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 Environment
Colleen Wenke '07
President and Chief Operating Officer, Taconic
Toby Bozzuto '01
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bozzuto
David Kramer
President, Hudson Companies
Eli Weiss '05
Principal, Joy Construction Corp
12:35 PM - 1:25 PM
Networking Lunch
Eisner & Lubin - 4th Floor
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Fireside Chat: Family, Vision, and Legacy | A Rare Multi-Generational Conversation with Naftali Group
Rosenthal Pavilion - 10th Floor
Simon Ziff '91
President, Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group
Miki Naftali
Chairman and CEO, Naftali Group
Danielle Naftali '20
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 '93
Co-Founder, President, and COO, Flag Luxury Group
David Todd
Managing Director, Brookfield | CEO, 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