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Bill Brown

Bill Brown

CIO

Granite Properties

John Steffes
Moderator

John Steffes

Partner

BKD

Mark Cover

Mark Cover

Sr. Managing Director & CEO - SW Region

Hines

Mary Miano
Moderator

Mary Miano

DIRTT Champion

GL Seaman & Co.

Jim Yoder

Jim Yoder

Principal

Velocis

Bill Cawley

Bill Cawley

Chairman & CEO

Cawley Partners

Nick Clark

Nick Clark

Founder

Common Desk

Gabriella Draney

Gabriella Draney

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Tech Wildcatters

Susan Arledge

Susan Arledge

Senior Managing Director

Newmark

Sean Deaton

Sean Deaton

VP

Regus

Toni Portmann

Toni Portmann

CEO & President

INTERPRISE

Thad Ellis

Thad Ellis

SVP

Cousins Properties

Bill Brown

CIO

Granite Properties

"We are an active investor with the history and insight to bring value to every transaction."

Bill joined Granite in 1993 and is the Chief Investment Officer overseeing all investment activity—acquisitions, dispositions and financial structuring. Prior to joining Granite, Bill was with Financial Resource Management, Inc. (Nations Bank). Bill serves as a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks and past board member of The Real Estate Council. He is also an alumnus of The Real Estate Council's Associate Leadership Council.

Bill received his bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University and his MBA from Texas Christian University.

Mark Cover

Sr. Managing Director & CEO - SW Region

Hines

Mr. Cover is the CEO of Hines’ Southwest Region, which includes Mexico/Central America, where he is responsible for key investment partner relationships and oversees all development and acquisitions. He is a member of the firm’s Executive and IT Steering Committees.

Cover graduated from Bob Jones University with a BS in Accounting and is a retired certified public accountant.

Bill Cawley

Chairman & CEO

Cawley Partners

Bill Cawley is the brand and vision behind Cawley Partners, a

full-service, Dallas-based real estate company historically focused

on commercial office product. Over the course of his career, Bill has

owned all classes of commercial real estate in multiple markets

across the country. He is continually recognized as one of the most

influential business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth. In 2020, Bill was

named Developer of the Year by D CEO Magazine, and most recently,

he was the 2022 inductee to the NTCAR (The North Texas Commer-

cial Association of Realtors and Real Estate Professionals) Hall of

Fame. Bill has acquired and developed more than 15 million square

feet of commercial office product. His company, Cawley Partners,

has been the premier office developer along the Dallas North Toll-

way, developing more than $500 million of Class A office space and

totaling more than 1.5 million square feet within the last 5 years.

Bill Cawley served as the 2020 Chairman of TREC (The Real Es-

tate Council) and is a past board member of NTCAR. Bill is an ac-

tive member of ULI (Urban Land Institute) and serves on the SMU

COX Folsom Institute for Real Estate Advisory Board. In addition to

his industry related committee positions, Bill supports numerous

charitable organizations.

Susan Arledge

Senior Managing Director

Newmark

Susan Arledge, SIOR, currently serves as a Senior Managing Director in the company’s Dallas office. Arledge has over three decades of experience advising corporate clients on location decision-making, having worked with notable companies to identify and establish real estate locations including headquarters sites, distribution/e-commerce and manufacturing centers, customer support/shared service centers, back office and tech support operations.

Susan specializes in securing real estate locations for clients globally, focusing on a proprietary Total Cost Analysis model that identifies all labor costs, transportation costs, incentive opportunities, and real estate costs. She focuses on finding locations that reduce attrition, increase productivity and allow clients to remain competitive by finding a labor force that meets their unique needs.

Arledge has received numerous professional honors throughout her career. She was the recipient of the prestigious “Stemmons Service Award,” given annually to a Dallas commercial broker that best represents the industry’s standards for business success and community service. Arledge has served as President of the SIOR North Texas Chapter, the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association and as Chair of the Go Red for Women Luncheon in Dallas. She maintains the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) designation and has been honored as one of the Dallas Business Journal’s “Heavy Hitters.” Arledge is a frequent speaker and author whose insights are often highlighted in publications including D CEO, D Magazine and Bisnow.

Prior to joining Newmark, Arledge served as Executive Managing Director at Dallas-based commercial real estate firm ESRP. Arledge’s prior experience included being the Managing Principal for Cresa Dallas and The Staubach Company.

Summary

While some may lament the loss of the corner office, many tenants led by the growth of the tech and media sector have embraced the emergence of "Creative Office." Tech Incubators and co-working spaces are revolutionizing how new economy companies are doing business in the office, and many more traditional law firms, financial institutions, and even commercial real estate firms are redefining the term office. What are developers/owners providing to entice tenants to their portfolios? What creative tenants most signify this evolution? How is new technology impacting the leasing sector? What is the latest in workplace design & construction?

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