On Demand Webcasts
Watch our video recordings of four interesting and thought-provoking panels from our October 2011 Summit. The panel descriptions and speakers are summarized below.
They can also be viewed on DLA Piper's YouTube channel. 
A View from the top — what's really going on out there?
This dialogue between two icons in the industry — Sam Zell and Mort Zuckerman — provides an informative and entertaining exchange of views on the recovering real estate market amidst a world rocked by political and economic uncertainty.
Moderator
Dale Anne Reiss
Managing Director
Artemis Advisors
Speakers
Sam Zell
Chairman
Equity Group Investments
Mortimer B. Zuckerman
Chairman of the Board
Boston Properties
is the market recovery for real?
What is fact and what is fiction about the market recovery? Our contingent of esteemed industry experts discuss and debate this question as well as the disparity of opportunities and risks that exist when investing in gateway cities and other markets.
Moderator
Randall K. Rowe
Chairman
Green Courte Partners
Speakers
Debra A. Cafaro
Chairman and CEO
Ventas, Inc.
Michael D. Fascitelli
President and CEO
Vornado Realty Trust
John R. Klopp
Co-CEO and Co-CIO
Morgan Stanley Real Estate
Roy H. March
CEO
Eastdil Secured, LLC
what's next for reits?
Buzzing from a series of IPOs and secondary offerings, REITs remain the dominant player in the industry. With fundamentals improving in a number of property sectors and merger rumors beginning to swirl again, our panel of leading CEOs and capital markets makers banter their views on what the future holds for REITs.
Moderator
Ross L. Smotrich
Managing Director
Equity Research
Barclays Capital
Speakers
Constance B. Moore
President and CEO
BRE Properties, Inc.
Devin I. Murphy
Vice Chairman and Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Leo F. Wells III
President and CEO
Wells Real Estate Funds
Gregory S. Wright
Managing Director
Real Estate Investment Banking
Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
a global view: how are world events shaping the future?
With the combination of financial instability in Europe, political uncertainty in the Middle East and North Africa, and natural disasters in Asia, the world now finds itself a complicated and, perhaps, unstable place. Having been engaged at the highest levels of government, our distinguished panelists share insights on the challenges dominating the news each day and forecast what lies ahead in this uncertain world.
Moderator
Peter C. Roberts
CEO, Americas
Jones Lang LaSalle
Speakers
William S. Cohen
Former US Secretary of Defense
Chairman and CEO
The Cohen Group
Thomas A. Daschle
Former Majority Leader US Senate
Senior Policy Advisor
DLA Piper
George J. Mitchell
Former Majority Leader US Senate
Chairman Emeritus
DLA Piper