Fireside Chat

• Keynote

  Billy Macklowe

  CEO

  William Macklowe Company

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  Steve Kirn

  Steve Kirn is a partner in RSM’s Stamford office and leads the Real Estate practice in Connecticut and Westchester. He has over 20 years of experience and has been involved in all facets of client service including audit, tax and financial consulting. Steve has significant experience serving both public and private clients in real estate, construction, manufacturing, wholesale, distribution and professional services firms. Steve is a CPA, licensed in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Vermont. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants. Steve earned a BS in accounting from Northeastern University, and completed a graduate-level CFO advisory program at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.

  RSM

  Partner

  Moderator

  Steve Kirn

  Partner

  RSM

Design & Construction Trends

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  Joshua Carson

  Josh Carson is responsible for the acquisition, financing and recapitalization of office assets in New York City. Since joining L&L in 2010, he has participated in over $2 billion of transactions on behalf of the firm. Josh also served as the Project Director for the successful redevelopment and lease-up of 114 Fifth Avenue, a 350,000 sf landmarked building in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood. Prior to joining L&L, Josh focused on acquisitions in New England and the Southeast for New Boston Fund, a real estate investment management firm. He started his career at McKinsey & Company. Josh graduated magna cum laude from Middlebury College.

  L&L Holding

  SVP

  Joshua Carson

  SVP

  L&L Holding

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  Joe Deal

  Joe has worked in all phases of development, from site design and approvals to general contracting and construction management. He brings this well-rounded experience to his role as Principal of Bohler Engineering’s New York Metro region, which covers Long Island, the five boroughs of New York City, lower New York State and parts of Connecticut. Joe’s expertise is navigating the complexities and challenges of permitting and the approval process for New York Metro development projects. In 2014, Joe and his team opened Bohler’s Manhattan office, which provides land development consulting services with an expertise in navigating the complex permitting challenges in New York City.

  Bohler Engineering

  Principal

  Joe Deal

  Principal

  Bohler Engineering

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  David Pospisil

  David is a sales and marketing professional in the field of critical energy infrastructure and energy efficiency. In his current position with Con Edison, as Business Development Manager of Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs, he is responsible for helping customers meet energy efficiency improvements within the commercial portfolio which is supported by a network of over 700 market partners. David, who has been with Con Edison since 2008, worked in a variety of business development, sales management, marketing and external affairs positions for Johnson Controls, Public Service Enterprise Group, Pennsylvania Power & Light and the Trane Company. His major focus has been on clients with critical energy needs in the fields of commercial real estate, healthcare and data center operations. David has a BS in Marketing and an MBA in Finance, both from Montclair State University. He is a Certified Energy Manager, and an active member of the Association of Energy Engineers, the New York Building Congress, the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Green Business committee, American Institute of Architects (AIANY) and Urban Green Council. David is an officer of the New York City chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

  Con Edison Energy Efficiency Team

  Manager

  David Pospisil

  Manager

  Con Edison Energy Efficiency Team

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  Michael Vardaro

  Michael J. Vardaro, LEED AP, is the Managing Partner at Zetlin & De Chiara LLP. Mr. Vardaro's background as a former construction worker with a degree in civil engineering gives him the ability to understand the intricacies and nuances of the construction process and to provide focused and innovative counseling to construction industry clients. Mr. Vardaro successfully represents clients in complex commercial and construction litigation matters in various venues across the country. He also has extensive experience resolving claims through mediation as well as representing clients before administrative boards and arbitration panels. In addition to litigating, Mr. Vardaro drafts and negotiates complex construction contracts for various project types around the world and regularly counsels clients with respect to professional licensing, corporate organization and transition, general business matters, risk management and insurance issues. He works extensively with regard to advancements in the construction process, including design build, integrated project delivery (IPD), building information modeling (BIM), and sustainable/green design and construction.

  Zetlin & De Chiara

  Managing Partner

  Moderator

  Michael Vardaro

  Managing Partner

  Zetlin & De Chiara

Financing & Development Outlook

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  Michael Merola

  General Counsel & COO

  Youngwoo & Associates

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  Todd Bassen

  Managing Partner- CIO

  Metropolitan Realty Associates

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  Steven Hurwitz

  President

  GFI Development

• Moderator

  Charles Tallinger

  Principal

  Partner Engineering & Science