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Seth Johnston

Seth Johnston

SVP

Lincoln Property Company

Seth Johnston

SVP

Lincoln Property Company

Seth has been with Lincoln Property Company in Austin since 2013. As Senior Vice President, Seth is responsible for assuming a market leadership role in sourcing and executing office and retail development opportunities in Austin and surrounding markets. In addition to development, Seth is also responsible for the leasing and marketing efforts for Lincoln’s Austin office portfolio, which involves lease negotiations and asset valuations for both LPC and third-party clients. Some of the clients Seth has served during his time with Lincoln have been Goldman Sachs, Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation, Greenfield Partners, Lionstone Group, and the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois.

Before joining Lincoln, Seth worked for four years as a broker and leasing agent for McAllister and Associates in Austin. Prior to that, Seth played professional baseball in the San Diego Padres organization from 2005-2009. Seth attended the University of Texas and received a BA in Corporate Communications in 2005. While at Texas, Seth was a two-time NCAA national champion for the men’s baseball team, where he earned 1st team All-America honors and was voted Team Captain by his teammates in 2005.

In addition to his responsibilities with Lincoln, Seth currently serves on the board for Opportunity Austin 4.0, in conjunction with the Austin Chamber of Commerce. He is also currently serving on the board of The First Tee of Greater Austin. He has served on the board for CASA of Travis County and is a founding member of Community for CASA. Seth is currently a member of the Real Estate Council of Austin, Urban Land Institute, CBA of Austin, ICSC, and the T Association for the University of Texas. Seth is also a proud husband to Emily and father to his three sons, Wyatt, Beau and Jack.

Future of Downtown Austin & Competing CBD’s

Brad Stein

Brad Stein

President

Intracorp Texas

Jennifer Wiebrand

Jennifer Wiebrand

VP of Investments

Gables Residential

Leon Shadowen

Leon Shadowen

VP of Development

Brandywine Realty Trust

Ryan Bohls

Ryan Bohls

Regional Managing Director

Franklin Street

Molly Alexander

Molly Alexander

Executive Director

Downtown Austin Trust

Joshua Lafico

Joshua Lafico

Director

Newmark Knight Frank

Mike Celkis
Moderator

Mike Celkis

Partner

CohnReznick

Brad Stein

President

Intracorp Texas

Brad Stein leads Intracorp’s Texas region, operating out of Austin, Texas. With Brad’s experience, he is responsible for building and leading a multi-functional local team and overseeing Intracorp’s growth in Texas. Brad is well versed in real estate deal making and joint venture partnerships. Prior to joining Intracorp, as a VP with Forestar Group Inc. Brad managed Forestar’s real estate assets through investment and development of mixed use communities in Texas and other markets. Previously, Brad practiced as a real estate attorney in private practice and as in-house counsel for publicly traded companies, Forestar and Temple-Inland.

Jennifer Wiebrand

VP of Investments

Gables Residential

Jennifer Wiebrand is Director of Development for Gables Residential overseeing new construction and investment activities in Austin. She has over a decade of experience in the field, the most recent 8 years with Gables. In her time with Gables, she has delivered over a thousand apartments and over 50,000sf of retail consisting of over $300M in market capitalization. Additionally, Jennifer is on the Board of Directors for the Downtown Austin Alliance, a partnership devoted to preserving and enhancing the value and vitality of downtown Austin.

Leon Shadowen

VP of Development

Brandywine Realty Trust

Mr. Shadowen joined Brandywine in 1999 and currently serves as Vice President of Development for the Austin and Richmond regions, where he plays a lead role in acquisitions and development. Prior to joining Brandywine, Mr. Shadowen served as a project partner with Childress Klein Properties. He currently serves on the Board and Executive Committee of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Real Estate Foundation. He is a 2006 graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond, and is a member of the Executive Committee (past President) of the VCU Real Estate Circle of Excellence, the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA), a Board member of Downtown Alliance Austin, ULI, and the Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate (Founding Member). Mr. Shadowen is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), a licensed real estate broker in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and a licensed attorney in the Commonwealths of Kentucky and Virginia. He earned law degrees from New York University and the University of Kentucky and his undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Kentucky.

Ryan Bohls

Regional Managing Director

Franklin Street

Ryan Bohls serves as the Texas Market lead for Franklin Street, leading growth efforts for the firm across the state. He has successfully launched Franklin Street's Austin and Dallas locations and is actively building full-service teams to serve clients with tailored solutions across Texas while providing expertise and guidance to team leads.

Prior to joining Franklin Street, Bohl’s played a pivotal role in the establishment of Newmark’s Central Texas offices in 2015 prior to assuming the role as market leader at Partners. With over $2.7 billion dollars in negotiated transactions, Bohls’ signature deals include the representation of Amazon in their initial acquisitions at The Domain for their Austin beachhead, also brokering Under Armour’s digital headquarters in the vibrant Seaholm district and handling the disposition of a 147-acre site on behalf of Exxon, to name a few.

He co-founded the Austin Young Chamber and has served on the board with prominent organizations like the Young Men’s Business League.

Molly Alexander

Executive Director

Downtown Austin Trust

For 25 years, Molly Alexander has enjoyed a successful career focused on downtown revitalization and economic development, including enterprises in both the public and private sectors.

As the Downtown Austin Alliance’s Executive Vice President of Economic Development, Molly leads the organization's Economic Development Corporation, as well as oversees the research, mobility, and downtown transportation management programs for the organization. She orchestrates a full range of services that help vitalize the Austin business sector and create a sense of place.

Molly received her bachelor’s degree in urban studies and history from Trinity University. Along with founding her own start-up company, her past positions have included Director of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, Director of the Georgetown Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Economic and Community Development Director for the City of Elgin. Molly’s favorite place downtown is her “second office” at Royal Blue Grocery on Congress Avenue.

Joshua Lafico

Director

Newmark Knight Frank

In his current role, Joshua’s primary responsibility to is to further

develop and enhance the Landlord Representation platform in Central

Texas. Mr. LaFico currently leads the leasing efforts on approximately

half a million rentable square feet of Class A, medical office and mixed-

use product in the Austin metro, on behalf of institutional and private

investors. Mr. LaFico has negotiated with such premier tenants as

General Motors, Progressive Casualty Insurance, Samsung, Waste

Management, Wells Fargo, Surveying and Ariel Mapping, Spiceworks,

and INC Research.

Prior to his role as director Joshua was as a senior property manager.

Mr. LaFico was responsible for all third-party, non-fully reimbursed

projects in Central Texas, which includes flex/industrial, office, medical

office and retail centers located in both Austin and San Antonio, Texas.

During his tenure with property management Mr. LaFico was actively

involved in the negotiation and acquisition of contracted property

management service for 12 properties comprising over 1.0 million

square feet. His portfolio stretched from San Antonio to Austin via the

Interstate 35 corridor.

Mr. LaFico joined Newmark Grubb Knight Frank in 2012. He previously

worked at Grubb & Ellis Management Services, where he was an

assistant property manager from 2008 to 2011 and a property manager

from 2011 to 2012. He began his career in 2007 as a real estate

assistant with NAI REOC Partners (now REOC San Antonio).

Professional Affiliations

 LEED Green Associate

 Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)

 Young Leaders Program, Urban Land Institute (ULI)

 Member, Commercial Brokers Association

 Member, Real Estate Council of Austin

Education

Mr. LaFico earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business

administration and finance from Trinity University. He was a 3 year

letterman on the football team and amassed a 35-7 record, while

winning 3 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships.

Mike Celkis

Moderator

CohnReznick

Mike Celkis is a partner with the Firm’s tax practice. Based in the Austin office, Mike is responsible for providing domestic tax, financial accounting, and tax consulting services to individuals, corporations, and partnerships in many different industries. He is also responsible for planning and tax compliance reviews for partnerships and corporations with a focus on low-income housing tax credit projects and real estate developers.

Mike has broad knowledge of, and experience in, international tax, energy tax credit services, multifamily and commercial real estate, and carryover allocations and is the firm expert on the Texas Franchise Tax and Section 199 (domestic manufacturing deduction). His clients include not-for-profit housing organizations and experienced developers across the United States. His duties include the planning, supervision and review of tax compliance matters for a substantial number of the Austin office's individual, partnership and corporate tax clients.

CRE Tech

Bobby Dillard

Bobby Dillard

Founding Principal

Cielo Property Group

Eric Moxham

Eric Moxham

CFO & Head of Sales

Bractlet

Sam Tenenbaum

Sam Tenenbaum

Market Economist

CoStar Group

Andrea Weisheimer

Andrea Weisheimer

Project Executive

DPR Construction

Matt Geller

Matt Geller

Chief Marketing Officer

Best Food Trucks

Ben Waltzer
Moderator

Ben Waltzer

Head of Real Estate Partnerships & Strategy

Google Fiber

Bobby Dillard

Founding Principal

Cielo Property Group

Mr. Dillard oversees all of Cielo’s development activity from site selection and entitlements through completion. He is also responsible for deal sourcing and co-heads the firm’s Investment Committee.

Prior to forming Cielo, he was a vice president and head of the Austin office for Direct Development, a leading commercial real estate company specializing in retail development. At Direct he participated in the development and acquisition of approximately 15 projects that totaled 3.2 million square feet.

Mr. Dillard obtained both his MBA and BA from the University of Texas and is an active member of the Associate Council for REFIC. Mr. Dillard also serves as Alderman for City of Rollingwood.

Eric Moxham

CFO & Head of Sales

Bractlet

Eric brings 20+ years of financial experience as an advisor, investor, and operator in the energy sector. Eric received a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. Away from the world of business plans and financial models, Eric is passionate about spending time with his wife and two young children, playing tennis, watching the Premier League and plotting his next ski trip.

Sam Tenenbaum

Market Economist

CoStar Group

Sam Tenenbaum is a Market Economist specializing in market research and economics for CoStar (NASDAQ: CSGP), the world’s largest commercial real estate data and analytics company. Based in Austin, he leads research for Central Texas where he focuses on predictive analytics, risk assessment and multi-sector market research for institutional, family office and private investor clients. He has been quoted in news publications such as the Washington Post and the Austin American-Statesman. He's often asked to speak at events by groups such as CCIM and the Texas Apartment Association, as well as regularly keeping CoStar's broker, investor, and lender clients up-to-date on the latest trends in the markets across Texas. He previously directed Latin America market research and risk assessment for GID Investment Advisors. He is a member of the Downtown Austin Alliance research group and the Urban Land Institute. Sam graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a degree in International Development.

Andrea Weisheimer

Project Executive

DPR Construction

Andrea is a Project Executive at DPR Construction, with over 19-years of construction industry

expertise providing a balance of private and public sector residential, hospitality and commercial

developments. In this role, Andrea delivers projects successfully by combining strategy, direction

and highly-motivated leadership with experience, organization, passion and dedication. She

oversees commercial and corporate office projects, and guides ongoing preconstruction process

and strategic client partnerships. This scope of work encompasses supporting regional growth

strategies and administering business development best practices.

Andrea has spent her career in the professional services industry, specifically in engineering and

construction. Prior to joining DPR Construction in 2014, Andrea served as Project Director for

Webcor Builders, where she led the preconstruction efforts on the $400 million Moscone

Convention Center Expansion project in San Francisco, CA. She also delivered the following

corporate office projects, SFPUC Headquarters in San Francisco and Western Asset Plaza in

Pasadena, CA.

Andrea is active in a number of industry and community organizations including RECA and

Girlstart. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering Management from Oregon

State University.

For more information about DPR Construction, please visit www.dpr.com.

Matt Geller

Chief Marketing Officer

Best Food Trucks

Matt Geller is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Southern California Mobile Food Vendors Association and the Founding President of the National Food Truck Association. The SoCal MFVA is a non-profit organization that represents upwards of 130 mobile vendors in Southern California. Under Geller’s leadership, the SoCal MFVA has successfully expanded rights and business opportunities for mobile vendors in over 30 jurisdictions in Southern California, while working cooperatively with Health Departments to promote balanced regulations and effective enforcement mechanisms. Geller’s “Association” model has become the national standard for food truck advocacy, with Geller having assisted over twenty cities, including New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, and Seattle, to establish similar associations. At the request of these regional associations, Geller founded the National Food Truck Association to provide information, strategic partnerships, and a collective voice on interstate issues.

Geller is also an entrepreneur. He is a founding partner and executive of Best Food Trucks, Inc. -- the developer of a revolutionary software platform that connects food trucks with office park, events, and consumers.

After almost a decade in the restaurant industry, Geller obtained his juris doctorate from UCLA School of Law in 2008. His recent publications include The New Food Truck Advocacy: Social Media, Mobile Food Vending Associations, Truck Lots, & Litigation in California & Beyond, published in the Chapman Nexus Law Journal, and the forward to David Weber's The Food Truck Handbook

Ben Waltzer

Moderator

Google Fiber

Ben Waltzer currently leads Google Fiber's National Real Estate partnerships team bringing next generation broadband and connected home capabilities to some of the largest multifamily owners, operators and developers across the U.S. He is a 10 year Google/Alphabet veteran who joined Google through it's $3 billion acquisition of DoubleClick in 2008. Ben has held various roles within Google/Alphabet helping to build sales and partnership teams across both it's advertising and Google Fiber business units.

Summary

1. What are some new Domain-style develops coming to Austin that can be Austin's next Downtown?

2. What is the impact of national users like FB and Google that are making big footprints downtown?

3. What will Downtown be in 5 years? What strategies will developers use to redevelop and rehabilitate aged buildings?

4. Will the Domain, NW Austin, or East Riverside be the next biggest hub?

5. How are developers leveraging disruptive tech improve the quality of life in new buildings?

6. Can buildings play a role in prolonging our lifespan? 

Agenda

Time Activity
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
Breakfast, Registration & Networking
12:30 PM
1:15 PM
CRE Tech
1:15 PM
1:20 PM
Quick Break
1:20 PM
2:05 PM
Future of Downtown Austin & Competing CBD’s
2:05 PM
2:30 PM
More Networking!