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The Next Office Cycle: A C-Suite Outlook on Workplace, Leasing, Capital & Development

With premium space tightening and tenant demand improving, Toronto’s next office cycle could create major opportunities for those who understand where leasing and capital are headed

Avi Tesciuba

Avi Tesciuba

Senior Managing Director, Country Head Canada

Hines

Cecilia Williams

Cecilia Williams

CEO

Allied Properties REIT

Christina Iacoucci

Christina Iacoucci

Managing Partner, Head of Canada

BGO

Sean Menkes

Sean Menkes

EVP, Office/Retail

Menkes

Jamie Petch

Jamie Petch

SVP, Office

KingSett Capital

Max Rosenfeld

Max Rosenfeld

EVP, Head of Asset Management

Crestpoint Real Estate Investment

Avi Tesciuba

Senior Managing Director, Country Head Canada

Hines

Project Officer responsible for the development, acquisition and asset management of projects in Canada

Jamie Petch

SVP, Office

KingSett Capital

As Senior Vice President, Office, Jamie is responsible for the operations, execution and value creation strategies across KingSett’s real estate portfolio, focusing on core and opportunity office assets.

Prior to joining KingSett Jamie spent 13 years at Oxford Properties. In his time at Oxford he served in successive roles with the office leasing team and worked closely with other Oxford teams for acquisition, disposition and development of office properties. He began his career in real estate with the Office Leasing group at Cushman & Wakefield, working in the Downtown Toronto Office.

Jamie holds a BA in International Relations from UBC and a MA in International Relations from the University of Toronto.

Max Rosenfeld

EVP, Head of Asset Management

Crestpoint Real Estate Investment

Max started his professional career working in successive roles for a global provider of business intelligence in various industries including finance, education, law and healthcare. His interest in real estate led him to a private real estate firm where he was responsible for asset management of a 1.2 million square foot portfolio of office, industrial and retail properties. Max joined Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd. after graduating from Ivey Business School in 2013 and has helped to significantly grow the business. Max is a Partner at Crestpoint where he is involved in the sourcing and due diligence of acquisition opportunities across Canada and directly responsible for the strategy, operations and value enhancement of a national portfolio of properties.

In his spare time, Max enjoys climbing and skiing in the mountains and spending as much time as possible with family and friends, including his wife, dog Hugo and his two daughters.

Winning The Tenant: Workplace Design, Amenities & Building Features That Move The Leasing Needle

How owners, designers and workplace leaders are rethinking office environments to attract tenants, support return-to-office strategies and keep buildings competitive in Toronto’s next office cycle

Steffan Smith

Steffan Smith

EVP, Asset Management

GWL Realty Advisors

Lachlan MacQuarrie

Lachlan MacQuarrie

SVP

Canderel

Marianne O'Leary

Marianne O'Leary

VP, Operations

SmartCentres REIT

Stephanie Panyan

Stephanie Panyan

B+H Architects

Principal, Interior Design

Mark DePiero

Mark DePiero

SVP Real Estate

Arch Amenities Group

Edmond Shahinian
Moderator

Edmond Shahinian

Account Manager

PCL Graphics

Steffan Smith

EVP, Asset Management

GWL Realty Advisors

Steffan Smith leads the GTA Office, Industrial and Retail portfolios at GWL Realty Advisors as the Senior Vice President, Asset Management. The portfolio is valued at over $5B consists of 20M sf and is managed by a team of 200 individuals.

Steffan has over 18 years of real estate industry experience and has held increasingly senior roles within GWL Realty Advisors. He has previous experience in both the Calgary and Vancouver marketplaces prior to relocating to Toronto.

Currently, Steffan is on the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association as a Board Member and Co-Chair, Government Relations Committee.

Stephanie Panyan

B+H Architects

Principal, Interior Design

Stephanie Panyan is a Principal of Interior Design at B+H with more than 20 years of experience leading complex workplace projects across consulting, technology, financial, and public-sector organizations. She is recognized for translating organizational values and operational needs into high-performing environments that support how people work today and adapt for the future. Her approach blends strategic inquiry with design sensitivity, uncovering what motivates teams, how they collaborate, and the conditions that enable their best work.

Stephanie has led numerous large-scale workplace transformations, creating environments that foster connection, creativity, and long-term adaptability. Whether supporting organizations through growth, cultural change, or modernization, she is known for delivering workplaces that are flexible, functional, and deeply aligned with the everyday realities of the people who use them.

Mark DePiero

SVP Real Estate

Arch Amenities Group

Executive leader with a diverse domestic and international background in hotel operations, sales, corporate meetings, co-working, community building, workplace management, and Class A commercial real estate amenities.

As a founding member of Dolce Hotels & Resorts, played a key executive role in expanding the brand from a single property in Texas to 26 properties across seven countries in North America and Europe.

A core team member at Convene, instrumental in establishing the company’s organizational foundation and fiscal controls for its next phase of growth. Led the transition from a centralized corporate model to a balanced structure of field operations and accountability, supported by corporate resources. Developed a reporting framework that optimized productivity metrics, service delivery, guest satisfaction, and property performance.

Edmond Shahinian

Account Manager

PCL Graphics

Edmond Shahinian is an Account Manager at PCL Graphics, specializing in custom signage and complex architectural graphics; bridging creative design with technical execution.


As the link between brand identity and the built environment, Edmond helps translate a client's visual identity into wayfinding systems that are both functional and on-brand. Partnering with architects, designers, and contractors from early planning through installation, he ensures that sightlines and code requirements are built into the design while colors and materials are faithfully rendered at architectural scale across substrates, finishes, and lighting conditions. By managing the technical execution, material selection, fabrication, and installation, he reconciles brand goals with budget and manufacturing realities, so that every visitor, whether employee or first-time guest, can navigate the space intuitively.

Remarks from the Podium

Sean Goldmintz

Sean Goldmintz

Vice President of Business Development and Co-Founder

sparkAV

Sean Goldmintz

Vice President of Business Development and Co-Founder

sparkAV

Sean Goldmintz, CTS is the Vice President of Business Development and Co-Founder of sparkAV Ltd., a leading Canadian audiovisual and collaboration technology integrator. With extensive experience in business development, enterprise AV solutions, and workplace technology, Sean has played a pivotal role in growing sparkAV's market presence while building long-standing relationships with clients across Canada.

As the driving force behind sparkAV's sales and growth strategy, Sean leads the company's business development initiatives while serving as a trusted advisor to many of its key customers. His unique combination of strategic vision, technical expertise, and client-focused leadership has contributed to the successful delivery of complex collaboration and communications projects for organizations including Uber, GardaWorld, Canada Health Infoway, OpenTable and others.

Holding a CTS (Certified Technology Specialist) designation from AVIXA, along with advanced certifications from Crestron and Extron, Sean brings deep industry knowledge and a practical, hands-on approach to every engagement. He is particularly passionate about helping organizations solve business challenges through innovative technology, often remaining actively involved from initial concept and system design through implementation and final commissioning.

Known for his collaborative style and commitment to client success, Sean continues to help organizations create modern, connected workplaces that enhance communication, collaboration, and user experience.

Why You Should Attend The Toronto State of Office & Workplace of the Future

Why This Matters:

Toronto’s office market is entering a new phase. Leasing momentum is improving, premium space is tightening, and owners, investors and occupiers are once again making long-term decisions around space, capital, building performance and workplace strategy. Downtown Toronto recorded more than 2.1M SF of net absorption in Q1 2026, while overall vacancy fell to 13.4%, with Class AAA and Class A space accounting for most of the activity. At the same time, limited future supply is creating a more competitive environment for tenants seeking high-quality space.

This is not a uniform recovery. Demand remains strongest for top-tier downtown space, while older or less competitive assets face harder questions around reinvestment, repositioning, leasing strategy and long-term value. As tenants place greater emphasis on quality, amenities, experience, efficiency and building systems, owners are being pushed to determine which physical improvements actually drive attendance, leasing performance and asset value.

Toronto’s office future will be shaped by more than leasing and capital alone. Design, construction, engineering and operations are becoming central to how buildings compete. From workplace layouts and tenant amenities to HVAC, energy performance, wellness, common areas and building technology, the next phase of office demand will depend on whether assets can meet the expectations of today’s occupiers while remaining financially viable for owners and investors.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How Toronto owners and investors are evaluating which office assets are positioned to win, which need reinvestment and which may require a new strategy.

  • Which workplace design, amenities, building systems and physical improvements are actually influencing tenant demand, employee attendance and leasing decisions.

  • Where leasing demand is strengthening across the downtown market and how occupiers are thinking about quality, location, flexibility, amenities and workplace experience. 

  • How architects, contractors, engineers and project teams are helping owners reposition assets, prioritize capital improvements and deliver spaces that compete.

  • How limited new supply could reshape tenant competition, rent growth, capital planning and development decisions over the next several years. 

  • What lenders, equity partners and developers need to see before capital flows back into major office development.

  • How onsite attendance momentum is affecting space planning, occupancy decisions, workplace budgets and tenant improvement strategies. 

  • How Toronto’s evolving policy environment around office space, conversions, employment preservation and building performance could influence asset strategy. 

How You’ll Do More Business:

Hear directly from the owners, developers, investors, lenders, occupiers and project teams shaping the city’s office future. Learn how they are evaluating leasing demand, workplace design, repositioning opportunities, capital requirements, building upgrades and new development feasibility.

This event will help attendees identify which assets, submarkets, workplace strategies and building improvements are gaining traction — and where there may be new opportunities to invest, lease, finance, design, build, engineer, reposition or advise

Who Attends:

Toronto’s office owners, operators, developers, investors, lenders, brokers, corporate real estate leaders, workplace strategists, architects, engineers, contractors, property managers, city officials, planning consultants, legal advisors, technology providers, building systems firms and other CRE decision-makers.

Why You Should Attend:

This event brings together Toronto’s key office market decision-makers to discuss what is happening now and what comes next across leasing, design, building performance, capital strategy and development. As the market shifts from uncertainty to selective momentum, attendees will gain the insight, relationships and market context needed to compete in Toronto’s next office cycle.

For questions regarding content and speaking, please email our Event Producer, Dane Sinks, at Dane.Sinks@bisnow.com. Want to get involved? Contact Max.Kleinberg@bisnow.com to get information on sponsorship, pricing and availability at this event.

To request disability-related accommodations, please contact mackenzie.kunkle@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

Venue

The Albany Club
91 King St E
Toronto, ON M5C 1G3, Canada


The closest garage is located at 65 King St East Garage (between Yonge St. and Church St.).

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Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
The Next Office Cycle: A C-Suite Outlook on Workplace, Leasing, Capital & Development

As Toronto’s office market regains momentum, owners and occupiers are rethinking which physical improvements actually move the needle on leasing, attendance, productivity and asset value

9:45 AM
10:00 AM
Networking Break
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
Remarks from sparkAV
10:15 AM
11:00 AM
Winning The Tenant: Workplace Design, Amenities & Building Features That Move The Leasing Needle

How owners, designers and workplace leaders are rethinking office environments to attract tenants, support return-to-office strategies and keep buildings competitive in Toronto’s next office cycle

11:45 AM
11:30 AM
Post-panel Networking