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Founding Director, Chen Institute for Global Real Estate, NYU Stern; Formerly Dean & Silverstein Chair, Schack Institute; Chairman, Sandalwood Chandan; Board Member & Strategic Advisor; Economist, Epidemiologist
Speaker Announcement—We are thrilled to welcome Jonathan Flaherty, Global Head of Sustainability and Building Technology Innovation at Tishman Speyer, to the agenda for the 3rd Annual Symposium on Innovation and Sustainable Real Estate on February 18. Register today at bit.ly/innovate2025. Previous attendees and professionals in government and the non-profit and higher education sectors should email chenevents@nyu.edu for information about available discounts. The Symposium on Innovation & Sustainable Real Estate convenes leaders in industry, policymaking, and academia for objective dialogue and actionable insights into the future of sustainable real estate finance, investment, operations, and technology. Among the special sessions for the 2025 program: — Members of the NYC EDC & NYU Stern Building Decarbonization Finance Task Force, including The Community Preservation Corporation President Sadie McKeown, will discuss the findings of their groundbreaking report and recommendations for connecting lenders to property owners ahead of Local Law 97 deadlines. — Kalin Bracken, Head of Real Estate at the World Economic Forum, will join me and AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson to discuss the globally-focussed calls to action from the World Economic Forum’s new Framework for Reimagining Real Estate. — By popular demand, Melissa Román Burch, Chief Operating Officer of the NYC Economic Development Corporation, and Trepp, Inc. CEO Annemarie Germano DiCola, will reprise last year's discussion on the State of New York City and the EDC's ongoing investments in sustainability and citywide resilience. — A new Innovation in Construction Technology session hosted by Schiller Projects CEO Aaron Schiller will address the technologies, methods, regulation, and financing of Mass Timber building. The Symposium is hosted by NYU Stern Real Estate and presented in partnership with the NYU Office of Sustainability and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business. RICS joins us as an association partner. The program will once again be held at the NYU Stern School of Business campus in the heart of New York City. Just a Few More of Our Featured Speakers: — Gregg Gerken, Incoming Executive-in-Residence at the Chen Institute and the Center for Sustainable Business and former Head of Commercial Real Estate at TD Bank — Dana Robbins Schneider, Senior Vice President, Director of Energy and Sustainability, Empire State Realty Trust — Andrea Wagonseller, Senior Vice President, M&T Bank — John Mandyck, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Green Council — Jamie Horton, Director, Special Projects, New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) — Michael Beckerman, Chief Executive Officer, CREtech — Tensie Whelan, Distinguished Professor of Practice & Founding Director, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
