Keynote speaker Peter Linneman will provide an economic overview of the region. A principal of Linneman Associates and Albert Sussman professor of real estate at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Linneman has won nationwide recognition in this field.

Key players in a no-holds-barred Town Hall Meeting are: Bill Hankowsky of Liberty Property Trust, David Rubenstein of Rubenstein Co., Jerry Sweeney of Brandywine Realty Trust, John Cannon of GMAC Commercial Mortgage, and John Bergier of Keystone Property Trust. The moderator is John Salustri, national online editor of GlobeSt.com.

In a fast-paced "Ten Minutes with Walt D'Allessio," the vice chairman of NorthMarq Capital and a living legend of commercial real estate here will deliver his quick takes on current market controversies and conditions. Later, in a one-on-one session, Michael Desiato, editor-in-chief of Real Estate Media, will go "Inside the Real Estate Mind" of Ronald Rubin, chairman and CEO of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. Real Estate Media Inc., the parent company of GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, hosts RealShare Philadelphia.

Additional sessions will cover structured finance and the forces behind a surge in Net Lease, 1031 Exchange and Tenant-in-Common transactions. Among the other notable participants on the RealShare Philadelphia agenda are: James Vesey of Cushman & Wakefield of Pennsylvania, Eric Becher of Advance Realty Group, Greg Byrnes of PECO, Randy Scott of Thomas Properties Group, Karen Daly-Smith of Trammell Crow Co., Michael O'Neill of Preferred Real Estate Investments, Jay Eisner of LEM Mezzanine, Steven Kohn of Sonnenblick-Goldman Co., Margo Mucha McDonnell of 1031 Corp., Peter Amari of Capital Lease Funding, James Paterno of Rubenstein Brokerage Group, and Todd Monahan of Equity Office Properties Trust.

"More than 400 top-level executives have already signed up for the event," says Richard Kelley, director of the RealShare conference series. "That, along with the many interesting issues and trends under way in the Center City and suburban markets, promise exciting discussions along with ideal networking opportunities.

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