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Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy

Vice President

CREF

Scott Peters

Scott Peters

Chairman, CEO & President

Healthcare Trust of America

Wendy Gettleman

Wendy Gettleman

VP, Facilities Management & Real Estate

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Don Wood

Don Wood

President & CEO

Federal Realty Investment Trust

Bryan Koop

Bryan Koop

EVP, Boston Region

Boston Properties

Michael Wagner

Michael Wagner

President & CEO

Tufts Medical Group

Scott Peters

Chairman, CEO & President

Healthcare Trust of America

Scott D. Peters has served as our Chairman of the Board since July 2006, Chief Executive Officer since April 2006 and President since June 2007. He served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Grubb & Ellis Company, or Grubb & Ellis, our former sponsor, from December 2007 to July 2008, and as the Chief Executive Officer, President and director of NNN Realty Advisors, a wholly owned subsidiary of Grubb & Ellis, from its formation in September 2006. Through its merger with GBE, Mr. Peters served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Triple Net Properties, Inc. from September 2004 to November 2006. From April 2006 to 2007, Mr. Peters served as director of NNN Apartment REIT, Inc. Mr. Peters served as President and Chief Executive Officer of G REIT, Inc. from 2005 to 2006, having previously served as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from September 2004. From February 1997 to February 2007, Mr. Peters served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Golf Trust of America, Inc. (now known as Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT LLC: PTX)), a publicly traded REIT. From 1992 through 1996, Mr. Peters served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Pacific Holding Company (LSR) in Los Angeles. From 1988 to 1992, Mr. Peters served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Castle & Cooke Properties, Inc. Mr. Peters received a B.B.A. degree in Accounting and Finance from Kent State University.

Wendy Gettleman

VP, Facilities Management & Real Estate

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Wendy Gettleman is currently employed at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts as Vice President of Facilities Management and Real Estate. In this role, Wendy has oversight of Facilities Operations; Planning, Design and Construction; Real Estate & Energy Management; General Services including Parking & Transportation; Telecom, Conference Services and Food Services. Wendy guides the Facilities agenda including major capital construction and renovations (FY19: $450M in active projects), continuity of plant operations for all DFCI sites (2.7M square feet) and master facility space planning efforts.

In her prior position as Senior Director of Planning, Design & Construction, Wendy directed design and construction of 25-35 annual capital projects with combined capital budgets of over $130 Million with a team focused on lean design principles, safe construction and fiscal responsibility.

Wendy joined Dana-Farber in 2005 as Senior Project Manager then as Director of Project Management for the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care. In those roles, Wendy led the project team from design through construction and occupancy in January 2011, bringing in the $330Million project under budget and ahead of schedule. In this position, she has become a leading expert in facilitating patient and family input into design, presenting this topic at the 3rd International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care. In addition, the Yawkey Center Project earned gold LEED status and has received numerous project management awards.

Wendy began her major construction project management career at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2001 as Senior Project Manager with a $136 Million hospital expansion project, again achieving project completion on schedule and on budget. Prior to that, Wendy was employed for 10 years with Sodexo’s Healthcare Division in operations management and division leadership positions.

Don Wood

President & CEO

Federal Realty Investment Trust

Federal Realty is one of the oldest real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the country and was formed in 1962 here in the Washington D.C. area. Federal is a publicly owned company trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:FRT). The company is a proven leader in the ownership, operation and redevelopment of some of the best recognized and special retail destinations in the country including Bethesda Row, Pentagon Row and Congressional Plaza in suburban D.C.; Santana Row and Third Street Promenade in California; Barracks Road in Charlottesville Virginia and 80 more interesting and community-enhancing shopping environments.

The company is and has been guided by New Jersey native Don Wood since 2002 who, along with a dedicated and passionate management team and their staffs, is committed to a philosophy of balance in all that they do. From environmental and socially responsible initiatives and operations, to supporting the communities in which they do business, to the creation of true retail social destinations that improve the quality of life for many, to providing a superior return to its stakeholders; Federal Realty is proud of its long history and corporate citizenry.

Don has been with Federal Realty since 1998, where he is a Trustee and has served in positions from Chief Financial Officer to Chief Operating Officer to President before being named its Chief Executive in 2002. Prior to his affiliation with Federal, Don spent 8 years at New York-based ITT Corporation where he served in various capacities, including Deputy Controller and Chief Financial Officer, of wholly-owned subsidiary Caesars World, Inc. The first 7 years of his career were spent at accounting firm Arthur Andersen, leaving in 1989 to work for client Donald Trump as the Vice President of Finance for the newly acquired Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, NJ.

Don is very active charitably through his work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In 2002, Don took the reins of the Breath of Life Gala, at the time a fledgling event supporting Cystic Fibrosis research, and, with the help of a committed and tenacious team of volunteers and CFF staffers, grew the Gala into what has consistently been one of the most financially and experientially successful events in Washington D.C. and the number one gala nationally for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Don’s daughter, Rachel, was born with the genetic disease.

Don received his Bachelor of Science degree from Montclair State College in 1982, where he graduated with honors and subsequently received his CPA from the state of New Jersey. He is a past chair of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and also serves on the Board and Chairs the Investment and Strategic Advisory Committee of Post Properties (NYSE:PPS), an Atlanta-based apartment company. He is also a member of the U.S. Capital Chapter of the World President’s Organization (WPO), and was previously named “Entrepreneur of the Year in Real Estate” by professional services firm Ernst and Young. He has been married to Stacey Sykes Wood for 26 years and has four children who he is immensely proud of named Ian (24), Jason (22), Kevin (21) and Rachel (21).

Bryan Koop

EVP, Boston Region

Boston Properties

Mr. Koop serves as Executive Vice President, Boston Region. Prior to his appointment to this position in January 2016, Mr. Koop served as Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of our Boston office. Mr. Koop is responsible for overseeing the operation of our existing regional portfolio in the Boston area, which includes the Prudential Center and Kendall Center. He is also responsible for developing new business opportunities in the area. Prior to joining us in 1999, Mr. Koop served at Trammell Crow Company from 1982 to 1999 where his career covered high-rise office building leasing and the development of commercial office buildings and shopping centers. From 1993 to 1999, his position was Managing Director and Regional Leader for Trammell Crow Company’s New England region, which included all commercial office and shopping center operations. Mr. Koop is a member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Chapter of NAIOP, the Boston Green Ribbon Commission and the Kendall Square Association and previously served as chairman of the Back Bay Association. Mr. Koop received a BBA in 1980 and an MBA in 1982 from Texas Christian University.

Follow Bryan on Twitter/Instagram at @koop_bjk and Boston Properties at @bxpboston for their latest news and updates.

The Future of Medical Office Buildings

Robert Milligan

Robert Milligan

CFO

Healthcare Trust of America

John Polanowicz

John Polanowicz

EVP

Steward Health System

Andrew Potts

Andrew Potts

VP of Operations

Suffolk

Jeffrey Drucker
Moderator

Jeffrey Drucker

VP

Array Architects

Robert Milligan

CFO

Healthcare Trust of America

Mr. Milligan currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., (NYSE:HTA) the largest dedicated owner and operator of medical office buildings in the United States. He has been with HTA since 2012, serving as CFO since 2014.

Before joining HTA, Mr. Milligan served as a Vice President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he worked from July 2007 to January 2012 in its corporate bank, focusing on healthcare clients. He started his career at General Electric Company, serving in various corporate finance capacities within its plastics and advanced materials divisions. Mr. Milligan holds a BS degree in Finance and Economics from Arizona State University and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago.

John Polanowicz

EVP

Steward Health System

John Polanowicz is the Executive Vice President of the Hospital Services Group. Mr. Polanowicz previously served as the Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services from 2013 to 2015 and the President of Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center from 2011 to 2013. He attended the United State Military Academy at West Point and served in the United States Army where he served in a Blackhawk Assault Helicopter Company during overseas military operations. After his military service, he earned a MBA from Stanford.

Andrew Potts

VP of Operations

Suffolk

Andrew Potts is Vice President of Operations for Suffolk’s healthcare group. Andy’s strong expertise and in-depth understanding of healthcare clients and their project objectives has been cultivated through 30 years of experience managing construction projects for numerous high-profile healthcare institutions throughout New England. Past and current clients Andy has worked with include Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

Andy graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Jeffrey Drucker

Moderator

Array Architects

Jeffrey’s expertise is the planning and management of large-scale healthcare projects and includes prior experience in development of high rise residential and commercial complexes. Jeffrey is responsible for managing the firm’s Northeast and New England practices, and has extensive experience in team oriented project delivery methods, including Integrated Project Delivery and Collaborative CM at-Risk. With his keen understanding of the challenges in the urban design and construction industry, Jeffrey is a trusted advisor to a broad range of healthcare institutions and has maintained long-standing client relationships.

Jeffrey speaks several languages including fluent French, which he put to use while living for a time in Paris.

The Retailization of Healthcare

Catering to Consumer Demands

Karen Antman

Karen Antman

Dean

Boston University School of Medicine

Dr. Steven Strongwater

Dr. Steven Strongwater

CEO

Atrius Health

Tobias Barker

Tobias Barker

VP

CVS

Steve Van Ness

Steve Van Ness

Executive Principal

Steffian Bradley Architects

Frank Nelson

Frank Nelson

Executive Managing Director

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

Septima Maclaurin
Moderator

Septima Maclaurin

Business Development Director

E4H Architecture

Karen Antman

Dean

Boston University School of Medicine

Dr. Karen Antman became Provost of the Boston University Medical Campus and Dean of the School of Medicine in 2005. She is a National Academy of Medicine (Institute of Medicine) member and currently chairs the American Association of Medical Colleges Council of Deans and serves on the AAMC board of directors. She also serves on the International Editorial Board of Lancet, the Composite Committee of the US Medical Licensing Examination and the executive committee of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.

She previously served as Deputy Director for Translational and Clinical Sciences at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Wu Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and Director of the Columbia University Cancer Center and co-director of the New York Presbyterian Hospital cancer care service line, and served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Dr. Antman’s team developed now standard regimens for the treatment of sarcomas and mesotheliomas as well as regimens for breast cancer and supportive care for patients receiving chemotherapy including pharmacology, growth factors and mobilization of peripheral blood derived stem cells for marrow transplant. She has authored more than 300 journal papers, (including editorials on medical policy and impediments to clinical research), edited five textbooks, and was elected 1993 Senior Faculty Teacher-of-the-Year by medical residents.

She served as President of the:

• American Society of Clinical Oncology,

• American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplant

• American Association for Cancer Research (2003-4).

She also served on the Journal of the American Medical Association Oversight Committee, as an associate editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, and on the Council of the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center.

She and her husband, Dr. Elliott Antman, a Harvard professor of cardiology at Brigham and Women’s hospital have a daughter and son, both physicians.

Dr. Steven Strongwater

CEO

Atrius Health

Dr. Steven Strongwater is the President and CEO of Atrius Health, a non-profit

accountable care organization with 6,800 employees serving 720,000 patients

across eastern Massachusetts and a national leader in delivering high-quality

coordinated medical, home health and hospice care.

Dr. Strongwater previously served as Geisinger Health System’s Chief

Transformation Officer and Chief Medical Executive for Acquisition Integration.

While at Geisinger, he provided transformational leadership developing new models

of care, as well as strategies and tactics to improve value, leveraging analytics and

simulation tools.

Dr. Strongwater has served also in a variety of leadership positions including

Assistant Chancellor, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Chief of Staff and Chief

Executive Officer, at UMass Medical Center, the University of Connecticut Health

Center and Stony Brook University Medical Center, respectively.  Currently, he

serves on the Mass Digital Health Council, IBM Watson Advisory Board, Janssen

Healthcare Innovators Council, Healthcare Executives Network, and on the Zetema

Project. He has a long standing interest in population health, physician resilience,

quality and patient safety.

Dr. Strongwater completed his undergraduate medical education at Upstate Medical

Center and a research fellowship in rheumatology at the University of Michigan. He

is a member of AOA and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies.

Tobias Barker

VP

CVS

Tobias Barker, M.D. joined CVS MinuteClinic in August of 2011 as Vice President of Medical Operations. He provides clinical oversight for all MinuteClinic operations. This includes management of the nearly 300 medical directors who collaborate with MinuteClinic’s 2400+ Nurse Practioners and Physician Assistants. Current strategic focus is the development of MinuteClinic’s innovative TeleHealth program and the creation of joint clinical programs with our clinical affiliates. Dr. Barker has more than 15 years of experience in medicine. Prior to joining MinuteClinic, Dr. Barker was the Director of Global Programs for the consulting arm of Partners Healthcare and Harvard Medical School. He worked in Dubai for two years, overseeing the development of the emirates premiere medical training facility. Before this, Dr. Barker worked as an attending physician in the department of emergency at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital in Boston where he served multiple leadership roles for the hospital including medical director for Gillette stadium and interim medical director for the Boston marathon. Dr. Barker is a graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine and completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at Yale University. He recently received a Masters in Health Care Management degree from Harvard.

Steve Van Ness

Executive Principal

Steffian Bradley Architects

Steve Van Ness, AIA, LEED AP, is an Executive Principal in SBA’s Boston’s office. He brings more than 30 years of experience in master plan development, programming, design, leadership, and management to a wide range of complex hospital, healthcare, senior living, and academic projects. Steve works with health care systems in the development of system wide initiatives across a range of settings with complex regulatory requirements. He has served as Project Executive and on new construction and renovation projects for hospitals, community health centers, and urgent care centers throughout New England and the mid-Atlantic states.

Frank Nelson

Executive Managing Director

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

Frank Nelson is an Executive Managing Director with NGKF’s Medical/Academic Practice Group in Boston. Over the course of his 36- year career, Frank has been involved in more than seven million square feet of major medical and academic transactions, including the $180 million sale of the Boston Medical Center Portfolio, Boston Children’s Hospital’s purchase of a new 400,000 square foot Waltham campus and its 350,000 square foot Peabody campus, and a host of major land and building acquisitions/sales in the Longwood Medical Area totaling more than four million square feet. In addition, he has negotiated more than 1,500 leases, representing more than 10 million square feet of closed transactions on an agency basis and seven million square feet on a tenant representation basis. Prior to NGKF, Frank served as head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Boston-based Medical/Academic Practice Group and began his real estate career in Cushman & Wakefield’s Chicago office.

Septima Maclaurin

Moderator

E4H Architecture

Septima Maclaurin is the Director of Business Development for E4H Architecture. E4H is an architecture, planning, and interior design firm focused exclusively on healthcare and health innovation. Formed through the recent merger of three national firms (including the Boston firm MorrisSwitzer Environments for Health) E4H has more than three decades of experience, 5,000 projects completed, and five locations throughout the US. Using her 20 years of business development acumen, Tima creates opportunities for E4H to connect with healthcare organizations looking to create smart, patient-friendly and sustainable built environments in an increasingly competitive market. Tima’s discipline and performance skills, learned from her training as a classically trained flautist, serve her well in her client-facing role. She lives in the Back Bay with her husband and son.

Summary

An Ageing population, the Future of Medical Office Buildings, the Retailization of Healthcare...

This year's Boston Healthcare Forum is set to address all these increasingly relevant trends within the healthcare space. With industry giants on board to speak we plan on having two panels filled with awesome content.

Panel 1 will focus on the future of medical office buildings. Standalone MOBs are shifting towards partnering with systems. Credibility and convenience are moving towards the forefront.

Panel 2 will focus on the retailization of healthcare. Gone are the days of developing singular medical buildings, rather industry leaders are integrating the healthcare space within retail and residential projects to make healthcare more accessible.

Come join Bisnow as we discuss new trends in the healthcare industry and much more. As always come early and stay late, for plenty of coffee and heaps of networking time -- we'll see you there! 


Questions? Comments? Contact Maurice, our Boston Event Producer, at maurice.shalam@bisnow.com

Venue

The Ritz-Carlton, Boston
10 Avery Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Ballroom: Grand Ballroom, Level 2


Self-parking ($22), Valet ($42)
Alternative parking: 24 Kingston st. (99 Summer Garage) ($18) - .2 Miles Away.

Agenda

Time Activity
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
Breakfast & Networking
12:30 PM
1:15 PM
The Future of Medical Office Buildings
1:15 PM
2:00 PM
The Retailization of Healthcare
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
Post-Panel Networking

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