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Joe Coradino

Joe Coradino

CEO

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment (PREIT)

Robin McBride Zeigler

Robin McBride Zeigler

COO

Cedar Realty Trust

Bruce Schanzer

Bruce Schanzer

President & CEO

Cedar Realty Trust

Leo Addimando

Leo Addimando

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Alterra Property Group

John Connors

John Connors

President

Brickstone Realty Corporation

Joe Coradino

CEO

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment (PREIT)

Joseph F. Coradino is Chief Executive Officer of PREIT, a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI), since 2012 and Chairman of the Board since 2016. PREIT owns and manages a portfolio comprising over 20 million square feet of dynamic retail properties, primarily shopping malls, with a concentration in two top 10 markets, Philadelphia and Washington DC including flagship properties in the Philadelphia market – Fashion District and Cherry Hill Mal.

Mr. Coradino is a visionary leader in retail real estate with an impressive track record of accomplishment. As CEO during a major transition in retail, he had the foresight to take swift action to improve PREIT’s portfolio well-ahead of its industry peers, making important business decisions that enabled the Company to capitalize on today’s retail evolution and continue to thrive. His vision for the Company was built on foundational precepts including strengthening its balance sheet, creating a quality portfolio, establishing operational excellence with a laser focus on internal growth. He has been with PREIT since 1998 and has been a member of PREIT’s Board of Trustees since 2006.

Mr. Coradino serves on Temple University’s Board of Trustees, is a member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of their Facilities Committee. He is a Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and also serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of the Center City District and the Board of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. He is one of the founding members of PHL Cares, a business-led initiative investing in real solutions to street homelessness.

Mr. Coradino has served on numerous charitable boards and was honored to receive the 2019 Leadership Award from Rutgers University and LEAP Academy University School, 2018 Breath of Life Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and 2016 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America Cradle of Liberty Council and to co-chair the Academy of Music 158th Anniversary Concert and Ball in 2015. In 2009 he was the recipient of the Heart of Philadelphia Award from the American Heart Association for his leadership and dedication to the community.

Mr. Coradino has been profiled in numerous business publications and is a featured business leader in the book, “Wisdom at the Top” by Scott D. Rosen. He has appeared as a guest on national business shows on both CNBC and MSNBC.

A Magna Cum Laude graduate from Temple University with a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies, Mr. Coradino also holds a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from the University of Arizona.

Robin McBride Zeigler

COO

Cedar Realty Trust

Ms. Zeigler joined Cedar Realty Trust in March 2016 after serving as executive vice president and head of operations at Penzance, a Washington, D.C.-based commercial real estate investment company since January 2015. From 2005 to 2015, Robin worked at Federal Realty Investment Trust, most recently serving as chief operating officer for the mid-atlantic region. In that capacity, she was responsible for the operations of a portfolio of over 40 shopping centers and five mixed-use projects representing approximately 7.3 million square feet. Additionally, Robin provided oversight and strategic direction on mixed-use development and redevelopment projects. Robin holds a B.S. in Accounting from Florida A&M University and an M.B.A. from Georgia State University.

Leo Addimando

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Alterra Property Group

Leonidas Addimando (“Leo” for short) is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Alterra Property Group, LLC (“Alterra”). In addition to experience with a diverse range of real estate product types, Leo has also invested in over 15 states, built over 1,000 residential units, structured complex tax credit transactions, and overseen all aspects of numerous real estate development projects. Previously, Leo was an early employee of Orbitz.com, serving the company for three years in numerous business and corporate development capacities. Leo’s largest accomplishment while at Orbitz was spearheading the development and implementation of both a travel insurance re-sale business, and a hotel business, that together served as key profitability drivers which helped Orbitz to complete a successful IPO in 2003. Before working at Orbitz, Leo worked as an Associate for the Boston Consulting Group in various management consulting capacities, and across numerous industry groups. Prior to that, he was the co-founder of both a media start-up and an internet start-up. Leo has an MBA from the Harvard Business School (“HBS”) and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Michigan. Leo is a Board Member of the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Building Industry Association, and the Old City District. Leo is a native of Center City Philadelphia and currently resides there with his wife (Brigitte Castaing Addimando, HBS ’05) and three children (Nico, Marcus & Sophie). In his spare time, Leo enjoys spending time with his family, golf, running, attending live sporting events and travel.

John Connors

President

Brickstone Realty Corporation

John J. Connors has been Brickstone’s managing partner in Philadelphia since 1985, and brings extensive experience in the fields of commercial and investment banking and finance, and real estate acquisition, development and leasing. He is Brickstone Senior Living’s Vice Chairman. Mr. Connors joined Brickstone to oversee the acquisition and development of Mellon Independence Center in Philadelphia, and since then has guided the expansion of Brickstone’s Philadelphia portfolio to include The Wanamaker Building and 101 Penn Square East. Mr. Connors is responsible for both the direction of these development efforts and the ongoing operations of all Philadelphia projects.

Mr. Connors was employed first as a commercial banker with Provident National Bank in Philadelphia, and then as a merchant banker with Merrill Lynch Private Capital, Inc., specializing in the structuring and oversight of real estate investments with many of the country’s largest private developers.

Mr. Connors holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Connors sits on a number of municipal boards including the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Market East Improvement Association. Mr. Connors resides in St. Davids, a suburb of Philadelphia.

Casandra Domínguez
Keynote

Casandra Domínguez

Director of Business Attraction and Retention

Center City District (CCD)

Casandra Domínguez

Director of Business Attraction and Retention

Center City District (CCD)

Casandra Domínguez is the Manager of Business Retention and Retail Attraction at the Center City District (CCD), a $20 million business improvement district, which provides security, cleaning, place marketing, promotion and planning services for Philadelphia's central business district. She joined the CCD in May of 2013, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government with a Master’s in Public Administration and Certificate in Economic Development. In her role at the CCD, Casandra manages the organization's retail attraction program to increase commercial investment and development in downtown Philadelphia. She also manages membership services for the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation (CPDC), a non-profit business leadership organization affiliated with the CCD. Prior to graduate school, Casandra worked in New York at Merrill Lynch's International Wealth Management division, as well as Próxima Alfa, a seeding platform for start-up hedge funds. Casandra is originally from Madrid, Spain and has a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.

Nick Bayer

Nick Bayer

CEO

Saxbys

Randy Hope

Randy Hope

Managing Director

Post Brothers Apartments

Chris Fleming

Chris Fleming

Vice President, Asset Management

Federal Realty Investment Trust

Michael Gorman

Michael Gorman

EVP & Principal

Metro Commercial

Ehud Kupperman

Ehud Kupperman

VP of Development

Cedar Realty Trust

Drew Romanic
Moderator

Drew Romanic

Principal & Partner

Martin Architectural Group

Nick Bayer

CEO

Saxbys

Nick Bayer has always been in the business of bringing people together, whether it’s as one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs or as a consummate team captain since Little League. So when he created Saxbys Coffee in 2005, he never really considered it to be a coffee company — instead, it’s a hospitality company fueled by great coffee. Saxbys has since grown from one corner café to a 30-unit, Philadelphia-based hospitality business with a mission: Make Life Better. Driven by deep-seated core values and O.D.D. (outgoing, detail-oriented, and disciplined) team members, Saxbys is headquartered in Center City Philadelphia with cafés in nine states and on a number of college campuses — and growing fast (30% a year fast). In April 2015, Saxbys opened its first experiential learning café. The product of a partnership between Saxbys and Drexel University’s Close School of Entrepreneurship, it’s the nation’s first entirely student-run café where students earn full academic credit through a university cooperative education (co-op) program. Nick is currently the Entrepreneur in Residence at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and an adjunct professor at Drexel University, where he teaches a course in entrepreneurial franchising. As a frequent guest lecturer at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University’s Fox School of Business, American University’s Kogod School of Business and Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, Nick loves supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs and encouraging everyone he meets to believe in the Saxbys mission and core values. He serves on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region and the board of Drexel University Steinbright Career Development Center. He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and son.

Randy Hope

Managing Director

Post Brothers Apartments

Randolph Hope is a development and leasing professional with a diverse background in both multifamily and retail real estate. Randolph is responsible for leading Post Brothers retail development in addition to asset management of its growing portfolio. Prior to joining Post Brothers in 2014, Randolph was a Director at Panther Properties in which he was integral in growing the company from its first acquisition in 2010 through its completion of it first fund in 2014. Randolph oversaw the acquisition and development of more than 3,600 apartment units across 13 communities throughout the Southeastern United States. The portfolio created has a value in excess of $450 million and more than $100 million of equity capital invested. Prior to forming Panther Properties, Randolph was Vice President at Metro Commercial Real Estate the leading retail real estate brokerage firm in the Mid-Atlantic region. While at Metro Commercial he completed in excess of 350 lease and sale transactions with consideration in excess of $300 million.

Chris Fleming

Vice President, Asset Management

Federal Realty Investment Trust

Christian Fleming joined Federal Realty in 2007 and currently serves as Director of Asset Management for the Philadelphia and Baltimore Region, overseeing all aspects of operations and strategic growth for a portfolio of 19 shopping centers totaling 4.2 million square feet, and generating over $80 million of net operating income. Mr. Fleming has previously held the positions of Director of Financial Operations, and Development Finance Manager at Federal Realty.

Chris has nearly 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, with a focus on retail acquisitions, development, finance, and asset management focusing primarily on the D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York markets. Chris holds a B.S. from George Washington University and an M.B.A. from The Robert H. Smith School of Business at The University of Maryland at College Park. He is an active member of International Council of Shopping Centers.

Ehud Kupperman

VP of Development

Cedar Realty Trust

Ehud Kupperman currently serves as a Senior Director of Development at Cedar Realty Trust where he oversees the company’s development and redevelopment projects. Ehud has over 15 years of mixed-use development experience and has completed over $1 billion of ground up development and redevelopment projects throughout the East Coast. Prior to joining Cedar, Ehud served as Vice President of Development at Equity One where he oversaw several projects including The Gallery at Westbury Plaza, a 330,000 square foot retail center in one of New Yorks’s highest barrier to entry markets. Prior to this role, Mr. Kupperman worked at Blumenfeld Development Group managing various urban development projects including East River Plaza, home to Manhattan’s first Costco and Target. Ehud is also an active ICSC member and currently serves on the Committee for the New York National Deal Making event.

Drew Romanic

Moderator

Martin Architectural Group

Drew heads The Martin Architectural Group's commercial division, managing a spectrum of retail and mixed-use commissions from grocery anchored strip fit-outs to overall master planning and design of regional lifestyle centers. Drew maintains a hands-on approach with his projects – from design and construction documents through construction administration. His duties specifically entail client representation during construction and leasing efforts. In addition to the composition of Lease Outline Drawings, Tenant Manuals, and tenant fit-out permit and construction documents, he can provide tenant coordination between fit-out and shell documentation as well.

Summary

Retail real estate development in the Philadelphia area is picking up, and curated mixed-use projects and unique retail experiences are leading the way. 

Our all-star panelists will share their expertise about where the new investment is coming from, which neighborhoods & submarkets are the most active, which tenants are hot right now as well as answer some of today's biggest questions:

How are brick and mortar business using e-commerce to adapt to today's market?

What's the future for local shopping centers?

What national trends are impacting Philadelphia most?

How are developers curating their retail to create a sense of place in their buildings?

City Center has historictly been dominated by services. Now that retail seems to be moving towards food an entertainment, what should we expect to see in 2017 and beyond?

Join Bisnow for another morning filled with informative panels and great networking!

Don't forget to join the fun on Twitter with hashtag #PHLRetail16 and follow @BisnowPHILA!

Venue

The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
10 Ave Of The Arts
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Ballroom: The Grand Ballroom, Concourse Level


Valet - $27
Self-parking: -Wannamaker Building, 100 East Penn Square, Early Bird - Enter 6 to 9 AM - $16
-15th and Chestnut Streets, Early Bird - Enter 5 to 9 AM - $21

Agenda

Time Activity
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Coffee, Networking, & Breakfast
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
Remarks from the Podium: Center City District
1:45 PM
2:30 PM
Retail Panel
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
Post-game Networking

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