and sales of the first phase of this new luxurious beachfront lifestyle.
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Chuck Vota
Vietnam: Prospects and Real Estate Investment Potentials
CHUCK VOTA - CCIM, President and CEO of Millenium Commercial Group in Huntington Beach, California. He currently serves as the National Association of Realtors President Liaison to the Vietnam Real Estate Association.
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John Wallace
The Biggest Paradigm Shift in Shopping Centers
John Wallace is the Managing Member of LocalCenters, LLC, a real estate development and management company based in Sacramento, California. LocalCenters is a small center specialist, and has developed small open centers in Northern California since 1984.
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David C. Warner
Portability of Health Coverage for Retirees Abroad: Lessons from the EU, Options for the US and Designing Arrangements for International Immigrants Who Wish to Return Home
David C. Warner's major teaching and research interests are in economics, health policy, and health finance. A graduate of Princeton University and Syracuse University (Ph.D. in economics), he formerly taught at Wayne State University and Yale University and was Deputy Director of the Office of Program Analysis of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
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Tom Wheelwright
5 Simple Steps to Building Permanent Wealth
Tom Wheelwright is the creative force behind ProVision Wealth Strategists. For more than 25 years, Tom has devised innovative tax, business and wealth strategies for sophisticated investors & business owners in the health care professional, real estate & high tech fields.
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Bernard P. Wolfsdorf
U.S. Immigration Options For Investors and Company Transfers
Learn how investing in U.S. real estate can be a basis for obtaining immigration benefits. Mr. Wolfsdorf will review nonimmigrant visa options that allow a specific purpose such as visiting to make an investment, working in the U.S. or accompanying family. A nationally recognized expert, Mr. Wolfsdorf, will also review immigrant visa (green card) options that allow for indefinite stays in the U.S.
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Lawrence Yun
OPENING SESSION: "Bring Your Business to the World"
U.S. Real Estate Housing Market
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research
Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS. He writes regular columns on real estate market trends, creates NAR’s forecasts, and participates in many economic forecasting panels, including Blue Chip and the Harvard University Industrial Economist Council. He regularly appears on CNBC, BBC and Bloomberg TV and is a frequent speaker at Real Estate conferences throughout the United States and abroad. USA Today recently listed him among the top 10 economic forecasters in the country.
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Xiping Zhang
China Real Estate Trends and Updates
Xiping Zhang is the founder and general manager of Beijing Global Pioneer Sci-Tech Co., Ltd which is based in Beijing Zhongguancun Science Park. The company is the developer and operator of which is an open, independent and transparent real estate platform specially serving the high-end and middle-range property market of Beijing.
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Manmei Zhu
China Real Estate Trends and Updates
Ms. Manmei Zhu is the founder of Beijing Horizon Consulting & Commercial Estate Services which is a well-known real estate brokerage company in Beijing, specializing in commercial property leasing and sales. Ms. Zhu used to work for L&D Consultant Limited from 1993 to 1997, which was a leading real estate property consultant company in Beijing.
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Peter Zipper
Belize: The Best-kept Secret in International Banking and Investing
Mr. Zipper is head of Caye International Bank, Ltd., based in Belize and actively participates in marketing for The Bank worldwide. He has been involved in marketing and international business development in the private banking industry for over 20 years, and is an authority on offshore banking and investment centers.
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