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BOARD ROOM SESSIONS
For senior executives in lending, funding, risk management, treasury, administration. Keynote speeches and panel discussions covering the on pan-European issues, topics and trends. Each day's sessions are designed to follow the natural progress of the mortgage value chain from origination and distribution to underwriting, risk management and administration to funding, including covered bonds, emerging frameworks for structured covered bonds and mortgage-backed securities.
REGIONAL MARKET SESSIONS
For senior executives in business development, investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, sales and marketing. Two- to three-hour panel sessions that cover all aspects of major European markets including:
  • United Kingdom
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • Spain & Portugal
  • Nordic countries
  • France
  • Italy
  • Central and Eastern Europe


  • Robert van Order
    former chief international economist
    Freddie Mac


    Bob van Order Robert Van Order is the former chief international economist for Freddie Mac, as well as former housing finance analysis director at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

    Bob joined Freddie Mac in June 1987 as chief economist and was one of the most frequently quoted observers on the U.S. national and economic scene. He became chief international economist in December 2001 and focussed on issues of international finance that affect the corporation, as well as advising foreign organizations on the benefits of a secondary mortgage market.

    A frequent guest on business TV news shows, Bob is sought after for his views on Federal Reserve interest rate policy, housing economics and general economic conditions.

    Prior to joining Freddie Mac, Bob served as director of the housing finance analysis division at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Visiting Professor of Real Estate at the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles.

    As an economist for HUD 1976 to 1985, Bob served in the director position from 1982 to 1985. In addition to his position at UCLA where he designed a course for MBA candidates focusing exclusively on the secondary mortgage market, Bob taught at Purdue University, University of Southern California, Queen's University in Canada, and the American University in Washington, D.C. He was also a Senior Research Associate at The Urban Institute of Washington, D.C. where he conducted international research projects aimed at analyzing mortgage markets in under-developed countries. Van Order also taught economics at Ohio State University.



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