Panamá Spectacular 2006 Panama Association of Developers and Realtors (ACOBIR) U.S.-Panama Business Council (USPA) In cooperation with National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Orlando Regional Realtor® Association (ORRA)  International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) PANAMA SPECTACULAR 2006 A conference to present real estate opportunities in Panama March 13-16, 2006 (March 17-18 Optional) PROGRAM                        MONDAY, March 13                                         7:00-9:00 p.m.                      HAPPY HOUR (Venue: Light House, InterContinental Playa Bonita Hotel)   TUESDAY March 14 7:00-8:00 a.m. POWER BREAKFAST (Venue: SunFlower, InterContinental Playa Bonita Hotel)                     CONFERENCE (Venue: Palm I/II, InterContinental Playa Bonita Hotel)               8:30-9:30 a.m.               INAUGURATION & PRESENTATIONS           Advantages Offered by Panama Moderator:  President, USPA (USA) - Juan B. Sosa Welcoming Remarks: President of Panama's Realtor Association - Elda Sanson Inauguration: Minister of Housing - H.E. Balbina Herrera Vice Minister of Commerce & Industry - Carmen Gisela Vergara Economic Impact of the Real Estate Sector on Panama Economist - Dr. Ruben Lachman 9:30-10:00 a.m. Title Insurance: Why is it important in Panama Jennifer Cruise / Cristhian Solis, LandAmerica Lawyers Title of Central America The New Panama Island Law Juan Francisco Pardini, Panama Business Group Air Connections Yvette Moses, American Airlines 10:10-10:20 a.m. COFFEE BREAK & MARKETPLACE 10:20-10:50 a.m. LEGAL SUPPORT Lisa Moren, IRA / Entrust The Know How of Relocation and Real Estate in Panama Ana Graciela Medina, IGRA Legal Tools for Successful Investment in Panama Ricardo Eskildsen, Eskildsen & Eskildsen 10:50-11:35 a.m. BANKS - Financial Support for the Real Estate Sector Christina Lachman, HSBC Eduardo Oliveira, Banco General Jaime Figueroa, Banistmo Ramiro De Leon, Caja de Ahorros Martin Bronstein, Situs Companies 11:35-12:00 p.m. Institutional Support Jeff Hornberger, NAR Belton Jennings, ORRA Ivan Carlucci, FIABCI Juan B. Sosa, USPA                    12:30-1:30 p.m.                    LUNCH  Keynote Speakers: Carl Nordstrom, Deputy Director, IPAT Tim Latimer, Economic Counselor, U.S. Embassy in Panama (Venue: Palm III/IV)                         1:30-5:30 p.m.                       PRESENTATION OF DEVELOPERS (Real Estate Sector) (Venue: Palm I/II) Moderator: President of USPA Panama – Roberto Domínguez 1:30-3:00 p.m. CITY PROJECTS Special Economic Area of Panama Pacifico: Gilberto Ferrari (Industrial) Empresas Bern: José Manuel Bern (Panama City) Corcione y Asociados: Nicolás Corcione (Panama City) Procasa: Elías Mizrachi (Panama City) Tucán Country Club: Dinesh Vaswani (Outskirts of Panama City) Costa Pacífica: Nivia Navarro (Panama City) Ten Tower: Mónica Diez (Panama City) Coldwell Banker: George Kastner (Promotion of Real Estate) Quality Investments: Wilson Ruiz (Panama City)   Dona & Jim Hawley, Costa Sur 3:00-4:00 p.m. BEACHES VistaMar: Monica de Cespedes (Beach – Pacific coast) BuenAventura: Fernando Duque (Beach - Pacific coast) Playa Blanca Resort: Arie Schwartz (Beach - Pacific coast) Coronado es Vida: Karina Arias / Ricardo Cabaleiro (Beach - Pacific coast) ISLANDS Viveros Development: Andre Beladina (Pacific islands) Grupo del Sol: Jose Boyd (Pacific Islands) 4:00-5:30 p.m. CHIRIQUI PROJECTS American Business & Technology: Edynsson Caballero (Chiriquí) Istana Properties: Susannah Elmore (Country living - Chiriquí) Playa Grande Development: Ken Harper (Beach - Chiriquí)   Las Olas Resort Community: Anthony Arauz (Beach - Chiriquí) Los Molinos: Jorge Conte (Chiriqui - Boquete) Cielo Paraíso: Joerg Senne (Chiriquí - Boquete) Panama Development Realty: Salvador Dayan (Chiriqui - Boquete)                            8:00-10:00 p.m.                               RECEPTION Carnival Under the Stars (Venue: Panama Canal Miraflores Visitors Center)           WEDNESDAY, March 15             FIELD TRIP TO PROJECTS CITY TOUR Special Economic Area of Panama Pacific Procasa  / Avenida Balboa Costa Pacífica Corcione y Asociados LUNCH - Corcione y Asociados Costa del Este / Empresas Bern Ten Tower Costa Sur / Shahani Tucan Country Club & Resort - COCKTAIL BEACH TOUR Playa Blanca Resort BuenAventura VistaMar LUNCH - VistaMar Coronado Tucan Country Club & Resort - COCKTAIL  EVENING OPEN                               THURSDAY, March 16                   CONFERENCE (Venue: Palm IV/Royal VIP, InterContinental Playa Bonita Hotel) 8:00-9:00 a.m. POWER BREAKFAST Sponsored by: NAR & SIMA Hosts: Ted Stevens, President of NAR & Antonio Gonzalez Noain, President, Grupo Planner   9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. MARKET PLACE To meet the developers who have made presentations and hosted field trips and arrange your business transactions with them. Presentaton by: Bosco Vallarino, Urban Scene   12:00-2:00 p.m. LUNCH (Venue: Lighthouse) Hosted by: Empresas Bern Keynote Speaker: Sam Taliaferro, Developer of one of the most internationally acclaimed projects  Valle Escondido Special Guest: Tom Stevens, President, NAR 2:00-4:00 p.m. NAR SEMINAR (Venue: Palm I/II) Richard Mendenhall, Past NAR President, will give a seminar on  “Transnational Referrals” 4:00-5:00 p.m. (Venue: Palm I/II) INTERNATIONAL MIXER  to encourage relationships between U.S. and Panamanian realtors.  Didi Rogers, Liaison of NAR President with Panama and ORRA (Orlando Regional Realtors Association), NAR’s Ambassador to Panama will coordinate.   6:00-7:00 p.m. RECEPTION (Venue: Terrace) LandAmerica, Platinum Sponsor of the conference, held a reception for the  U.S. delegation. 7:00-10:00 p.m. CLOSING RECEPTION & DINNER Sponsored by: LandAmerica Lawyers Title of Central America (Venue: Royal Palm Ballroom) Keynote Speaker: Bill Evans, LandAmerica Financial Group   FRIDAY & SATURDAY  March 17 & 18 (Optional)     FIELD TRIP   5:45 a.m. DEPART HOTEL FOR AIRPORT 6:25 a.m. DEPART AIRPORT FOR DAVID, CHIRIQUI 7:35-11:15 a.m. CHIRIQUI - Arrive David Airport - Leave for Horconcitos, Chiriqui - Visit Istana Properties - Visit Playa Grande Development - Return to David 12:30-2:00 p.m. LUNCH Hosted by: Las Olas Resort Community Playa Barqueta Development Presentations by: Area Developers 2:00-6:00 p.m. VISIT TO BOQUETE PROJECTS - Los Molinos - Cielo Paraiso - Panama Development Realty - Valle Escondido 8:00-10:00 p.m. DINNER Hosted by: Valle Escondido SATURDAY, March 18 7:15 a.m. DEPART FOR DAVID AIRPORT 8:00 a.m. DEPART FROM AIRPORT TO BOCAS DEL TORO 9:00 a.m. ARRIVE ISLA COLON, BOCAS DEL TORO & VISIT ISLANDS 2:00-4:00 p.m. LUNCH Bocas Beach Club Presentations from area developers 5:00 p.m. LEAVE TO RETURN TO PANAMA CITY Reservation for one night has been made for participants of Optional Program at Miramar Intercontinental Hotel EVENING OPEN HOTEL CONTACT INFORMATION The Intercontinental Playa Bonita Tel: 507-211-8600 (Dial pre-fix 011 from U.S.A.) Fax: 507-316-1463 Alternate Hotel: Country Inn & Suites Panama Canal Tel: 507-211-4500 (Dial pre-fix 011 from U.S.A.) Fax: 507-211-4501 (Program) (Organizations involved & Contact Info) (Sponsor Recognition)