Date/Time

07/19 - 07/21/17
All Day

Event banner         Join us in Cambridge for the annual AMDP Alumni Program. Reconnect with fellow AMDP alumni and build your connections with new friends over three days of programming, content, and social activities. Your fellow alumni steering committee members have helped create an exciting program and look forward to your participation in the activities. For any questions, please contact [email protected].


Wednesday, July 19 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Class with Professor Charlie Wu $300, guests not permitted Topic: Restructuring Post 9/11 Case Study: Songy 2011: Restructuring to Survive or Surviving to Restructure Wasserstein Hall, Room 2004 10:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Class with Mr. Fernando Levy Hara AMDP ’09 $300 (bagged lunch included), guests not permitted Topic: International Deal Negotiation Negotiation simulation in class with roles Wasserstein Hall, Room 2004 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Class with Professor Frank Apeseche $300, guests not permitted Topic: Private Equity Funds “How the capital raise and investor management process works” Case Study: Today’s Real Estate Private Equity Funds, Why a Successful Long-Term Alignment Exists Between Investors and Sponsors Wasserstein Hall, Room 2004 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Site Tour with Overview of Harvard Science and Engineering Center & District Energy Facility No fee, guests welcomed Joe O’Farrell, Managing Director for Capital Projects and Campus Services, Harvard University Please wear flat, closed-toe shoes and appropriate clothing for an active construction site Overview Session: Wasserstein Hall, Room 2004 Site Tour: Harvard Science and Engineering Center, Western Avenue, Allston 5:00 p.m. Post-Site Tour Reception No fee, guests welcomed Murr Center Lounge, Harvard University Stadium, 65 N Harvard Street, Allston Thursday, July 20 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Class with Mr. Maurizio Travaglini $300, guests not permitted Topic: Leadership for Innovation (L4i) (No advance prep) Wasserstein Hall, Milstein West A 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Class with Professor Florian Idenburg $300, guests not permitted Topic: Value and/or Architecture (No advanced prep) Wasserstein Hall, Room 2004 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Class with Mr. Tom Kearns Optional to attend, no fee, guests not permitted Topic: Introductory Briefing to Class XVIII Team Project with Sarosh Olpadwala, Head of Real Estate, Washington D.C. and Michael Peters Class XV Wasserstein Hall, Room 2004 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. $300, guests not permitted Topic: New Trends in the Industry Real Estate Panel Moderator: Don Conover Panelists: Brian Kavoogian, David McLaughlin, and Steve Samuel (No advance prep) Wasserstein Hall, Room 2004 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. 2017 AMDP Welcome Dinner for Alumni and Current Classes $150, guests welcomed Business/Cocktail Attire Knafel Center, Radcliffe Gymnasium Friday, July 21 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Class with Professor Nori Gerardo-Lietz No fee, guests welcomed Topic: International Finance Markets Case Study: Project Deutschland: Unpeeling the Onion of a Distressed Real Estate Portfolio Wasserstein Hall, Room 1023 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Class with Franz Colloredo-Mansfeld AB ’85, MBA ’91 No fee, guests welcomed Topic: Cabot Properties: Public, Private, and Beyond Case Study: Cabot Properties Wasserstein Hall, Room 1023 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Group Luncheon $30, guests welcomed Wasserstein Hall, Room Milstein West AB 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Session with Terry Shook, Founding Partner and Principal of Shook Kelley No fee, guests welcomed Topic: Working Title, “The Future of Real Estate and Retail” Hauser Hall, Room 102 Malkin Classroom


Planning Your Trip Hotel Information The Harvard University Graduate School of Design Executive Education office has produced a list of local hotels to assist in your planning to attend this program. Please refer to this list of area hotels to consider for your accommodations.