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Southern California Opportunity Zones Summit

Thu Jul 30, 2026

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Southern California Opportunity Zones Summit

Capital, Development & Impact Strategies for the Next Phase of OZ Investment: Where Southern California investors, developers, fund managers and public-sector leaders align on Opportunity Zones 2.0

Thursday July 30 2026 @ 8:00 AM PDT

$109.00

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Speakers and Panels

Opportunity Zones 2.0: Policy Shifts, Capital Flows & Investment Strategy in 2026

How evolving policy, regulatory updates, market dynamics and investor strategy are shaping the next phase of OZ capital deployment

Doing OZ Deals

From Site Selection to Project Execution: Market-ready opportunities, capital stacks and development playbooks across OZs, Risks & Lessons Learned

Paul Daneshrad

Paul Daneshrad

CEO, Starpoint Properties
Jonathan Goldstein

Jonathan Goldstein

Managing Director, Advantage Capital Partners
Nihar Sait

Nihar Sait

Principal, Arctaris Impact Investors
Gaelan Kerr-Koppel

Gaelan Kerr-Koppel

VP, Investments and Asset Management, JMA Ventures

Why You Won't Want To Miss This Conference:

What You'll Learn: 

  • How the Opportunity Zones program is evolving in its “OZ 2.0” phase and what changes investors should prepare for
  • The current regulatory and policy environment affecting OZ investments in California and nationwide
  • How Qualified Opportunity Funds are being structured and capitalized in today’s market
  • Where Opportunity Zone capital is actually being deployed in Los Angeles and Southern California
  • Which asset classes are most active in OZ projects: multifamily, mixed-use, industrial, life sciences, adaptive reuse and community retail
  • How to layer OZ incentives with other programs such as LIHTC, New Markets Tax Credits, historic tax credits and local incentives
  • Capital stack strategies: Combining OZ equity with private equity, debt, grants and public financing tools
  • Best practices for underwriting, timelines and compliance in OZ development deals
  • Case studies from completed and in-progress Southern California OZ projects
  • How developers and investors are balancing financial returns with measurable community impact
  • Public-private partnership models that are successfully moving OZ projects forward
  • Community engagement and risk management strategies for OZ developments

 

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This CRE Event: Opportunity Zones are entering a more execution-focused phase, and this summit will connect you directly with the investors, fund managers, developers and public-sector leaders actively deploying capital across Los Angeles and Southern California. You’ll gain practical insight into how OZ deals are being structured today, where capital is still flowing, and how to combine tax incentives with other financing tools to improve project feasibility and returns. Through market-driven discussions and real project case studies, you’ll identify viable submarkets, and walk away with strategies to move OZ investments from concept to closing.

 

Why You Should Attend This Session: 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.

 

Who You'll Network With At This Discussion: Opportunity Zone and Qualified Opportunity Fund managers, private equity investors and family offices, real estate developers and property owners, capital markets professionals and lenders, commercial real estate brokers and advisors, real estate attorneys and tax advisors, CPAs and fund/accounting professionals, city economic development and planning officials, construction, architecture and engineering firms, project and development managers, proptech and market research providers, community development and nonprofit housing organizations, impact and philanthropic investment groups.

 

For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our event producer, Samantha D'Angelo at samantha.dangelo@bisnow.com

Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Networking, Coffee & Breakfast
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
Opportunity Zones 2.0: Policy Shifts, Capital Flows & Investment Strategy in 2026
How evolving policy, regulatory updates, market dynamics and investor strategy are shaping the next phase of OZ capital deployment
9:45 AM
10:15 AM
Networking Break
10:15 AM
11:00 AM
Doing OZ Deals: From Site Selection to Project Execution
Market-ready opportunities, capital stacks and development playbooks across OZs, Risks & Lessons Learned
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
More Networking!

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