Welcome and Remarks -- Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, AILA President, Santa Monica, CA; Lincoln Stone, Conference Program Chair, EB-5 Investor Committee, Los Angeles, CA // EB-5 Basics -- A fundamentals panel for the practitioner with little or no EB-5 experience, covering the essentials of EB-5 law including a comparison of visa alternatives. / Background and Direction of the EB-5 Program; Where Are We Now? / Overview of EB-5 Criteria - Is It a Viable Option for Your Client? / New Commercial Enterprise / The Role of the Investor / Definitions of "Invest" and "Capital" / Investor Source of Funds / Job Creation/Saving / The Immigrant Investor Pilot Program - Regional Centers / Comparison of EB-5 with Other Visa Alternatives in Common Scenarios / Common Hurdles in EB-5 Cases and How to Overcome Them / Faculty: Bernard P. Wolfsdorf (dl), AILA President, Santa Monica, CA; Tammy Fox-Isicoff, AILA Board of Governors, EB-5 Investor Committee, Miami, FL; Ruth K. Oh, AILA Board of Governors, Honolulu, HI