Strategies for Success in Construction Lending

Granite Loan Strategies for Success in Construction Lending Seminar

SSCL 2006 AGENDA

Seminar Schedule - Tuesday, December 5, 2006

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception & Registration

Seminar Schedule - Wednesday, December 6, 2006

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast with SSCL Sponsors

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome

8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker - Gale Norton, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Economic Forecast - Cliff Brewis, Senior Director Editorial West,
McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Morning Break with SSCL Sponsors

10:45 - 12:00 p.m.
The Changing Market - Driving Efficiencies and
Controlling Costs - Rick Nirk, Executive Director, NARCL

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch with SSCL Sponsors

1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
STOP Writing Checks! The 5 Costliest Mistakes
a Lender Can Make - Kirk Ingebretsen, Esq. & Chip Sander Esq.,
Sander, Ingebretsen & Parish, P.C.

2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
Interactive Discussion - Top 2 Issues and Solutions

3:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Afternoon Break with SSCL Sponsors

3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Special Guest Speakers - Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher,
Co-Columnists of "Tastings" in the Wall Street Journal

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception

Seminar Schedule - Thursday, December 7, 2006

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast with SSCL Sponsors

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Highlighted Speaker - Donna Fraiche, Esq.,
Board of Directors, Louisiana Recovery Authority

9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Outlook on the Homebuilding Market - Stephen Kim,
Citigroup Homebuilding Managing Director

10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Morning Break with SSCL Sponsors

11:00 - 12:15 a.m.
Trends in Building - Peter Yost,
Principal, 3-D-Building Solutions

12:15 - 1:00 p.m.
Wrap-up/Survey