Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate Symposium & Educational Forum 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 8:00 AM (ET)
New York, NY
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Opportunities In Commercial Real Estate
Symposium & Educational Forum
The African American Real Estate Professionals, New York Chapter will host an educational forum on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm held in Lower Manhattan Venue of American Institute of Architecture.
The goal of ‘Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate Symposium & Educational Forum’ is to inform aspiring minority professionals, entrepreneurs, and investors about the opportunities, training, education, memberships, and challenges for a successful career and company within the world of commercial real estate.
Uncertainty is the only guarantee in the current market and navigating these waters for most professionals is a constant adjustment. For aspiring business leaders it is necessary to share the best practices and resources, sharpen their skills, and develop stronger relationships that can help you. Trade organizations and professional training programs are geared toward providing these vital skills. The question then becomes which group will assist my career? My company? How do I leverage the training and designation to my benefit?
Our program is intended on making the understanding of the differences between these programs significantly easier and increasing the awareness of the importance and the variety of programs available. Representatives from some of the most elite organizations providing programs for commercial real estate will be in attendance describing their plans for preparing members to succeed in this market. We will also have a keynote panel of speakers sharing their experiences and what it takes to succeed. So if you intend to advance as a real estate entrepreneur, investor or professional in the world of commercial real estate this event is a “Must Attend.”
Four reasons you need to attend:
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The power of your network is in direct relation to the success of your career. This event will give you numerous chances to meet your next partner, investor, or acquire a referral.
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Get inspired. Successful executives will tell you their stories explaining what it took to get to the top.
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Get the view of what opportunities exist and how to incorporate them into your strategic vision.
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Meet organizations specializing in development, asset & property management, institutional real estate, investment analysis, architecture, private equity, and their members.
Agenda
8:00 am - 8:35 am
Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:35 am - 8:45 am
Opening Remarks: Dwayne Jeffrey - President AAREPNY
8:45 am - 9:45 am
Panel “A View from the Top”
Successful minority and woman leaders give their insight on the success of their career, and insights that will help you to prepare yourself and your organization for the opportunities and threats. Where do you see the opportunities? Where are you investing? What threats and opportunities are you preparing for professionally? How are you preparing your company? What obstacles have you overcome personally? What membership organizations have helped you succeed, if any and how?
Panel Participants
Maryann Gilmartin, Executive VP of Development, Forest City Ratner
Edward S. Scott, Deputy General Counsel, VP Development & Acquisitions UrbanAmerica
Jeffrey Obomeghie, CHA, Chief Executive Officer, Mercury Hotels International
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Organizational Panel “Preparing an Industry”
Leaders from various industry associations discuss the next years and plan for their organization- What is the purpose of the organization? What is the strategic vision of the organization? What tools and training is each organization arming their members with? How have past members leveraged their designation and/or membership?
Moderator: Adam Pincus, The Real Deal Magazine
Panel Participants
Paul G. Fetscher, President, CCIM Metro NY Chapter- Certified Commercial Investment Member
John Parkinson, Executive Vice President ULI – Urban Land Institute
Gregg McCort, Board Member ICSC – International Council of Shopping Centers
Executive Director President - REAP -Real Estate Associate Program
Roberta McGowan, Executive Director BOMA – Building Owners and Managers Association
Rick Lechtman, President NAIOP New York Chapter – Commercial Real Estate Development Association
Break 11:00am - 12:30
12:30 pm
Keynote speaker
Quintin Primo
Founder, Chairman & CEO - Capri Capital Partners
"Developing international relationships
for success in your local business"
Mr. Primo serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capri Capital Partners, LLC, a real estate investment management firm headquartered in Chicago that he co-founded in 1992. The firm has approximately $4-billion in total real estate assets under management and is an active investor in all major property sectors and markets throughout the United States and development projects in India and the Middle East. Mr. Primo has 30 years of experience in real estate investment and capital markets.
Event ends at 2pm
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The African American Real Estate Professionals of New York, Inc. was created to establish a forum that promotes the exchange of information among African American real estate professionals. Those efforts began in 1989 and led to the consensus to formally establish the organization in late 1989. AAREPNY was later incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the State of New York on July 30, 1990. Since its incorporation, AAREPNY was lead by an Executive Committee.
In Early 2009 AAREPNY was reorganized and structured into a trade organization, with professional committees that represented several professional disciplines in order to be relveant to economic reality of its professional members. These committees are composed of senior level management and principals of minorty owned firms tasked with the goal of collaboratively organizing opportunities for committee members. In late 2010 the mission became more clear as the professional memebrs began to see results from there efforts with polictical officials seeking their guidance and meeting with the committees. Although benefits to the professional membership was clear, AAREPNY in early 2011 restructured again forming a host of executive committees that focus soley on the resources that general members need. AAREPNY formed programming, education, membership, and communications committees to create better employment and training opportunities. These committees made an immediate impact on the membership providing great value to each member.
currently AAREPNY is strenthening relationships with government, corporate and non profit partners to develop better employment and business opportunities for its members.
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