The Denver Disruption

Cal Fulenwider III has been the President of LCF Inc. for more than 25 years. Fulenwider has had the key role in the strategic planning, development and management of approximately 7,500 acres surrounding Denver International Airport(DIA). Prior to developing projects in the DIA area, Fulenwider was the Venture Manager for the 500,000 square foot Chase Bank building in downtown Denver and has oversaw the development and management of numerous high-end residential projects, including Polo Club North, Polo Club North Homes and Polo Field West, and Larimer Place Condominiums. Fulenwider is a founding member of the CU Real Estate Council and the DIA Business Partnership, now the Metro Denver Aviation Coalition, and he obtained a bachelor's degree in Real Estate from the University of Colorado.

Kim Day began leading Denver International Airport, "the fifth-busiest commercial airport in the United States," in April 2008. The airport boasts a robust network of more than 170 destinations served, including an ever-growing list of international destinations. Reappointed to her position as the chief executive officer in 2011 by Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, she has continued her vision for the region's primary economic engine. Since her tenure began, she has overseen an update to the airport's master plan and set in motion the program that is completing its original vision: adding an airport hotel and transit center. In November 2015, a 519-room at-terminal hotel opened adjacent to the terminal and just above a commuter rail transit center that will link the airport and downtown Denver by April 2016. With more than 35 years of experience, Ms. Day has served as executive director of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) -- the agency that manages Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario International Airport, Van Nuys Airport, and Palmdale Regional Airport. Before assuming the top position with LAWA, she oversaw the agency's design and construction. After receiving a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) degree from Cornell University, Ms. Day practiced architecture for more than 20 years. In September 2011, she was named Airport Director of the Year in the large/medium airports category by Airport Revenue News and recognized by Visit Denver in 2011 and 2012 for Outstanding Contributions to Tourism. From 2010-2015, the Denver Business Journal named her one of its annual Power Book finalists--a designation that honors the top men and women newsmakers in the business community and the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce honored Ms. Day as one the "25 Most Powerful Women in Denver" in January 2013. In November 2015, Colorado Biz Magazine named her a finalist for its CEO of the Year award, and in October 2015, she was nominated by Commercial Real Estate Women of Denver as the organization’s “Entrepreneur Woman of Influence.”

Jarrett Wendt serves as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives for Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company (PESCO), a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America. The company provides comprehensive solutions directly to clients in two major areas: Eco Solutions, comprised of commercial-scale solar and energy efficiency systems and Audio-Visual (AV) Solutions, comprised of large-scale audio-visual solutions for major sports and entertainment clients. Jarrett is charged with leading Panasonic’s Smart Cities initiative CityNOW leveraging the strengths of Panasonic’s tremendous history in smart and sustainable solutions, including solar, battery storage, micro-grids, traffic and mobility solutions, healthcare, and more. He also leads corporate partnerships for Panasonic providing large-scale solutions across AVC’s global portfolio. Jarrett joined Panasonic August, 2015. Prior to joining Panasonic, Jarrett spent 8 years as President and CEO of CPI International, a leading analytical and life science manufacturer. He grew CPI’s global business by successfully launching markets in over 40 countries. While as CPI, he attained 12 patents, and presented before the US EPA gaining two EPA approvals for Colitag ™, a novel drinking water test that detects e. coli and coliforms. He secured global OEM contract manufacturing partnerships with Thermo-Fisher, Agilent, Spectro, PerkinElmer, and Horiba while growing CPI’s vertically integrated capabilities. Prior to his role at CPI, Jarrett found and served as President of JMG, an entertainment and media company focused on global distribution of music and motion pictures. Jarrett holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. He currently resides in Colorado with his wife and son.

Chris Nevitt is Denver’s first-ever Citywide Manager for Transit-Oriented Development. In this position he is charged with implementing Denver’s innovative 2014 “Transit-Oriented Denver” plan. Specifically, he is responsible for coordinating and providing leadership across multiple City agencies, as well as a multiplicity of public and private partners, in order to maximize the public and private value Denver derives from the city’s 40+ light rail stations and numerous high-frequency bus corridors. Chris comes to the planning and plan implementation world through his experience in city elected leadership. Chris served eight years on the Denver City Council, including two years as Council President and six years as Denver’s representative on the Regional Council of Governments. He played a central role in Denver’s 2010 adoption of an innovative new zoning code, as well as the adoption of multiple station area plans and the catalyzing of transit-oriented development around light rail stations in his district. A globe-trotting child of the American Foreign Service, Chris grew up in cities on four different continents. He earned a political economy PhD from the University of California, San Diego, and taught at Arizona State University before being brought to Denver by his wife, a child of a longtime Denver family. Before running for City Council, Chris founded and ran the research and policy arm of the Denver area AFL-CIO.

Carolynne White is co-chair of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Real Estate Department. Her practice spans the Land Use, Government Relations, Real Estate and Natural Resources groups. Carolynne is an experienced land use and public policy attorney, with strong state and local government relationships, and cutting-edge expertise. Her specialty is managing complex and challenging projects and navigating multiple regulatory environments for optimal outcomes for clients. Her strong local and state relationships with elected officials and staff statewide ensure that clients always have the best information and the best opportunity to be heard. One of only twenty-three LEED-accredited attorneys in the state of Colorado, Carolynne also holds a Masters degree in Public Policy, and in Urban and Regional Planning, from the University of Colorado at Denver. Carolynne's practice focuses primarily on the zoning and entitlement process, with an emphasis on complex projects involving redevelopment, infill, brownfields, urban renewal, eminent domain, mixed use, transit-oriented development, PIFs and other public financing tools, and special challenges such as historic preservation.

Kevin is responsible for all of Forum’s development activities and the execution of each property’s business plan. Prior to Forum, he was a Development Director with Continuum Partners where he managed entitlements, land acquisition and disposition, and ground-up development of many of the company’s award-winning retail, hospitality, residential and commercial projects. Kevin began his career in the design-build industry, working as an engineer and project manager for Swinerton Builders from 1996 to 2001.  He is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Architectural Engineering and received an MBA from the University of Colorado at Denver. Kevin is a triathlete and also enjoys skiing, hiking and biking with his family in his native state’s beautiful outdoors.

Sean is CEO & Principal at Formativ, a full-service real estate development and investment firm based in Denver. The firm is focused on in-the-path-of-growth real estate and urban in-fill development projects. Developments that, through the built environment, turn blocks or micro-neighborhoods into sustainable and inclusive communities that thrive in our modern world. With placemaking at the core of these developments, Formativ incorporates complimentary asset types, public spaces, and additive best-in-class amenities to deliver projects where people want to live, work, and play. The firm specializes in Mixed-Use, Master-Planned, Multifamily, Creative Office, and Hospitality asset categories. By developing thriving communities and properties, Formativ delivers superior, risk-adjusted returns for its partners and investors. Sean is a real estate developer, community builder and former Wall Street executive with a strong background in finance, real estate, and business development. Sean founded Formativ with the vision to establish a real estate firm that was centered around transformative urban projects that grow communities and businesses. He is involved in the full lifecycle of FORMATIV’s developments leading the visioning, investment and execution of our projects. Prior to founding Formativ, Sean was co-founder and developer of INDUSTRY, Colorado’s foremost creative office concept. Before becoming a leader within real estate development community, Sean spent over a decade in NYC’s financial sector in fixed income trading and investment banking. Sean is a leader in Denver’s business and non-profit community serving on the Boards of Metro EDC, The Denver Zoo, The Other Side Academy and 10.10.10.. Sean is originally from Washington D.C. and attended the University of Maryland.

Tanner McGraw is the founder and CEO of Apto, the commercial real estate industry’s leading CRM, deal management and back-office software platform. A commercial real estate veteran with a decade of brokerage experience, Tanner founded Apto after experiencing deep frustration with the lack of specialized technology available to manage customer relationships simply and profitably. Today, hundreds of brokerages use Apto’s scalable cloud-based software to better manage their contacts, properties and businesses. Before Apto, Tanner served as Vice President of Healthcare Advisory Services at Transwestern and as a Senior Associate at Marcus & Millichap. He holds a B.S. in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from Louisiana Tech University.

Brian J. Levitt is a commercial real estate developer who has managed the development of $1B of retail, multi‐family, office and mixed‐use space, including the 1st LEED Certified Mall in the United States, Northfield Stapleton, when he worked for Forest City. Brian is currently Co‐founder and President of NAVA Real Estate Development. NAVA was founded by Trevor Hines and Brian Levitt and is based in downtown Denver. Each project is designed and constructed to achieve LEED or WELL Certification. One‐percent of NAVA’s profits will go to a socially responsible cause of choice.

Casey Kent is a Workplace Leader at DLR Group. He specializes in disrupting the status quo to affect innovation in and transformation of the physical work environment. He is particularly interested in leveraging emerging technologies to push and bend boundaries - a long-held approach that has become even more valuable as he helps clients navigate the new hybrid work reality. DLR Group is a 100% employee owned integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This promise inspires sustainable design for a diverse group of public and private sector clients; local communities; and our planet.

As a Principal with OZ Architecture for twenty-five years, Rick has been responsible for a broad range of complex design projects that benefit from collaboration among highly diverse stakeholders. His work is relevant to many of the pivotal issues facing both Downtown Denver, the greater Front Range Community, and national interests abroad, including transit-oriented development, affordable housing, high performance/sustainable design and adaptive re-use of historic structures. His work includes: (1) Master plan and redesign of McMurdo Station in Antarctica for the National Science Foundation (2) Denver Housing Authority’s Transit-Oriented Development in the Mariposa neighborhood (3) The Children’s Museum of Denver (4) Community College of Denver’s Confluence Building on the Auraria Campus (4) Trimble’s Headquarters in Westminster Rick received his Master of Architecture from Harvard University and BA in Environmental Design from the University of California, Berkeley. Rick is an adjunct faculty at the University of Colorado, Denver, and serves on boards for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society and St. Anne’s Episcopal School.