AGENDA

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17th| 1155 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 7

8:15 AM ET- 8:45 AM ET

Networking  Breakfast

8:45 AM -8:55AM  ET

Opening Remarks: Douglas Durst 

Corporations around the globe are competing for top talent and a major aspect of that is creating buy-in through culture. As companies increasingly embrace flex spaces, hybrid working, digitally bookable spaces and more geographically distributed teams, technology is central to maintaining streamlined operations and a cohesive, empowering culture. Learn more about how proptech is one of the differentiators in the creation of company culture. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the frictionless innovations creating new efficiencies and luring top talent.

RICHARD MACK

CEO, Co-Founder
Mack Real Estate Group

DOUGLAS DURST

Chairman 
T
he Durst Organization

8:55 AM - 9:35AM ET

The State of CRE: A High-Level Outlook & Forecast on the Future of Real Estate

Corporations around the globe are competing for top talent and a major aspect of that is creating buy-in through culture. As companies increasingly embrace flex spaces, hybrid working, digitally bookable spaces and more geographically distributed teams, technology is central to maintaining streamlined operations and a cohesive, empowering culture. Learn more about how proptech is one of the differentiators in the creation of company culture. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the frictionless innovations creating new efficiencies and luring top talent.

RICHARD MACK

CEO, Co-Founder
Mack Real Estate Group

9:35 AM - 10:20AM ET

The Race to the Top: The Evolution of Tenant Expectations & Leading the Competition for Global Talent

Corporations around the globe are competing for top talent and a major aspect of that is creating buy-in through culture. As companies increasingly embrace flex spaces, hybrid working, digitally bookable spaces and more geographically distributed teams, technology is central to maintaining streamlined operations and a cohesive, empowering culture. Learn more about how proptech is one of the differentiators in the creation of company culture. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the frictionless innovations creating new efficiencies and luring top talent.

RICHARD MACK

CEO, Co-Founder
Mack Real Estate Group

JASON ALDERMAN

Senior Managing Director, Regional Partner & Co-Head of NY Office
Hines

ADAM FRAZIER

President & CEO
Columbia Property Trust

10:20 AM -10:35 AM ET

NETWORKING BREAK 

11:45 AM ET

Closing Keynote

TAD M. O'CONNOR

MODERATOR

Partner
Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP

THOMAS BOW

Executive Vice President of Commercial Leasing 

The Durst Organization 

10:35 AM - 11:10 AM ET

Introducing the Next Gen Real Estate Moguls Leading Today's Hottest Markets

Corporations around the globe are competing for top talent and a major aspect of that is creating buy-in through culture. As companies increasingly embrace flex spaces, hybrid working, digitally bookable spaces and more geographically distributed teams, technology is central to maintaining streamlined operations and a cohesive, empowering culture. Learn more about how proptech is one of the differentiators in the creation of company culture. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the frictionless innovations creating new efficiencies and luring top talent.

RICHARD MACK

CEO, Co-Founder
Mack Real Estate Group

ANDREA CATSIMATIDIS

Principal

Red Apple Group Inc.

11:10 AM - 11:45AM ET

Strategizing for the Long Game: The Role of ESG, Tech & the Future of Real Estate

Corporations around the globe are competing for top talent and a major aspect of that is creating buy-in through culture. As companies increasingly embrace flex spaces, hybrid working, digitally bookable spaces and more geographically distributed teams, technology is central to maintaining streamlined operations and a cohesive, empowering culture. Learn more about how proptech is one of the differentiators in the creation of company culture. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the frictionless innovations creating new efficiencies and luring top talent.

RICHARD MACK

CEO, Co-Founder
Mack Real Estate Group

DAVID NEIL

Principal

The Durst Organization

GABRIELLE MCMILLAN

CEO

Equiem

CHRIS SCHLANK

Co-Chairman & President 

Savanna

COLLEEN WENKE

President & Chief Operating officer 

Taconic Partners

BOB KNAKAL

Chairman, NY Investment Sales

JLL 

HARRY MACKLOWE

CEO

Macklowe Properties

MELISSA ROMAN BURCH

Chief Operating Officer
NYC Economic Development Corporation

JONATHAN MECHANIC

Chairman
Fried Frank

MODERATOR

STEFAN MARTINOVIC

VP, Business Development
Placer.ai

TYLER VERMETTE

Head of Global CRE Partnerships

HqO

JONATHAN SCHWARTZ

Senior Managing Director &Co-Head of New York Capital Markets

Walker & Dunlop

LAURIE GRASSO

Partner & Global Co-Chair of Real Estate 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

MODERATOR

BRUCE MOSLER

Chairman of Global Brokerage
Cushman & Wakefield

KURT KOEGL

Partner

Marcum LLP

MODERATOR

ALEX WITKOFF

Executive Vice President, Development

Witkoff

DONAHUE PEEBLES III

Executive Vice President 

The Peebles Corporation

LAURA RAPAPORT

CEO

North Bridge

MORRIS BETESH

Senior Managing Director

Meridian Capital Group

LAURIE GRASSO

Partner & Global Co-Chair of Real Estate 

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

MODERATOR