New York Retail Conference Agenda

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New York Retail Conference

Featured Tenants: Equinox, Maman, Levain Bakery and Marc Jacobs

Leading Tenants, Investment, Leasing, In-Demand Assets & Innovative Design + Build Layouts

Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM	Developing & Designing Successful Retail Concepts to Meet Consumer Demands 1. From unique customer experiences and bold store layouts, hear how retail brands are positioning retail assets to meet the evolving needs of their brand. 2. Gain insight into what goes into tenant fit outs and what types of assets are most advantageous for executing these upgrades.
9:40 AM - 10:20 AM	Retail Capital Markets: Transacting, Investing & Acquiring Assets 1. Hear from owners, investors and brokers about retail's historic hot streak and how the sector will handle financing headwinds and market uncertainty. 2. This panel will dive into how investors and developers look at ground floor urban retail and grocery-anchored assets vs. traditional open air malls. 3. Retailers have begun to buy assets instead of leasing them. Is this trend here to stay?
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM	Coffee & Networking
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM	Leasing: Inside Look into Terms, Tenants & The Landlord's Approach 1. This panel will focus on New York City's top retail brands and what types of companies are primed to sign leases in 2025 and 2026. 2. Get the inside scoop on lease pricing, length and overall vacancy in the market. 3. Panelists will do a deep dive on top locations for retailers across Manhattan, Brooklyn and other emerging NYC locations.
11:15 AM - 11:55 AM	Identifying the Next Big Retail Categories & In-Demand Locations
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM	Networking

Coffee, Breakfast & Networking

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Developing & Designing Successful Retail Concepts to Meet Consumer Demands

9:00 AM - 9:40 AM

1. From unique customer experiences and bold store layouts, hear how retail brands are positioning retail assets to meet the evolving needs of their brand.
2. Gain insight into what goes into tenant fit outs and what types of assets are most advantageous for executing these upgrades.

Retail Capital Markets: Transacting, Investing & Acquiring Assets

9:40 AM - 10:20 AM

1. Hear from owners, investors and brokers about retail's historic hot streak and how the sector will handle financing headwinds and market uncertainty.
2. This panel will dive into how investors and developers look at ground floor urban retail and grocery-anchored assets vs. traditional open air malls.
3. Retailers have begun to buy assets instead of leasing them. Is this trend here to stay?

Coffee & Networking

10:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Leasing: Inside Look into Terms, Tenants & The Landlord's Approach

10:35 AM - 11:15 AM

1. This panel will focus on New York City's top retail brands and what types of companies are primed to sign leases in 2025 and 2026.
2. Get the inside scoop on lease pricing, length and overall vacancy in the market.
3. Panelists will do a deep dive on top locations for retailers across Manhattan, Brooklyn and other emerging NYC locations.

Identifying the Next Big Retail Categories & In-Demand Locations

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM

Networking

11:55 AM - 12:05 PM

EVENT HOST

Convene 101 Park Ave

Located steps from Grand Central Station, Convene 101 Park Avenue is a premium meeting and event space in Midtown Manhattan. With two dedicated floors and multiple rooms of varying sizes, expansive floor-to-ceiling windows, and common spaces flooded with natural light, this venue is ideal for town halls, single-room conferences with breakout sessions, networking receptions, corporate trainings, alumni events, and more.

Accessible via a private street-level entrance, Convene 101 Park Avenue provides a white box space allowing for client and event branding opportunities, in-house catering with customization options and dining private to each event, in-room A/V technology supported by an on-site team, and dedicated hospitality resources.