11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Registration
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Luncheon Served
12:30 – 12:45 pm
Welcome and Introduction to the Program
JAMES WAKIM, ESQ.
ICSC Connecticut State Director
Chief Operating Officer &
Executive Vice President West Hartford, CT
Connecticut Municipal Real Estate
Taxing Issues
GIAN-CARL CASA
Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
New Haven, CT
12:45 – 1:30 pm
Luncheon Keynote Presentation
Going Beyond Green Buildings—Responsible Property Investment: What Is It and What Does It Mean for Me?
Greener properties and green buildings are good, but can we do more to minimize the impacts of real estate development while still providing a return to investors and addressing tenants’ needs? Responsible Property Investing is a new concept that will allow owners and developers to go beyond minimum legal requirements to increase the positive and reduce the negative environmental AND social impacts of real estate development in a manner consistent with sound investment practices. David Wood, Director of The Institute for Responsible Investing will introduce us to this new real estate development concept and explain how we can do well financially while still doing good.
GUEST SPEAKER
DAVID WOOD
Director The Institute for Responsible Investment
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Boston, MA
1:30 – 3:00 pm
General Session
Dealing with the Credit Crisis and Economic Recovery Strategies
Whether the development marketplace is robust or in its present weakened state of affairs, there will always be economical, engineering, political, social, legal and environmental factors which will be viewed as "obstacles" to overcome. Most will agree that the most critical "obstacle" we currently face is lack of development funds from all sectors of the industry—private, public, and institutional. Please join us November 6th for a stimulating discussion from experts in the field of commercial real estate financing and development as they discuss money sources, public grants, public bonding, private lending, venture capital and other development strategies. Whether you are a public official, private developer or commercial real estate professional, this program will give you insight you’ll need in this volatile and ever changing financial climate.
MODERATOR
R. MICHAEL GOMAN, SCSM, SCLS
Advisor, Commercial Real Estate Investments
and Development Projects
West Simsbury, CT
PANELISTS
FRANCES BUSBY
Managing Director
Real Estate Group – Public Finance
Banc of America Securities LLC
McLean, VA
WILLIAM WRANG, III
Senior Vice President
Commercial Real Estate Webster Bank
Waterbury, CT
CYNTHIA A. vanZELM
Executive Director
Mansfield Downtown Partnership
Mansfield, CT
3:15 – 4:45 pm
General Session
Building New Retail, Overcoming Permitting Obstacles and Uncertainty
Hear about the many challenges Developers face bringing exciting new shopping centers to CT. Learn how CBL succeeded in Hartford to build Charter Oak Landing anchored by Wal-Mart and how WS Development is bringing new opportunities to Cheshire CT with a Lifestyle Center. Leyland Alliance will share their public-private partnership plans for the 45-acre Storrs Center near the University of Connecticut and Mayor of Haverill, Massachusetts will discuss how municipalities can create regulatory and financial incentives to encourage
responsible growth and in-fill development.
MODERATOR
WILLIAM S. VOELKER, AICP
Town Planner
Cheshire
Cheshire, CT
PANELISTS
THE HONORABLE JAMES J. FIORENTINI
Mayor
Haverhill, MA
MARK MANCUSO
Vice President – Director of Community Center Development CBL Associates
Waltham, MA
LOU MASIELLO
Director of Development
WS Development
Chestnut Hill, MA
MACON C. TOLEDANO
Vice President, Planning and Development Leyland Alliance LLC
Tuxedo, NY
