SUMMIT SPEAKERS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH, 2024

HARBORSIDE 1 – 150 HUDSON STREET, 4TH FLOOR

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302

SCHEDULE & AGENDA

PROVISION SPONSOR BY BOLD

7:30 AM – Breakfast Reception by NJBIZ

8:15 AM – Chair Welcome Remarks

James McCann, Partner, Connell Foley

8:20 AM – AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Joyce Watterman, Council President, City of Jersey City

Meredith Marshall, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, BRP Companies

Nicholas Cangelosi, Senior VP, The Michaels Organization

Melanie Walter, Executive Director, NJHMFA

David Ginsberg, Senior Vice President, WinnCompanies

MODERATOR: Thomas Trautner, Chair- Redevelopment, Land Use & Zoning, CSG Law

9 AM – SCITECH SCITY PANEL

Craig Guy, County Executive/CEO, Hudson County 

Paul Hoffman, President & CEO, Liberty Science Center / SciTech Scity

Amy Lin-Rodriguez, Superintendent, Hudson County Schools of Technology

Kathleen Coviello, Chief Economic Transformation Officer, NJEDA

Alex Richter, Executive Director & Head of Innovation Hub, SciTech Scity

Tim Tracy, Partner & Principal – Americas PE Leader, EY

William Rosato, Managing Partner, Alpine Residential

Diana Jeffrey, Executive Director, Jersey City Redevelopment Agency

MODERATOR: W. Nevins McCann, Co-Chair, Real Estate & Land Use Group, Connell Foley

9:50 AM – Mid-Morning Reception by March Construction

10:15 AM – PANEPINTO FIRESIDE CHAT

Joseph Panepinto Sr., Founder & President, Panepinto Development

MODERATOR: W. Nevins McCann, Co-Chair, Real Estate & Land Use Group, Connell Foley

10:30 AM – MIXED-USE+ Innovative Retail 

Vincent Marchetto, Principal, MHS Architecture

Abe Naparstek, COO, G&S Investors

Jose Cruz, Senior Managing Director, JLL

Zach Koff, President, Daily Provisions

Jim Dorey, President & COO, Inserra Supermarkets / ShopRite

Michael Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer, KABR Group

MODERATOR: Gerard Pizzillo, Partner, Genova Burns

11:10 AM – GOVERNOR’S SPECIAL REMARKS

11:25 AM – PLACEMAKING, ARTS&CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Christine Goodman, Cultural Affairs Director, City of Jersey City

Anna Malhari, Chief Operating Officer, Veris Residential

Paul Silverman, Co-Founder & Managing Principal, SILVERMAN

Jeremy Kaplan, COO, Kushner Real Estate Group / KRE

Russell Tepper, Senior Managing Director, Northeast, Mill Creek Residential

Eyal Shuster, Founder & CEO, DVORA & greenspot

Jon Fascitelli, CEO, Real Estate, HSBE / Devils Arena Entertainment

MODERATOR: Krista Ninivaggi, Principal, Woods Bagot

12:10 PM – Lunch Reception by Exchange Place Alliance 

1:05 PM – CAPITAL MARKETS, FINANCE, TAX & INCENTIVES

Jamie Block, Partner, Kushner Real Estate Group

Katie Kennedy, Senior Vice President, National Real Estate, Truist Bank

Tom Didio Jr., Managing Director, Capital Markets, JLL

Peter Primavera, Managing Partner, peter primavera partners

David Wolfe, Managing Partner, Skoloff & Wolfe

Matt Ascher, Principal, Northwestern Mutual Real Estate

MODERATOR: Frederick Cooper, Senior Principal, Toll Brothers

1:50 PM – MAYOR’S SPECIAL REMARKS

2 PM – OFFICE | Owner – Occupier – Future – Workplace

Anthony Cammarata,Jr., Managing Director – Head of Corporate & Workplace Solutions, Goldman, Sachs & Co

Jeffrey Gural, Chairman & Principal, GFP Real Estate

David Blumberg, Principal, The 601W Companies

Brian Lindenberg, Principal, Ares Management

Tim Greiner, Executive Managing Director, JLL

MODERATOR: Robert Baker, Partner, Scarinci Hollenbeck

2:35 PM – BGO / BANK OF AMERICA – NEWPORT TOWER FIRESIDE CHAT

Robert Naso, Managing Partner, BGO

Peter Bronsnick, Managing Principal – New Jersey, Cushman & Wakefield

Cathy Callahan, Northeast Regional Executive & SVP, Bank of America

MODERATOR: Max Gross, Editor In Chief, Commercial Observer

3 PM – Afternoon Reception by peter primavera partners

3:30 PM – EMERGING MARKETS & REGION

Jonathan Schwartz, Partner & Principal, BNE Real Estate Group

Raphael Mandelbaum, CEO, LanTree Developments

Jorge Santos, Chief Real Estate Officer, NJEDA

Diana Jeffrey, Executive Director, Jersey City Redevelopment Agency

Bret Schundler, Mayor, Jersey City (‘92-’01) & Founder, BelovED / Golden Door/ Empowerment Charter School

Annisia Cialone, HCEDC Director, City of Jersey City

MODERATOR: George L. Garcia, Co-Chair, Real Estate & Land Use, Connell Foley

4:10 PM – MULTIFAMILY

Nicole Meyer, President, Kushner Companies

Christopher Albanese, President, The Albanese Organization

Jon Moore, President & COO, URBY

Adam Silfen, Senior Managing Director, LeFrak

Joseph Panepinto Jr. , President, Panepinto Global Partners

Wasseem Boraie, Principal, Boraie Development

MODERATOR: Drew Fletcher, President Capital Advisors, Greystone

5 PM – Chair Closing Remarks

James McCann, Partner, Connell Foley

5:05 PM – 6 PM Closing Reception by Genova Burns