CoreNet Chicago

With 2012 and the Presidential election now behind us, and while the U.S. economy still faces some significant challenges, how optimistic can we feel about 2013? Join us for this annual program sharing insights into the coming year, featuring key economists from the Ferederal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Speakers:

•William Strauss, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

•Rick Mattoon, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

The movement of goods around the world is a multi-trillion dollar industry impacting everything from jumbo jets to the book you ordered from Amazon.

What are the distinct roles of real estate and logistics in meeting the needs of the global supply chain?

How will major trends in the industry affect the way real estate and logistics interact in the future?

Speakers:

Rich Thompson, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle

Brent Lindstrom, Director of Sales for the Americas, Supply Chain Services, Caterpillar Logistics Services, LLC

Brian Hancock, President of North America, Martin-Brower LLC

Eric Pitcher, Regional Manager, Economic Development, BNSF Railway Company

Moderator:

Keith Stauber, Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle

While the U.S. economy is still recovering from the recession, Chicago real estate has been heating up. Tenants are moving downtown and they are big. The suburban office market continues to suffer. Corporations have been struggling with real estate portfolios and are squeezing designers and project managers to contain costs. What are the experts experiencing with multi-market corporate occupiers? Join us as we reflect on this extraordinary year, and get a glimpse of the future, from a cadre of senior executives from CBRE who will discuss various perpsectives in CBD and suburban leasing, project management and tenant representation.

CBRE Speaker Panel:

Jim Carris, SMD, Moderator

Damla Gerhart, Director, Workplace Strategies

Cal Wessman, EVP, Tenant Rep

Mark Pasquella, EVP, Corporate Services

Carrie Fitzpatrick, Sr. PM, Project Management

Mike Whisler, SVP, Broker Services

Join us for this year's installment of our annual Tales from the Trenches program which will focus on the demands of providing global real estate services and operating in international markets. Come hear industry leaders as they discuss their recent perspectives, share their successes and challenges, and what may lie ahead in global real estate delivery.

Speakers:

Buddy Knipfer, Global Real Estate Strategy & Operations, Motorola Solutions

Patrick Miller, Vice President, Global Corporate Services, DTZ

Leigh Stringer, Senior Vice President, Director Strategic Accounts, HOK

Greg Parker, Managing Director, Cost Consultancy, Mace Group

Moderated by:

Martin Clarke, Senior Vice President, Corporate Services Group, Northern Trust

The most innovative executives in corporate real estate are finding new ways to add value to the bottom line by activating the real estate portfolio as a means to drive core operations and marketing strategies. Expressing the brand into the CRE portfolio provides a continuity of experience and measurable value. Today real estate executives must go beyond the concept of cost reduction and focus on value creation by aligning the organization's core competency and marketing strategy with the objectives of the CRE department. This program will discuss Procter & Gamble, NII Holdings (Nextel Latin America) and Mercedes' dependence on real estate to deliver the brand strategy to drive business performance.

Speakers:

• Alexis Katz, Environments Design Manager, Procter and Gamble

• Mary Frances McGuiness, Vice President Brand Marketing & Communications, NII Holdings

• Julie Seitz, Director, Workplace 2020, The Coca-Cola Company

Moderator:

• Adam Cook, Vice President, Project & Development Services, Jones Lang LaSalle

Times are rapidly changing--are you keeping up? What must senior CRE executives do to become more effective in their organizations by 2020? How will you evolve, and where are you on your corporation's value chain?

CoreNet Global's Tim Venable and an expert panel will present "Bold Statement" on Enterprise Leadership which have emerged from CoreNet's most ambitious research initiative yet. This will be a highly interactive program and is one you do not want to miss.

Speakers:

Bill Alexander, MCR, Vice President, Global Real Estate, Tyco Inc.

Rick Kriva, Vice President, Global Real Estate, Honeywell International

Rich Wagner, Director, Client & Workplace Strategies, AT & T

Moderator:

Tim Venable, Vice President, Knowledge/Research, CoreNet Global

Chicago features prominent buildings in a variety of styles by many important architects. So virtually everywhere you turn in Chicago you will see one of its defining icons. You may see a corporate headquarters, a tourist destination, a cultural museum, an historical landmark or one of the world’s tallest office buildings.

Chicago has several iconic structures, all working hard seven days a week to serve Chicago’s demanding citizenry and multitude of visitors. Their owners and caretakers are constantly on their toes, keeping them fresh by visioning, renovating and re-branding.

Come hear from executives at the helm of some of Chicago’s great icons, who will be here to share the latest news and plans for keeping their buildings modernized and important.

Speakers:

Gary Michon, VP and General Manager (Willis Tower )

Steve Haemmerle, Executive VP, (Navy Pier)

Ari Glass, Senior VP, Zeller Realty Group (Wrigley Building)

Rafael Carreira, Principal, The John Buck Company (Old Dearborn Bank Building)

Moderator:

Joe Caprile AIA, Senior Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle

Panduit roared to the front of a crowded field to finish first in the race to deliver a truly sustainable world headquarters. Its advanced building design and workplace environment support collaboration, innovation, brand messaging and operational efficiency. It is also a living demonstration of Panduit’s new connected building enterprise, known as the “Unified Physical Approach,” or UPI.

Panduit real estate and facility executives, along with their design firm and FF&E dealer, will join the Mayor of Tinley Park to discuss the vision and the steps followed to successfully plan, design and complete this LEED Gold Headquarters building.

And as a special bonus - you will see a real NASCAR stock car, up-close and personal, courtesy of our program sponsor - The Village of Tinley Park - and the legendary Bettenhausen racing family.

Bring along your favorite client or race car fan!

Speakers:

Darrin Norbut, Director of Global Real Estate, Panduit

Kevin Hoffmeyer, Sr. Manager, Global Facilities, Panduit

Cary Johnson, Senior Associate, Gensler

Susan Cortez, VP Corporate Accounts, Kayhan International

Moderator:

Pat Turnbull, President & COO, Kayhan International

March 8, 2012

Since Dave Matthews and his Caravan visited in 2011, a lot has been happening at Chicago Lakeside, the massive 500 acre recycling of the former U.S. Steel South Works. Chicago developer Dan McCaffery and partner U.S. Steel have created a redevelopment plan which will dramatically revitalize the historic south shore lakefront into a thriving community of high-rise apartments, town homes, shops, offices, medical facilities and parks.

Come hear experts from the development team discuss their recent progress, share their successes and obstacles, and bring us up to date on the latest things they have “in the works.”

Speakers:

• Nasutsa Mabwa, Project Manager, McCaffery Interests

• Philip Enquist, Partner, Skidmore Owings and Merrill

Moderated by:

• Adam Meek, Principal and CEO, Brownfield Management Associates

How has the use of Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) shaped the development of Chicago? Chicago contains 163 TIF districts, which cover 30% of the City’s area and comprise about 10% of its property tax base. TIF has been a crucial tool for supporting quality businesses, creating jobs and building strong neighborhoods. This program will be an opportunity to share case studies and discuss best practices for the use of TIF.

Speakers:

Alderman Jason Ervin of the 28th Ward

Michael Jasso, Managing Deputy Commissioner of the City of Chicago, Department of Housing and Economic Development

Michael Moses, Financial Services Director, S & C Electric

Moderated by:

Joe Pilewski, Director, Specialty Tax, Duff and Phelps