Las Vegas EB-5 & Investment
Immigration Convention
Attracts Historic Crowd
EB5 Investors Magazine welcomed its largest investment immigration
crowd yet at the dazzling Bellagio Resort and Casino—including keynote
speakers Senator Jeff Flake and U.S. Representative Jared Polis.
By EB5 Investors Magazine Staff
E
B 5 Investors Magazine welcomed more than
1,000 attendees to the Fourth Annual Las Vegas
EB-5 & Investment Immigration Convention, resulting
in the most-attended domestic event in EB-5 industry
history. With the backing of 70-plus sponsors, the two-
day convention took place at the luxurious Bellagio
Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and featured
educational workshops and panels, timely keynote
speeches by U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and U.S. Rep.
Jared Polis (D-CO-2nd), and a plethora of networking
opportunities.
In attendance was a diverse group of over 120 migration
agents, along with EB-5 regional centers, immigration
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and securities attorneys, developers, broker-dealers
and other EB-5 program stakeholders. Events kicked off
with a triad of moderated educational workshops for
pre-registered participants. These workshops focused
on due diligence issues for migration agents, including
project underwriting and source of funds topics; EB-5
financing matters, such as how to design a marketing
strategy; and EB-5 immigration matters for attorneys,
including source of funds issues and dealing with RFEs.
The workshop moderators and speakers included
prominent EB-5 attorneys, along with representatives
from major regional centers, development companies,
and migration agencies. Workshop attendees and