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Due to concerns over Coronavirus, Connect Bay Area has been postponed to later in 2020. We are monitoring this situation on a daily basis and the health of our attendees, speakers, and sponsors is our primary concern. We will continue to update the Connect community with new developments regarding a future date.

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Event Speakers / Connect with Our All-Stars

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Featured Speakers

Senior Vice President

Aimee Morgan runs the regional multfamily operations

Bob Henning

Northwestern Mutual

Director

Bob Henning is a Director for Northwestern Mutual Real

Senior Vice President

As Senior Vice President of CBRE’s Capital

Darrell L. Betts

Avison Young

Principal

Darrell L. Betts, CCIM is a Principal with the

David W. Hightower

Midway Companies

Executive Vice President, Development

David W. Hightower serves as executive

Doug Esteves

Parkview Financial

Senior Loan Originator

Doug Esteves serves as Senior Loan Originator

Jeff Rader

Pacific Oak Capital

Executive Vice President

Jeff Rader currently serves as Executive Vice

Jeff Stringer

Davis Commercial Development

Principal

For more than 24 years, Jeff has created and

John Sloot

Hunt Real Estate Capital

Vice President

John Sloot is a Vice President for Hunt

Kelly Blaskowsky

Roscoe Property Management

Senior Vice President of Operations

Kelly joined RPM with over

Osama Ahmed

Brookfield Asset Management

Vice President

Osama is a Vice President at Brookfield Property

Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Acquisitions – Central Region

Patrick Duffy

Colliers International

President, Houston

Pat is the President of the Houston office

Vice President, Operations

Roman Stephens serves as Vice President of

Steve Pumper

Transwestern

Executive Managing Partner

Steve serves as executive managing partner of

Swapnil Agarwal

Nitya Capital and Karya Property Management

CEO and Managing Partner

Swapnil is responsible for strategic planning,

Shane M. Williams

Port of Houston Authority

Director of Economic Development

Williams oversees the Port Authority’s Foreign

1:25pm – 2:25pm: Capital Markets

Moderator

Steve Pumper

Transwestern

Executive Managing Partner

Steve serves as executive managing partner of

Bob Henning

Northwestern Mutual

Director

Bob Henning is a Director for Northwestern Mutual Real

Jeff Rader

Pacific Oak Capital

Executive Vice President

Jeff Rader currently serves as Executive Vice

Osama Ahmed

Brookfield Asset Management

Vice President

Osama is a Vice President at Brookfield Property

Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Acquisitions – Central Region

2:45pm – 3:30pm: Multifamily

Moderator

Senior Vice President

Aimee Morgan runs the regional multfamily operations

Doug Esteves

Parkview Financial

Senior Loan Originator

Doug Esteves serves as Senior Loan Originator

John Sloot

Hunt Real Estate Capital

Vice President

John Sloot is a Vice President for Hunt

Kelly Blaskowsky

Roscoe Property Management

Senior Vice President of Operations

Kelly joined RPM with over

Vice President, Operations

Roman Stephens serves as Vice President of

Swapnil Agarwal

Nitya Capital and Karya Property Management

CEO and Managing Partner

Swapnil is responsible for strategic planning,

3:50pm – 4:30pm: Industry Leaders

Moderator

Patrick Duffy

Colliers International

President, Houston

Pat is the President of the Houston office

Senior Vice President

As Senior Vice President of CBRE’s Capital

Darrell L. Betts

Avison Young

Principal

Darrell L. Betts, CCIM is a Principal with the

David W. Hightower

Midway Companies

Executive Vice President, Development

David W. Hightower serves as executive

Jeff Stringer

Davis Commercial Development

Principal

For more than 24 years, Jeff has created and

Shane M. Williams

Port of Houston Authority

Director of Economic Development

Williams oversees the Port Authority’s Foreign

3:25pm – 4:10pm: Trends and Challenges in Live, Work, Play

Moderator

Anne Torney

Mithun

Partner

Anne is an architect who has made affordable multi-family

Director of Real Estate, West Coast

Amalia is a Director

Scott Bohrer

Browman Development Company

Director of Development

Scott is driven by a curiosity of

Kristina Chang

Westlake International

President

Kristina serves as the President of Westlake Realty, Westlake

Zac Shore

Panoramic Interests

Director of Development

Zac manages all aspects of development from

4:25pm – 5:10pm: Focusing on Opportunity Zones in the Bay Area

Moderator

Kevin Wilson, CPA

NOVOGRADAC

Partner

Kevin Wilson is a partner in the Walnut Creek,

JP Walsh, CFA

Panoramic Interests

Director of Finance

As Director of Finance, JP oversees all

Paul Monsen

George Smith Partners

Vice President

Mr. Monsen, rejoined George Smith Partners on Team

Moderator

5:10pm – 5:30pm: Closing keynote with Lydia Tan, Managing Director of Real Estate, Oakland Athletics

Lydia Tan

Oakland Athletics

Managing Director of Real Estate

Lydia Tan is joining the

Tony Natsis

Allen Matkins

Chair of Global Real Estate Group

A name partner of

Conference Schedule / Know the Details

To Be Announced

12:45pm - 1:15pm:

Registration and Networking

1:15pm - 1:20pm:

Opening Remarks

1:20pm - 1:50pm:

Keynote Presentation

1:50pm - 2:40pm:

Bay Area Industry Leaders

This session will highlight the most active CRE dealmakers from the Bay Area's key submarkets, from The City to Oakland, Silicon Valley's Mid-Peninsula to San Jose. The panel will discuss what continues to push the market forward and how opportunities must be approached given the competitive market complexities and dynamics. We'll look at the top deals and dealmakers, as well as the megaprojects such as Google Village. We will uncover areas currently flying nder the radar but could be primed for take-off.

2:40pm - 3:00pm:

Networking Break

3:00pm - 3:50pm:

Financing: A Look at The Drivers, Obstacles and Opportunities Across the Bay

The Bay Area remains one of the most attractive markets from an investment perspective. Tech companies have joined financial firms and investment funds in investing large amounts of capital into commercial real estate—driving demand in areas other than traditional CBDs/financial centers. Will this trend continue, or will the tech sector lose momentum and cause investment interest to wane? Investors, capital sources, acquisitions managers and others discuss the overall climate of capital markets, and will share strategies to position investment opportunities across all sects through private equity, institutional investors and international funds.

3:50pm - 4:40pm:

Proximity Principal: Investing in and Developing Emerging Communities

Tech continues to be the Bay Area's huge driver and Google, Apple, and Facebook are the big players gobbling up space and attracting other tech innovators and unicorns to settle nearby. San Francisco limits the amount of square feet that can be developed each year so this is driving up office rents and prices, while pushing companies into other markets like San Jose and Oakland. Panelists will discuss these and other current trends and disruptors in redevelopment and new development across all asset classes. Pressing topics will include urban infill, investment activity and strategies, the recalibration of retail, the demand for life-science space, a surge of housing and mixed-use projects, transit and infrastructure demands, shifting demographics, and opportunities in the growing submarkets.

4:40pm - 4:50pm:

Award Ceremony

4:50pm - 6:15pm:

Cocktail Reception

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It is critical that we all take the emerging challenge presented by the Coronavirus seriously. We should remain calm and await more information to be provided by health experts. Clearly, there needs to be an awareness of the potential impact on the CRE industry from an economic perspective. We are watching the rapidly evolving situation to determine the best approach to our business and prepare plans based on information and recommendations from health officials. We ask those planning to attend conferences take the necessary precautions to help prevent the spread of the virus. We will look for ways to help educate those in the CRE industry and work with our event venue partners to create the safest environment possible. Some of the recommendations to protect yourself offered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) include:
  • Frequently wash hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer
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  • Avoid close contact with individuals showing signs of fever or persistent cough
If you don’t feel well take all of the above steps and
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  • Stay home or work remotely
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