Another packed breakout session, “Servicing High Net-Worth Clients,” gave attendees an inside look into the world of the ultraaffluent. John Wong moderated the panel, which featured (from left) Frank Chu of Wells Fargo, Edgar David of Chase, Rhonda Munoz of HSBC, and Jennie Opdyke of Union Bank.
The “World Class Agents” session played to a full house as attendees packed in to hear from some of AREAA’s biggest international agents discuss how to successfully cultivate and service international clients. Moderated by Dionne Cuello (standing), the panelists included (from left to right) Hawaii’s own Dano Sayles of RE/MAX and Scott Larimer of Berkshire Hathaway, Chicago’s Nancy Survanamani of Century 21, and Miami’s Francisco Angulo of Coldwell Banker.
Century 21 All Islands’ Jim Wright moderated the first General Session, which was headlined by industry heavyweights (from left to right) David Gates of HSBC, Michael Innis Thompson of Union Bank, and the always lively Anthony Chan of JP Morgan Chase. The session gave attendees an exclusive inside look at what some of the world’s largest banks saw happening with foreign direct investment in US real estate, and gave a general forecast of the global real estate market.
AREAA’s Jim Park poses questions for panelists at the Global Congress session, which had speakers from some of the world’s leading real estate companies forecast the global and luxury real estate markets. From left to right: Jim Park, AREAA; Rick Sharga, Ten-X; Roger Epstein, Cades Schutte; Harry Lu, Century 21 China; and Jason Wong, Century 21 Taiwan.
Attendees take their seats bright and early in the Royal Hawaiian’s Monarch Room as the first full day of the Summit begins. The room, literally just steps from the famed sand and turquoise water of Waikiki Beach, was used to accommodate the larger sessions and events during the Summit.
theEDGE Chair Christie Kaninau and past Chair GieFaan Kim got the party started by announcing a dance contest. TheEDGE parties have become the stuff of legend, with AREAA’s next generation of bright and talented leaders coming together to share ideas, network, and of course, have fun!
The always fashionable Dionne Cuello and her husband arrive for theEDGE after party at the hip SKY Waikiki Lounge.
With it’s trendy décor and beautiful panoramas of Waikiki, the lounge was the perfect setting for AREAA’s YPN mixer, and gave attendees a chance to let their hair down, hang loose, and cut a rug! SUMMER 2016
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