CoreNet Global NYC

May 22, 2019 - We need a mulligan. Regardless of which side of the Amazon proposition you’re on, next time around let’s have all the facts needed to make good decisions about our collective economic future. Our panel explores lessons learned from Amazon, juxtaposing Amazon’s business drivers and tax incentives with potential for greater NYC job and revenue creation – all critical factors for making major development decisions.

January 23, 2019 - Expert negotiator, Gary Noesner, discussed with the CoreNet Young Leaders some of his many tactics and strategies that are applicable to industry related scenarios. Gary was an FBI hostage negotiator for 23 years and was the first person to hold the position of Chief of the FBI’s Crisis Negotiation Unit, Critical Incident Response Group. In that capacity he was heavily involved in numerous crisis incidents covering prison riots, right-wing militia standoffs, religious zealot sieges, terrorist embassy takeovers, airplane hijackings and more than 120 overseas kidnapping cases involving American citizens.

November 29, 2018 - The CoreNet NYC Public Policy Community and East Harlem’s Community Board 11 for a discussion on affordable housing. Subject matter experts discuss the challenges of providing affordable housing to meet the needs of City residents as well as employers seeking to retain an economically diverse workforce. Topics include assessments of the City’s capability to meet affordable housing needs and how private partnerships may be deployed to expand affordable housing availability. This includes consideration for the preservation of NYCHA housing stock and availability of private capital and expertise to address affordable housing objectives for the City.

April 24, 2018 - The CoreNet NYC Programs Committee hosted a discussion featuring representatives from the 100 Top Companies to Work For. The panelists explain how each company creates an exemplary workplace and promotes innovation, financial growth, leadership effectiveness, employee potential and trust.

March 1, 2018 - As real estate professionals, we are constantly hearing about how smart building technologies can collect data on how the workplace is being used. From sensor enabled lights to desk reservation systems, companies have more office space information at their fingertips than ever before. Many companies, however, are just starting to understand how this data can be used to make informed real estate planning decisions. CoreNet’s Technology Community brought together the most technologically advanced companies to hear about a day in the life of how new tools are influencing insight and action within workplace and real estate planning.

February 7, 2018 - Kevin Shtofman is a Manager in the Real Estate practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP. Kevin has over 14 years combined experience in providing strategic, financial, accounting, business improvement, and technology services to clients in the Real Estate industry. Kevin is highly experienced in providing operational and systems integration services to owners, operators, developers, and construction servicers of real estate. Kevin is a recognized leader in providing strategic planning, business process improvement, systems integration, solution implementation, merger integration, asset management, and program/project management services.

November 29, 2017 - What does it take to be a disruptive leader? Truly disruptive leaders are like Master Chefs on a cooking show, always looking for ways to take existing ingredients— the same ones everyone else has access to—and combine them in unique ways. Disruptive thinking and leadership is less about the success of any one idea and more about putting your business in a position where you have more new ideas to spend than your competition does. Luke Williams, one of the world’s leading business thinkers on innovation strategy, will join us on November 29 to discuss the importance of disruptive leadership in an era of constant change. Williams is Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business; Founder and Executive Director of the W.R. Berkley Innovation Labs; and a Fellow at Frog Design— one of the world’s most influential product strategy and design firms. His views are regularly featured in media ranging from Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Fast Company to The Wall Street Journal and The Economist. He is the author of the international bestseller, Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business.

September 27, 2019 - The power of client experience as a differentiator in today’s competitive marketplace. Danny Meyer opened his first restaurant, Union Square Cafe, in 1985, and has since grown Union Square Hospitality Group into one of the most renowned and influential organizations in the world. Danny will draw on his experience as a pioneering leader in the hospitality industry, sharing insights from his entrepreneurial beginnings and over three decades in the business. He’ll address the critical difference between service and hospitality, the power of client experience as a differentiator in an increasingly competitive marketplace, and how USHG’s innovative spirit has taken the group to new frontiers, transcending the restaurant industry and contributing to the evolution of New York City neighborhoods. Danny was also honored to be names the 2017 Julia Child Award Recipient.