In-person

Retail
Hospitality

National

Retail & Hospitality Forum

Explore the Trends Reshaping the Retail and Hospitality Industries

June 13, 2024 CUNY Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016

Explore the future of retail, dining and hospitality, and look inside the trends and challenges that industry leaders are facing in the current environment.

Keynote

Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

Co-Founder and President/COO

Flag Luxury Group

Speakers

Ken Bernstein

KEN Bernstein

President & CEO

Acadia Realty Trust

Nouri Beesemer

Senior Director of Hospitality Strategy

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SANDI DANICK

SVP Head of Leasing

American Dream Mall

JACK DEVILLIERS

Senior Vice President, Senior Market Officer

Regency Centers

Photo Credit: Jared Epstein

Jared Epstein

President & Principal

Aurora Capital Associates

guss firestein

Chief Development Officer

Maman

David Gutstadt

Principal

Good City Studio

MATT KLIEGMAN

Co-Founder & CEO

Authentic Hospitality/ Black Seed Bagels

Sean Largotta

Co-Founder/Partner,

Seven24 Collective/Gansevoort Meatpacking

Danielle Larsen

Vice President, Real Estate

Equinox Group

Rika Lisslö

Vice President of Development

Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Christine Mastandrea

Chief Operating Officer

Whitestone REIT

Julia Pei

Chief Business Officer, Partner

Major Food Group

FRED POSNIAK

Senior Vice President, Leasing

Empire State Realty Trust

Jonathan ROOD

Executive Vice President of Development

Pacific Retail Capital Partners

BRANDON L. SINGER

CEO & Co-Founder

MONA Retail Holdings, LLC

Matt Strauss

SVP, Corporate Development

Tao Group Hospitality

Josh Wein

JOSH WEIN

Managing Director

RAL Companies & Affiliates LLC

MODERATOR

Casey GOLDEN

Founder & CEO

Luxlock

MODERATOR

Daniel Lesser

Co-Founder, President & CEO

LW Hospitality Advisors

ILONA POSNER

mODERATOR

ILONA POSNER

Partner

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

MODERATOR

ANDREW RIGIE

Executive Director

NYC Hospitality Alliance

MODERATOR

Nina Roket

Co-Managing Partner; Co-Chair, Real Estate Law Practice; Chair, Commercial Leasing Practice

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

Explore the Trends Reshaping the Retail and Hospitality Industries

With restaurant reservations becoming harder to get, hotel bookings selling out with a resurgence of tourism, and the most sought after brands benefiting from both brick and mortar locations as well as e-commerce, retail and hospitality seem to have found their stride after several years of turbulence. What is driving this retail resurgence? Placemaking, exclusivity and location seem to be among the top indicators of brand success for these consumer-driven industries.

Don’t miss your opportunity to hear from major retailers, restaurateurs, hospitality chains and the real estate industry’s preeminent leaders as they share key strategies for stabilizing the industries that have been tackling constant twists and turns in an ever-changing market.

Agenda

Keynote Interview with Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos

The State of Retail & Hospitality: Economic Drivers Impacting Investment in Consumer-Driven Industries

Future Outlook: Positioning Hospitality to Thrive in 2024 and Beyond

Urban Revitalization: Financing and Developing Hospitality & Retail Projects in the Current Environment

Hospitality Spotlight: The Rise of Membership Clubs and a New Wave of Dining Concepts

Keeping up with the Consumer: Exploring the Retail Revolution and the Changing Dynamics of the Shopping Experience

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Who Should Attend

Retail and Hospitality Owners and Developers
Mixed-use Owners and Developers
Retailers: Online & Brick and Mortar
Restaurateurs
Civic and Tourism Organizations
City Agencies and BIDs
Architects
Brokers
Lenders
Investors
Government Agencies & Public Officials
AEC Professionals
Service Providers
Consultants