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Co-hosted by the American Institute of Architects DC and the George Mason University Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship.

The pandemic continues to disrupt how we work and what we expect from our work environment. These changes have brought uncertainty to the office market, rethinking of workspace design and building use, and challenges to the vitality of business centers and urban environments. Join us for a day of discussion and education on these critical trends for commercial real estate.

Agenda:

Doors will open at 8:30am, with programming beginning at 9:00am.

8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.            Doors Open - coffee and networking

Welcome Remarks

• Mary Fitch, AICP, Hon. AIA - Executive Director, Washington Chapter, American Institute of Architects

9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.           Reimagining the Post-Pandemic Economic Future

• Ryan Luby - Partner, McKinsey & Company                                             

9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.         The Changing Nature of Work

• Sarah Benzcik - Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
• Sarah Smith - Senior Manager - Future of Work, Deloitte Consulting LLP

10:40 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.        Designing for the Return to the Office

• Kimberly Sullivan - Principal and Co-Studio Director, Gensler

11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.        Lunch Break

12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.         What Does Hybrid Work Mean For Retail?

Moderator:

• Gautham Vadakkepatt - Director, Center for Retail Transformation, George Mason University School of Business

Panelists:                                               

• Gary Rappaport - Chief Executive Office, Rappaport Companies
• Victor Albisu - Chef and Restauranteur, Taco Bamba           
• Andrew Graham - Senior Architect, LEO A DALY

1:25 p.m. to 2:25 p.m.            Adaptive Residential Redevelopment of Obsolete Office Buildings

• Jeff Goins - Partner, PGN Architects
• Gary Cohen - Chairman, Willco

2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.            Reinvigorating Downtown

Moderator:

• Eric Maribojoc - Director, Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, George Mason University School of Business

Panelists:

• Esther Ezra - Deputy Director of Real Estate, Office of DC Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
• Liz Price - Vice President, Real Estate and Parking, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
• Ella Faulkner - Vice President of Planning and Economic Development,Downtown Business Improvement District

Closing Remarks