The Wharton Club of South Florida
is pleased to invite you to an evening with guest speakers

Asuka Nakahara
Lecturer in Real Estate & Associate Director, Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

and

Scott Agran
President/Broker, Lang Realty

who will be discussing

The Real Estate Market in a Down Economy
For decades the real estate market was a safe haven for low risk, continuous growth investments. Then real estate gave back unprecedented returns before causing a global recession. So what is next for this battered and bruised industry? Join the Wharton Club of South Florida as we host Asuka Nakahara, Wharton Professor and Associate Director of the Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center, and Scott Agran, President/Broker, Lang Realty in a lively discussion about the United States and South Florida real estate markets. Professor Nakahara and Mr. Agran will also provide their insights on the economic outlook for the real estate recovery.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009

Registration: 5:45-6:00 PM
Cocktails: 6:00-7:00 PM
Presentation: 7:00-8:15 PM

at
Broken Sound Club
2401 Willow Springs Drive
Boca Raton, FL 33496
(561) 994-8505
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Cost for this event:
Wharton Club of S. FL Members: No Charge
Guests/Non-Members: $25 per person

You must register for this event no later than Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 12 PM.  Only those guests who are on the RSVP list will gain admittance to the event. Guests must bring a photo ID to show at the gatehouse. 

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If you have any questions or encounter any difficulties registering, please contact Gabriela Sanchez, Club Administrator at (786) 206-4867 or admin@whartonsouthfla.com.   

Asuka Nakahara, M.B.A.
Lecturer in Real Estate & Associate Director, Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Asuka Nakahara serves as Associate Director of the Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center at Wharton. He also teaches an MBA course titled “Real Estate Development”. Asuka is a private investor and has consulted with investment management, international real estate, golf course, homebuilding, restaurant, media, cable, and telecommunications services companies. He has served as lecturer, speaker, panelist or moderator for Harvard Law School, New York University, University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design, National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP), Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), CoreNet Global, Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), Barcelona Meeting Point (BMP), Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA), Wharton’s National Football League (NFL) program, Urban Land Institute (ULI), Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), and Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

In addition, with 2 partners, Asuka is presently forming Triton Atlantic Partners to prepare for the extraordinary distressed real estate investment opportunities in the coming decade.

Asuka began his 19 year career with Trammell Crow Company (TCC) as a leasing agent in 1980. He was named a Partner in 1983 and started the Philadelphia office in 1985, overseeing $250 million in development/acquisition activity. He became Northeast Regional Partner in 1987, joining the firm’s Management Board. He subsequently had responsibility for TCC’s business from Boston to Washington, DC, overseeing the development and management of a $1.5 billion portfolio. In 1996, Asuka was promoted to Chief Financial Officer of TCC, with overall responsibility for finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate marketing, Trammell Crow University, human resources, and other businesses and new initiatives. TCC went public on the NYSE in November 1997. During the next year, TCC acquired 7 leading real estate companies, investing over $100 million in building its capabilities and client-base.

Asuka received his B.S. - Civil Engineering with honors from Rice University (1977) and an MBA from Harvard Business School (1980). His board directorships include 2 ING Clarion closed-in real estate funds (NYSE:IIA & IGR), The Philadelphia Foundation (TPF), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and Merion Golf Club (MGC). He serves on the Investment Committees for the PGA and TPF, and chairs CHOP’s Finance Committee. Asuka is a past Trustee and Elder of Ardmore Presbyterian Church (2002-2004), a former advisory board member of the HBS Club of Philadelphia, and a 2005 recipient of the HBS Making-a-Difference Award. He has received multiple “Excellence in Teaching” awards, which are presented to the top 8 professors in the Wharton MBA Program based on student ratings, is a past recipient of both the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award, the top Wharton teaching honor, and the Class of 1984 Award, accorded to the Wharton professor with the highest teaching ratings. Asuka is a member of CREW and NAIOP. He and his wife Karen have 3 children and reside in Merion, Pennsylvania. (September 2009)



Scott Agran
President, Lang Realty
Scott Agran is Co-founder/Operating Partner and President of Lang Realty. Since 1989, Lang Realty has enjoyed a highly respected long standing reputation for market dominance in the Company’s three residential specialty areas—luxury real estate, country club communities and waterfront properties.

Agran’s involvement in the Real Estate industry began 22 years ago. After earning a Degree in Business Administration from Tulane University and re-locating to Connecticut, Agran worked as a Broker in the Commercial Real Estate market, buying and converting apartment complexes into condominiums. At this time, Agran first recognized his special talent for recruiting and managing groups of sales teams, to support his Real Estate endeavors. In late 1980’s, Agran settled in South Florida to pursue the rich Real Estate opportunities that his sound business instincts told him lay ahead.

Much of Lang Realty’s success can be attributed to Agran’s unique philosophy, that every Lang Real Estate Agent Specialist is a “hardworking small business entrepreneur and partner, who will be provided with top notch business consultation and an array of exceptional marketing and technological supports. In 2008, Lang Realty was a proud recipient of the South Florida Business Journal’s “2008 Best Places To Work”, Silver Award, in the category of medium size businesses. Agran is frequently sought out by local and regional print media and television, as an expert source in residential property trends.

Lang Realty is committed to community involvement and good corporate citizenship. The Company is a strong community partner with various local charities, including the YMCA of South Palm Beach County and Toys For Tots. Dedicated to civic responsibilities as well, Agran is a member of the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches, Inc. and Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. Agran resides in Boca Raton with his wife Tanya and their two sons.

 

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