The Jersey City Summit for Real Estate always brings a packed house and a list of
industry-leading speakers and panelists.
The 11th-annual event, set for June 4 at Harborside 1, appears to be following the
script. The event already has an A-list of speakers, with more certainly to come. (For
more information and to register, click here.)
Here is a look at the agenda
7:30 a.m. — Breakfast reception (sponsored by NJBiz)
8:15 a.m. — Welcome remarks from Connell Foley
8:20 a.m. — Affordable housing
- Denise Ridley, Council President, Jersey City
- Melanie Walter, Executive Director, New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance
Agency - Stephen Coa, Executive Director, Jersey City Housing Authority
- Tim Henkel, CEO, Pennrose
9 a.m. — Placemaking, arts & culture, innovation & technology
- Jeff Mooallem, COO, Urban Edge Properties
- Sean Saadeh, Chief Programming Officer & Head of Entertainment, Harris Blitzer
Sports & Entertainment - Christine Goodman, Office of Cultural Affairs Director, City of Jersey City
- Sam Bernstein, COO, Chelsea Piers
9:40 a.m. — Mid-morning reception (sponsored by JZN)
10:10 a.m. — Fireside chat
- Guest TBA
10:30 a.m. — Mixed-use + retail & placemaking
- Frank Cretella, Co-Founder & Managing Principal, Landmark Companies
- Joseph Altobelli, President & CFO, Bond Vet
- Frank Monterisi, Executive VP, Related Companies
- Abe Naparstek, Partner & COO, G&S Investors / Hudson Exchange
11:15 a.m. — Fireside chat
- Guest TBA
11:40 a.m. — Lunch reception
12:40 p.m. — JCEDC remarks
- Mira Prinz-Arey, Executive Director, Jersey City Economic Development Corp.
12:45 p.m. — Capital markets: Debt, equity, credit, finance
- Fred Cooper, Founder, Fin River Advisors (Moderator)
- Jose Cruz, Senior Managing Director, Capital Markets, JLL
- Laurent Morali, Chief Executive Officer, Kushner
1:25 p.m. — Office & innovation | Growth, capital, talent, placemaking
- Kenneth Pasternak, Executive Chairman & CEO, KABR Group
- Rob Naso, Managing Partner, BGO
- Paul Hoffman, President & CEO, Liberty Science Center / SciTech Scity
- Paul Silverman, Co-Founder & Principal, SILVERMAN / Andco Coworking
2:05 p.m. — Fireside chat
- Andrés Acebo, President, New Jersey City University
- Hubert Benitez, President, Saint Peter’s University
2:25 p.m. — Afternoon reception
2:50 p.m. — Hudson County Chamber special remarks
- Emory Edwards, President, Hudson County Chamber of Commerce
2:55 p.m. — Emerging markets & region
- Wasseem Boraie, Managing Principal, Boraie Development
- Bret Schundler, Founder, School Partners; Former Mayor
- Meredith Marshall, President & CEO, BRP Companies
3:40 p.m. — Multifamily
- Gerard Pizzillo, Partner, Genova Burns (Moderator)
- Christopher Albanese, President, The Albanese Organization
- Aaron Shiran, Principal & Managing Director, Lions Group
- Drew Fletcher, President, Greystone Capital Advisors & Greystone Construction
4:30 p.m. — Fireside chat
- Guest TBA
5 p.m. — Closing remarks from Connell Foley
5:05-6 p.m. — Closing reception
