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a tenant's guide to evolving capital market conditions:
opportunities, challenges and pitfalls
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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Join us for an overview of real estate capital market conditions, a current state of affairs and predictions for the future. Asset specialists will use case studies to address key industry issues including protecting tenants and finding opportunities with land lords. 3 CPD Credits Awarded
Speakers:
- Jeffrey Jahns, Partners, Seyfarth Shaw, Real Estate Department
- Jeanne Peck, Vice President, @Properties
- Mark Pasquella, Executive Vice President, CB Richard Ellis, Global Corporate Services
- Jeff Patterson, President, Prime Group Realty Trust
- John Oharenko, Director, Real Estate Capital Institute & Senior Vice President, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
- Lynn Reich, SIOR, Executive Vice President, Colliers International
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Workplace
Well-being: The Humana Workplace Strategy
Thursday, July 8, 2010
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The corporate real
estate division has a unique human capital-based philosophy built around
cultural evolution, enhanced employment brand, improving productivity
and using space as a tool to model behaviors.
Please join us for
an introduction to Humana and overview from Humana's Workplace
Strategists highlighting a new building, a unique process built around
these principles, and how the facility has accommodated changes driven
by today's economic environment.
Panel:
George Brown--Manager,
Workplace Solutions at Humana, Green Bay, WI
Greg Shafer,
IIDA--Manager of Space Planning and Design at Humana, Louisville
David Cottle—Workplace
Strategist at Humana, San Diego
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Chicago Developers "Rat Pack" Reunion - Luncheon Program
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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The Rat Pack of commercial real estate is back for one afternoon only! These real estate pioneers paved the way for our industry. They weathered the highs and lows of the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, and they survived the roller coaster ride of the ‘90’s and 2000’s. Please join us for an afternoon of real estate nostalgia. We will explore our industry’s rich history, its personalities and all of its intrigue.
Panel:
Eugene Golub, Chairman, Golub & Company
Paul Beitler, President, Beitler Real Estate Corporation
Richard Stein, Senior Managing Director, Mesirow Financial
Moderator:
Richard Abraham, President, The Richard Abraham Company, LLC
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Mix & Mingle with Models (...of buildings) - Spring Networking Event
Monday, May 24, 2010
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This networking event is open to members and non-members. Please join us for an evening of great conversation, hors d' oeuvres and cocktails.
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A New Lease on Leases: FASB 13 - Luncheon Program
Thursday, May 13, 2010
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Under the proposed changes, all operating leases would be reclassified as capital leases and, as such, be accounted for on the organization's balance sheet.
- Understand changes to the current lease accounting standard and
- Identify how these changes will impact various industry sectors and businesses that utilize off-balance sheet financing in the acquisition of capital equipment
Speakers:
- David Clark, UGL Equis
- John Hepp, Grant Thornton
- John Wickes, UGL Equis
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Credit, Where Credit is Due - Luncheon Program
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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Last month, with When Man Bites Dog, we explored how various perspectives have changed from the end user to landlord, lender, legal and broker. Join us as we dig deeper into the financial perspective in commercial real estate lending. What has happened in the last 24 months and, more importantly, what will the next 24 months look like?
Speakers:
- Jim Postweiler, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Richard G. Baer, Jr., Sr. Vice President, Bank of America
- Aaron Lanski, Director, BMO Capital Markets
- Jon Winick, President, Clark Street Capital
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Man Bites Dog: Who’s on First Now?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
With the severe economic climate, the role of the Lender, Landlord, Tenant and Broker has changed dramatically. Join us as a dynamic panel attempts to outline the new challenges for each player in the commercial real estate arena.
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Partner of Real Estate Group – Sidley Austin |
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Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Services – CBRE |
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Managing Director – Tishman Speyer |
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Making the Grade
Thursday, February 11, 2010
While
the past several months have been challenging, the education sector has
been one of our economy's bright spots. Join us as we explore how these
public and private institutions, charter schools, and other City of
Chicago educational initiatives have benefited and will continue to
take advantage of the current real estate market.
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Moderator:
- Craig Cassell, Vice President-Education Practice Group, Grubb & Ellis
Speakers:
- Miroslava Krug, Chief Financial Officer, Roosevelt University
- Phyllis Lockett, President and CEO, The Renaissance Schools Fund
- Dan Oltersdorf, Vice President of Residence Life, Campus Advantage
- Steven Altschul, Executive Director of New Campuses, Kaplan
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2010 Economic Forecast
January 14, 2010
With 2009 now behind us, and while the U.S. economy still faces some significant challenges, including high unemployment, can we begin to feel optimistic about 2010? Join us for this annual program sharing insights into the coming year featuring key economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Speaker:
- Rick Mattoon, Senior Economist & Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Scott Brave, Business Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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My CoreNet: Knowing Your Benefits
December 2, 2009
Today, maintaining a strong network and market knowledge are critical to your success. Join us at a new event, designed to help you leverage CoreNet's membership benefits. CoreNet leaders will demonstrate all of the advantages of membership, from research and data, to online networking, to making contacts, to chapter involvement. This event will help you leverage your membership investment in CoreNet.
Speaker:
- Larry Bazrod, Senior Vice President, Resources & Administration of CoreNet Global, Inc.
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2009: The Year in Retrospect
November 12, 2009
Throughout 2009, we managed drastic changes, increased mobility, uncovered new incentives for business location strategies, shared stimulus activities, sustained workplace resources, planned the next big bets, leaving no (Prairie) stone unturned and uncovered new innovations. Join us as we reflect on this extraordinary year from various perspectives in finance, brokerage, development, building management and tenant/end user.
Speakers:
- Rick Schuham, Executive Vice President, Studley
- Bill Rolander, Executive Vice President, The John Buck Company
- Chris Carroll, Managing Director, Cohen Financial
- Steve Stoner (Moderator), Managing Director, Duff and Phelps
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Enduring Resources: Reducing Negative Impacts on Natural Resources While Improving Indoor Environments
October 8, 2009
Companies face increasing pressure from government, the market, and the public to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with their operations and facilities. This program will provide metrics, guidance and practical strategies for managing and reducing carbon emissions.
Speakers:
- Thomas M. Cushing, Senior Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc.
- David Reynolds, Vice President of Real Estate Services, IFF
- Patrick Meara, Senior Vice President, JMB Realty Trust
- James Hawkes, Project Director, GreenWorks Studios
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Tales from the Trenches: Big Bets
September 10, 2009
This year's installment of our annual Tales from the Trenches event includes a panel discussion and debate moderated by one of our industry veterans. Uncover the next "big bets" and anticipate how these bets could/should impact business enterprises.
Speakers:
- Bill T. Agnello (Moderator), Retired Senior Vice President of Workplace Resource, Sun Microsystems
- Sarah K. Abrams, President, Fidelity Real Estate
- Richard McBlain, Chairman of Strategic Consulting, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Michele Gambera, Chief Economist, Ibbotson Associates (A subsidiary of Morningstar)
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The Economic Stimulus: How It Went and Where It's Going Regionally and Nationally
July 9, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, more commonly called "the stimulus bill") is having significant impacts on job creation and infrastructure improvement in metropolitan Chicago. Randy Blankenhorn, executive director of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), will describe stimulus activities in the seven-county region, which is benefiting not just in terms of roads and transit, but also housing and energy-efficiency enhancements funded by the ARRA. Randy will discuss CMAP's role in coordinating the region's effort to this stimulus funding, and the prospects for lasting reform of how infrastructure investments get made here and across the nation. Part of this context is GO TO 2040, metropolitan Chicago's comprehensive regional plan now in development for completion in 2010.
Speaker:
- Randy Blankenhorn, Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
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A Prairie Stone's Throw Away: A Case Study Encompassing Location Strategies, Change,
Sustainability & Innovation
June 18, 2009
Prarie Stone: an illustration of a dynamic 780 acre mixed-use complex, representing today's leading real estate achievements, workplace advances and sustainable developments.
Learn from the Village of Hoffman Estates how the largest TIF Fund in Illinois was planned and developed, and how the original master plan evolved to accommodate market conditions. See how site selection, funding and innovation collectively build an environment.
Speaker:
- Mark Koplin, Assistant Village Manager-Development Services for Hoffman Estates
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Recession Breeds Innovation: Get on the Innovation Train
May 13, 2009
Key Learning Points:
- The ideation process: Developing new ideas for growth
- Protecting and commercializing these new ideas
- Chicago's focus on innovation exchange
- Recent innovation in real estate: Restructuring of corporate operations and physical requirements to reduce real estate costs
Speakers:
- James Malackowski, President and CEO, Ocean Tomo, LLC
- Tom Stat, Associate Partner, IDEO
- Philip R. Utigard, Executive Vice President, Transwestern
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Challenging Economy, Digital World: 21st Century Tools for Business and Personal Success
May 5 & 19, 2009
Reconciling the traditional world of corporate real estate with the fast-paced, online social networking environment can be a real challenge, particularly as we all face increased economic pressures. Our expert facilitators and panelists will explore the confluence of corporate real estate, today's business challenges, and the opportunities presented by social media environments including Linked-In, Twitter and Facebook.
Panelists and Presenters Included:
- Adam Meek, DLA Piper
- Margy Sweeney, BlissPR
- Anna Marie Buchmann, PhD, RHR International
- Andy Swindler, Astek Consulting
- Gary Pines, Harding Company
- Sharon Krohn, Sharon Krohn Consulting
- Katie Hawkey, Astek Consulting
- Paige Holden, BlissPR
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2008: The Year in Review
November 11, 2008
Panelists:
- Jack Durburg, Executive Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis
- Daniel T. Ryan, Managing Director, Midwest Operations, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
- Richard Gatto, Executive Vice President, The Alter Group
- Denis De Camp, formerly Director, Global Workplace Services, Rockwell Automation
Moderator:
- Shawn Mobley, Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Grubb & Ellis
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Power Serve: Offering Up Solutions in a Changing Market
October 2, 2008
Speakers:
- Shawn Mobley, Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Grubb & Ellis
- Kristi Farley, Sr. Managing Director, NKF Consulting
Moderator:
- Franciso J. Acoba, MCR, SLCR, Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations, Deloitte Consulting LLP
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Tales from the Trenches: Corporate Real Estate Executives Share Lessons Learned
September 11, 2008
Speakers:
- Brian Hunter, Vice President, Real Estate & Facility Services, Sara Lee Corporation
- Alice Hogueisson, CFM, CFMJ, Global Environmental Manager, U.S. Director of Facilities, Senior Vice President, Daniel J Edelman, Inc.
- Ajay Singh, Vice President - Corporate Real Estate, United
Moderator:
- Robert Biggs, Senior Managing Director, Project Management, Central Region, CB Richard Ellis
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Fueling Changes in Corporate Real Estate
August 14, 2008
Speakers:
- Chris McGrath, Vice President of Development, First Industrial
- Eric G. Pitcher, Regional Manager, Economic Development, BNSF Railway Company
- Jim Giblin, Transystems
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Dateline Chicago: Welcome to Block 37 - A VIP Pass to Chicago's Historic Redevelopment
July 10, 2008
Speakers:
- Paul Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, Joseph Freed & Associatesy
- Lee Golub, Executive Vice President, Golub & Company
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The Changing Nature of Work and the Workplace
June 12, 2008
Speakers:
- Jim Ware, Executive Producer, Work Design Collaborative
- Charles Grantham, Chief Scientist, Work Design Collaborative
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The Sustainability Challenge in Older Buildings
May 8, 2008
Speakers:
- Myron Maurer, Sr. Vice President of Operations, The Merchandise Mart Properties
- Tom Kapusta AIA, Owner/Principal, TKA Partners presenting "Center for Green Technology"
- Moderator from "CodeGreen"
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The Nanotech Revolution: The Next Generation of Sustainability
April 10, 2008
Speakers:
- David Sykes, Founder, NanoNexis, Managing Director, Remington Partners
- R. J. Brennan, Associate, Director Strategic Workplace, IA Interior Architects, Past President, CoreNet Global Chicago Chapter
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Recruiting Real Estate Talent: Challenges and Tactics
March 13, 2008
Speakers:
- Susanne Cannon, Associate Professor of Finance and Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director, The Real Estate Center, DePaul University
- Monna Nevils, Vice President, Talent Systems, Jones Lang LaSalle
Moderator:
- Denis DeCamp, Director Global Real Estate, Rockwell Automation
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Beyond Green: Government Leaders Contemplate the Next Step
February 14, 2008
Speaker:
- Kevin Kampschroer, Director Research and Expert Services, General Services Administration
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2008 Economic Outlook: What Does the Year Ahead Hold?
January 10, 2008
Speaker:
- Bill Strauss, Senior Economist & Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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2007: The Year in Retrospective
November 8, 2007
Speakers:
- J. Paul Beitler - President, Beitler Real Estate Corporation
- Bruce Miller - Managing Director, Capital Markets / Investment Sales, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Darin Buelow - Principal, Strategy & Operations/Global Expansion Optimization, Deloitte Consulting LLP
- Paul Kasriel - Senior Vice President and Director of Economic Research, Northern Trust
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Bridging from CRE to CFO: Real Estate Transactions Impact on Financial Statements
October 18, 2007
Speakers:
- Todd Anderson - Sr. Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
- David Kamen - Global Real Estate Leader, Hewitt Associates
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