SESSION A1:
CAPITAL AND TIME STRUCTURING: HOW TO PLAN YOUR PROJECTS TO ALLOW FUNDS TO INVEST EARLY ON

How do real estate funds make sense of development opportunities with varying time horizons? Which funds can participate along this level of the risk curve? What types of development deals are being included in current opportunity/value-add funds as they search for yield? What is important to these funds and how are deals being structured?

Moderator:
Nurit Altman, Partner, Brookfield

Panel:
Don Manlapaz, Vice President, Development, Forgestone Capital

Blair McCreadie, Senior Vice-President & Fund Manager, Fiera Properties Limited
Stephen Price, President & CEO, Graywood Developments

Ari Silverberg, Co-Founder & President, Harbour Equity
Jim Tadeson, Founding Partner, Carttera

SESSION A3:
LAND MARKET OVERVIEW: FROM COAST TO COAST WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS THAT WILL IMPACT THE CANADIAN SKYLINE 

Join this session as a panel of industry experts specializing in land sales and valuations, discuss current market conditions across Canada. What deals have been completed over the past 12 months and what sites are on the market, or coming to market? How has the market shifted over the past year in terms of investor profile, deal structure and capital sources?

Panel:
Casey Gallagher, Executive Vice President, CBRE Limited
Bryce Gibson, Senior Vice President, JLL Capital Markets
Steve Keyzer, Senior Vice President, Colliers International
Mehdi Shokri, Principal Investment, Avison Young

SESSION A4:
MARKET CHANGERS: NEW DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS SERVICING THE CANNABIS MARKET

According to a report by JLL, Canada’s eight largest cannabis companies will need more than eight million SF to grow marijuana by the year 2020. That will cause pressure on tight markets and create opportunities across the country. Not only will they need space to grow, but the logistics sector and distribution hubs will also be required. When Cannabis became legal in Canada, a whole new industry was created over night that has large real estate demands from industrial, to retail, to distribution to office. The impact has yet to be truly measured. 

Moderator:
Lisa Borsook, Executive Partner, WeirFoulds LLP

Panel:
Richard Carleton, Chief Executive Officer, CNSX Markets Inc
Gaurav Mathur, Research Manager, JLL
Sony Rai, Architectural Lead, SvN Architects and Planners
Jeff Ryan, Vice President, Government & Stakeholder, Canopy Growth

SESSION B1:
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES: QUALIFYING THE COSTS OF 2017 IN THE ONTARIO MARKET 

From housing costs to minimum wage – Ontario witnessed sweeping changes to the workforce, rental market and planning process including the Ontario Municipal Board changes, in 2017. What were the true costs of these changes to the development community and real estate? How do you even start to calculate these impacts on our sector? 

Moderator:
Salima Rawji, Vice President, Development, CreateTO

Panel:
Mike Czestochowski, Executive Vice President, Land Service Group, CBRE Limited
Stephen Diamond, President & CEO, Diamond Corp.
John Fox, Partner, Robins Appleby LLP
Hon. Peter Milczyn, Minister of Housing, Legislative Assembly of Ontario

SESSION B3:
THE MIDRISE MARKET – FROM URBAN CORE TO SUBURBAN CENTERS – WHAT DOES SUPPLY AND DEMAND LOOK LIKE TODAY?

The midrise market is fast becoming part of the conversation on type of housing. Vancouver and Toronto are leading the charge. What are the designs that work best? Why does it seem to work some communities and others there may be issues? How are business cases being made in this type of development? What is being built, supported and approved? What does midrise look like in Canada today?

Moderator:
Peter McFarlane, Vice President, Pooled Funds, Fiera Properties

Panel:
Paula Gasparro, Manager, Multi-Unit Mortgage Insurance, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Laurie Payne, Vice President, Development, Diamond Corp.
Michael Tucci, Vice President, Acquisitions & Development, Rockport Group

Shonda Wang, Urban Design Lead, SvN Architects and Planners
Richard Witt, Executive Principal, Quadrangle 

SESSION B4:
OFFICE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CANADA - PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE AND CONSIDERING THE IMPACTS OF CO-SHARING, SUBURBAN LIFESTYLES AND URBAN REQUIREMENTS 

The office sector is shifting with the increased impact of technology and the sharing economy. From the amount of office space being added to the types of buildings being built and the profile of tenant occupying – the market is on the move. Where in the cycle are we and what opportunities and challenges have surfaced over the past 12 months? This session will concentrate on notable trends, opportunities and challenges in office space nationally.

Moderator:
Andrew Frontini, Principal, Design Director, Perkins+Will

Panel:
Terry Fraser-Reid, Vice President, Development, Cadillac Fairview
Charlie Musgrave, Senior Director, Office Leasing, Ivanhoe Cambridge
Katya Shabanova, Associate Vice President, Office Leasing, Cushman & Wakefield
James Shea, Director, Multiplex Canada

SESSION C1:
RETAIL MARKET IN FLUX: WHAT ARE THE NEW FORMATS AND WHAT IS BEING REDEVELOPED WITHIN THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE 

The retail sector is being turned on its head. What does that mean for all the retail space from plaza, to enclosed mall, to street front, to big box to popup? How does the next 5 to 10 years look as we go across the country? Global retailers like Amazon are leading the way in terms of e-commerce delivery and warehousing in addition to their multi-faceted sales approach. While the traditional shifts, new opportunities are also opening with same day delivery and experience retail outlets. How do you capitalize on these shifting markets and make strategic decisions on asset plans for your retail properties? What role does place-making play in this new retail reality?

Moderator:
Carl Gomez, Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, QuadReal Property Group

Panel:
John Crombie, Senior Vice President, Retail Canada & National Business Development, Triovest Realty Advisors Inc., Brokerage
Stephanie Maignan, Senior Design Associate, B+H Architects
Kiran Marok, Partner, LWLP
Madeleine Nicholls, Vice President, Retail, Dream Unlimited
Jodi Shpigel, Senior Vice President, Development, First Capital Realty Inc

SESSION C3:
CONDOMINIUM AND PURPOSE BUILT APARTMENT MARKET OVERVIEW - WHERE IS DEMAND AND WHO IS BUILDING? WHAT PROJECTS ARE GETTING OUT OF THE GROUND AND WHICH ARE FAILING TO MEET THEIR HURDLE  

Key Canadian cities are currently experiencing booms in residential development from Condominiums to purpose built apartments? What do new projects look like? How are developers getting creative in their designs? Are family friendly designs being factored into the developments? This session will also explore what is happening in the condo and purpose built apartment market over the next 12 months.

Moderator:
Matthew Boukall, Vice President, Product Management, Altus Group 

Panel:
Alexandra Khazzam, Director, Hines
Anne Morash, Senior Vice President, Multi-Residential, GWL Realty Advisors
Matthew Slutsky, President & Co-Founder, BuzzBuzzHome
Shamez Virani, President, CentreCourt
Tara Welat, Associate, Robins Appleby Barristers & Solicitors

SESSION C4:
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ARE THRIVING IN SOME MARKETS AND NON-EXISTENT IN OTHERS - HOW ARE DEVELOPERS MAKING SENSE OF SUPPLY OF LANDS AND DEMANDS OF BUYERS? 

It is a market of extremes. Some cities and regions have homes on the market for years before they are purchased, others are sold before a shovel is in the ground. What are traditional single family home developers planning for the next 12-48 months? What does land supply look like and are they being forced to look elsewhere or into a different format to make profits in today’s market?

Moderator:
Phong Ngo, Director, National New Homes Research, Altus Group

Panel:
Andrew Brethour, Chairman & CEO, PMA Brethour
Steve Deveaux, Executive Vice President, Land Development, Tribute Communities
Frances Martin-DiGiuseppe, Principal Architect, Q4 Architects
Peter Politis, Chief Executive Officer, Greybrook Realty Partners, Partner, Greybrook Capital
Steven Weisz, Principal, Executive Vice President, Paradise Developments

SESSION D1:

Vincent Chiara, President, Groupe Mach

Interviewed by:
Mark Sinnett, Real Estate Broker, Executive Vice President, JLL

SESSION D3:

Sam Mizrahi, President & Founder, Mizrahi Developments

Interviewed by:
Fred Waks, President & CEO, Trinity Group

SESSION D4:

Josh Sirefman, Head of Development, Sidewalk Labs

Interviewed by:
Adam Blinick, Director of Public Policy & Communications, Canada, Uber