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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.
GET INVOLVED!
Speaking Opportunities
Samantha Williams
Event Director
sam@greenpearlevents.com
Sponsorship
Angela Bright
Head of Partnerships
abright@greenpearlevents.com
Speakers & Featured Participants

Kim Abrams
Head of Americas
Regional Office Management
Goldman Sachs

Sara Andersen
Head of Real Estate
& Workplace Effectiveness
Genentech

Elle Ansani
Senior Manager
Global Real Estate
Newell Brands

A.J. Camhi
Head of Leasing
RFR Realty

Kristina Collins
Head of Real Estate
Strategy and Transactions
Snap

Gabrielle Deveaux
Senior Vice President
Global Real Estate & Facilities
iCapital

Brian Feil
President
Feil Organization

Rafael Guzman Suarez
Director – Americas
Capital Project Management
MasterCard

Rags Gupta
CGO
Butlr

Karen Lalli
Vice President
Global Real Estate
Genesys

Jeff MacFarlan
Head of Global Real Estate
SS&C Technologies

Courtney Mezinis
Head of Global Real Estate
Verizon

Jenya Orloff Adler
Director
Workplace Transformation
& Employee Experience
PepsiCo

Julie Pistritto
Head of Sales
Density

Kristen Roffi
Senior Director
Voltus

Alexandra Sanchez
Director
Americas RE & Facilities
Organon
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:

Eric Brown
Senior Vice President
LBA Realty

Erica Chapman
Head of Global Real Estate
PepsiCo

Nina Charnotskaia
Director – Global Operations
McDonald’s Corporation

Frank Cuevas
Vice President
Global Real Estate
McKesson

Kevin Frankenberger
Global Head of Real
Estate & Facilities
Revlon

Malini Fuangvuthi
Director
Workplace Strategy
Charles Schwab

John Krush
Managing Director
Citi Bank

Patrick Mulvihill
SVP – Leasing
Boston Properties

Michelle Myer
VP – Americas
RE & Facilities
Oracle

Carolyn Palmeri
Senior Manager
Workplace
Enterprise Community Partners

Scott Phillips
Real Estate & Facilities Lead
Expedia Group

Jon Sheh
Director – Global
Workplace Strategy
Johnson & Johnson

Noelle Via Borda
Senior Manager
Workplace Design & Innovation
Adobe
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.
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