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2023 AGENDA
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM
REGISTRATION OPENS
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Chris Mensinger - Colliers
Jerry Slusky, Esq. - SG Communities, LLC, an affiliate of Slusky CRE, LLC. & Commercial Real Estate Summit, Founder and Chair
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
SESSION ONE: Insights into the Current CRE Economic Environment
Ernie Goss, Ph.D. - Creighton University
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAKOUT 1: Creative Financing Techniques: PACE Financing, Participating Debt, TIF, HUD Loans
Hannah Frey - Baird Holm
Paul Grieger - D.A. Davidson
Kellie Johnston-Dorsey - City of Omaha
David Levy - Baird Holm LLP
Stephen McGreer - Asset Environments
Tom McLeay - Clarity Development Companies
Daniel Smith - Smith Pauley LLP
Jennifer Taylor - City of Omaha Law Dept.
BREAKOUT 2: Empowering Construction Project Delivery
Ellie Barko - Blair Freeman
Amy Gutschewski - The Waldinger Corporation
Natalie Huntley - JE Dunn Construction
Ashley Kuhn - Blair Freeman
Martha Leahy - Turner Construction
Penny McWilliams - Baxter-Kenworthy Electric
BREAKOUT 3: How is Lincoln dealing with higher interest rates and construction costs?
Jason Ball - Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
DaNay Kalkowski - Seacrest and Kalkowski
Bob Panzer - Exchange Bank - Lincoln
Scott Vyskocil - NAI FMA Realty
BREAKOUT 4: Roundtables/Open Discussion: Breaking in and moving up: Successes and failures, how to create your own path
Jerry Banks - Jerry Banks Group
Lindsay Banks - Lockwood Development
Gabby Estivo - Blair Freeman
Spencer Goldenberg - Oak Investment Real Estate
John Heine - Oak Investment Real Estate
Lisa Lackovic - Endicott Clay Products
Tami Moore - GreenSlate Development
Zach Reinhardt - 1854 Development
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
BREAKOUT 5: Conventional Financing, Loan Maturity, Underwriting, Best Practices in these difficult times
Adrian Hernandez - Dundee Bank
Jason Kinnison - Northmarq
Brett Michael - Pinnacle Bank
Samantha Mosser - Bankers Trust
BREAKOUT 6: Property Management Best Practices during these difficult times
Daniel Dutton - Lee & Associates | Nebraska
Simone Mason - Red Prairie Management
Philip Murante - Cutchall Management Company, Inc.
Brett West - Assurity Life Insurance Company
BREAKOUT 7: The Shifting Sands of Commercial Real Estate: Legal and Development Insights
Matt Pedersen - Dakota REIT
Jen Rattner - Ringenberg & Rattner Law, LLC
Katy Rehan - Smith Pauley
Erick Tjarks - Cresa
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
HALL OF FAME LUNCHEON
Rachel Jacobson - Heritage Omaha
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
BREAKOUT 10: How to Build Your Social Capital and Become an Industry Leader
Leigh Andres - CommonSpirit Health
César Garcia - Canopy South
Jay Lund - GreenSlate Development
Jenni Shukert - Olsson
Angel Starks - Spark Developer Academy
BREAKOUT 8: ESG: A Conversation
Marco Floreani - City of Omaha
Sarah Gudeman - BranchPattern
Tim Malik - First National Bank of Omaha
BREAKOUT 9: The State of Housing in Omaha and Its Impact on Commercial Real Estate
Adam Flanagan - Bleustem Capital Partners
Bryan Pritchard - TriCap Residential Group
Mark Stodola - Charleston Homes
Jason Thiellen - E & A Consulting Group Inc.
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
CLOSING SESSION: Charting the course as Omaha moves forward
Arun Agarwal - White Lotus Group
Craig Carlson - Mutual Of Omaha
Tom D'Arcy - Hines
David Fanslau - City of Omaha
Chris Mensinger - Colliers
Sam Noddle - Noddle Companies
Jerry Slusky, Esq. - SG Communities, LLC, an affiliate of Slusky CRE, LLC. & Commercial Real Estate Summit, Founder and Chair
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
MEET AND GREET: Who's who of CRE: networking, complimentary cocktails - Annie's