Marc Norman
Larry & Klara Silverstein Chair and Associate Dean, NYU SPS Schack Institute of Real Estate
Conference Agenda
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
WELCOME ADDRESS
9:45 AM - 10:35 AM
Developmental Debt
Farah S. Ahmed
Shareholder and Deputy Chair, NY Real Estate Practice, Greenberg Traurig
[Moderator]
Adi Chugh
Founder & CEO, TYKO Capital
Simon Seguss
Senior Managing Director, Centennial Property Finance
Aaron Casden
Managing Director, JP Morgan
10:40 AM - 11:30 AM
Developmental Alternative Capital
Fred Cooper
Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Toll Brothers
[Moderator]
Rachel King
Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Tim Doherty
Chief Investment Officer, Safehold
Peter Ciganik
Partner and Head of Capital Markets, GTIS Partners
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Networking Break
11:45 AM - 12:35 PM
Strategy and Operations of a Real Estate Development Company
Colleen Wenke
President and Chief Operating Officer, Taconic
[Moderator]
Toby Bozzuto
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bozzuto
David Kramer
President, Hudson Companies
Eli Weiss
Principal, Joy Construction Corp
12:35 PM - 1:25 PM
Networking Lunch
Eisner & Lubin - 4th Floor
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Fireside Chat (Back to Rosenthal Pavilion - 10th Floor)
Simon Ziff
President, Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group
[Moderator]
Miki Naftali
Chairman and CEO, Naftali Group
Danielle Naftali
Executive Vice President of Marketing, Sales & Design, Naftali Group
2:05 PM - 2:55 PM
National Developmental Trends-Markets
Cody Armbrister
Senior Managing Director, Crow Holdings Development
Jordan Bargas
Executive Vice President of Development, Related Ross
Eric Poretsky
Senior Managing Director – Head of US Real Estate, Cain International
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
National Developmental Trends-Asset Types
Mark F. Bonner
Editor-in-Chief and Vice President of Content, Bisnow
[Moderator]
Brian Katz
Co-Founder & President, American Real Estate Partners
Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos
Co-Founder, President, and COO, Flag
Luxury Group
David Todd
Managing Director | CEO, Brookfield Asset Management | Maymont Homes
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Keynote Conversation: A One-on-One View from the Top
Martin Nussbaum
Co-Founder, Principal, Slate Property Group
[Moderator]
David Martin
CEO, Terra Group
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Closing Remarks
Marc Norman
Larry & Klara Silverstein Chair and Associate Dean, NYU SPS Schack Institute of Real Estate