Robert Pliska, CRE, owner/managing director, Sperry Van Ness Property Investment Advisors, Birmingham, Mich., moderated discussion panels at two Bisnow commercial real estate events. In September, he moderated a panel dialogue on Detroit’s downtown and suburbs at the Detroit Emerging Markets – Corktown to the Riverfront event. At the Detroit State of the Market meeting in November, he led speaker discussion about suburban developments.