| Toronto is fast-positioning itself as an international powerhouse, and downtown has seen a boom of condo activity. Mixed-use developments have also seen a sharp increase downtown, and new developments are continuing to make Toronto a 24-hour livable, walkable city:
- With a multitude of new shops, restaurants, and office space, Liberty Village has quickly become one of Toronto’s hottest neighborhoods
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- The downtown CBD houses most of Canada’s financial services sector, and their fundamentals have been a key driver to maintaining a healthy core.
- King West and the Entertainment District have seen a revitalization, and lifestyle-built condominiums in that area have been the driver.
Come and hear from some of Toronto’s thought leaders, owners, and developers talk about the changing downtown landscape at Bisnow’s first international event.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto
181 Wellington Street West
Toronto, Ontario
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| 7 AM -- 8 AM
| Coffee & Networking
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| Panel Discussion
| | 9 AM -- 9:30 AM | Post-Game Schmooze
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Or email jonathan.hobfoll@bisnow.com
Price $59 (USD)
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|  | Dori Segal
President & CEO
First Capital Realty Inc.
| First Capital Realty has interests in 166 properties including 7 under development, totaling 23.1M SF. Dori is also executive vice chairman of First Capital Realty’s largest shareholder, Gazit-Globe, Israel’s largest real estate investment company, which operates properties with a total value of $18B in assets, in North America, Europe, Israel, and Brazil.
| | |  | Peter Freed
Founder and CEO
Freed Developments
| Peter has developed and sold 2.5M SF of residential and commercial real estate valued at $1B in King West since 2004, including 2,700 residential condominium units and the 102-room Thompson Hotel. Peter’s business interests include single-family housing projects in suburban Toronto to award-winning, mixed-use developments noted for their leading edge designs in King West. Peter was chosen as the "CEO of the Year" at the 2010 Design Exchange Awards, and Freed projects have been recognized by the National Association of Home Builders and Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association.
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|  | Pierre Bergevin
President & CEO
Cushman & Wakefield LTD. – Canada
| Pierre oversees Canadian operations. His career there has been primarily focused in the development and launching of new business lines designed to diversify and growth the company’s service offerings. Representing all sectors of this economy, Cushman & Wakefield has 16 offices and over 530 professionals across Canada.
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|  | Sam Reisman
Founder and CEO
The Rose Corporation
| Sam has over 30 years of real estate development experience, primarily in residential building and development. He was initially a co-founder of Great Gulf Homes and left to start Rose in 1982. Sam has also been involved with several entrepreneurial ventures in the energy, technology, automotive and food service industries, among others.
| | |  | James Mckellar
Academic Director
Schulich School of Business
| James serves as director of the Program in Real Property at York University’s Schulich School of Business and is a member of the university’s Land Use Coordinating Committee. His academic resume includes previous teaching positions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Calgary. James has served as a consultant and technical advisor to multinational corporations, has received accolades for his work, and his research on real estate development has been published in the US and Canada.
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|  | Lori-Ann Beausoleil
National Real Estate Industry Leader
PwC
| Lori-Ann provides a variety of consulting services to real estate clients, including financial and operational risk assessments, regulatory compliance and business control reviews, internal audit advisory services, and process improvement reviews. Her practice covers a variety of real estate corporations and REITs specializing in office, retail, multi-residential and senior housing.
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