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Chicago Office Summit

Name: Chicago Office Summit
Start: 2023-10-19T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-10-19T12:30:00-05:00
Location: Warwick Allerton Chicago

A Half-Day Event Discussing Today's Tenant Demands, Investment Trends, and Problem-Solving around RTO and Hybrid Work

Event Ended On: Thursday October 19 2023

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Speakers and Panels

State of the Chicago Office: Where We Stand Today

Where Chicagoland office stands and how it compares to nationwide trends

Brian Atkinson

Managing Director, Hines

Phil Geiger

Managing Director, Stream Realty

Nosa Ehimwenman

President & CEO, Bowa Construction

Craig Nadborne

Craig joined Bradford Allen in 2007 as a Senior Managing Director and in 2014 he was elected to the Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame. With over 35 successful years in the commercial real estate industry, Craig is a seasoned and highly motivate professional who provides a wealth of knowledge and experience servicing his clients. In his Tenant Rep capacity, Craig expertly assists his client base with renewals, relocations, expansions, and renegotiations of their office space leases. He specializes in helping the small to mid-size clients who traditionally don’t benefit from the quality service that major corporations receive. Another focus is on not-for-profit clients, including Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Life Span, Heartland health Organization, Thresholds, and TPAN (Test Positive Aware Network). Others clients receiving long-term assistance include: MainStreet Advisors, where he has completed five transactions over 15 years, including relocations, expansions, and subleasing of excess space; and Ajinomoto Food Ingredients, who have worked with Craig for over 20 years as they have expanded, contracted, and then doubled in size at their O’Hare location. Overall, he has closed over 1,000 transactions, valued in excess of $350 million, and has represented clients in more than 3,000,000 square feet of leasing and sales transactions. As a Landlord Rep, most recently, Craig has been instrumental in repositioning and turning around properties such as 212 E. Ohio in Streeterville, 314 W. Institute Place and the Kinzie Design Center in River North, and the introduction of a renovated building, 2201 S. Halsted in Pilsen. Craig lives in Andersonville with his husband and their 13-year-old Shepard mix. He stays active by working out, weight training, and focusing on living a healthy lifestyle. Craig is an avid traveler, having visited five continents, and a devoted Chicago sports fan (as well as the University of Illinois, from which he graduated).

Bradford Allen

Senior Managing Director

Craig Nadborne

Senior Managing Director, Bradford Allen

Moderator

Kate Davis

Global Practice Director & Partner, HKS

What a Tenant Wants: Analyzing the Importance of Design, Amenities, and Proptech

As the office landscape changes, tenant expectations are as well. Learn about the best in office amenities and design and set yourself apart!

Jessica Brown

Principal, Sterling Bay

Jackie Wilcox

Director of Interior Design, BKV Group

Sham Desai

Head of Sales, Industrious

Kali Cardoza

VP, Head of Sales and Leasing, Central + West, WeWork

Lauren Torres

Project Executive, Skender

Joshua Love

President and Founder, Kinema Fitness

Anastacia Anderson

Current responsibilities Anastacia joined Flex at its inception in 2019, making her the 7th global employee to join the team. Her primary focus is to commercialize the flex industry by educating real estate professionals, landlords/investors, and enterprise clients about the value of flex. Anastacia has played an instrumental role in shaping JLL's vision and value of Flex today. She achieves this through establishing robust landlord partnerships that open new locations to meet the needs and demands of occupier tenants. Anastacia ensures that landlords can capitalize on incorporating flex into their assets while finding new ways to monetize them. Additionally, she collaborates with the Experience Management (XM) team to incorporate a hospitality approach to flex and eliminate redundancies across the asset to maximize revenue returns. Anastacia is heavily integrated across all JLL's platforms, including Capital Markets, Agency Leasing, Tenant Representation, Work Dynamics, and Property Management. Anastacia works closely with occupiers and enterprise clients to integrate Flex solutions into their workplace strategy, ensuring that Flex site occupancy is productive and successful for investors and landlords, while also meeting the needs of occupiers. Experience Before joining the Flex team at JLL, Anastacia Anderson was a part of the JLL Healthcare Practice Group, where she managed and grew Northwestern Medicine's real estate portfolio comprising 8 million square feet. She identified opportunities for growth by conducting employee zip code analysis, patient profiling, and site surveying. Prior to joining JLL, Anastacia worked as an Assistant Property Manager and Agency Leasing Broker for one of Wisconsin’s largest student housing companies, overseeing more than 200 units for over 650 residents. Education and affiliations Stasha attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison where she received a BBA double majoring in finance, investment and banking; and real estate and urban economics. She is an active participant in the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association (WREAA).

Flex by JLL

Vice President of Investor Partnerships

Moderator

Anastacia Anderson

Vice President of Investor Partnerships, Flex by JLL

The Executive Outlook: How to Problem-Solve for Office

Between urban vs suburban site selection, potential for conversions, and working with top tenants, hear what experts are saying lies ahead for the office market

Andy Farbman

CEO, Farbman Group

Glenn Roby

CEO, Kahler Slater

Michael Fishman

Vice Chairman Chicago, Greenberg Traurig

Moderator

Kenneth Wille

President and CEO, KOW Building Consultants

What You'll Learn

What You'll Learn:

What is the current state of Chicago office, and how does the city's vacancy and sublease inventory compare to other major markets across the U.S. cities?
Has the office moved beyond downtown Chicago? Where are potential tenants looking to locate their offices?
How is today's economic volatility impacting office deals? How are today's acquisitions and investments penciling? What types of office inventory reigns supreme in investor's eyes?
How can companies be attracted to open offices in the city? How does Chicago's perception play into this, and how can office owners and political officials work together to draw tenants to the city?
What design components, tech, and amenities are developers employing to bring in tenants?
How have new work expectations changed the market and tenant desires for their office space?

How You'll Do More Business:

What exactly is going on with the Chicago office market? With a recent report showing downtown office vacancies at a record high of 21.4%, and sublease space in downtown Chicago reching another historic high in the second quarter, hitting nearly 8.1M SF as the business district, the future may look glum. Yet, there are signs of recovery with new office developments going up across the city and return-to-office rates slowly rising. But what do Chicago's top developers, investors and owners think? Enhance your business by gaining insight into upcoming office developments, the office market's outlook and investment opportunities. Join us and the region's top players as we dive deep into the market and the trends impacting its growth.

Who Attends:

Brokers, owners, developers, investors, tenants, contractors, designers, architects, financial institutions, government officials and more!

Why You Should Attend:

Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do. Join Bisnow as we jump into the Chicago Office market to analyze its challenges and strengths and strategize on areas of opportunity.

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Venue

Warwick Allerton Chicago
701 N Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

Ballroom: Tip Top Tap Ballroom, 23rd Floor

Parking Information:

$20.00 Event Valet Parking

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:00 AM	Registration, Networking & Breakfast
9:00 AM 9:45 AM	State of the Chicago Office: Where We Stand Today Where Chicagoland office stands and how it compares to nationwide trends
9:45 AM 10:00 AM	Networking Break!
10:00 AM 11:00 AM	What a Tenant Wants: Analyzing the Importance of Design, Amenities, and Proptech As the office landscape changes, tenant expectations are as well. Learn about the best in office amenities and design and set yourself apart!
11:00 AM 11:45 PM	The Executive Outlook: How to Problem-Solve for Office Between urban vs suburban site selection, potential for conversions, and working with top tenants, hear what experts are saying lies ahead for the office market
11:45 AM 12:15 PM	Final Networking!