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2017 Annual Convention – Montréal
Cities In Motion: Innovation & Adaptation From the Historic District to the growing Tech Hub, Montréal is as romantically traditional as it is cutting-edge innovative, as cosmopolitan dynamic as it is small-town friendly. Montréal is the largest city in Canada’s Québec province. It’s set on an island in the Saint Lawrence River and named after Mt. Royal, the triple-peaked hill at its heart. Its boroughs, many of which were once independent cities, include neighborhoods ranging from cobblestoned, French colonial Vieux-Montréal…
Schedule of Events
† Ticketed event * Closed event
Sunday, September 24 |
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| 2:00P-5:00P |
Development Tour: Montréal Embraces Major Public-Private Infrastructure and Real Estate Projects † A combination bus and walking Tour. |
| 6:00P-8:00P | Welcome Reception†
Au Sommet Place Ville Marie |
Monday, September 25 |
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| 7:15A-8:00A | Opening Breakfast |
| 7:15A-8:15A | New Member Orientation Breakfast * |
| 8:15A-8:30A | Welcome Address Chair’s Award Presentation Scott Muldavin, CRE, 2017 Chair of the Board |
| 8:30A-9:30A | Keynote Opening: Welcome to Montréal!
Introductions: Michel Couillard, CRE, President, CEO, Busac Real Estate Speakers: The Honorable Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal; Éric Filion, Vice President – Customers, Hydro-Québec Distribution; and Stéphane Paquet, Vice-President, Investment Greater Montréal, Montréal International |
| 9:45A-11:00A | Making Infrastructure Happen: Public-Private Partnerships
Speakers: Dominic Chalifoux, Vice President & Senior Asset Operations Manager, Axium; Daniel Fariña, OHL – Executive Director, Project Co – CHUM; and Christophe Petit, President & Managing Partner; Star America Infrastructure Partners Moderator: Sekhar Angepat, Managing Director and Co-Head, Infrastructure Finance, RBC Capital Markets |
| 11:15A-12:30P | Retail Industry – In Crisis?
Speakers: Marie-Andrée Boutin, Vice-President Real Estate & Store Planning, Aldo Group; Raymond Cirz, CRE, EVP Valuations, Integra Realty Resources; Stefan Feuerriegel, Ph.D., CRE, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright (Germany) LLP; Jean-François Grenier, Principal and Senior Director, Retail Development & Research, Altus Group; and Ralf-Peter Koschny, CRE, Member, Directory Board, bulwiengesa AG Moderator: Nicholas Chatzitsolis, CRE, Managing Director, Axies S.A. (Part of CBRE Affiliate Network) |
| 12:45P-2:15P | Welcome Luncheon Introduction of New Members and Guest Speaker Introduction: Pierre-Denis Leroux, Esq., CRE, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPGuest Speaker: Dr. Sunny Handa, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP |
| 12:45P-2:15P | Past Chairs’ Luncheon* |
| 2:30P-3:45P | The Counselors of Real Estate Foundation* |
| 2:30P-3:45P | Hospitality: Current Trends & Issues
Speakers: Giuliano Gasparini, CRE, Senior Manager, Hospitality and Leisure Asset Management, Aldar Properties; Alam Pirani, Executive Managing Director, Hotels, Colliers International; Monique Rosszell, Managing Director, Toronto, HVS; and Roz Winegrad, Area Vice President, Owner and Franchise Services, Marriott Hotels Moderator: Suzanne Mellen, CRE, Senior Managing Director, HVS San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas |
| 3:45P-4:45P | Bylaws Committee |
| 4:00P-5:00P | Laying the Groundwork of Large-Scale Development
Speakers: Claude Marcotte, Vice President, Carbonleo; Bernard Poliquin, Senior Vice President, Ivanhoé Cambridge; and Brian Salpeter, Senior Vice President, Development, Cadillac Fairview Moderator: Michal Kuzmicki, CRE, Vice Chairman, Brookfield Financial |
| 5:00P-6:00P | Chapter Activities Committee
Ethics Committee* Membership Development & Retention Committee |
| 6:30P-10:30P | Chair’s Dinner †
Le Mount Stephen Hotel |
Tuesday, September 26 |
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| 8:00A-9:30A | Business Issues Forums Choose from these four sessions:
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| 9:30A-11:15A | Strategic Planning Committee* |
| 9:45A-10:45A | The Global Economy & Real Estate Trends: Is Capital Following Growth?
Speaker: Mario Lefebvre, Vice President, Research – Global Real Estate Markets, Ivanhoé Cambridge and Spencer Levy, Americas Head of Research and Senior Economic Advisor, CBRE Moderator: Paige Mueller, CRE, Real Estate Consultant. Whitegate Real Estate Advisors |
| 11:00A-12:15P | How Cities Reinvent Themselves
Speakers: Stephen Leeper, President & CEO, 3CDC (Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation); Sharon Madison, CEO, The Madison Companies, Detroit; and Thomas Murphy, Senior Fellow, ULI and former Mayor of Pittsburgh Moderator: Hugh Kelly, Ph.D., CRE, Special Advisor, Fordham University Real Estate Institute at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn |
| 11:15A -12:15P | Communications Committee
Invitation Advisory Committee* |
| 12:30P -2:00P | Member Luncheon Presentation of the Landauer/White Award and the Committee Service Award |
| 2:15P-3:30P | Making Cities Work: Planning Innovations in Europe & North America
Speakers: Marie-Noёlle Brisson, CRE, Managing Partner, Thalia Development LLC; Theddi Wright Chappell, CRE, CEO, Sustainable Values, Inc.; Tomáš Ctibor, CRE, Owner/Managing Director, 4ct; and Sascha Kilb, Partner, Drees & Sommer Moderator: Ralf-Peter Koschny, CRE, Member, Directory Board, bulwiengesa AG |
| 3:45P-5:00P | Lessons Learned: One on One interview with Daniel Fournier
Speaker: Daniel Fournier, Chairman and CEO, Ivanhoé Cambridge Moderator: Brydon Cruise, Chairman, Brookfield Financial |
| 4:30P-6:30P | Budget & Finance Committee* |
| 5:00P-6:00P | Consulting Corps Committee
International Committee Real Estate Issues Editorial Board |
| 6:00P-8:00P | Farewell Reception |
Wednesday, September 27 |
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| 8:30A-10:15A | Executive Committee* |
| 10:30A-12:00P | Board of Directors Meeting |
| 12:00P-12:30P | Annual Membership Meeting Open to all CRE Members |