The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate and the Real Estate Circle hosted the third annual Real Estate Symposium on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at Faculty House, Columbia University. The event was a great success, with more than 150 alumni representing classes from 1961-2010 in attendance. The day proved to be a great opportunity for the exchange of information, the discussion of deals (past, present, and future), and the building of both professional and personal connections.ReportsOpening Remarks: Update on the School and the MBA Real Estate ProgramKeynote Address: Glenn Rufrano on the State of the Real Estate MarketReal Estate Public and Private Equity PanelMacro Trends PanelCommercial Real Estate Debt PanelMain Panel: Global Investment Opportunities Schedule of Events  12:00 p.m.Check-in/Registration and Buffet Lunch1:00 p.m.Opening RemarksChris Mayer, Senior Vice Dean andPaul Milstein Professor of Real Estate1:15 p.m.Keynote SpeakerGlenn Rufrano, President and CEO,Cushman & Wakefield Inc.1:45 p.m.Break2:00 – 3:30 p.m.Breakout Panels3:45 – 5:00 p.m.Main Panel Breakout Panels  Macro TrendsModerator: Chris Mayer, Senior Vice Dean and Paul Milstein Professor of Real EstatePanelists: Michael Acton, Managing Director, AEW Capital Management; Michael Gilberto, Formerly Managing Director, JP Morgan; and Dan Heflin, Chief Investment and Chief Executive Officer, Torchlight InvestorsReal Estate Public and Private EquityModerator: Jeff Barclay ’83, Managing Director, ING Clarion PartnersPanelists: Kenneth Bernstein, President and CEO, Acadia Realty Trust; Ted Bigman, Global Head of Real Estate, Morgan Stanley; David Nethercut '82, President, Equity Residential; and Scott Rechler, CEO and Chairman, RXR RealtyCommercial Real Estate DebtModerator: David Sherman ’82, President, Metropolitan Real Estate Equity ManagementPanelists: Jon Brayshaw, Principal, Prime Finance; Mark Finerman, Managing Principal, Loan Core Capital Partners; and Spencer Haber, CEO, H/2 Capital PartnersMain Panel  Global Investment OpportunitiesIntroduction by David Sherman ’82, President, Metropolitan Real Estate Equity ManagementModerator: Lynne B. Sagalyn, Earle W. Kazis and Benjamin Schore Professor of Real Estate & Director, Paul Milstein Center for Real EstatePanelists: Keith Barket, Senior Managing Director, Angelo, Gordon & Co.; Jay Mantz, Vice Chairman of Investment Management, Morgan Stanley; and Steve Wechsler ’72, Senior Managing Director, Tishman Speyer