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Rosslyn City Center has been reimagined with health and wellness at the forefront to nourish the mind, body, and soul. RCC’s contemporary workplace design and custom pre-built suites offer a uniquely tailored modern office experience. With unparalleled amenities such as a state-of-the-art fitness center, exciting culinary offerings provided at The Assembly, thought- provoking art installations, RCC provides customers, employees and the community a place to be inspired.

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Speakers and Panels

Business Trends

Updates in the Office Sector

Mark Carroll

Mark Carroll

EVP

Skanska USA Commercial Development

John Chesley

John Chesley

Managing Director, Asset Management

AREP

Mark Witschorik

Mark Witschorik

Director, Asset Management, Digital Asset Strategy

Jamestown LP

Jennifer Burns

Jennifer Burns

COO

Monday Properties

Jamie Bobotek
Moderator

Jamie Bobotek

Partner

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Mark Carroll

EVP

Skanska USA Commercial Development

Mark is vice president for CDUS in the Washington metro area. His responsibilities include the pursuit, acquisition and execution of development projects. He oversees project development teams and supports the executive vice president/area manager in growing Skanska’s development business throughout the region.

Mark has more than 20 years of industry experience and has worked with site acquisition, site planning, design, development, construction management and the disposition of income-producing properties. He previously served as regional director of development for JPI, a national development firm. Mark’s development experience includes land, office, retail, multifamily and hotel development projects, primarily in the Washington and Baltimore markets.

Mark holds a Masters of Architecture degree from The Catholic University of America and a Masters of Engineering Management degree from The University of California at Berkeley.

John Chesley

Managing Director, Asset Management

AREP

John joined AREP in 2011 as Managing Director of Asset Management. In his role, John oversees all aspects and the execution of the long-term capital for half of AREP’s total portfolio. Before joining AREP, John was a Senior Associate at The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG). He was responsible for managing a team of professionals supporting a $2 billion diversified real estate portfolio. Before joining The Carlyle Group, John was an Associate with Morgan Stanley’s Real Estate Private Equity practice. He managed a 3.6 million SF diversified real estate portfolio and negotiated and closed more than $900 million in disposition transactions. John got his start in real estate at Ernst & Young as a consultant in EY’s Real Estate Consulting and Advisory service line.

John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Miami (FL) and a Master of Science degree in Taxation with a Finance concentration from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He is actively involved as a member of the Urban Land Institute and serves as a local Boy Scouts of America troop leader.

Mark Witschorik

Director, Asset Management, Digital Asset Strategy

Jamestown LP

Mark Witschorik is a Director of Asset Management, Digital Asset Strategy at Jamestown. Mr. Witschorik leads the teams responsible for the Mid-Atlantic region, its strategic direction, and performance. Previously, he led the regional portfolio efforts and joint venture activities for Columbia Property Trust in several East Coast markets including Washington, D.C. and Boston. Mr. Witschorik began his career at the J Street Companies and later Akridge, holding a number of acquisition, development, and related roles. Mr. Witschorik is an active member of DCBIA, NAIOP, and ULI. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Jennifer Burns

COO

Monday Properties

As Chief Operating Officer, Jennifer Burns drives operational excellence and strategic innovation across Monday Properties' diversified real estate portfolio. She leads operations and asset management spanning property management, information technology, leasing and marketing, while providing strategic oversight of the firm's portfolio, including 8,000 multifamily units and 2.5 million square feet of office space.

Jennifer plays a pivotal role in the firm's acquisition strategy, leading strategic due diligence and capital allocation decisions that inform critical investment opportunities. She oversees major capital improvement initiatives across the portfolio, driving strategic enhancements that elevate property value and optimize tenant experience.

Recognized as a leader in proptech innovation, Jennifer directs implementation of wellness certifications and sustainability initiatives, including Fitwel, LEED and Energy Star programs. She has established strategic partnerships with industry leaders to deploy cutting-edge technology solutions that create competitive advantages and drive portfolio performance.

Since joining Monday Properties in 2011, Jennifer has been recognized as a standout industry leader. In 2024 alone, Jennifer was honored with three notable distinctions including the Washington Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business award, Bisnow's DMV Women Leading Real Estate recognition, and Connect CRE's Women in Real Estate designation. She was previously named to GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum's Women of Influence list and recognized as one of the Washington Business Journal's 40 Under 40.

Prior to joining Monday Properties, Jennifer was a property manager at CB Richard Ellis, managing day-to-day operations of a 1 million square foot portfolio in Rosslyn. Earlier in her career, she was a Community Manager at Archstone-Smith managing several multifamily units in Fairfax and Arlington, Virginia.

Jennifer holds a bachelor's degree in government and international politics from George Mason University and serves in leadership roles with industry associations including IREM Chapter 77 and AOBA.

Jamie Bobotek

Moderator

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Pillsbury partner James Bobotek concentrates his practice on a variety of construction and

insurance matters.

Jamie guides clients through all phases of development and construction of commercial properties,

including preparation, review and negotiation of development, design, construction, design-build, and

related agreements. Jamie also counsels clients in analyzing insurance coverage claims, formulating risk

management strategies, and developing contractual insurance requirements. Jamie has secured many

favorable outcomes for commercial policyholders on CGL, builder's risk, commercial property, business

interruption, E&O, cyber, professional liability, D&O, pollution, fidelity and other claims.

Representative Experience

Drafted and negotiated construction, design, and development contracts for projects totaling billions of

dollars.

Represented public-private partnerships with respect to construction, design, and ancillary agreements

relating to United States military housing privatizations across the country, including projects in California,

Arizona, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Nevada, Georgia and Missouri.

Drafted form construction and design contract packages for owners, developers and contractors for use

throughout the United States.

Achieved partial summary judgment against AIG entity in connection with property insurance coverage

dispute for multinational university arising from the 2010 earthquakes in Chile.

Obtained a summary judgment ruling in a Student Financial Corp. bankruptcy legacy case for an

additional insured/policyholder under a fidelity bond (financial institution bond) in connection with alleged

Ponzi-scheme losses.

Obtained a dismissal of first-filed insurance carrier declaratory judgment action, allowing an iconic brand

company's $18 million flood loss claim to proceed against carrier in carrier's home forum of Tennessee.

Deployed novel theory to defeat insurance carrier effort to align parties to create federal court jurisdiction,

creating favorable new law in removal disputes with insurance carriers.

Represented a telecommunications provider in successful prosecution of its claims against its E&O

insurer confirming coverage for class action claims alleging cyber-related activities.

Obtained significant recovery under a builders risk policy on behalf of a contractor for a delay claim

arising out of a subcontractor's provision of defective materials.

Procured multi-million dollar defense and indemnity recovery under "personal injury" CGL coverage

relating to a discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of multiple claimants.

Obtained recovery under an event cancellation policy for two class action suits brought as a result of

logistical difficulties in connection with a client's presidential inauguration-related experiential student

conference.

Obtained full property loss and business interruption coverage, as well as defense and indemnity

coverage for third-party suits, arising out of a catastrophic fire at a defense contractor's warehouse

facility.

Attained defense and indemnity coverage for an international construction company arising out of

concrete plant emissions.

Obtained defense and indemnity coverage under a professional liability policy for an engineering

company faced with excess exposure.

Recovered full pre-suit indemnity for a government contractor in a construction claim related to faulty

subcontractor work.

Protected a commercial developer's interests under a builders risk policy in connection with a faulty

workmanship claim.

Represented clients in various industries in structuring and negotiating the terms of their cyber insurance

programs.

Professional Highlights

Member of the Insurance Recovery & Advisory practice, named by Law360 as a Practice Group of the

Year in 2015 and 2016.

Member of the ABA's Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, co-chair of its Construction

Subcommittee and appointed vice-chair of the Committee's 2017 Annual CLE Seminar and Meeting.

Authored "Builders Risk Insurance," New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Chapter 50

(updated 2016) and "Understanding Product Liability Insurance," New Appleman Insurance Law Practice

Guide, Chapter 30B (2013).

Presented "Mind the Gaps: Potential Gaps Between Cyber and Other Commercial Policies," at the ABA

Insurance Coverage Litigation CLE Seminar, March 2016.

Consumer Trends

A Balanced District for Residents, Employees, and Tourism

John Clarkson

John Clarkson

Senior Managing Director

Greystar

Harmar Thompson

Harmar Thompson

EVP & Principal

LCOR

Christian Dorsey

Christian Dorsey

Chair

Arlington County Board

Tracy Sayegh Gabriel

Tracy Sayegh Gabriel

President & CEO

National Landing BID

Tina Leone

Tina Leone

CEO

Ballston BID

Andrew Painter
Moderator

Andrew Painter

Shareholder

Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh

John Clarkson

Senior Managing Director

Greystar

John Clarkson is a Senior Managing Director for Greystar Real Estate Partners, where he oversees all conventional, student, and active adult housing development activity in the Mid-Atlantic Division, which includes Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Before joining Greystar in 2019, John was a Senior Vice President with JBG Smith Properties, where he led mixed-use development projects within the Washington, DC metropolitan area. John began his career as an Analyst with the JBG Companies. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute's Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Product Council and the National Multifamily Housing Council. He previously served as the President of the DC Real Estate Group. John received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Spanish from Vanderbilt University and his master’s degree in business administration from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.

Harmar Thompson

EVP & Principal

LCOR

Mr. Thompson leads the Washington DC Region for LCOR as Executive Vice President and is responsible for sourcing and implementing new development and redevelopment opportunities. As a member of LCORs Executive Committee and Investment Committee he is also involved with the management and strategic vision for the company.

He has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry directing acquisitions, development, and asset management activities along the East Coast. During that time, he structured joint ventures, arranged project financing, directed entitlements, assemblages and debt restructuring across a full range of property types.

Prior to joining LCOR, Mr. Thompson served as Senior Vice President of Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group, an investment and development company, in Washington, DC.

Christian Dorsey

Chair

Arlington County Board

Christian Dorsey was first elected to the Arlington County Board in 2015 and is now serving his second term. He is currently Chair and previously served as Vice-Chair in 2022 and Chair in 2019. During his prior tenure as Chair, Mr. Dorsey guided the Board’s adoption of: the Vision Zero transportation safety plan, the update to the Public Spaces Master Plan, the update to the Community Energy Plan, the renaming of Route 1 to Richmond Highway, the economic performance agreement and land use entitlements for Amazon’s headquarters in Arlington, principles of collaboration with the City of Alexandria on joint efforts to ensure inclusive growth with expected economic development, and an Equity Resolution that detailed the scope of work in Arlington’s mission to realize racial and social equity.

Christian has served on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) since 2016, and served as Chair in 2022. Previously, Mr. Dorsey served as Arlington’s Member on the Transportation Planning Board (TPB) in 2019 and 2021. Additionally, Christian served as a Principal Member of the Board of Directors for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, aka Metro, and as a Commissioner on the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission from 2016-2020.

Outside of public service, Mr. Dorsey engages as a policy and communications consultant supporting progressive organizations in realizing their missions. Prior to joining the Board, Christian was a senior leader at the Economic Policy Institute, a think tank that promotes economic policies that foster broadly shared prosperity.

Throughout his career, Mr. Dorsey has been committed to improving the Arlington community. He had the privilege of serving as executive director of The Reading Connection, promoting literacy development for children facing housing insecurity. He also led the Bonder and Amanda Johnson Community Development Corporation, which provided essential community services and jump-started a moderate-income housing development in the Green Valley neighborhood.

Tracy Sayegh Gabriel

President & CEO

National Landing BID

Tracy Sayegh Gabriel is a planner and urbanist focused on helping communities shape and implement plans for neighborhood and downtown vibrancy, inclusive economic development, capital investment, and programming. Tracy currently serves as President and Executive Director of the National Landing Business Improvement District, leading placemaking and promotion for the DC region's fastest-growing downtown district located in Arlington, VA. She has been featured on the Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business and Power 100 lists. Tracy’s career has spanned public and private sectors and includes management of some of the most complex and high-profile public plans and development initiatives in New York City at NYC Economic Development Corporation and Washington, DC, at the DC Office of Planning. She received her undergraduate degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University, her Master's in City Planning from MIT, and was a Fulbright Scholar in economic development in Damascus, Syria.

Tina Leone

CEO

Ballston BID

Tina Leone, a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant, has more than 20 years of consulting, financial and management experience. She became the Chief Executive Officer of the Ballston BID in December 2011. The BID works to create a Ballston that people love through vibrant and dynamic branding and placemaking, elevated neighborhood experience, and relationship-building programs.

Prior to joining the BBID, she was the President/CEO of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce beginning in July 2009. Within five months of coming on board, Ms. Leone streamlined the Chamber’s operations, re-established the Chamber as the voice for business in Alexandria and increased membership by 15%, from 630 to 715 members. The Chamber had reached over 800 members as she departed.

Her former positions included that of the President/CEO/CFO of The Lorton Arts Foundation where she provided leadership for the start- up 501(c)3 organization and transformed that vision into a vibrant cultural community that today hosts more than 100 artists at the Workhouse Arts Center at Lorton. The Workhouse is a 55-acre, 30 building-site formerly known as the former Lorton Correctional Complex. She guided the Workhouse proposal through Fairfax County’s adaptive reuse plan approval process and managed the Workhouse site rezoning, construction, and lease negotiations with Fairfax County, as well as completed a $26,200,000 public bond financing. She secured over $5,000,000 of donations and $6,000,000 of state historic tax credits. The Workhouse opened to the public in September 2008 and welcomed over 200,000 visitors within its first year.

Prior to joining The Lorton Arts Foundation, Ms. Leone held accounting and business consulting positions in various organizations. In these positions, she was responsible for audit, review, and compilation engagements, establishing and directing corporate financial policies, and overseeing human resource functions. She was the acting CFO for American View Networks, a national radio program syndication company and the Director of Finance for PromiseMark, Inc., a developer of Internet and computer related protection services. Ms. Leone also audited non-profit corporations and employee benefit plans with Keller Bruner & Company (now RSM) as well as performed international operational audits for the Department of Defense, Inspector General’s Office. She has created business plans, performed due diligence reviews, and assisted in obtaining funding of over $15,000,000.

Ms. Leone is a member the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of CPAs. She has an MS in Management Information Systems from George Washington University and a BS in Accounting from the University of Scranton.

Andrew Painter

Moderator

Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh

An Alexandria native and Falls Church resident, Andrew has cultivated a unique set of skills, knowledge, relationships, and expertise in

the transactional aspects of real estate law. He has represented clients in 16 Virginia localities, from Arlington County to Winchester, and

specializesin securing zoning approvals and providing counselto residential,commercial, and industrial developers and landowners, advises

clients on all aspects of the land entitlement process and real estate matters, and frequently appears before planning commissions, town

and city councils,county boards of supervisors, localcitizen groups, boards of architecturalreview, and civic and homeowners associations.

Prior to joining The Land Lawyers in 2007, Andrew worked for two members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the County

Administrator of Caroline County, Virginia, and former Virginia Governor (now U.S. Senator) Mark Warner. In 2004, Andrew worked

for McGuireWoods Consulting, identifying business expansion opportunities and conducting comprehensive studies for public safety,

education, and transportation construction companies across thecommonwealth.

Andrew is an adjunct professor and teaches classes in political science, urban history, historic preservation, and city and regional planning

at the University of Richmond and the University of Mary Washington. He also leads courses for public and private civil engineers on the

land use entitlement process at the Engineers & Surveyors Institute to improve the quality of their plans and the process by which they are

approved.Having studiedNorthern Virginia’s geography and chronicled itsland development history, Andrew’sextensive knowledge of the

region has played a significant role in assisting clients and navigating issues related to development patterns, transportation concerns, and

environmentalchallenges in multiplejurisdictions.

Case Study - Innovation District

How National Landing could become America's first 5G smart city.

Adam Rashid

Adam Rashid

Head of Smart Cities

JBG SMITH

Telly Tucker

Telly Tucker

Director

Arlington Economic Development

Adam Rashid

Head of Smart Cities

JBG SMITH

Adam Rashid is a Senior Vice President and Head of Smart Cities at JBG SMITH (“JBGS”). Mr.

Rashid co-founded the Smart Cities practice at JBGS and is focused on building National

Landing into the United States’ first 5G smart city at scale. National Landing is home to

Amazon’s HQ2 and comprises over 30 million square feet of existing and to be built office,

residential, retail, green space, and multi-modal transportation hubs. In his role, Mr. Rashid leads

strategy formation and the execution of joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and deployment of

investment capital to design and create next generation connectivity infrastructure and seamless

technology solutions with a focus on IoT, AI, cyber security, cloud and edge computing.

Telly Tucker

Director

Arlington Economic Development

Telly Tucker is the Director of Arlington Economic Development (AED) for Arlington County. Mr. Tucker most recently served as the Director of Economic Development for Danville, Va., where he managed business and expansion projects that brought many new jobs to the City. Prior to his position in Danville, Mr. Tucker served as the Assistant Director of Economic Development in James City County, Va., as well as an Economic Development Specialist for the City of Lynchburg, Va.

Throughout his career, Tucker has approached economic development plans with an insightful and creative mindset. He will build on the momentum from Amazon’s move to ensure all of Arlington’s neighborhoods move forward together as one in an effort to attract even more businesses and support existing ones. Tucker has a track record of creating impactful regional partnerships and addressing the needs of the small business community, which will prove to be an invaluable strength in Arlington.

Mr. Tucker has received the prestigious Certified Economic Development (CEcD) designation granted by the International Economic Development Council in Washington, D.C. He is a Lynchburg native and obtained his bachelors of business administration in international business and Spanish from James Madison University.

Opening Remarks

Mike Proctor
Opening Remarks

Mike Proctor

Chief Commercial Banking Officer

United Bank

Mary-Claire Burick
Opening Remarks

Mary-Claire Burick

President

Rosslyn BID

Mike Proctor

Opening Remarks

United Bank

Mike Proctor is the market president for the Arlington/Alexandria region of United Bank, a subsidiary of United Bankshares, Inc., a nearly $30 billion bank holding company. He is responsible for the management and operation of all United Bank offices in the Arlington/Alexandria areas, including client relationships and new business development. Proctor has financed the acquisition and construction of multiple commercial and residential real estate projects in and around the D.C. metro area. In addition, he has worked with various operating companies to provide working capital and term financing. He is a graduate of the RMA-ECU Commercial Lending School, past chairman of the United Bank Leadership Development Program and a member of the Board of Directors of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Prior to his role as market president, Proctor served as a commercial lender and a credit analyst with United Bank. He graduated with a degree in finance from West Virginia University.

Mary-Claire Burick

Opening Remarks

Rosslyn BID

Mary-Claire Burick is a dynamic and strategic leader whose focus is on building engagement and leading change. As President of the Rosslyn Business Improvement District, she is responsible for leading daily operations and creating programs that define, enhance and continually improve Rosslyn for those who work, live, visit and do business there. Her leadership in the area of business engagement has been recognized within the region, and has focused on building relationships and retaining businesses in Rosslyn, as well as working with the real estate community, property owners and Arlington County to welcome new businesses to Rosslyn.

Previously, Mary-Claire was President of MC Strategy, a consulting firm helping leaders build healthy and effective organizations. Prior, she was Vice President of Operations for Allbritton Communications, managing ABC-7, NewsChannel 8 and POLITICO. Earlier in her career, she helped launch the Fox NewsChannel, where she served as Operations Manager.

She was named Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business and has a certificate in Organizational Consulting and Change Leadership from Georgetown University and a BA in Communications from University of Delaware.

Why This Matters

What You'll Learn: 

  • Coming out of the pandemic, how have the Arlington office and retail markets been impacted? How have they adapted and what are tenants asking for?

  • Is the housing market pressure decreasing? Where is multifamily housing expanding, what does this look like for the future

  • What major projects are dominating the local conversation?

  • What effects are major projects, such as Amazon's HQ2 and RCC, on surrounding office, retail and multifamily spaces?

  • As the multifamily sector continues to grow in Arlington, how is affordable housing playing into this growth? What are residents looking for when they move to Arlington?

How You'll Do More Business: Arlington's commercial real estate market continues to grow quickly and many changes have occurred during the pandemic. How have these changes effected the office, multi-family, and retail sectors? What are the current business trends and consumer trends in Arlington?

Who You’ll Meet: Arlington's top owners and developers, investors, tenants, and more.

What Does Your Ticket Get You: 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. 

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Venue

Rosslyn City Center
1700 N Moore St
Arlington, VA 22209

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         Panel Discussion - 22nd Floor


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Agenda

Time Activity
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Registration, Networking, & Breakfast
1:00 PM
1:45 PM
Business Trends

What updates are occurring in the office sector? Are office employees returning to work or still working from home? Where are new office buildings being planned? What are the effects of Amazon's HQ2 on surrounding office space?

1:45 PM
2:30 PM
Consumer Trends

Where, what, and why are new developments still being developed and delivered in Arlington to make this the ultimate place to live, work, and play? What is driving the population to continue to increase in the area? Where does affordable housing play into the multifamily growth in Arlington? What changes is the retail market facing in Arlington post-pandemic?

2:30 PM
3:00 PM
Case Study - Innovation District

How National Landing could become America's first 5G smart city.

3:00 PM
3:30 PM
Post Panel Networking