Mikael Nahmias is a Senior Vice President of leasing for Brookfield Properties, responsible for Brookfield’s 14 M sf lower Manhattan Portfolio, including Brookfield Place, One Liberty Plaza and One New York Plaza. Since joining Brookfield in January 2017, he has completed over 1M sf of transactions with several of Brookfield’s key tenants including Bank of America, Interpublic Group, Morgan Stanley and the NYC Economic Development Corp.

Prior to joining Brookfield, he was an Executive Director in Cushman & Wakefield’s Midtown Manhattan office from 2006-2016. An agency specialist, he represented over 20,000,000 square feet owned by institutional and privately held entities including Brookfield Office Properties, RXR Realty, Vornado Realty Trust, Fisher Brothers and Rockrose Development Corp., among others. His core assignments included high-profile/flagship level assets with a specific focus on ground-up new construction projects and re-development/repositioning campaigns. Key projects:

Manhattan West………Brookfield Properties

75 Rockefeller Plaza…RXR Realty

1290 Avenue of the Americas……Vornado Realty Trust

605 Third Avenue …….Fisher Brothers

200 Hudson street…….Trinity Real Estate

300 Park Avenue South….Rockrose Development Corp.

Mikael is a frequent contributor to the industry media on matters relating to agency representation and has been referenced or provided commentary to publications including the Wall Street Journal, NY Post, Real Estate Weekly, and the Commercial Observer, among others. Mikael received a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from SUNY Plattsburg and an MBA in Finance/Real Estate at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. He is a member of YMWREA and The Real Estate Board of New York and is a licensed NY real estate salesperson. Mikael is fluent in 3 languages.

The Wall Street Journal has written, “(There is) an exceedingly small club of women who have managed to move to the top of the brokerage business. That club’s most prominent member is Mary Ann Tighe.” Crain’s New York Business has named Mary Ann the most powerful woman—across both the public and private sectors—in New York. Placing her at the top of its ranking of the City’s most powerful women, Crain’s observed, “Ms. Tighe has a history of…transforming the face of Manhattan.”

Indeed she does. From the revitalization of Times Square and the rebirth of Downtown to the westward expansion of Midtown’s central business district, Mary Ann Tighe has been at the forefront of the transformation of New York’s skyline during her 31 years in the real estate industry. Mary Ann has conceived, structured and negotiated virtually every form of deal including ground leases, air rights acquisitions and dispositions, net and gross leases, government incentive packages, and a range of equity transfers from partnership and condominium interests through fee simple sales. She has been responsible for more than 101.6 million square feet of commercial transactions, and her deals have anchored more than 14.4 million square feet of new construction in the New York region—believed to be a record in commercial brokerage.

Mary Ann has been CEO of CBRE’s New York Tri-State Region since 2002, a region of 2,500 employees. Under her leadership, CBRE has become New York’s preeminent firm, outdistancing all competitors in market share, revenue and margins.

Mary Ann is an nine-time winner of the Real Estate Board of New York’s Deal of the Year Award for ingenious brokerage, a record number of wins since the award was created in 1944. She received the Louis Smadbeck Memorial Broker Recognition Award, REBNY’s highest award in brokerage, and REBNY’s Bernard H. Mendik Lifetime Achievement Award. Mary Ann was also honored by the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate with its Urban Leadership Award; she was the first woman to receive this award. Most significantly, Mary Ann has enjoyed unbroken, long-term relationships with a number of public and private companies and non-profit organizations, shaping and implementing their real estate strategies for large and small projects. Her ongoing accounts include the Archdiocese of New York, AMC, Crain’s, 21st Century Fox, News Corp and WPP Group.

For a three-year term starting in January 2010, Mary Ann served as Chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York, the first woman to hold this position in REBNY’s then 114-year history, and the first broker in 30 years.

Mary Ann began her real estate career as a broker at the Edward S. Gordon Company, ultimately rising to the position of Vice Chairman of Insignia/ESG, where she was regularly recognized among the firm’s top producers. Prior to entering the real estate field, Mary Ann served as a Vice President of the American Broadcasting Companies, where she launched the A&E cable channel. Recognized nationally for her expertise in the arts, Mary Ann was also formerly the Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Advisor to Vice President Walter Mondale, and a staff member of the Smithsonian Institution.

Larry A. Silverstein is the Chairman of Silverstein Properties, a Manhattan-based real estate development and investment firm that has developed, owned and managed 40 million square feet of office, residential, hotel and retail space. The firm currently has $10 billion worth of development activity underway, and has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in New York City” by Crain’s New York Business for eight years in a row.

In July 2001, Mr. Silverstein completed the largest real estate transaction in New York history when he signed a 99-year lease on the 10.6 million square feet World Trade Center for $3.25 billion, only to see it destroyed in terrorist attacks six weeks later on September 11, 2001. He has spent the last 20 years rebuilding the office component of the World Trade Center site, a $30 billion project that will consume the balance of his working life.

In May 2006, Silverstein Properties opened 7 World Trade Center, the first office tower to be rebuilt at the site, and the first LEED-certified office building in New York City. The 52-story, 1.7 million square foot office tower is fully leased to an eclectic group of tenants. In November 2013, the company opened 4 World Trade Center, a 72-story 2.3 million square foot building designed by Fumihiko Maki. In June 2018, the company opened 3 World Trade Center, an 80-story, 2.5 million square foot building designed by Richard Rogers. The company is developing one other office tower on the WTC site – 2 World Trade Center, and a residential tower – 5 World Trade Center.

Silverstein Properties recently completed and opened a Four Seasons hotel and private residences designed by Robert A. M. Stern in Lower Manhattan which, at 82-stories, is one of the tallest residential towers in New York. The company also completed and opened the largest Four Seasons resort in the world at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Mr. Silverstein owns and manages many successful and high-profile commercial and residential properties in New York City, including 120 Broadway, 120 Wall Street, 529 Fifth Avenue and 1177 Avenue of the Americas. Mr. Silverstein completed and opened Silver Towers, two 60-story residential towers at 600 West 42nd Street, the companion to 1River Place, a 40-story, 921-unit tower which opened in 2000. The square block development houses over 2,200 families.

Mr. Silverstein is a member of the New York Bar and a Governor of the Real Estate Board of New York, having served as its Chairman. He has served as Chairman of the Realty Foundation of New York.

A 1952 graduate of New York University, Mr. Silverstein served as Vice Chairman of the NYU Board of Trustees, where he continues to serve as member of the Board of Trustees of the New York University Langone Medical Center. He is the Founder and Chairman emeritus of the advisory board of the NYU Real Estate Institute. As a Professor of Real Estate, his “Silverstein Workshop” became one of the most attended and informative educational sources for learning real estate development and investment analysis.

Mr. Silverstein donates his time and resources to support many philanthropic endeavors. He has served as Chairman of the Board of UJA-Federation. He is a founding trustee of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York and has served as treasurer of National Jewish Health in Denver.

Mr. Silverstein contributes his time and resources to organizations that are dedicated to higher education and medical research, meeting humanitarian needs and supporting the arts. Mr. Silverstein currently serves as a board member of the New York Philharmonic. He is a classical music enthusiast, a passionate yachtsman and a dedicated New Yorker. Larry and Klara Silverstein have been married for 65 years and have three children and one son-in-law, three of whom are executives at Silverstein Properties, and they also have eight grandchildren.

Francis Greenburger is the founder, chairman, chief executive officer and guiding force behind Time Equities, Inc. Founded in 1966, Time Equities, Inc. (TEI) has been in the real estate investment, development and asset & property management business for more than 50 years. TEI currently holds in its own portfolio approximately 32.4 million square feet of residential, industrial, office and retail property – including more than 4,000 multi-family apartment units. In addition, TEI is in various stages of development and pre-development of constructing approximately 1.4 million square feet of various property types which includes at least 1,447 residential units. With properties in 30 states, five Canadian provinces, Germany, the Netherlands, and Anguilla, the TEI portfolio benefits from a diversity of property types, sizes and markets. There are concentrations in the Northeast, Southwest, Midwest and West Coast, and new markets are always being evaluated.

Mr. Greenburger is well known throughout the real estate industry for his ability to anticipate real estate trends and changing market conditions. TEI was a market leader in the cooperative conversion business in New York City, having converted over 100 buildings including over 10,000 units. More recently, TEI took the lead in the conversion of obsolete office buildings into residential apartments in New York’s Wall Street area. Building on our expertise in new residential construction and re-positioning, TEI is currently working on or has recently completed several development projects in Downtown Brooklyn, Manhattan, Long Island, Jersey City, NJ, Seattle, Washington, Chicago, Illinois and Toronto, Canada. Taking advantage of under-recognized opportunities has been the hallmark of the TEI strategy and a major component of its success.

Mr. Greenburger also has a passion for the arts. He is the founder and principal benefactor of Omi International Arts Center, a 27 year-old not-for-profit arts colony and educational center which hosts residency programs for visual artists, writers, dancers, musicians, and architects from all over the world; as well as a renowned sculpture park which is open to the public on a 300-acre property in Ghent, New York just south of Albany. Mr. Greenburger himself is an art collector (his office is a virtual gallery) and he owns over 500 contemporary paintings and sculptures. He was awarded the insignia of chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government because of his commitment to the arts and his founding of the Omi International Arts Center.

In addition, Mr. Greenburger is the Chairman of S.J. Greenburger Associates, Inc., a literary agency founded by his father 86 years ago, representing many world renowned and best selling authors including Dan Brown, Brad Thor, Daniel Amen, Patrick Rothfuss, Robin Preiss Glasser, and Rosemary Wells.

Most recently, Mr. Greenburger founded the Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice, which advocates for reforms to the criminal justice system, in 2014. In the capacity of the Founder and President of the organization, Mr. Greenburger serves as President of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Executive Committee and is an Ex. Officio member of all other board committees. Mr. Greenburger guides the Center’s policy and advocacy efforts to ensure that the agency’s actions are in line with its mission, through weekly meetings with the Center’s Executive Director. He also reviews annual budgets, audits and financial statements and approves all expenditures over $1000.

Mr. Greenburger is also a very active board member of several not-for-profit organizations: Alliance for Downtown New York, Baruch Real Estate Advisory Board for the Department of Real Estate, Lavigny Writer’s Residency, Lincoln Center – Real Estate and Construction Council, Little Red Schoolhouse/Elizabeth Irwin High School Board of Trustees, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, MASS MoCA (contemporary art museum), Michael Wolk Heart Foundation, NYU Real Estate Institute Advisory Board, Omi International Arts Center, Inc., Sports and Arts In Schools Foundation, and the Zicklin School of Business Dean’s Council at Baruch College.

Mr. Greenburger graduated from Baruch College in 1974 with a degree in Public Administration. In addition to real estate and the arts, Mr. Greenburger is an avid tennis player. He resides in Manhattan with his wife Isabelle Autones and children Morgan, Noah, Julia and Claire.

One of the world’s most influential Real Estate head-hunters, Andrew Deverell-Smith formed Deverell Smith in 2006 in London (UK). Since then he has built the business into the pre-eminent recruiter of choice across the European continent. His personal search mandates take him across the globe, usually focusing within Transactional or Development organizations. Incredibly discreet, and tirelessly effective, his ‘black book’ is unrivalled and he has influenced many of the highest profile industry moves across the UK, Europe and Asia in the past five years.

Alongside his own personal success recruiting some of the world’s top real estate professionals, Andrew has grown Deverell Smith from his kitchen table into the UK’s largest real estate headhunting firm, with 80 consultants making over 2,500 placements annually across some 500 international Real Estate businesses.

Andrew has recently launched Deverell Smith in New York, focusing across the United States and is already active on a number of searches.

As the Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Convene, Chris is recognized as an active thought leader and industry spokesperson for Boston Properties University, WORKTECH, Cornell Baker School of Real Estate, NYU Shack Institute of Real Estate, and MIT Center for Real Estate. He is a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, and has been recognized on Real Estate Forum’s 50 Under 40 list, was named the 2017 Service Provider of the Year by CoreNet New York, a Top Entrepreneur by Crain’s New York Business, a finalist in Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® awards, and is the only person to have been twice recognized on Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30” list of Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs.

Nolan Greenberg has been building top performing teams in New York City for 10 years. He began his career recruiting quants for banks and systematic trading hedge funds before moving to Compass as their first Recruiter in 2014. Since being at Compass he helped to build the company from 30 full time employees to over 1,400 while scaling the Recruiting team to over 30 people dedicated to finding top talent.

Lindsay is a co-founder and leader of the Transwestern New York office. She also

co-leads its Nonprofit Advisory Group and directs branding services within

Transwestern Consulting Group.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Lindsay’s experience exceeds 15 years and includes over five million square feet

of transactions. She specializes in a broad range of industries including finance,

technology, and nonprofit, successfully representing clients such as Robin Hood,

JPMorgan Chase, Children’s Aid, Mitsubishi, and Goodwill. Her extensive Landlord

advisory work includes buildings such as 2 Wall Street, 830 Third Avenue, 570

Lexington Avenue and 16 East 34 th Street.

Lindsay began her career in real estate at The Staubach Company in 2003 initially

as a director of marketing and subsequently as a broker. Before joining

Transwestern in 2011, Lindsay served as Principal of Centric Real Estate Advisors.

Before joining the real estate industry, she worked in marketing and public relations

for Nike Communications, Camdens.com and Ads on Tags.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/RECOGNITION

Lindsay is a member of the Transwestern Board of Directors and co-founder of the

Women's Leadership Council. She's also a member of YMREA, previously serving

as Chairman and on the Board of Governors. She is a mentor for Trailblazers, and

serves on the NY Advisory Council of Dream Foundation.

She has received the Bisnow Power Women destinction, the Young Real Estate

Professional of the Year Award from the Real Estate Board of New York, Women

of Influence by Real Estate Forum, Women in Real Estate Spotlight by New York

Real Estate Journal, Female Leader of the Year by Commercial Property

Executive, NextGen: Women to Watch by Real Estate Forum, and was a Woman

Who Dared honoree by the NCJW. Lindsay also helped lead the company to earn

the No. 1 spot on the 2017 and 2016 “Best Places to Work in New York City” list by

Crain’s New York Business.

EDUCATION

Lindsay graduated Summa Cum Laude and top in her class as a communications

major from the University of Pennsylvania where she founded the Penn Women’s

Varsity Golf Team.

Paul Massey was born in Boston, Massachusetts where he attended the Roxbury Latin School. He graduated from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, in 1983.

Mr. Massey began his career at CBRE and soon became head of the market research department in Midtown Manhattan, then as an investment sales broker.

He founded Massey Knakal Realty Services together with his colleague Robert A. Knakal, whom he met at CBRE. The company became the New York metropolitan area’s dominant commercial investment sales brokerage firm. With over 225 employees serving more than 200,000 property owners, Massey Knakal Realty Services was consistently ranked New York’s #1 investment sales firm in volume for 14 consecutive years.

As CEO of Massey Knakal, he led the development of the firm’s strategic initiatives including geographic expansion as well as the growth of the firm’s service lines. At the end of 2014, Cushman & Wakefield acquired Massey Knakal and Mr. Massey was appointed President, New York Investment Sales.

In 2017, Paul Massey ran as a Mayoral Candidate for New York City, primarily focusing on education, housing and homelessness while also providing solutions for how to improve quality of life in the city.

In July 2018, Mr. Massey and his partners Neil Heilberg and Michael Wlody, launched a new commercial brokerage firm, B6 Real Estate Advisors, short for “Building By Building, Block By Block”. The investment sales and capital advisory firm specializes in middle-market ($1-$200 million). The firm employs a distinct Territory Network model, that ensures sub-market expertise for its agents along with an owner-aligned philosophy and a technology-forward platform.

Mr. Massey is a member of numerous organizations including REBNY and The Lower East Side Tenement Museum. He is also an amateur boxer and an avid skier. He and his wife, Gretchen, have three children; son, Paul III, and daughters, Sarah and Greta. He resides in Larchmont, NY.

Simon Ziff serves as president of Ackman-Ziff, a position he assumed in 1995. Since joining the firm as an

Analyst in 1989, Simon has overseen the arrangement of 100+ billion of debt, mezzanine, and equity

financings for some of the nation’s foremost real estate developers and owners while simultaneously

solidifying the firm’s relationships with key capital sources. He engineered the firm’s unique,

collaborative culture and directed AZ’s evolution as an industry thought leader with over 50

professionals.

Simon received a B.S. in Finance from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.S. in Real Estate

Finance from NYU. He has been recognized on multiple occasions by Penn State and NYU, as well as

being awarded REBNY’s first “Most Promising Commercial Salesperson” award, the “Most Ingenious

Deal of the Year” award six times and winning the prestigious Louis Smadbeck award.

Simon has also been active in many leadership roles for universities and not-for-profit

organizations. Simon has also been involved in teaching at University of Miami and NYU on families in

Real Estate.

Most recently, Simon has been lecturing at many undergraduate and graduate programs including a

course on Family Real Estate Business Management at NYU Schack.

Brian Flax currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Sales at Meridian Capital Group, where his main focus is overseeing broker performance and driving sales growth. His day-to-day responsibilities include managing the current mortgage brokers in Meridian’s New York office, as well as recruiting, onboarding, training, and managing new brokers within the firm. Brian created and continues to supervise the Meridian University sales training program, which has been highlighted by Bisnow and The Commercial Observer.

On a daily basis, Brian works closely with the Meridian research and marketing departments to organize, oversee, and constantly improve a proactive approach to servicing existing clients and acquiring new clients. Additionally, he focuses on fostering cohesiveness among Meridian’s three divisions—debt capital markets, investment sales, and retail leasing—to improve client service and drive new business. In addition to his role as a sales manager, Brian helps develop and manage many of the firm’s lender relationships.

Prior to joining Meridian in 2012, he spent nine years at Newtek Business Services Inc., a publicly traded consulting firm, where he held titles including Head of Sales, Chief Marketing Officer, and Senior Vice President of Operations.

Chris Long has been with Deverell Smith for 7 years and made the move to New York in 2018 to help launch Deverell Smith in the USA. During his time with Deverell Smith, Chris has developed a strong track record of placements across the Real Estate sector, running the company’s Asset & Property Management and Finance teams as well as successfully completing executive searches in the worlds of Real Estate Development and Investment.

For the past 3 years Chris has also been Deverell Smith’s Talent Director, helping to grow the team to over 80 consultants, implementing a comprehensive training program and shaping the firm’s award-winning culture, with the company being named The Sunday Times 8th Best Company to Work for in the UK this year.

As Chairman, NY Investment Sales with JLL Capital Markets, Bob co-leads the investment

sales division in New York City.

Bob was Chairman and Founding Partner of Massey Knakal Realty Services, New York’s #1

building sales firm. He started his real estate career in 1984 at CB Richard Ellis where he

met Paul J. Massey Jr. They both left CB in 1988 to form Massey Knakal.

From 1988 through 2014, Massey Knakal closed over 6,000 transactions with an aggregate

value in excess of $23 billion. To date, Bob has been personally responsible for the sale of

1,873 buildings (generally considered to be the highest total ever for a single broker in New

York) and over $18 billion in sales.

On December 31, 2014, Cushman & Wakefield acquired Massey Knakal. At Cushman &

Wakefield, Bob acted as Chairman of New York Investment Sales. He was ranked the top

originating investment sales broker at Cushman & Wakefield, globally, in 2014, 2015 and

2016.

Since 2009, Bob has written a weekly column on the New York City Real Estate Market

called Concrete Thoughts for the Commercial Observer.

Carl has been lead counsel on some of the highest-profile real estate deals around the country. He takes an incisive approach to structuring and closing complex transactions, combining creativity with a strong business perspective. As a result, his client roster contains the names of many people he once sat across from but now sits next to at the bargaining table.

In Chambers USA, 2016, a client described him as “a great lawyer,” “a smart, no-nonsense guy who can come to sensible resolutions and get deals done.” “He is a deal maker, not a deal breaker,” the client added.

Carl is an accomplished negotiator and skilled legal advocate with more than 35 years of experience. He is co-head of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s global real estate practice and advises a diverse, distinguished clientele: prominent owners and developers—including REITs and private equity funds—in their real estate acquisitions, dispositions, developments, financings, workouts, restructurings and joint ventures; major institutional lenders in mortgage, mezzanine and construction financings; and owners and tenants in significant commercial lease transactions. He also has served as counsel in several of the nation’s largest Historic Tax Credit transactions.

An active presence in the field, Carl often moderates panel discussions on industry trends. Major media outlets—among them The Wall Street Journal, Crain’s New York Business, CNBC and The Real Deal—frequently seek his insights on real estate law and business. His professional acumen led to a profile in The New York Times article “Finding a True Passion in Real Estate Law.”

In his spare time, Carl plays bass guitar in the rock band “Normal by Day.” Coupling his musical talent with charity work, he organizes the annual fundraising concert Real Estate Rockers in Relief, which features performances by leading real estate executives and their bands.

James Kinsey is a Principal based in Avison Young’s New York City office, where he focuses on expanding

the firm’s investment sales platform throughout the metro area.

Kinsey brings 15 years of commercial real estate experience to Avison Young, most recently as a

president of Kinsey Capital, LLC. During his career, Kinsey has negotiated the sale or financing of more

than $625 million worth of commercial properties.

Kinsey is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and active with the organization's New

York chapter. In addition, he is a member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and

on Rutgers Leading Disruptive Innovation Advisory Board.

As the Chief Revenue Officer, Residential Ms. Arcaro is responsible for the

overall revenue strategy and its implementation for RXR’s extensive

residential portfolio, across multiple regions in the United States. She

oversees an integrated workstream across Operations, Development,

Marketing, Sales/Leasing, and Portfolio Management to enhance the product,

create brand premium, and drive revenue streams above competitive assets

in each market.

Ms. Arcaro joined RXR in 2017, serving as Executive Vice President – Head

of Marketing and Retail Leasing for the company. She was responsible for

overseeing the marketing and communications of RXR’s 25.6 million square

feet of commercial assets in Manhattan and the surrounding region, as well as

the concepts, design strategy, marketing and strategic branding initiatives for

more than 6,200 multi-family units in planning across the region at the time.

As the Head of Retail Leasing, Ms. Arcaro oversaw the strategy and

implementation for the 1.1 million square feet of retail space across RXR’s

New York City and Tri-state portfolio.

Prior to joining RXR, Ms. Arcaro served as Managing Director of Business

Development for SHVO, a luxury real estate company, where she was integral

to key elements of the business, comprising capital raising, EB5 financing,

hotel partner relations, retail activity and sales/marketing efforts. Ms. Arcaro

was senior member in the company’s strategic growth initiatives, effectuating

a $3.5 billion investment and development pipeline in a 24-month period.

Previously, Ms. Arcaro served as Senior Vice President of Marketing at

Vornado Realty Trust, one of the largest publicly traded REITs in the U.S. with

over 100 million square feet across multiple markets during her time there. At

Vornado, Ms. Arcaro was responsible for creating and implementing

marketing strategies including office, retail, residential, and hotel properties,

new developments and major asset repositions. Ms. Arcaro oversaw

Vornado’s major branding initiatives. Among her accomplishments includes

building an interdisciplinary, multi award-winning marketing program for

Vornado’s corporate, New York, and street retail platforms, which included

innovations in digital marketing and technologies, as well as industry-leading

sales centers and product positioning. She oversaw the marketing and

communications plan of the company’s nationally recognized sustainability

program, and also created a successful public holiday tradition in partnership

with the San Francisco 49ers in California.

Before Vornado, Ms. Arcaro was a commercial real estate broker working on

tenant representation, landlord agency, consulting services and investment

opportunities for multinationals and institutional organizations.

Ms. Arcaro has been listed as one of New York’s Real Estate Power Women

in each year since 2018. She is a member of the Leadership Committee of the

American Lung Association. Ms. Arcaro has produced award-winning feature

length and short films featured at SXSW and Sundance Film Festivals,

including a critically and politically hailed feature on conditions of Veterans,

which garnered over 12 awards and coverage in the Washington Post,

International Herald Tribune, and the New York Times.

Debra is the co-founder of SAY Property, an award-winning consultancy business working with investors and developers to provide strategic operational advice for mixed-use and living assets. Debra has over 25 years’ experience in residential property and is recognised as one of the major contributors to the industry. Before starting SAY with Charles Seifert, Debra was Director of Asset and Property Management at Grainger plc.

Debra is an expert in residential property and asset management with a particular focus on build to rent, placemaking, regeneration and industry innovation. She has a keen interest in the positive social impact that can be delivered through new development. Debra has been a long-standing advocate for encouraging diversity within the real estate sector.

Debra also sits on the board of Deverell Smith, a global real estate recruitment and executive search practice, as a Non-Executive Director.

Ethan Silverstein is Vice Chairman within the brokerage services group at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Over his decade long career he has

represented some of New York City’s largest and most prestigious tenants and landlords. His total transaction volume has exceeded over 10

million square feet of net and gross leasing, ground up development and fee simple sales. He has completed transactions across multiple product

types including: office, retail and industrial real estate. He was awarded the distinction of “30 under 30” by the Commercial Observer and

Cushman & Wakefield’s Vincent J. Peters award. Professional affiliations include: Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association member and

Board Member at the Northside Center for Child Development. Ethan graduated from Brown University.

Select current and past notable agency assignments include:

 Ivanhoe Cambridge - 1211 Avenue of the Americas

 Brookfield Properties – Manhattan West

 RXR Realty – 75 Rockefeller Plaza

 Jack Resnick & Sons – 199 Water Street

 Savanna – 48 West 25 th Street

Select tenant representation transactions include:

 MetLife at 200 Park Avenue: 550,000 square feet

 Royal Bank of Canada at 200 Vesey Street: 405,000 square feet

 Madison Square Garden at 2 Penn & 11 Penn: 350,000 square feet

 Infor, Inc. at 641-635 Avenue of the Americas: 140,000 square feet

 Compass at 90 Fifth: 120,000 square feet

 Gucci at 195 Broadway: 84,000 square feet

 Compass at 10 East 53 rd Street: 60,000 square feet.