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Join us for RETHINK OFFICE 2023, the national corporate real estate conference to be held in New York City, an event that brings corporate office tenants together with office property owners to create a rare opportunity to connect around important trends in office property sector and workplace strategy.
Now in its seventh year, RETHINK OFFICE allows corporate real estate and office property executives from across the country to connect with each other to compare notes and learn from each other. Through main stage panels and private roundtables, the conference convenes executives representing large corporate occupiers and forward-thinking office property owners, as well as office leasing brokers, architects, technologists and more.
This year, we tackle the biggest challenges in occupancy and efforts to return to the office. We look at key metrics and trendlines across industry sectors, property types and metros. We discuss emerging best practices in creating intentional workplaces that incorporate today’s hybrid work behavior. Presentations and discussions will update you on the latest thinking in workplace design, portfolio management and leasing, decarbonization, and technology and more.
See below for speakers, roundtable participants, agenda, venue information and more.
Schedule:
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm – Welcome Reception
Thursday, September 14, 2023
8:00 am to 4:30 pm – Conference
Highlights:
- Data Download: Performance Metrics by Office Property Type and Location
- Tale of Two Buildings: How Office Property Leaders are Pivoting in the Face of Big Challenges
- Office of the Future: How to Use Data to Take Workspace and Office Building Management to the Next Level
- Supporting Emerging Energy Management Strategies with Demand Response
- Is RTO Dead? Top Strategic Priorities for Corporate Workplace Strategy Leaders
- The ROI of Return to Office
- Intentional Workplaces: How Office Spaces are Changing to Accommodate Today’s Hybrid Work
- Closed-Door Roundtables, Table Topics & Idea Sharing Sessions
- Private Roundtables for Corporate Real Estate, Workplace and Office Property Executives
- Over 7 hours of networking functions over two days
Join us in New York City in September for connection, learning and idea sharing. Or join virtually! Live webcasts and recordings are available.
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Speaking Opportunities
Samantha Williams
Event Director
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Sponsorship
Angela Bright
Head of Partnerships
abright@greenpearlevents.com
Speakers & Featured Participants
Kim Abrams
Head of Americas
Regional Office Management
Goldman Sachs
Priyanka Agrawala
Global Workplace Planning
& Occupancy Lead
BlackRock
Ryan Altschul
Associate Principal
Cerami
Sara Andersen
Head of Real Estate
& Workplace Effectiveness
Genentech
Elle Ansani
Senior Manager
Global Real Estate
Newell Brands
Michelle Beganskas
Senior Manager of Workplace Strategy
Ted Moudis Associates
John Benazzi
Head of Global Real Estate
Mars
Jonathan Bennett
President
AmTrust Realty
Lisa Bevacqua
Executive Vice President
Asset Management
Silverstein Properties
David Bevirt
Executive Vice President
Corporate Leasing
Strategic Property Partners
Whitney Burns
Senior Vice President
Global Client Strategy
Hines
A.J. Camhi
Head of Leasing
RFR Realty
Mark Carroll
Executive Vice President
Development
Skanska
Robert Cartwright
Global Head of Hospitality
Real Estate
Fidelity Investments
Dena Cohen
Partner
Herrick
Kristina Collins
Head of Real Estate
Strategy and Transactions
Snap
Andrew Cooke
Senior Vice President
Management Services
East Region
Hines
Robert Deckey
Managing Director
Invesco
Gabrielle Deveaux
Senior Vice President
Global Real Estate & Facilities
iCapital
Bill Edwards
Executive Vice President
Core Holding
Rockefeller Group
Alexander Erdos
SVP – Leasing
SJP Properties
Brian Feil
President
Feil Organization
Mark Ferris
Chief Operating Officer
Bridge Office
Linda Foggie
Global Head of
Real Estate Operations
Citigroup
Rafael Guzman Suarez
Director – Americas
Capital Project Management
MasterCard
Rags Gupta
CGO
Butlr
Nellie Hayat
Workplace Innovation Lead
Density
Suzanne Heidelberger
Head of Fidelity
Real Estate Company
Fidelity Investments
Jena Hwang
Co-Head of Global
Real Estate
Morgan Stanley
Jonathan Iger
Chief Executive Officer
Sage Realty
Karen Lalli
Vice President
Global Real Estate
Genesys
Thomas LaSalvia, PhD
Head of Commercial
Real Estate Economics
Moody’s Analytics
Shari Laskowitz
Partner
Ingram Yuzek
Matt Lenihan
SVP – Leasing
St John Properties
Jeff MacFarlan
Head of Global Real Estate
SS&C Technologies
Courtney Mezinis
Head of Global Real Estate
Verizon
William Monaghan
Head of Global
Corporate Real Estate
WTW
Michael Mulia
Associate
Ingram Yuzek
Andrew Natale
Chief Operating Officer
SJP Properties
Christopher Okada
Chief Executive Officer
Okada & Company
Ines Olesen
Head of Dispositions
Office, Americas
Nuveen
Jenya Orloff Adler
Director
Workplace Transformation
& Employee Experience
PepsiCo
Robert Paratte
Head of Leasing
Kilroy Realty
Jonathan Pearce
Head of US Office
& Life Science Investments
Ivanhoe Cambridge
Mirza Pena
CIO
Aztec Funds
Julie Pistritto
Head of Sales
Density
Brian Ray
Managing Partner
Alchemy ABR
Kristen Roffi
Senior Director
Voltus
David Rotbard
Global Real Estate
Workplace Strategy
Verizon
Christopher Russo
Chief Real Estate
& Facilities Officer
NBA
Alexandra Sanchez
Director
Americas RE & Facilities
Organon
Jonathan Schultz
Managing Partner
Onyx Equities
Drew Suszko
Partner
Workplace Market Leader
BHDP Architecture
Stephen Van Soelen
Head of Global Real Estate
Eli Lilly and Company
Tony Vargas
Global Head of Workplace
Sprinklr
Emily Watkins
Chief Client Officer
The Instant Group
Ben Wright
Executive Director
Instant Group
Ralph Zucker
President
Somerset Development
Speakers & Featured Participants
- Kim Abrams, Head of Americas Regional Management, Goldman Sachs
- Priyanka Agrawala, Global Workplace Planning & Occupancy Lead, BlackRock
- Ryan Altschul, Associate Principal, Cerami
- Sara Andersen, Head of Real Estate and Workplace Effectiveness, Genentech
- Elle Ansani, Senior Manager – Global Real Estate, Newell Brands
- Michelle Beganskas, Senior Manager of Workplace Strategy, Ted Moudis Associates
- John Benazzi, Head of Global Real Estate, Mars
- Jonathan Bennett, President, AmTrust Realty
- Lisa Bevacqua, EVP – Asset Management, Silverstein Properties
- David Bevirt, Executive Vice President – Corporate Leasing & Strategy, Strategic Property Partners
- Whitney Burns, Senior Vice President – Global Client Strategy, Hines
- A.J. Camhi, Head of Leasing, RFR Realty
- Mark Carroll, Executive Vice President – Development, Skanska
- Robert Cartwright, Global Head of Hospitality – Real Estate, Fidelity Investments
- Dena Cohen, Partner, Herrick
- Kristina Collins, Head of Real Estate Strategy and Transactions, Snap
- Andrew Cooke, SVP – Management Services – East Region, Hines
- Robert Deckey, Managing Director, Invesco
- Gabrielle Deveaux, Senior Vice President – Global Real Estate & Facilities, iCapital
- Bill Edwards, EVP – Core Holding, Rockefeller Group
- Alexander Erdos, SVP – Leasing, SJP Properties
- Brian Feil, President, Feil Organization
- Mark Ferris, Chief Operating Officer, Bridge Office
- Linda Foggie, Global Head of Real Estate Operations, Citigroup
- Rags Gupta, CGO, Butlr
- Rafael Guzman Suarez, Director – Americas Capital Project Management, MasterCard
- Nellie Hayat, Workplace Innovation Lead, Density
- Suzanne Heidelberger, Head of Fidelity Real Estate Company, Fidelity Investments
- Jena Hwang, Global Co-Head, RE & Location Strategy, Morgan Stanley
- Jonathan Iger, Chief Executive Officer, Sage Realty
- Karen Lalli, Vice President – Global Real Estate, Genesys
- Thomas LaSalvia, PhD, Senior Economist, Moody’s
- Shari Laskowitz, Partner, Ingram Yuzek
- Matt Lenihan, SVP – Leasing, St John Properties
- Jeff MacFarlan, Head of Global Real Estate, SS&C Technologies
- Courtney Mezinis, Head of Global Real Estate, Verizon
- William Monaghan, Head of Global Corporate Real Estate, WTW
- Michael Mulia, Associate, Ingram Yuzek
- Andrew Natale, Chief Operating Officer, SJP Properties
- Kurt Ochalla, Head of Global Real Estate, Biogen
- Christopher Okada, Chief Executive Officer, Okada & Company
- Ines Olesen, Head of Dispositions, Office, Americas, Nuveen
- Jenya Orloff Adler, Director – Workplace Transformation & Employee Experience, PepsiCo
- Robert Paratte, EVP – Leasing, Kilroy Realty
- Jonathan Pearce, Head of US Office Investments, Ivanhoe Cambridge
- Mirza Pena, CIO, Aztec Funds
- Julie Pistritto, Head of Sales, Density
- Brian Ray, Managing Partner, Alchemy ABR
- Kristen Roffi, Senior Director, Voltus
- David Rotbard, Global Real Estate – Workplace Strategy, Verizon
- Christopher Russo, Chief Real Estate & Facilities Officer, NBA
- Alexandra Sanchez, Director – Americas Real Estate & Facilities, Organon
- Dean Schloyer, Global Head of Workplace Experience, BlackRock
- Jonathan Schultz, Managing Partner, Onyx Equities
- Drew Suszko, Partner & Workplace Market Leader, BHDP Architecture
- Stephen Van Soelen, Head of Global Real Estate, Eli Lilly and Company
- Tony Vargas, Global Head of Workplace, Sprinklr
- Emily Watkins, Chief Client Officer, The Instant Group
- Ben Wright, Executive Director – Partnerships, Instant Group
- Ralph Zucker, President, Somerset Development
Who Participates
Panelists, presenters and private roundtable participants at RETHINK OFFICE are senior executives in corporate real estate, workplace strategy, office property leasing and management, as well as experts in design and technology.
Past Speakers Include:
Ellen Albert
EVP – Global RE & Facilities
Paramount Global
Robin Bellefuil
Vice President
Real Estate & Workplace Solutions
LendingTree
Ben Brown
Head of US Office Portfolio
Brookfield
Eric Brown
Senior Vice President
LBA Realty
Marty Burger
Chief Executive Officer
Silverstein Properties
Whitney Burns
Senior Vice President
Hines
Erica Chapman
Head of Global Real Estate
PepsiCo
Nina Charnotskaia
Director – Global Operations
McDonald’s Corporation
Frank Cuevas
Vice President
Global Real Estate
McKesson
Clare De Briere
Executive Vice President
Skanska USA
Commercial Development
Bill Edwards
EVP – Core Holding
Rockefeller Group
Mark Ferris
Chief Operating Officer
Bridge Office
Kevin Frankenberger
Global Head of Real
Estate & Facilities
Revlon
Malini Fuangvuthi
Director
Workplace Strategy
Charles Schwab
Eileen Kong
Senior Vice President
Asset Management
Kilroy Realty
John Krush
Managing Director
Citi Bank
Justin Mardex
Head of Global Workplace
JPMorgan Chase
Allison Miller
Head of Corporate RE
Americas
Diageo
Carly Miller
Head of US Office
Asset Management
PGIM Real Estate
Irene Mitsuhashi
Senior Director
Workplace Resources
Cisco
John Moran
Director – East & Central
US Real Estate
Google
Patrick Mulvihill
SVP – Leasing
Boston Properties
Brian Murray
Senior Director
Global Real Estate
Akamai Technologies
Michelle Myer
VP – Americas
RE & Facilities
Oracle
Thomas O’Brien
Chief Executive Officer
HYM Investment Group
Carolyn Palmeri
Senior Manager
Workplace
Enterprise Community Partners
Scott Phillips
Real Estate & Facilities Lead
Expedia Group
Michael Phillips
Principal & President
Jamestown Properties
Amanda Quinton
Sr. Director – Workplace Solutions
Walgreens
Christopher Rising
Chief Executive Officer
Rising Realty Partners
David Rotbard
Global Real Estate
Workplace Strategy
Verizon
Adrienne Rowe
Head of Workplace Strategy
Raytheon Technologies
Christopher Schlank
President
Savanna
Shazia Shahid
Head of Design
Midwood
Jon Sheh
Director – Global
Workplace Strategy
Johnson & Johnson
Kairee Tann
SVP – Innovation
Swig Company
Natalie Teear
SVP – Innovation & Sustainability
Hudson Pacific Properties
Noelle Via Borda
Senior Manager
Workplace Design & Innovation
Adobe
Philippe Visser
President
Office Development
Related
Simon Wasserberger
Senior Vice President
EQ Office
Mark Watkins
Senior Director
Global Real Estate
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Glen Weiss
Co-Head of Real Estate
Vornado Realty Trust
Dave Wildman
Global Head of Facilities
Bloomberg
Joanne Wright
Senior Vice President
Transformation & Operations
IBM
Who Speaks
Panelists, presenters and private roundtable participants at RETHINK OFFICE are senior executives in corporate real estate, workplace strategy, office property leasing and management, as well as experts in design and technology.
Past Speakers Include:
- Ellen Albert, EVP – Global Real Estate & Facilities, Paramount Global
- Robin Bellefuil, VP – Real Estate & Workplace Solutions, Lendingtree
- Ben Brown, Head of US Office Portfolio, Brookfield
- Eric Brown, Senior Vice President, LBA Realty
- Marty Burger, Chief Executive Officer, Silverstein Properties
- Whitney Burns, Senior Vice President, Hines
- Erica Chapman, Head of Global Real Estate, PepsiCo
- Nina Charnotskaia, Director – Global Operations, McDonald’s Corporation
- Frank Cuevas, VP – Global Real Estate, McKesson
- Clare De Briere, Executive Vice President, Skanska Commercial Development
- Bill Edwards, Executive Vice President, Rockefeller Group
- Mark Ferris, Chief Operating Officer, Bridge Office
- Kevin Frankenberger, Global Head of Real Estate & Facilities, Revlon
- Malini Fuangvuthi, Director – Workplace Strategy, Charles Schwab
- Eileen Kong, SVP – Asset Management, Kilroy Realty
- John Krush, Managing Director, Citi Bank
- Justin Mardex, Head of Global Workplace, JPMorgan Chase
- Allison Miller, Head of Corporate Real Estate – Americas, Diageo
- Carly Miller, Head of US Office Asset Management, PGIM Real Estate
- Irene Mitsuhashi, Senior Director – Workplace Resources, Cisco
- John Moran, Director – East & Central US Real Estate, Google
- Patrick Mulvihill, SVP – Leasing, Boston Properties
- Brian Murray, Senior Director – Global Real Estate, Akamai Technologies
- Michelle Myer, VP – Americas Real Estate & Facilities, Oracle
- Tom O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer, HYM Investment Group
- Carolyn Palmeri, Senior Manager – Workplace, Enterprise Community Partners
- Scott Philips, Real Estate & Facilities Lead, Expedia Group
- Michael Phillips, President, Jamestown Properties
- Amanda Quinton, Senior Director – Workplace Solutions, Walgreens
- Christopher Rising, Chief Executive Officer, Rising Realty Partners
- David Rotbard, Global Real Estate – Workplace Strategy & Experience, Verizon
- Adrienne Rowe, Head of Workplace Strategy, Raytheon Technologies
- Chris Schlank, President, Savanna
- Shazia Shahid, Head of Design, Midwood
- Jon Sheh, Director – Global Workplace Strategy, Johnson & Johnson
- Kairee Tann, SVP – Innovation, Swig Company
- Natalie Teear, SVP – Innovation & Sustainability, Hudson Pacific Properties
- Noelle Via Borda, Senior Manager – Workplace Design & Innovation, Adobe
- Philippe Visser, President – Office Development, Related
- Simon Wasserberger, Senior Vice President, EQ Office
- Mark Watkins, Senior Director – Global Real Estate, Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Glen Weiss, Co-Head of Real Estate, Vornado Realty Trust
- Dave Wildman, Global Head of Facilities, Bloomberg
- Joanne Wright, SVP – Transformation & Operations, IBM
Agenda at a Glance
Wednesday, September 13
5:30 PM
Welcome Reception in Manhattan
Thursday, September 14
8:00 AM
Arrival & Breakfast
8:55 AM
Opening Remarks
9:00 AM
Performance Metrics by Office Property Type and Location
9:25 AM
Accelerating the Decarbonization of Office Properties & Spaces
9:50 AM
How Office Property Leaders are Pivoting in the Face of Big Challenges
10:35 AM
Networking Break
11:10 AM
Top Strategic Priorities for Workplace Strategy Leaders
12:00 AM
Work from Home Data Trends, Insight & Benchmarks
12:25 PM
How Office Spaces are Changing to Accommodate Today’s Hybrid Work
1:10 PM
Networking Lunch
1:40 PM
Developing Spaces that Create Deeper Emotional Connection & Flexibility
2:05 PM
How to Take Workspace and Office Building Management to the Next Level
2:30 PM
The Latest Technology to Connect Office Workers, Occupiers and Landlords
3:15 PM
Networking Reception
4:00 PM
Conference Concludes
Friday, September 15
Closed-Door Private Roundtables
Roundtables are 90-minute off-the-record group conversations among senior executive peers. Facilitated by a chairperson, the roundtables offer a structured networking experience and allow for candid conversation around important industry challenges. Groups are limited to 12 peers and must be confirmed in advance. Interested? Please contact Samantha Williams.
9:00 AM
Corporate Real Estate & Workplace Executives Private Roundtable 1
9:00 AM
Corporate Real Estate & Workplace Executives Private Roundtable 2
9:00 AM
Corporate Real Estate & Workplace Executives Private Roundtable 3 (Finance Firms)
11:10 AM
National Office Property Owners & Managers Private Roundtable
11:10 AM
New York City Office Property Owners & Managers Private Roundtable
Attendee Stats
Typically, 350 to 450 attend RETHINK Office. See below for a breakdown of past attendees by function and industry.
Industry Functions
Corporate Tenant Sectors Represented
Topics to be addressed include:
The changed relationship between
real estate and talent attraction
Updated priorities for workplace
layouts & design
How company policies are adapting
to the new normal
How leasing, rents and lease terms
are changing
Where new technology
& innovations are saving the day
Revisiting healthy building and clean office space standards
Looking at co-working and flexible
office with new eyes
Up-to-date data and metrics
to measure the workplace
of the near future
Topics to be addressed include:
The changed relationship between
real estate and talent attraction
Updated priorities for workplace
layouts & design
How company policies are adapting
to the new normal
How leasing, rents and lease terms
are changing
Where new technology
& innovations are saving the day
Revisiting healthy building
and clean office space standards
Looking at co-working and flexible
office with new eyes
Up-to-date data and metrics
to measure the workplace
of the near future
Who Should Attend
Corporate Occupiers
- C-Suite Executives
- Corporate Real Estate
- Workplace Strategy
- Real Estate Transactions
- Facilities Management
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
Office Property Executives
- Leadership
- Leasing
- Property Management
- Development
- Investment
Brokers
- Tenant Brokers
- Landlord Brokers
Vendors
- Architecture & Engineering
- Workplace Strategy
- Building Systems
- Technology Firms
- Legal & Consulting
- Construction Management
- Other Services
Who Should Attend
Corporate Occupiers
C-Suite Executives
Corporate Real Estate
Workplace Strategy
Real Estate Transactions
Facilities Management
Human Resources
Information Technology
Office Property Executives
Leadership
Leasing
Property Management
Development
Investment
Brokers
Tenant Brokers
Landlord Brokers
Vendors
Architecture & Engineering
Workplace Strategy
Building Systems
Technology Firms
Legal & Consulting
Construction Management
Other Services
2023 Attending Firms
Representatives from the following organizations have registered to participate in the 2023 conference.
Social Activities
As part of the RETHINK Office 2023, we have organized a number of social activities in NYC on Wednesday, September 13 and Friday, September 15. These are a great way to connect with other corporate real estate, workplace and office property executives while doing something fun! See below for details and activities. Activities on September 13 are scheduled to wind up before the Welcome Reception at 5:30 pm. Activities on September 15 are scheduled in the morning. To learn more and register for an activity and/or the Welcome Reception, view the social activities page.
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
Scavenger Hunt
Create & Connect at Unarthodox
“Brewtender” Workshop
Museum Hack @ the Met
Lead Sponsor
Conference Sponsors
WHO SPONSORS
Sponsors of RETHINK OFFICE are high quality solution providers who help corporate tenants and office landlords achieve their business goals.
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