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New York Hilton Midtown, New York, NY, United States April 9-11, 2024

Finding the Signal in the Noise: The 8 Design Trends Shaping Real Estate in 2024

Tue Apr 09 4:00 PM — 5:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time New York Hilton Midtown - Level 2, Sutton South
The past few years have brought into sharp focus the scale and breadth of the interconnecting challenges we face. Economic pressures, climate change, a generational shift in work habits, and more are challenging real estate leaders in unprecedented ways. It can be hard to know where to focus your energy and resources first. What's clear is that unique challenges require innovative solutions. Join Gensler's co-CEO Jordan Goldstein, managing principal Joe Brancato, and a panel of real estate leaders from the work, lifestyle, and cities sectors as they help you reveal the signal within all the noise. Diving into Gensler's renowned Design Forecast publication, this session will be rich with the latest trends in design for the built environment together with actionable advice and new ideas that you and your teams need to be paying attention to now and in the year ahead.

Speakers

Moderator

Chairman Gensler

Joe is Managing Principal for Gensler’s Northeast region and started the Latin American region. A previous Chair of the firm’s Board of Directors, he currently chairs the firm’s Executive Committee and oversees offices in New York; Boston; Morristown, New Jersey; and Toronto, and advises the firm’s Latin America region offices.

 

With vision and focus, Joe has led Gensler into new markets, providing leadership to…

Panelist

Head of Real Estate & Private Markets UBS

Joe Azelbyjoined UBS Asset Management as Head of Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) in March 2019. In this role he is responsible for the combined real estate, infrastructure and private equity asset management businesses that invest directly into real assets, unlisted funds, listed real estate securities as well as multi-manager solutions globally.
Joe is a member of the UBS Asset Management Executive Committee.<br…

Panelist

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Avanath Capital Management

Daryl J. Carter is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Avanath Capital Management, LLC, a California-based investment firm that acquires, renovates, and operates apartment properties, with an emphasis on affordable and workforce communities. Mr. Carter directs the overall strategy and operations of the Company. Since its formation in 2008, Avanath has acquired $4 billion of properties in 15 states in the U.S., comprising 16,000 apartment…
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Deputy Mayor & Director, Economic and Housing Development City of Newark

Allison Ladd spearheads Newark’s housing and development efforts. Under her leadership, Ms. Ladd has focused on implementing Mayor Ras J. Baraka’s equitable growth strategy:  harnessing the many billions of dollars of new investment in Newark to create opportunities for all residents and businesses.

 

She came to Newark after serving as Deputy Director of the Washington, DC Department of Housing and Community Development Department (DHCD).…

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President, Office Development Related Companies

Philippe B. Visser is President of Related Office Development where he leads the company’s expansive commercial office development efforts nationally, focused on Related’s efforts to create the optimum 21st century workplace for its corporate partners and employees. Mr. Visser has led the execution of real estate projects and transactions valued at billions of dollars including the Hudson Yards project, the largest ever private development in…

Presenter

Co-CEO Gensler

Jordan Goldstein, Co-CEO of Gensler and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors, is an award-winning architect who uses design to help clients unravel complex problems and craft relevant solutions that evolve their businesses and brands. Gensler is widely recognized as the world’s largest collaborative design firm, with 53 locations and more than 6,000 professionals networked across the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe,…
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New York Hilton Midtown
New York, NY, United States

April 9-11, 2024

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