Overview

Keynote Speaker:

Mary Ann Tighe
Chief Executive Officer
New York Tri-State Region
CBRE

Mary Ann Tighe, CEO, New York Tri-State Region, has been responsible for over 81 million square feet of commercial real estate transactions, and her deals have anchored more than 9.2 million square feet of new construction in the New York region—believed to be a record in commercial brokerage. Most recently, Mary Ann represented Young & Rubicam in its 340,000-square-foot headquarters relocation to 3 Columbus Circle, and Condé Nast in its 25-year, 1.2-million-square-foot lease at One World Trade Center. In January 2010, Mary Ann was named chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York—the first woman to hold this position in REBNY’s 114-year history. Among her philanthropic commitments, Mary Ann is active in supporting education and the arts in New York City, as well as research directed at finding a cure for lung cancer. In her sister’s memory, Mary Ann and her family founded Joan’s Legacy: Uniting Against Lung Cancer. Since its launch in 2001, Uniting Against Lung Cancer has awarded 90 research grants totaling $8.5 million.

In 2011, Mary Ann Tighe was named Crain’s Business New York’s Most Powerful Woman in New York. We are excited to have Mary Ann address the Real Estate Weekly Women’s Forum.

Keynote Speaker:

Annemarie DiCola
Chief Executive Officer
Trepp

In her capacity as CEO, Ms. DiCola oversees Trepp’s business in the CMBS, Commercial Mortgage Finance, and U.S. Banking data and analytics markets. From 2000 to 2001, Ms. DiCola served as the first woman President of the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (now known as CREFC, the trade organization of the CMBS industry). She has been actively involved since it was founded in 1993, and is a Founding Member of the Board of Governors, on which she still serves. Ms. DiCola is Editor‐in–Chief of The CMBS E‐Primer, an electronic publication of CREFC designed for training in CMBS, released in 2007 and formerly served as the Publisher of CMBS World, the quarterly magazine of CREFC. Additionally, she now serves as Director on the NYCREW Board as well as a member of the President’s Council of the Real Estate Roundtable.

Featured Speaker:

Tara Stacom
Executive Vice Chairman
Cushman & Wakefield

During her 30-year career, Ms. Stacom has been responsible for executing in excess of 40 million square feet and some of the largest and most complex leasing, sales and corporate finance transactions. Most recently, as exclusive leasing agent for One World Trade Center, one of the world’s most iconic office buildings, she secured media giant Conde Nast as the anchor tenant for its 1,000,000 sf headquarters. Ms. Stacom has managed and leased Class A office space for some of the most prominent owners and investors of real estate in New York. Since joining Cushman & Wakefield in 1981, Ms. Stacom has distinguished herself as one of the leading brokerage professionals in the real estate industry. She consistently ranks among the firm’s top producing brokers including # 2 ranking in the New York Region and #3 ranking worldwide in 2011.

Conference Agenda:

This year pivots on the theme of “Women Who…” providing insight and access to industry leaders in a wide range of areas from deal making to development to institutional and governmental players.

Special Presentations:

• Keynote: Annemarie DiCola – Chief Executive Officer, Trepp
• Keynote: Mary Ann Tighe – Chief Executive Officer, New York Region, CBRE
• The Journey of St. Vincent’s:
  Melanie Meyers, Partner, Fried Frank
  Samantha Rudin Earls, Vice President, Rudin Management Company

General Sessions:

• Women Who Deal – Today’s Headline Makers
• Women Who Design – Development & Construction Power Players
• Women Who Govern – Government, Infrastructure and Institutional Leaders
• Women Who Network – Association Leaders and Power Networkers
• Women Who Rule – CEO and Founder’s Round Table
• Women Who Shop – A Discussion of Retail Real Estate Industry Leaders

Interactive Sessions:

• Women Who Connect – Speed Networking Sessions

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Confirmed Speakers:

Sue Ansel, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gables Residential
Luise A. Barrack, Managing Partner, Rosenberg & Estis
Cheryl Boyer, President, Lodging Advisors, President, WX
Brittany Bragg, Chief Operating Officer, Crown Acquisitions
Lisa Brill, Partner, Shearman & Sterling
Tracy Brown, Real Estate and Legal Specialist, lululemon athletica
Melissa Román Burch, Senior Vice President, Forest City Ratner Companies
Juliet Clapp, Sales Director, Town Residential
Faith Hope Consolo, Chairman – The Retail Group, Douglas Elliman
Annemarie DiCola, Chief Executive Officer, Trepp
Cathy Dove, Vice President, CornellNYC Tech
Patricia Dunphy, Senior Vice President, Rockrose Development Corp.
Samantha Rudin Earls, Vice President, Rudin Management Company
Jennifer Falk, Executive Director, Union Square Partnership
Roxana Girand, Executive Managing Director, Murray Hill Properties
Romy Goldman, Founder, Gold Development
Anne Goldrach, CEO, Greystone
Miriam Harris, Senior Vice President, New York City Economic Development Corporation
Nicola Heryet, Principal, Cassidy Turley
Edith Hsu-Chen, Director of the Manhattan Office, NYC Department of City Planning
Jee Mee Kim, Vice President & Director of Planning, Sam Schwartz Engineering
Anita Konfederak, Vice President/Senior Project Manager, Merritt Engineering
Highlyann Krasnow, Partner, MNS
Jill Lerner, Partner, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, President, AIANY
Shari Linnick, VP, Trepp, 2013 President, NYCREW
Jill Lovatt, First Vice President – Retail Leasing, Massey Knakal
Cathy Marcus, Senior Portfolio Manager, Prudential Real Estate Investors
Michele Medaglia, President & CEO, ACC Construction Corporation
Julie Menin, Candidate, Manhattan Borough President
Melanie Meyers, Partner, Fried Frank
Jennifer Novack, Head of Americas, Sousou Partners
Audrey Novoa, Executive Managing Director, Murray Hill Properties
Robbin Orbison, CFO, Silverstein Properties, Founder, AWA+RE
Dana Panzarino, Managing Director, VVA Project Managers & Consultants
Melissa Pianko, Executive Vice President – Development, Gotham Organization
Laura Yablon Rapaport, Senior Vice President, L&L Holding Company
Nina Roket, Partner, Olshan
Claudia Saez-Fromm, Senior Vice President, TOWN Residential
Rosemary Scanlon, Dean, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
Belinda Schwartz, Partner, Herrick
Kathy Self, Chief Real Estate Officer, Brooks Brothers
Eileen Spinola, Senior Vice President, REBNY
Tara Stacom, Executive Vice Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield
Lina Telese, Partner, Zetlin & De Chiara, 2013 President, AREW
Mary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer – New York Tri-State Region, CBRE
Elise Wagner, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Nadine Watt, President, Watt Companies

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Uniting Against Lung Cancer

REW Women’s Forum donates a portion of each registration to Uniting Against Lung Cancer. Uniting Against Lung Cancer is dedicated to funding innovative research and raising awareness to find a cure for lung cancer.