{SOLD OUT} Chicago Construction & Development

Building a Playbook for Conceptualizing, Financing and Realizing Projects Across All Asset Classes

Event Ended On: Wednesday April 9 2025

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Event Host

Continua Interiors

Continua Interiors recently unveiled its flagship Experience Center in Chicago’s vibrant Fulton Market District. Designed as a hub for creativity and collaboration, this inspiring space showcases Continua’s bold approach to workplace integration, seamlessly combining furniture, audio visual, and architectural solutions. As a MillerKnoll Platinum Dealer and DIRTT Construction Partner, Continua redefines what it means to create connected, compelling, and adaptable environments tailored to any industry.

Speakers and Panels

Seth Unger

Chief Marketing Officer, Continua Interiors

Building Consensus

Success Stories in Collaboration, Development, and Operations across the Project Cycle

Kinjal Patel

President, McHugh Construction

Andy Ahitow

Founder, CityPads

Terry Savarise

CEO, United Center

Matt Wilke

Chief Operations Officer & Partner, LG Group

Sebastian Salvadó

Creative Director, RIOS

Moderator

Patrick Johnson

Partner, Honigman LLP

Innovation and the Modern Buildout

What design, construction, and project management elements define the year's key projects

Dan Nielson

Vice President, Clune

Jeff Head

VP, Development, Habitat

Ryan Zerante

Managing Director, Continua

Joey Panfil

Senior Project Manager, Aberdeen Development

Kyle Thoren

Market Sales Manager, Nucor Construction Solutions

Moderator

Charlie Scharf

Business Development Manager, Kelso‑Burnett

Why You Can't Miss This Event

Bisnow's event double-header returns! Join us for a full day of all things construction, architecture, design, and development. In the morning, we'll hear from city's visionary designers in conversation on what's next for the skyline, and the city at large. In the afternoon, we'll cover the how and when for these exciting projects, convening the developers and construction experts helping bring these ideas to reality. With representation from every part of the project timeline, and perspectives from across the public and private sectors, it's a CRE networking extravaganza you won't want to miss.

Topics Include:

Collaboration and Assembling the Project Team
- Realizing mutual visions and finding success across the project timeline
Traits and Characteristics of Modern Developments
- Internally and externally, what traits are defining new projects in today’s landscape?
Lessons in success from other markets
- What can be learned from developments in more receptive regulatory and municipal environments?
Investment and Finance
- Sourcing and structuring the project’s capital stack
Design-Build Best Practices
- Best practices for optimizing and preparing a project’s design teams

Who You'll Network With At This Event:

Owners, developers, investors, brokers, GC's, architects, engineers, designers, lawyers, accountants, bankers and city and government officials.

Why You Should Attend:

Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us. Join Bisnow as we jump into the market to analyze its strengths and strategize on its areas of opportunity. You don't want to miss this event!

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Venue

Continua Interiors
318 N Carpenter St, 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60607

Parking Information:

Street parking is available
Covered parking: 315 N Peoria / 859 W Wayman St.

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:00 AM	Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM 9:45 AM	Building Consensus Success Stories in Collaboration, Development, and Operations across the Project Cycle
9:45 AM 10:30 AM	Innovation and the Modern Buildout What design, construction, and project management elements define the year's key projects
10:30 AM 11:30 AM	Closing Networking