Dominick Aquilina
Hollister Construction Services

Melissa Burch
Lendlease Development

Tommy Craig
Hines

Ralph Esposito
Lendlease

Thomas Graham
Landsea Homes

Leo Leyva
Cole Schotz

Simon Koster
JDS Development Group

Voula Mamais-Lorino
Mamais Construction

Rory McCreesh
Duce Construction Corp.

Joe McMillan
DDG

Brendan Murray
Hollister Construction Services

Miki Naftali
Naftali Group

Craig Nassi
BCN Development

Clare Newman
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation

Paul Pariser
Taconic Investment Partners

Tony Rinaldi
Rinaldi Group

Phillip Ross
Anchin

Jessica Rothman
Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti

Chris Schlank
Savanna

Frank Sciame, Jr.
Sciame Construction

Vincent Solano
Hollister Construction Services

Roy Stillman
Stillman Management

Phil Watkins
Megalith Capital Management

Marc Wieder
Anchin

Networking Breakfast

Morning Workshop: Pitfalls Arising from New Construction Technologies and How to Avoid Them

In this interactive workshop, you will hear about the latest trends in construction technology and the unintended legal risk related to the use of new construction tech. Covered in this workshop are areas such as cyber-risk, geofencing, GPS, privacy, drones and emerging construction apps. Join this special session to get ahead of possible problems and a crash course in new tech that is being deployed in the field today. Suitable for construction management firms and development firms with active construction projects, including senior management, risk and safety managers, as well as legal officers.

Workshop Leaders:

• ● Anthony Carlucci, Partner, Welby, Brady & Greenblatt
• ● Thomas Tripodianos, Partner, Welby, Brady & Greenblatt

Opening Remarks

Presented by:

• ● Marc Wieder, Partner, Anchin

Planes, Trains & Amazon HQ2: Infrastructure Challenges in a Growing City

With the arrival of Amazon in Long Island City, the spotlight has only brightened upon the region’s infrastructure and transportation challenges. The area’s subways, roads, bridges, tunnels, railroads, airports and waterways are all in need of vast amounts of dollars to keep up with the pace of growth and development. Which are the most important priorities? What is the status of proposed projects? How will we get there from here? This panel, comprised of top infrastructure leaders, convenes to discuss the chronic challenges at hand and present a vision for the way forward, and how private developers and construction firms might be part of the solution.

Moderator:

• ● Phillip Ross, Partner, Anchin

Panelists include:

• ● Steven Charney, Chairman, Peckar & Abramson
• ● Ali Chaudry, Chief Development Officer, AECOM
• ● Janno Lieber, Chief Development Officer, MTA
• ● Emmett McCann, Managing Director, Oaktree
• ● Mary Murphy, Director – Planning & Regional Development, Port Authority of NY & NJ
• ● Carlo Scissura, President & CEO, New York Building Congress

Networking Break

The Do-Over: Maximizing ROI When Reconstructing Existing Buildings for the Next 40 Years

While top developers strive to build the next tallest tower, other industry leaders are quietly repositioning and redeveloping millions of square feet of existing properties into higher and better uses. What strategies and represent the best risk-adjusted ROI in today’s market? This panel, comprised of redevelopment leaders across the product spectrum, dives into the details of reworking office, residential and industrial properties into what tenants want and how to maximize the long term value of newly redeveloped properties.

Moderator:

• ● Richard Sussman, Partner, Rosenberg & Estis

Panelists include:

• ● Matthew Frank, SVP – Development, HCP
• ● Gregg Popkin, President, RFR
• ● Andre Rochette, CEO, Ecosystem
• ● Simon Wasserberger, Managing Director, EQ Office
• ● Brendan Weiden, Partner, JB&B
• ● Michael Witek, EVP – Construction, Naftali Group

DevTech 2019: Innovations in Building Design & Construction Technology

Necessity is the mother of invention, but innovation doesn’t happen by itself. Trying new things in new development and construction, with so much at risk, requires a disciplined practice of experimentation and tempered risk-taking. And yet a failure to innovate may end up in an inferior product in a competitive market place. How do top developers get out of their comfort zones without betting it all? This panel, comprised of active developers of office, retail and residential properties, explores the nuanced decision making behind such bold choices as Passive House, the Well standard, mass timber construction and radically unique design as a hedge against recession.

Moderator:

• ● Tara Mulrooney, Special Construction Counsel, Proskauer

Panelists include:

• ● Peter Guthrie, Head of Design & Construction, DDG
• ● Sarah Hawkins, Managing Director, Hines
• ● William Harris, Principal, Perkins+Will
• ● Craig Henricksen, VP – Product, Kinestral
• ● David Linehan, Development Manager, Lotus Equity Group

Networking Lunch

Opportunity Zones Workshop: What Developers and Construction Firms Need to Know

What You Need to Know about Opportunity Zones.

The Economic Opportunity Zones program was created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December of 2017 to provide substantial incentives to the private sector to invest long term in qualified low-income communities throughout the United States in order to spur economic development and job creation. The program seeks to utilize a portion of the trillions of dollars of unrealized capital gains (in the stock market and mutual funds alone) for development in these designated areas. In this workshop, we discuss the latest guidance on the provision.

• Opportunity Zone rules, limits and exceptions: what are the core statutory, legal and financial requirements?
• Strategies to use OZs incentives to maximize returns?
• Practical uses of OZs to fit your business plan and expertise?
• What investment vehicles and structures work / don’t work with OZs?

Workshop Leaders:

• ● Jeff Bowden, Tax Principal, Anchin
• ● Paul Gevertzman, Tax Partner, Anchin
• ● Marc Wieder, Partner, Anchin

Afternoon Workshop: What’s Trending Now in Adjacent Construction: a Practical Point of View

Performing construction next to existing properties can create significant headaches for everyone involved. Logistical, technical and legal problems can arise causing litigation, stop work orders and massive cost overruns. This interactive workshop addresses issues that arise when performing construction next to adjoining properties from the perspective of builders and developers. Workshop leaders will provide helpful advice regarding the negotiation of license agreements with neighbors, such as timing and scope of such agreements, and they will provide an analysis of the current status of the ever developing law in this area.

Workshop Leaders:

• ● Melissa Billig, Partner – Design & Construction, Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti
• ● Peter Canty, Partner – Construction, Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll & Bertolotti

Boomtown, USA: The 200 Million Square Foot Pipeline

With hundreds of millions of square feet in the development and redevelopment pipeline in and around NYC, there is no end in sight to the challenges and opportunities ahead. How are top development leaders dealing with key pain points arising from today’s situation: high construction costs, tightness in the labor market, open shop difficulties, risk management headaches, materials pricing and design challenges? This panel, comprised of leaders representing tens of millions of square feet under development, discusses the current activity and future pipeline of office, residential, and industrial development and what it means to the industry.

Moderator:

• ● Robert Gilman, Partner, Anchin

Panelists include:

• ● Thomas Graham, President, Landsea
• ● Simon Koster, Principal, JDS Development Group
• ● Clare Newman, Chief of Staff & EVP, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation
• ● David Pfeffer, Partner, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin
• ● Robert Schiffer, Managing Director, SL Green

Afternoon Keynote: A Conversation with Steven Witkoff

We are honored to host industry legend Steve Witkoff in a special main stage interview and Q&A. Steve and his firm have developed over 70 properties representing more than 18 million square feet in New York, Florida, California and now Las Vegas. Join this special discussion to learn about how Steve identifies opportunities, structures deals and brings his ideas to fruition. Of particular focus will be 111 Murray, which embraces enhanced amenities for health-conscious buyers, to learn more about what is and isn’t resonating with today’s condo buyers.

Keynote:

• ● Steve Witkoff, CEO, Witkoff

Interviewed by:

• ● Lauren Witkoff, EVP – Sales & Marketing, Witkoff

Closing Remarks

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