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Commercial Real Estate Outlook
Floris van Dijkum, Compass Point Research and Trading
Ryan Riel, EagleBank
Vaibhav Vish, FJ Capital Management

September 27, 2023
Wednesday 06:00 PM        Add to Calendar
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Washington Association of Money Managers and George Mason University School of Business
are pleased to present an in-person program on
Wednesday, September 27th for a panel discussion


"Commercial Real Estate: Class Acts, Black Swans, and Other Trends Shaping the Industry"



Location:
Van Metre Hall, Room 134
3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201

Time:
Reception will begin at 6:00 PM EDT
Panel discussion will begin at 6:30 PM EDT

COVID-19 Safety Guidelines: We require all registrants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to attending WAMM events.

Various forecasts and assessments for the $21 trillion commercial real estate (CRE) market have ranged from a price decline rivaling that of the Great Financial Crisis to challenges being manageable despite the higher interest rate environment and tighter credit standards. Performance has varied for each of the principal sectors, but there seems to be a general consensus that the office sector and regional malls are most at risk. Are there other sectors that might experience more pressure down the line? Are the recent headlines worse than reality with the repeat of 2008’s liquidity crisis highly unlikely?

We are fortunate to have highly respected industry experts to walk us through the sector outlook for 2023 and beyond. Floris van Dijkum is Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Compass Point Research and Trading and has over 30 years of real estate investment, research, and banking experience. Ryan Riel has been working in CRE with EagleBank for more than 20 years and currently oversees EagleBank’s almost $5 billion CRE Lending portfolio and its 50+ employees. Vaibhav Vish serves as Co-Portfolio Manager for the Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund and Market Neutral Strategy at FJ Capital Management with a focus on insurance, as well as specialty finance and traditional real estate.

Please note that the Chatham House Rule applies – neither the comments of the speakers nor those of other participants are for attribution.

Please register below by 6:00 PM ET on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The event is $0 for WAMM members, $55 for non-members, and $25 for student non-members. Please try to register early, as the space is limited!

Walking directions to the Mason Square Campus:
Take the Orange line or Silver line. Exit at the Virginia Square-GMU station. When you exit the station via the escalator, you will be facing 9th Street with North Monroe Street to your left. Walk away from 9th Street along North Monroe Street to Fairfax Drive (there is a 7-Eleven on the opposite side of the street). Turn right on Fairfax Drive. Walk approximately 0.2 miles. Van Metre Hall will be on your left. The Art Gallery and Auditorium are located on the 1st floor of Van Metre Hall in room 134.

Parking: A parking map can be found here. Because of construction happening in what is labeled as “Original Building” on the map, visitors can only access the parking deck from Kirkwood Road. The parking rates can be found here. Attendees are also welcome to look for street parking – additional information can be found here.


Floris van Dijkum
Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst
Compass Point Research and Trading, LLC

Floris van Dijkum joined Compass Point Research and Trading, LLC in June 2019, bringing 30+ years of real estate investment, research and banking experience. Prior to joining Compass Point, he started the REIT research effort at Boenning & Scattergood. Before that, he started the global REIT investment platform at BlackRock, where he served as COO and was responsible for a quarter of the U.S. portfolio. Prior to BlackRock, Mr. van Dijkum worked in Europe where he served as Chief Investment Officer for Speymill Property in London, head of real estate banking at NIBC in the Netherlands, partner at Forum Partners, head of Lehman Brothers European real estate banking in London, and Senior European Real Estate Research Analyst at Morgan Stanley in London. Before Europe, Mr. van Dijkum worked at Salomon Brothers in New York covering REITs, helping the team become top ranked. Mr. van Dijkum started his real estate career at LaSalle Partners in Chicago and London. He graduated with a B.A. in history and philosophy from the University of Virginia.

Ryan Riel
EVP, Chief Real Estate Lending Officer
EagleBank

Ryan Riel has been working in Commercial Real Estate with EagleBank for more than 20 years. He serves as an Executive Vice President and Chief Real Estate Lending Officer currently overseeing the bank’s almost $5 billion CRE Lending portfolio and its 50+ employees. During his tenure at EagleBank he has worn several hats and participated in the origination of more than $3 billion in real estate transactions of all shapes and sizes across the DC region. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from West Virginia University and currently sits on the Board of Directors of the EagleBank Foundation and at The Children’s Inn, NIH.

Vaibhav Vish
Co-Portfolio Manager
FJ Capital Management, LLC

Mr. Vish joined FJ Capital Management in 2021 and serves as Co-Portfolio Manager for the Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund and Market Neutral Strategy. His responsibilities include portfolio management, investment research, and risk management, with a focus on insurance, as well as specialty finance and traditional real estate.

Previously, Mr. Vish was a Portfolio Manager at Millennium Management leading a team covering North American financials. Prior to this, Mr. Vish was an Analyst at Citadel, specializing in North American insurance companies. He began his career in investment banking at Lazard and subsequently worked at 3i in private equity and at a 3i portfolio company.

Mr. Vish graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania with a quadruple major in Finance, Real Estate, Legal Studies & Business Ethics, and Entrepreneurship, and a minor in Religious Studies. Mr. Vish also received Beta Gamma Sigma and Theta Alpha Kappa honors and was a Joseph Wharton Scholar, Benjamin Franklin Scholar, and Wharton Research Scholar.