Jim Bouton
Baseball Legend, Author and Sportscaster

Session: Opening Reception - Taste of New York

Sunday, May 20, 2007
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Westside Ballroom & Foyer, 5th Floor Expo Hall

Come and meet baseball legend turned nationally known speaker, Jim Bouton believes that in order to achieve goals, you need to think like an athlete and focus on the process.

This means getting into the fun of the enterprise, the challenge of long odds, the satisfaction in details, the thrill of the extraordinary and the joy of work. Bouton shares his experiences as a winning New York Yankee and all-star in the 1960s, a comeback kid in the major leagues after an eight-year retirement, best-selling author and sportscaster.

Sponsored by:

Kieran P. Quinn, CMB, MBA Chairman-Elect
Chairman & CEO
Column Financial, Inc.
Session: Opening General Session

Monday, May 21, 2007
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

Alan C. "Ace" Greenberg
Chairman
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.
Session: Opening General Session

Monday, May 21, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

Alan C. "Ace" Greenberg is Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., the parent company of Bear Stearns & Co., a leading Wall Street firm. Mr. Greenberg has been affiliated with Bear Stearns for more than 50 years, joining the firm in 1949 as a clerk and subsequently becoming a trader. He was made a partner in 1958 and was named Chief Executive Officer in 1978. In 1985, when the firm went public, he was named Chairman of the Board as well. He relinquished his role as Chief Executive Officer in 1993 and retired as Chairman in June 2001. During his long career, Mr. Greenberg built a reputation as one of Wall Street's most successful traders and industry visionaries. Under his leadership, Bear Stearns became one of the industry's top market makers and clearing houses.

Patricia L. Cook
Executive Vice President, Investments and Capital Markets
Freddie Mac
Session: Second General Session - Secondary Market Executives Update

Monday, May 21, 2007
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

Executives from the GSEs and leading non-agency securities issuers discuss the current state of the industry and the impact of housing price dynamics and tighter credit standards on the market. What will happen as ARM loans adjust? Discover how changing demographics, new products, innovation in credit risk allocation and consolidation affect you and your business.

David B. Lowman
Chief Executive Officer
Chase
Session: Second General Session: Secondary Market Executives Update

Monday, May 21, 2007
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

David B. Lowman is Chief Executive Officer of Global Mortgage at Chase. Mr. Lowman is responsible for mortgage origination, home equity, loan servicing and default and community development.

He joined the company in November 2006, after nearly 10 years in senior mortgage and consumer finance roles at Citigroup. Within the last three years, he also served as President and CEO of CitiFinancial International, which assists consumers through nearly 2,000 stores in 24 countries.

Lowman began his career as an auditor at KPMG Peat Marwick where he worked with financial services firms. He then worked for 11 years at Prudential Home Mortgage, serving as CFO and in key roles in mortgage operations and wholesale lending. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and accounting from the University of Maryland

Thomas A. Lund
Executive Vice President, Single-Family Mortgage Business
Fannie Mae
Session: Second General Session - Secondary Market Executives Update

Monday, May 21, 2007
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

Tom Lund is Fannie Mae's executive vice president of the single-family mortgage business. Lund assumed his current position in July 2005, and he is responsible for all aspects of the single-family guaranty business.

Michael Marriott
Managing Director
Credit Suisse
Session: Second General Session: Secondary Market Executives Update

Monday, May 21, 2007
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. 
Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

Michael A. Marriott is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse and Co-Head of Structured Products, based in New York. This group includes RMBS, CMBS and ABS Trading and RMBS Origination. He is a member of Credit Suisse's Management Council.

Previously, Mr. Marriott was Head of CMBS and ABS Trading. Mr. Marriott joined the Firm in 1996 as a Vice President and Head of Agency Multifamily Trading.

Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Mr. Marriott was at Smith Barney, Inc. for six years in the real estate finance group and on the CMBS trading desk. Prior to this, he was with Lepercq Capital Partners for two years and with Merrill Lynch & Co. for three years.

Mr. Marriott received a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Stern School of Business at New York University.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Retired NBA Professional Athlete, Entrepreneur

Session: Third General Session

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

Earvin “Magic” Johnson is considered to be one of the most successful players in NBA history. During his NBA career, Johnson established himself to be one of basketball’s all-time greatest performers (Top 50 players). Following his twelve-year NBA career, he became an entrepreneur, philanthropist and HIV activist. After the NBA, he redefined himself as a businessman, focusing his efforts on revitalizing neglected communities with commercial properties that provide quality entertainment and services. Hear Johnson illustrate his own life experiences that hard work and a positive attitude lead to his success.

Sponsored by:

Douglas G. Duncan
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist
Mortgage Bankers Association
Session: Fourth General Session - MBA Economic Outlook

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
1:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

MBA Chief Economist Douglas Duncan, Ph.D., discusses the status of the economy and the direction of the mortgage industry. Attend this session and learn how to position yourself for tomorrow.

Sponsored by:

David  Wyss
Chief Economist
Standard & Poor's
Session: Fourth General Session: MBA Economic Outlook

Tuesday, May 22, 2007
1:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Broadway Ballroom, 6th Floor

David A. Wyss is chief economist at Standard & Poor's, based in New York.  In this position, he is responsible for S&P's economic forecasts and publications, and co-authors the monthly Equity Insight and the weekly Financial Notes.  David joined Data Resources, Inc. in 1979 as an economist in the European Economic Service in London, which was acquired by McGraw-Hill.  He came back to the United States in 1983 as Chief Financial Economist for DRI/McGraw-Hill, became chief economist for Standard & Poor's DRI in 1992, and chief economist for Standard & Poor's in 1999.  Before joining DRI, Dr. Wyss was a Senior Staff Economist with the President's Council of Economic Advisers, Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Board, and Economic Advisor to the Bank of England.

David holds a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.  He is on the board of the National Association for Business Economics. David testifies regularly before Congress, is quoted regularly in the press, and has appeared on many major television programs.  He has written many articles for popular and professional publications.