NFDA CONFERENCE
November 12-14, 2019

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019

5:30-8:00PM   Pre-Conference Reception


 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019

8:00-9AM   Registration, Breakfast and Welcome - Charles Chandler
9:00-10:15AM Dan Matthews, PBS Commissioner, GSA
10:15-12:15PM

GSA Leasing and Legal Panel – Moderated by Diana Parks Curran, Founder/Managing Partner/Principal, Curran Legal Services Group and Marcy Owens Test, Senior Vice President, CBRE Inc.

  • John Thomas, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Leasing
  • Gina DiTommaso, Lease Project Management and Tools Division, Office of Leasing
  • Justin Hawes, Director, Lease Policy & Innovation Division, Office of Leasing
  • Barry Segal, Associate General Counsel for Real Property
  • Elyssa Tanenbaum, Assistant General Counsel
12:15-1:45PM Lunch Presentation - Opportunity Zones - Scott Turner, Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization  Council
1:45- 2:30PM

Money Is Plentiful, Are the Deals? Round-up of the cutting-edge issues in the financing of Government leased properties. Moderated by Mark Ritchie, Principal, Newmark Realty Capital.  

  • Steve Jacobson, Senior Managing Director - Mesirow Financial
  • Tom Zarrilli, Managing Partner - CTL Capital
  • Josh Evans, Managing Director - Bostonia Partners, LLC
  • Thomas Domingue, VP of Lending - Atlanta Postal Credit Union
2:30-2:45PM Break
2:45-3:30PM

Owners’ view of Government leased properties – Trends, Pain, and, Pleasure Points for ownership of Government Leased Real Estate - Moderated by Biz Brackett, CEO, Urban Investment Research Corporation 

  • Fran Cowan  - NGPV Fund LLC
  • Dan Goldstone Saban Real Estate
  • Jason Hobick - The RMR Group
  • Robert Cottle - Government Investment Partners
3:30-3:45PM   Break
3:45-4:30PM

Tom Chaleki, DHS Deputy Chief Readiness Support Officer- How Mission & Function Drive Strategy & Requirements

   4:30-4:45PM General Meeting & Election/Re-Election of Directors 
4:45-5:30PM Celebration- NFDA Ten Year Anniversary Recognition- Salute to Dr. Dennis Eisen, Founding Member of NFDA - Holeman Lounge
   

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER  14, 2019

8:00-9:00AM Breakfast
9:00-9:45AM Anthony Costa, Associate Director, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
9:45-10:00AM Break
10:00-10:45AM

Veterans Affairs Leasing and Legal Follow Up - Moderated by Bob Peck, Principal, Gensler

  • John Friel, JC Dawson Global Real Estate
  • Daniel Cross, Cross & Company LLC
10:45-11:00AM Break
11:00-11:45PM GAO Studies in Federal Real Estate- Presentation by Keith Cunningham, GAO
11:45-1:00PM Lunch Presentation - FASTA - David Winstead, Board Member and
Adam Bodner, Executive Director, Public Buildings Reform Board
1:00-1:30PM Final Comments & Adjourn    -  Charles Chandler & Greg Margetich

 * This Conference Agenda is Subject to Change

 
 

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