Toronto Workplace Of The Future

Aly leads the real estate investment business at Forum. He brings exceptional experience as a real estate investor, operator, developer, and institutional asset manager of value added and opportunistic real estate investments. Throughout his career, Aly has executed on principal investments valued over $3 billion, arranged debt financings of over $500 million, and secured over 300 leases that resulted in net operating income of over $40 million.

Tom is our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He was formerly Senior Vice President, Retail at DTZ Barnicke, as well as a member of DTZ's Global Management Committee. During his 30 year career, Tom has distinguished himself in the areas of commercial leasing, operations and development. He is a Business Administration graduate of Algonquin College specializing in Real Estate.

As the Global Director of the Interior Design Group for IBI Group, Joe leads a team of enthusiastic and talented design professionals that ensure that all clients around the globe receive the attentive service and design excellence that are IBI hallmarks. With over three decades of experience in the design industry, understanding the challenges facing IBI’s corporate, institutional, hospitality, retail and healthcare clients today. Joe’s international experience in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and across South and North America gives him an appreciation for the importance of brand, community and smart solutions, and how they must be synthesized into the built environment to achieve successful outcomes. Joe has been a featured speaker at industry events such as Buildex Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, ICSC Riordan School of Retail, the Sleep Conference in Europe, Hotel Association of Canada, Professional gatherings in the Middle East, numerous North American universities and colleges, NeoCon, IIDEX NeoCon Canada, and he has been published in numerous trade, industry and public magazines and newspapers. Current and recently completed works include the Samsung Solution Center in Washington, Capital One Corporate Office in Toronto, Dentons LLP Vancouver, FMC LLP Vancouver, Vida Spas, Imperial Oil Calgary campus, Energy Resources Conservation Board, Calgary, the Shangri-la Hotel, Doha and the Kelowna Cardiac Hospital in British Columbia Joe also strongly believes that we must all pay it forward. He has given time to the design industry; sitting as Chair of the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), President of ARIDO (three terms), President Elect of IFI, and he has also chaired several committees and organizations throughout the years. Joe has been the fortunate winner of numerous design excellence awards and have been recognized for volunteer activities; having received several citations and fellowship honors.

Noam is the Creative Director at SDI Design, an award winning, boutique design firm. Noam received his architectural license in the UK, and after gaining significant experience, established his own boutique architecture and design firm in 2014 before merging his practice with SDI in March 2018. Under Noam’s direction, SDI partook in the interior Design Show, Design TO, and has their projects regularly featured on publications like Office Snapshots, Interior Designers of Canadian, Tech Vibes and Dezeen. SDI has recently been recognized as one of the Most Innovated Workplaces and nominated as a finalist for the Best Workplaces award by Elevate Tech Fest. In 2015, Noam also founded an acclaimed coworking space in Toronto which has given him a deep knowledge and first-hand experience in the technicalities of running an office as well as building a successful workplace culture. He also has a small startup called investTO, focused on offering investment opportunities to millennials which are generally not open to the public.

Ted Willcocks leads the development and implementation of the real estate strategy, overseeing portfolio management, asset management and development functions for Manulife’s real estate portfolio in Canada, the United States and Asia. As a key member of the Manulife/John Hancock real estate leadership team, Ted drives investment performance for the overall portfolio and supports the strategy to expand the external private asset management business. He has an extensive background in real estate asset management and investments and brings over 20 years of industry experience to his current role and currently oversees Manulife’s Canadian Real Estate Funds platform. Prior to joining Manulife in 2002, Ted held progressively senior positions at Brookfield Properties and CBRE. He is currently a member of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). A former US Executive Committee Board member of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, he is currently an active member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE).

Glenn is responsible for the leadership, performance and strategic direction of GWL Realty Advisors’ commercial assets in Canada. He leads a team of over 400 individuals responsible for an $8B national portfolio of office and industrial assets. Glenn has over 20 years of real estate industry experience and has held leadership positions in both leasing and asset management at GWL Realty Advisors. Glenn currently is on the University of Guelph Real Estate Program Advisory Board and is a co-founder of Swing for the Cure, a local charitable initiative.

As Managing Principal of the Toronto Cresa office, Jamie has grown the company to become one of Canada’s largest occupier-focused commercial real estate firms. Under Jamie’s leadership, Cresa’s Toronto office has grown significantly in terms of clients, advisors and services, including strategy, transaction management, lease audit, interior design, and project management for office, industrial, medical and retail occupiers. In addition to providing leadership and strategic direction as a director of Cresa Global, Jamie works alongside his team to service clients, many with whom have been clients for decades. The key to his success has been to understand his client’s objectives and culture, in order to translate space into a strategic asset for business success.

Corrine Dorazio, Vice President, Leasing, Dream Office REIT, has over 15 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry managing office and retail portfolios (for both existing and design build development), acting as ownership and on behalf of multiple ownership partners, being responsible for all aspects of leasing performance. As the Vice President, Leasing for Dream, Corrine is responsible for the marketing and leasing strategy related to all office and retail properties across the country (over 40 buildings and 4 development projects in the aggregate of 6.5 million sf). Corrine provides management oversight of the leasing team and all lease transactions nationally. In addition to her work at Dream, Corrine is an active participant in the industry with various associations, SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors), and NAIOP (National Association for Industrial and Office Parks).

Stuart Smith is the General Manager of the Turner Toronto head office. With over 20 years of AEC industry experience, he has worked with numerous project teams, owners, consultants, and clients. Stuart provides executive-level leadership and management on projects of various market segments, including commercial buildings, institutional facilities, data centres and industrial spaces. He is a strong communicator and a problem solver who supervises risk evaluation, contract negotiations and pricing decisions. Stuart’s career with Turner began in 2013 as the Business Development Manager. He became the Special Projects Division Business Manager in 2016 and General Manager in 2019. During this time, he has collaborated with various departments to ensure safety, ethical and compliance requirements are met on every project.

Beverly Horii manages IA Interior Architects' Toronto office, leading the effort to expand the firm’s presence in Canada, allowing the firm to better serve new and existing clients. Her 28 years of design leadership, commitment to client service, and focus on client relationships span a range of project types, including technology, civic organizations, educational, corporate, and financial institutions. Beverly has a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from University of Waterloo. Beverly has directed workplace strategy, design, and change management services for corporations nationally, including those for Scotiabank, CIBC, Autodesk, and Torys. She has also studied and practices Feng Shui to augment the application of wellness to the workplace.