Our Online Conference was a Success!
Check out what you missed - Education, Compliance, Best Practices, and... Networking!
Geraci Media provided an Online Conference to create education and networking opportunities for lenders, brokers, investors, and service providers in the Non-Conventional, or Private Lending space. Lender Connect took place May 20, 2020. This one-day conference provided valuable educational sessions, networking opportunities through an online, virtual platform, lobby, and exhibit hall, and most importantly, the convenience to continue making deals and raise capital.
THE PLATFORM INCLUDED:
• 1-1 and group meeting capabilities via video or text chats
• Video speakers and panels presentations with live Q&A chat
• Exhibit hall with branded interactive booths
• Themed chat/ discussion rooms
• Ability to connect and share contact details with one another
• Ability to view your “top matches” who are also attending the event and set up 1-1 meetings with industry peers
• Live chatting options in speaking sessions, private rooms &
lounge areas for peer to peer or group networking via live chat or video chat
To learn more about Lender Connect or about our upcoming events, email our Event Director, Alicia Carter.
Event Speakers
Schedule
May 20, 2020 - All Agenda Times are in PDT
| 8:00am – 8:15am | Event Opens - Take a Tour: Understanding the Platform and How to Utilize the Event Space |
|---|---|
| 8:15am – 8:30am | Welcome to Lender Connect |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | From Main Street to Wall Street - The Life Cycle of a Private Loan |
| 9:00am – 9:20am | Exhibit Hall Networking Break |
| 9:20am – 9:50am | How Family Offices Invest During Times of Crisis |
| 9:50am – 10:40am | Brella Networking BreakSchedule private 1-1 meetings with other attendees during this time |
| 10:40am – 11:10am | What Do Private Lenders Need to Do to Get Access to Bank Capital? |
| 11:10am - 12:00pm | Break for LunchNo session, but you are free to utilize the Exhibit Hall and Brella Networking during this time |
| 12:00pm – 12:30pm | High Net Worth Investors Vs. Institutional Investors: The importance of Resilient, Trustworthy Capital |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | Brella Networking BreakSchedule 3 private 1-1 meetings with other attendees |
| 1:00pm – 1:30pm | State of the Market from the Ground Floor |
| 1:30pm – 2:00pm | Exhibit Hall Networking Break |
| 2:00pm – 2:30pm | The New Normal – What Changes You Need to Make in Your Business Now in Response to COVID-19 |
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Testimonials
The "Geraci family,” Media group, Law group, Conferences and all the people at Geraci are extremely professional, capable, attentive to every person and every need and clearly strive to give each client and participant a personal customized attention to suit their needs.
As a startup, we are actively seeking out new lenders to sell us loans, the conferences have provided a wonderful environment to do so. Meeting new lenders at these conferences has led to new clients and more business. The Geraci team does a wonderful job of introducing the right players to their counterparts.
The networking at Geraci events has allowed us to benefit with new deals and education by being connected to folks in diverse geographical locations, it gives us a big picture view we ordinarily wouldn't have. As a smaller fund, the partners that we have gained through the Geraci events have made it possible for us to fund more than a third more loans by enabling us to free up capital. I learn something new every time and have an opportunity to work on what I've learned when I get home.
I have been able to connect with several developers that were looking for capital. I always get a client out of the conference whether it is a lender we can fund deals for or an actual investor that we can directly help. When I went to the Newport conference last year, it was a great, intimate conference. I was able to meet some local lenders that had offices within a few blocks of our offices. We had a business so close, yet it took going to your conference to build the relationship. Geraci is by far one of the best conferences for building relationships and creating memories that will grow many fruitful relationships.
The Geraci conference has more value as a whole. What we see is not only that so many great private lenders come back to this event, but that we’re also able to continue to build on those relationships each time. We’re constantly seeing new private lenders who are recognizing the value of Geraci, who are coming into the conferences as well. That adds value to vendors such as Appraisal Nation, when we get to experience new opportunities.
I came out here because there are people here who could potentially change the game, and I want to get in front of those people so that we’re on the same wavelength. There are changes happening in the business, and I think Geraci is trying to stay ahead of everybody else there. I’m here all the way from Texas because they are doing big things, and I want to make sure I understand it so that we can complement it in the future. This wasn’t a business grab, this was a strategic play for me.