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Steve Whitcraft
Moderator

Steve Whitcraft

Director

Turner Construction Company

Kim Butler

Kim Butler

Director of Leasing

Hall Group

Seth Weinstein

Seth Weinstein

Principal

Olympic Property Partners

Carl Ewert

Carl Ewert

Managing Director

JLL

Nate Paul

Nate Paul

CEO

World Class Capital

Newt Walker

Newt Walker

President

Newt Walker Company

Kourtny Garrett

Kourtny Garrett

President & CEO

Downtown Denver Partnership

Steve Whitcraft

Moderator

Turner Construction Company

Builder-Leader with a broad background of commercial construction experience, skill sets and vision, who has developed long-standing relationships throughout 30 years in the industry.

Passion for solving problems within budget and cost constraints while achieving quality goals. Numerous examples of leading and participating in teams that have caused projects to move forward, that had previously been held up due to cost issues.

Well-rounded experience and knowledge provides a solid basis for leadership and guidance to staff and project teams.

Strong work ethic, with energy and knowledge to help lead teams and projects to success.

Kim Butler

Director of Leasing

Hall Group

Kim Butler leads the leasing efforts for HALL Group’s HALL Park,

a 2.5 million-square-foot, 17-building office park in Frisco and

previously KPMG Plaza at HALL Arts, a 500,000 square-foot

Dallas Arts District office tower. Butler is also a member of the

HALL Group development team.

Butler has more than 35 years of commercial real estate

experience in Dallas – 25 of which were at Transwestern, where

she was consistently a top producer and held several executive

roles for the company.

Actively involved in the Dallas commercial real estate

community, Butler has received numerous awards and

accolades, including the Commercial Real Estate Women’s

(CREW) Outstanding Achievement Award, Transwestern’s

inaugural Founder’s Award and the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors’ (NTCAR)

prestigious Stemmons Service Award, the highest honor from the industry group.

Butler currently serves on the executive committee and board of directors of The Real Estate Council

(TREC). She is also an active member of NAIOP, NTCAR, CREW, the Dallas Arts District and Downtown

Dallas, Inc., and has previously held board positions with each. Butler serves on the advisory council of

the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University, and previously served on the associate board of

the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. She actively mentors both students and

young professionals. Butler’s civic and charitable activities revolve around her family and First United

Methodist Church – Dallas.

Butler holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Texas Tech University and a Master of Business

Administration from Southern Methodist University.

Seth Weinstein

Principal

Olympic Property Partners

Mr. Weinstein's career as a real estate financier, developer and entrepreneur spans close to forty years. Over this period, he has developed hotel, residential and office properties from Vermont to Florida through his Stamford, Connecticut based company Hannah Real Estate Investors and, previously, as President of Lexington Development Group in New York. He also co-founded Clearview Investment Management which repositioned and managed several high profile office buildings and hotels in Fairfield County. He was particularly adept at complex value-add opportunities such as brownfields projects and distressed turnarounds during several business cycles. His hands on development experience and knowledge of the process of building and repositioning assets brings a unique set of skills to the business. Mr. Weinstein is a graduate of Columbia University where he studied Economics & History.

Nate Paul

CEO

World Class Capital

Nate Paul is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of World Class. As World Class’ President and CEO, Mr. Paul directs the firm’s investment strategy.

World Class is a holding company that owns a diverse portfolio of real estate assets and operating companies. World Class creates, acquires, and operates businesses that benefit from its flexible capital, extensive global network, operational expertise, and long-term investment horizon. The firm implements a process-driven approach in pursuit of long-term value creation.

Since 2007, Mr. Paul has overseen over 100 completed transactions in building the company’s diverse portfolio of business and real estate assets. World Class Property Company, the firm’s real estate investment business, is one of the largest privately-owned real estate investors in the country.

Mr. Paul has been featured as a guest speaker at many colleges, universities, and conferences speaking on the topics of entrepreneurship, real estate, private equity, and investment management. He has been recognized by Forbes Magazine in their “30 under 30” list, and by Real Estate Forum Magazine on the “Fifty under 40” list of top real estate professionals.

Mr. Paul is an active member of the Pension Real Estate Association, NAREIT, NAIOP, ACG, TEXPERS, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Multifamily Housing Council, the Urban Land Institute, and the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Paul serves on the board of the National Psoriasis Foundation, and is actively involved with philanthropic efforts with numerous organizations focused on youth, education, and environmental conservation. Mr. Paul attended the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas

Kourtny Garrett

President & CEO

Downtown Denver Partnership

The Downtown Denver Partnership announced Kourtny

Garrett as its President and CEO in January 2022. Garrett

joined the Partnership from Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI),

where she served as President and CEO for nearly seven

years.

With 25 years of experience in developing livable

communities, Garrett is fueled by her passion for cities. Her

expertise is rooted in building social, cultural and economic vibrancy, creating places for

people that provide access and opportunity for all. Garrett has expanded her work

nationally and internationally through research and participation in the International

Downtown Association, German Marshall Foundation, Brookings Institute and the

International Business of Cities. She has published through many of these

organizations, working toward the health and vitality of city centers across the globe.

Garrett is proud to sit on the Board of Directors of VISIT DENVER and the CAP

Advisory Board of the CU Denver College of Architecture and Planning.

Summary

Join Bisnow for our first-ever Future of Downtown Dallas Summit. We have assembled the top minds and driving forces behind Downtown to take a look at the evolution of the area, new developments, leasing trends and activity, and take a macro look at what the future holds. As always, come early and stay late for ample networking time!


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Venue

Hyatt Regency Dallas
300 Reunion Blvd
Dallas, TX 75207, USA

Room: Reunion GH


$6 self-parking; $14 valet