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Speakers and Panels
Steven Fifita
Chief Digital Officer
Strategic Property Partners
Office Investor Outlook: Catching Tomorrow’s Tailwinds
Tom D'Arcy
Senior Managing Director
Hines
Brad Serot
Executive Vice President
CBRE
Vicki Noonan
Managing Principal
Cushman & Wakefield
Stephen Sotoloff
Senior Principal
Walton Street Capital
Bill Rogalla
CIO
Zeller Realty Group
Gene Leone
Partner
White & Case
Megadevelopments & the Amazon Effect
Christine Torres
Head of Chicago
WiredScore
Bill Baker
Structural Engineering Partner
SOM
John Murphy
Chairman & CEO
Murphy Development Group
Nathalie Palladitcheff
CEO
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Joseph Shaw
Managing Director
Manulife/John Hancock Financial
James Letchinger
Founder & CEO
JDL
Tim Henry
Principal
Avison Young
Randel Waites
Principal, Managing Director/Real Estate Mgmt Services Group
Avison Young
Jason Burian
Partner
CohnReznick
Repositioning Office CRE to Generate A-Class Returns
R. David Trumpy
Senior Managing Director
GlenStar
Marc Turner
Managing Director of Investment
Origin Investments
Scott Glassberg
VP
Angelo Gordon
David Schreiber
Managing Director, Acquisitions
LaSalle Investment Management
Ronnie Gul
Mesa West Capital
Principal
Fireside Chat: Space-As-A-Service
Ryan Simonetti
Co-Founder and CEO
Convene Hospitality Group
Lisa Picard
President & CEO
EQ Office
The Amenities Arms Race: Building for Top Tenants
Bob Chodos
Vice Chairman
Newmark Knight Frank
Adam Hurley
Head of Real Estate & Hotel Segments
Zurich North America
Scott Phillips
Senior Director, Global Workplace Solutions
Salesforce
Richard Blum
Managing Principal
White Oak Realty Partners
Courtney Valenti
Head of Real Estate
Dyson
Amit Parekh
CEO
Next Gravity Inc
Summary
In less than a decade we have seen change on an unprecedented scale. Phenomena such as the acceptance of working from home reflected by the fact that 1 in 5 Americans reportedly now do so and the emergence of terms like “unicorn” to describe the 279 and counting startups valued at over $1B, are just a couple of hot topics that have bubbled to the surface.
The head waves of these changes have been reflected in the nation's office commercial real estate market with corresponding updates from the rise of coworking giants to the death of the corner office and the introduction of office petting zoos to help calm stressed-out employees. While having our four-legged friends at work is all fine and dandy, the list of resulting questions we are left with is expansive.
Whether you want to establish if the corner office layout is gone for good, get the inside scoop on the hottest office projects coming online, or establish the upside of a pets at work policy (let us know if you want some practice pitching to your boss), team Bisnow is here to help and to answer the following questions:
1) How does the Midwest's office real estate market stack up nationally and what should we be on the lookout for in the short to medium term?
2) Is it likely that Chicago will secure a mega tech tenant and how will this transform areas such as Goose Island given the local talent and demand driving growth?
3) How will the increased sourcing of capital from retail investors impact the nation's office developers' pipeline and which segments will we see the most activity in?
4) How does the rollback of Dodd-Frank and the corresponding space for smaller debt providers in the market change office deal flow?
5) Are private transit options such as bike sharing spurring growth in unexpected submarkets and can we rely on such innovations if transit updates aren’t made?
As always feel free to share your questions for our all-star panelists, comments and post your photos using #BisnowChicago on Twitter and Instagram, and follow us at @BisnowCHI on Twitter for more local news.
Venue
Loews Chicago Hotel
455 North Park Dr.
Chicago IL 60611
Ballroom: Wright Ballroom, First Floor
Valet: $30
Agenda
| Time | Activity |
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12:30 PM
1:45 PM
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Registration Opens | Breakfast and Networking
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1:45 PM
2:30 PM
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Office Investor Outlook: Catching Tomorrow’s Tailwinds
Bill Rogalla, President, Zeller Investment Corporation |
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2:30 PM
3:15 PM
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Megadevelopments: Building For the Future
William F. Baker, Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
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3:15 PM
3:35 PM
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Snacks + Networking
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3:35 PM
4:20 PM
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Repositioning Office CRE to Generate A-Class Returns
David Trumpy, Senior Managing Director, GlenStar |
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4:20 PM
5:15 PM
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Power Networking + Lunch
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5:15 PM
6:00 PM
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Fireside Chat: Space-As-A-Service
Lisa Picard, President & CEO, EQ Office |
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6:00 PM
6:45 PM
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The Amenities Arms Race: Building for Top Tenants
Amit Parekh, CEO, Next Gravity |
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6:45 PM
7:30 PM
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Coffee & Networking
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