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Matt Katz

Matt Katz

VP, Construction Department Head

IDS Real Estate

Mike Chavez

Mike Chavez

VP, Construction

R.D. Olson

Christine Adler

Christine Adler

Director, Construction & Development

Chartwell Real Estate Development

John Pinnell

John Pinnell

VP, Development

Sares Regis Group

Koren Mercer

Koren Mercer

Director, Design, Construction & Capital Planning

BKM Management

Garrett Readler
Moderator

Garrett Readler

Managing Principal

Kier + Wright

Robert Shaia
Moderator

Robert Shaia

Partner

Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Garrett Readler

Moderator

Kier + Wright

With 21 years of experience managing public works and development projects,

Garrett Readler, PE, has built a reputation for helping complex projects move

forward through strong partnerships, responsive leadership, and practical solutions. As Southern California Managing Principal at Kier + Wright, he leads the firm’s Irvine office and oversees engineering services throughout the region. Garrett works closely with agencies, developers, and project teams to navigate the infrastructure, entitlement, and construction challenges shaping Southern California’s evolving communities, bringing a collaborative, people-focused approach to the projects shaping the region.

Robert Shaia

Moderator

Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Robert is among Orange County’s leading construction litigators

whose practice focuses on all types of construction-related disputes in

addition to surety and real estate matters.

He has more than 20 years of experience representing project owners,

general contractors, subcontractors, and other project participants on

a variety of private and public projects, ranging from power plants

and prison facilities to roads, high-rise developments, hotels, and

residential homes. His strategic approach to handling construction

disputes has led to successful outcomes in claims involving disputed

change orders, scope of work disputes, terminations, differing site

conditions, delays, licensing issues, design issues, defect claims,

indemnity issues, pursing and defending bid protests, mechanics’

liens, stop notices and payment bonds.

Robert has extensive trial and arbitration experience, and has

successfully mediated dozens of cases to resolution. He also has

experience litigating before the California Courts of Appeal. His

notable successes include prevailing in complex jury trials, bench

trials, and arbitrations showcasing his adeptness in navigating various

legal challenges.

Robert is highly regarded for his prompt, client-centric service and

formulating case strategies keeping his client’s concerns and goals in

mind. In addition to his legal expertise, he is a Certified Public

Accountant (inactive), leveraging his financial background to offer a

unique perspective when approaching legal matters.

Why You Won't Want To Miss This Conference:

What You'll Learn: 

  • How are developers actually getting projects entitled and approved faster in today’s regulatory environment?

  • Where is capital coming from in 2026, and what deals are lenders and equity partners prioritizing?

  • How are construction costs, labor shortages and supply chains trending, and what does that mean for project feasibility?

  • What creative strategies are developers using to make deals pencil in a high-cost, high-interest rate environment?

  • Which asset classes and submarkets in Orange County offer the strongest risk-adjusted returns today?

  • How are public-private partnerships evolving to unlock new development opportunities?

  • What role is adaptive reuse and repositioning playing as ground-up development becomes more challenging?

  • How are developers integrating sustainability, resilience and ESG without compromising returns?

  • What technologies are actually improving speed, cost and project outcomes?

  • How are leading firms mitigating risk across design, financing and construction phases?

  • What does the next 12-24 months look like for Orange County’s development pipeline?

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This Real Estate Event: Orange County remains one of the most competitive and supply-constrained development markets in the country. With rising costs, shifting capital markets and increasing regulatory complexity, getting projects from concept to completion requires sharper strategy and stronger partnerships than ever before. Join developers, investors, contractors and public sector leaders shaping the region as they break down how deals are getting done today, and what it will take to move projects forward in 2026 and beyond. From navigating entitlements and securing financing to managing construction timelines, labor challenges and evolving tenant demands, this event will provide actionable insights to help you capitalize on opportunities across multifamily, industrial, mixed-use, office, retail, hospitality and more.

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:  Owners, Developers, Investors, Architects, Contractors, Manufacturers, Designers, Brokers, Lawyers, Financial Institutions, Engineers, Technology Providers & Government Officials

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

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Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Networking, Coffee & Breakfast
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
Getting Deals Done & Making Projects Pencil

Capital, Financing & Structuring in Today's Market, While Managing Costs, Labor & Construction Risk

9:45 AM
10:15 AM
Networking Break
10:15 AM
11:00 AM
OC’s Next Wave: Major Projects & Development Pipeline Outlook

What’s Coming, Who’s Building & Where Opportunity Lies

11:00 AM
11:30 AM
More Networking

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