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Jeff Webb
Moderator

Jeff Webb

VP

Old Republic Title

Wade Bowlin

Wade Bowlin

Managing Director

PM Realty Group

Ray Driver
Moderator

Ray Driver

Principal

Q10 | Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co

Aaron Thielhorn

Aaron Thielhorn

Managing Director

Trammell Crow Company

Robert Cromwell, II

Robert Cromwell, II

Managing Director

Moody Rambin

Kevin Wyatt

Kevin Wyatt

SVP

Lincoln Property Company

Sean Suffel

Sean Suffel

Managing Director

Transwestern Development Company

Steve Bryant

Steve Bryant

Director

Mac Haik Enterprises

Patrick Hicks

Patrick Hicks

Principal

Hicks Ventures

Mike Mair

Mike Mair

EVP

Skanska USA Commercial Development

Charlie Neuhaus

Charlie Neuhaus

Principal

Avison Young

Mike Wyatt

Mike Wyatt

Managing Director

CORE Real Estate

David Zebold

David Zebold

VP

E.E. Reed Construction

Clark Martinson

Clark Martinson

GM

Energy Corridor District

David Hightower
OPENING REMARKS

David Hightower

EVP, Investments & Development

Midway

Aaron Thielhorn

Managing Director

Trammell Crow Company

Aaron Thielhorn serves as a Managing Director for Trammell Crow Company where he oversees the firm’s office and mixed-use development and investment initiatives in the Houston region. Additionally, Aaron supports the Austin business unit by providing strategy and execution assistance for urban projects, including the Thomas C. Green Water Treatment Plant redevelopment, a 2.3 million square foot urban mixed-use development. In this role, Aaron provides leadership to the TCC team in the planning, design, finance, leasing, development, and operations of commercial properties.

Aaron specializes in the development and acquisition of Class A office buildings. During his tenure at TCC, he has been responsible for the execution of 7.1 million square feet of office and mixed use development projects with a total capitalized value of 2.4 billion.

Aaron began his career with TCC in 1999 as a Financial Analyst. From 2000-2003, he was a member of the Capital Markets Group where he participated in the marketing and disposition of 5.8 million square feet of institutional office, industrial, and retail investment properties. In 2003, he joined the Development and Investment team in his current role, and was named a Principal in the firm in 2006.

Robert Cromwell, II

Managing Director

Moody Rambin

Bob joined Moody Rambin in 1994 bringing his office agency leasing experience to the firm. Bob has leased office properties throughout the Houston metro market for numerous clients from high net worth individuals to national institutional clients. As Managing Director and over thirty years in office leasing, Bob directs the daily operations with a team of tenured agency leasing office professionals.

Prior to joining Moody Rambin, Bob started commercial real estate in 1983 with a local developer Don Mafrige Real Estate where he focused on interior construction and office property management. In 1988, Bob joined Everest Funds and worked under the late Howard Weathers where he transitioned from property management to landlord focused leased transactions.

Bob is a native Houstonian, married to his wife Leia and has two daughters, Lillian (14) and Margaret (12). He enjoys spending time with family anywhere along the Texas coast or in central Texas hill country enjoying outdoor activities.

Kevin Wyatt

SVP

Lincoln Property Company

Kevin Wyatt is a Senior Vice President of Lincoln Property Company. Kevin has over twenty-six years of diversified professional experience in commercial real estate. His primary responsibility includes leasing for a variety of institutional third party managed real estate assets including high and low rise commercial office buildings, retail, service centers/warehouse facilities and industrial parks totaling nearly one million square feet.

In his 26 years of experience, he has represented major corporate clients, including ING Baring, MetLife, Manufacturers Life, New York Life, Realty Financial Partners, and Harbert Financial. Notable leases in his career include a 700,000 SF lease for Dynegy Inc., a 235,000 SF corporate headquarter consolidation for Exterran (the NAIOP “Deal of the Year”), a 139,083 SF lease for Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, a 121,000 SF lease with Wells Fargo Bank and a 101,600 SF lease for Targa Resources. Kevin was runner up for the NAIOP “Deal of the Year” for the Dynegy Lease and has been named a Real Estate “Heavy Hitter” by HBJ on several occasions.

David Hightower

OPENING REMARKS

Midway

David Hightower presently serves as Executive Vice President at Midway Companies. He has been involved in the ownership, development and/or management of over 6,000 acres of commercial, residential and agricultural land investments and developments. He has primary responsibility for marketing, sales, project planning and development activities for the firm’s real estate assets, as well as new investment acquisitions. He is also responsible for regulatory approvals and other governmental related activities.

He is active in various community and civic activities, and is presently serving on the boards and committees of several organizations that deal with issues affecting the real estate industry and overall community development, including the West Houston Association, the Urban Land Institute – Houston District Council, the Greater Houston Partnership’s Real Estate Advisory Committee and the Houston Real Estate Council.

Mr. Hightower is a member of a number of other real estate-related organizations including: the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute , NAIOP – The Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Counselors of Real Estate, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, and Houston Association of Realtors. He has represented several of these organizations in serving on a number of City and County committees addressing a wide range of issues impacting the real estate industry.

He is also a founding director and current President of Harris County Improvement District No. 4 (The Energy Corridor District).

Mr. Hightower has earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) designations and is a licensed real estate broker and licensed professional engineer .

He is a life member of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and has served on several committees. And, he is a member and past vice president of the Leadership Houston Association.

Summary

The Energy Corridor, known as the oil and gas exploration center of the world, has the largest concentration of energy and oil & gas related firms in the Houston area, including over 300 local, national, and international companies.

It has become the city's 2nd largest employment center, with over 28 million SF of office/mixed use space and another 17 million SF projected by 2030. It is surrounded by two of the largest open natural areas of any metropolitan region in the nation.

Register now and enjoy one of the best events of the year, where you will hear "first hand" from those who are on the front lines of the area's tremendous growth. And don't miss the highly-anticipated Bisnow networking hour!