Design In Security: Future Proof Your Blueprint

Jonathan Fanuzzi joined Newmark’s New York City office in 2022 as an Executive Managing Director, providing both agency leasing and tenant representation services for a wide range of asset classes and industries. He rejoins Newmark as one of the senior members of, President of New York Tri-State Region, David Falk’s team. Over the course of his 24-year career, Fanuzzi has completed more than 20 million square feet of transactions across the United States for an array of clients. Owners and investors have entrusted Fanuzzi to lead the leasing campaigns for some of New York City’s most prominent buildings, such as the Empire State Building, The Seagram Building, One Liberty, 230 Park Avenue, 452 Fifth Avenue, 1166 Avenue of the Americas and 101 Avenue of the Americas. Fanuzzi’s expertise in developing and executing innovative leasing strategies, coupled with his strong analytical skills and deeply rooted relationships in the brokerage community, have cemented his reputation as one of the most respected leasing executives in New York City. As a tenant representative, he has served as trusted advisor to clients across a broad spectrum of industries, including law firms, boutique financial services companies, insurance firms, technology and life science companies. Representative clients include companies such as Syneos Health/INC Research, Parexel, First Light Fiber, Xtellus Capital, World Gold Council, Schindler, Cohen and Hochman, and L3 Technologies. Fanuzzi returned to Newmark after a decade at JLL, where he was consistently ranked among the firm’s top national producers and was awarded their “Top Gun” and “Gold Achiever” designations multiple times. While at JLL, his team was involved in some of the most transformative projects in New York City, including HSBC's 580,000-square- foot renewal at 452 Fifth Avenue, NY Genome Center's 175,000-square-foot lease at 101 Avenue of the Americas, Syneos Health's 87,000-square-foot relocation at 200 Vesey Street and over 240,000 square

Paula Balmori is the Global Director of Security Design and Systems Integration for Brivo. With a specialization in architectural design and a passion for innovation, she has gained extensive experience worldwide, working in various capacities for architecture firms, the Spanish Embassy, the UN, as well as with security integrators, consulting companies and access control manufacturing. Her expertise has led to the development of a groundbreaking security design methodology, bridging the gap between security and design. Paula's contributions continue to shape the industry, setting higher standards for integrated security and design.

Guy Vardi is Chief Innovation Officer for Silverstein Properties. He joined the company in 2016 to oversee the firm’s process of innovation and change management. Before joining SPI, he co-founded Matific, a startup that empowers teachers and encourages students to discover and explore mathematical concepts through playful interaction. Matific is used by millions of students and translated into 11 languages. Matific was named the winner of the 2016 SIIA CODiE Award for Best Mathematics Instructional Solution. In 2003, Guy helped found Oberon Media, a company that expands and diversifies the demographics of computer gamers. He oversaw the development of the most popular platform for distribution of casual games at the time. Oberon's Game Center network reached over 40 million users. Guy started his career as an officer in the Israeli Defense Forces. Later he spent several years developing innovative digital experiences and interaction models for the Israeli Defense Forces. Highlights of his work include creating the first commercial VR environment for e-commerce, pioneering production of interactive video using wearables cameras, co-producing software that explores the relationships between classical poetry and interactive media, implementing the TCP / IP protocol over can and wire telephone and conducting an experiment that demonstrated carriers pigeons are faster than ADSL. Guy holds a degree in computer science from the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzelia. He lives in the Upper West Side with his wife and children.

Ilan Zachar, Chief Technology Officer at Carr Properties, oversees the company's technology strategy and standards. With over two decades of experience, Ilan has emerged as a leading executive and innovative strategist in the global real estate sector. Before Carr, he was the Global Chief Information Officer for Gazit Group, significantly expanding their portfolio from 23 to over 640 shopping centers worldwide.

Reetika Vijay is the Managing Principal for IA Interior Architects’ Boston office. She was recently named Boston Real Estate Time’s 2019 Top 10 Most Influential Women and India New England’s Outstanding Women of 2020. She brings over 25 years of experience playing a leading role in strategic planning, managing, designing, administering, and negotiating a wide variety of project types. Reetika and her team are responsible for the design of millions of square feet of workplace that has impacted and improved thousands of lives. Reetika has been instrumental in developing IA’s philanthropic mission. She is the founder and executive sponsor of IAReach, a firmwide program that supports local and global charitable initiatives throughout IA’s global footprint. Reetika serves on the Advisory Board for Massachusetts Center for Prevention of Cruelty Against Children. Reetika also serves as executive sponsor to IA’s Digital Studio and IA’s Experiential Graphics team.

ICT / Security System Director for building engineering at HDR, is experienced in engineering design and project management having worked in the industry since 1995. He has provided electrical, ICT, Security designs for a wide variety of projects, which include data centers, medical facilities, federal, higher education, banks, office buildings, high-rise buildings, museums, libraries, campus retail buildings, and industrial projects.