The 7th annual Commercial Real Estate Summit, presented by Mazars USA, is the leading conference for commercial real estate owners, investors and developers as well as large and fast growing corporate and retail tenants. The program has been curated to be high-value and high-impact by moving beyond self-serving presentations and instead diving into real world challenges and opportunities that impact our businesses today.

Leverage Change. Create Bottom-Line Impact.
This year includes a special VIP Access that provides select principals and corporate / retail tenants with access to specially curated closed-door problem solving sessions, as well as access to the VIP reception. Access is invite-only, so contact us today to apply. Closed-door sessions tackle pain points in retail, office, industrial, hospitality and capital sourcing.
This year’s forum will feature keynote speaker David R. Weinreb, Chief Executive Officer of The Howard Hughes Corporation, the developer behind the revitalization of Seaport District NYC. Don’t miss the opportunity to join him along with other CRE industry leaders, market experts and corporate, industrial and retail end users, as we discuss what is really happening in today’s commercial real estate marketplace.

New this Year
- Self-serving not allowed: Speakers and content are vetted to promote industry advancement
- Focus on the end user: Hear directly from retail and office tenant leadership
- Off the record roundtables: A chance to ideate and problem-solve with your peers
- Market data rich: Access to actionable market data, analysis and intelligence
Keynote Speaker

David Weinreb
Chief Executive Officer
The Howard Hughes Corporation
Speakers & Agenda
John Ward
(917) 445-6029
jward@greenpearlevents.com
Attendee Registrations
Scott Milliken
(646) 862-9912
scott@greenpearlevents.com
Sponsorship & Exhibiting
Amber Collins
(646) 783-3937
amber@greenpearlevents.com
Event Schedule
Starred (★) Sessions Have Limited Access
8:00 AM
(Breakfast Workshop) The Tenant Build-Out: Survival Kit for Landlords and Tenants
8:00 AM
(Breakfast Workshop) Issuing Bonds in Israel
9:00 AM
Trendlines not Headlines: Data & Analysis on Key Retail Real Estate Indicators
9:30 AM
Keynote – The Art of Reinvention: How I Did It, with Howard Hughes CEO David Weinreb
10:00 AM
CRE Investment Landscape: Multi-Product Multi-Geography Investors Perspectives
10:45 AM
Networking Break
11:15 AM
Rethinking Retail: Falling Knife vs. Golden Opportunity
11:00 AM
What Tenants Want: Office Property Round Table ★
11:00 AM
The Rise of E-Commerce: Industrial Property Round Table ★
12:15 PM
Battlefield Work: The Future of Office, and the Office of the Future
12:05 PM
Concepts that Work: Retail Property Round Table ★
12:05 PM
Lender Round Table: Overcoming Obstacles in Today’s Deal Challenged Market ★
1:15 PM
Private Lunch 2: Retail Tenants Only ★
Additional sessions to be announced.
Featured Participants
Mosfigul Aktar
ACRE Equities
Maurizio Anglani
Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti
Adam Armiger
DRA Advisors
Scott Auster
Grid Properties
Scott Barone
Barone Management
Michael Berfield
Bridges Development
Group
Jason Borreo
DRA Advisors
John Brod
ABS
Marty Burger
Silverstein Properties
Cristina Carlson
The Howard Hughes Corporation
Marco Casella
Onestone Capital
Andrew Chung
Innovo Property Group
Peter Crovo
Prologis
Glenn DiBiase
Sage Realty Corporation
Peter Duncan
George Comfort & Sons
Katie Dunn
CIBC
Yehonatan Cohen
InFin Capital
James Cook
Jones Lang LaSalle
Tommy Craig
Hines
Brahm Cramer
AllianceBernstein
Steven Durels
SL Green
Michael Eglit
Blackstone Group
Jared Epstein
Aurora Capital Associates
Paul Ferreira
Blue Hawk Investments
Theresa Fesinstine
Sage Realty Corporation
David Firestein
SCG Retail
Raphael Fishbach
Mesa West Capital
Lysa Flanz Ginsberg
First Republic Bank
Elie Gabay
Coney Realty Group
Joseph Giannola
Murray Hill Properties
Brent Glodowski
Avison Young
Michael Goldban
Brookfield
Marcus Giancaterino
Citigroup
Jesse Goepel
Square Mile Capital
Philip Goldfarb
Goldfarb Properties
Andrew Goldfarb
Goldfarb Properties
Josh Gopan
Simone Metro Properties
Cory Gubner
RHYS
John Hanlon
First Industrial Realty Trust
Jake Hannah
DRA Advisors
Adam Hardej
BAAR LLC
Joshua Heller
AEW
Ryan Hernberg
Nationwide Property and Appraisal Services
Mark Hertz
AIG Global Real
Estate
Jonathan Iger
Sage Realty Corp.
Moshe Itzhakov
The Howard Hughes Corporation
Gary Jaye
CBRE Global Investors
Juan Jacobus
Corigin Real Estate Group
Boris Katsman
Sage Realty Corporation
Lauren Kaufman
Commercial Real Estate
Robert Lapidus
L&L Holding Company
Brian LeBlanc
Feinberg Properties
Peter Lehrer
Lehrer Group
Michael Lenchner
Sage Realty Corporation
John Leslie
Eastern Consolidated
Yossi Levi
InFin Capital
Sarah Ludrosky
Sage Realty Corporation
Michael Mandel
Compstak
Carlos Martins
Mazars USA
Paul Massey
Cushman & Wakefield
(former)
Zach McHugh
Sitex Group
Gabrielle McMillan
Equiem
Nadeem Meghji
Blackstone Group
Edward Mehrfar
NRE Capital Partners
George Moffa
Mazars USA
Shahab Moreh
Mazars USA
James Nelson
Avison Young
Amol Pachnanda
Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti, LLP
Julio Peterson
The Shubert Organization
Gary Phillips
Allianz Real Estate
of America
Michael Pollack
Ballard Spahr
John Powers
Boston Properties
David Rabinowitz
Goulston & Storrs
Jennifer Robertson
DRA Advisors
Nina Roket
Olshan Frome Wolosky
John Romano
Sage Realty Corporation
Lee Schaffler
JPMorgan
Saul Scherl
The Howard Hughes Corporation
Russ Schildkraut
Ackman Ziff
Christopher Schlank
Savanna
Ron Sernau
Proskauer
Naor Shalem
Prestige Properties
Etan Shalem
Prestige Properties
Eric Shalem
Prestige Properties
Robert Siegel
Metropole Realty Advisors
Katherine Stallings Bren
Metropole Realty Advisors
Paul Stern
Waramaug
Brian Stolar
Pinnacle Companies
Norman Sturner
Murray Hill Properties
David Sturner
Murray Hill Properties
Garrett Thelander
Centennial Bank
Joseph Tichar
Raider Hill Advisors
Brandon Tinianov
View | Dynamic Glass
Thomas Toepke
Convene
Jared Toothman
Vornado Realty Trust
Craig Way
HB Nitkin
Lisa Weingarten
Simone Development
David Weinreb
Howard Hughes Corp.
Joshua Weinkranz
Kimco
Ryan Wong
Related Companies
Robin Zeigler
Cedar Realty Trust
Participating Commercial Tenants
Marie Balian
Bloomberg
Joe Brady
Walgreens
Christian Bryan
NBA
Michelle Cleverdon
Capital One
Granit Gjonbalaj
WeWork
Jason Kastner
Sweetgreen
Rebecca Kaufman
Warby Parker
Jason LaVeglia
TD
Ronald Licare
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Michelle Lindgren
Wells Fargo
Tom McGovern
Realogy
Andrew Neelon
Bonobos
Kwan Ng
CityMD
Andrew Pittel
Wakefern Food Corporation
Gabrielle Rubin Deveaux
BuzzFeed
Eldon Scott
Urbanspace
Dan Shallit
Starbucks
Nedal Shami
CityMD
Stephen Snell
Citigroup
Pay Wu
TD
Venue
Mazars New York Commercial Real Estate Summit
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
New York City
About the Venue

For 200 years—since 1817—the Academy has brought together extraordinary people working at the frontiers of discovery. Among the oldest scientific organizations in the United States, it has become not only an enduring cultural institution in New York, but also one of the most significant organizations in the global scientific community.
Throughout its history, the Academy’s Membership has featured thinkers and innovators from all walks of life, including U.S. Presidents Jefferson and Monroe, Thomas Edison, Charles Darwin, Margaret Mead, and many more. Today, the Academy numbers over 20,000 Members in 100+ countries, with a President’s Council that includes 30 Nobel Laureates, and a distinguished Board of Governors comprised of leaders from business, academia, and philanthropy.
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We believe in the magic that happens when the smartest, boldest minds come together resulting in business growth and industry evolution. We build high-value events that foster relationships, tap into intellectual wisdom, promote authentic interaction and create success for our clients.